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The Pathways Europe team is thrilled to announce the following speakers for Pathways Europe 2026.<\/h1>\n

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Sunday, 14 June 2026 | 16:00 – 17:30<\/p>\n

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Estelle Bailey MBE<\/h5>\n
Chief Executive
\nBerkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust<\/h6>\n

Estelle has been Chief Executive at BBOWT since January 2014. She has worked for The Wildlife Trusts movement for over 25 years. Working closely with the Board of Trustees and Directors, Estelle is responsible for the strategic leadership and direction of the Trust to deliver a wilder Berks, Bucks & Oxon that both restores nature at a significant scale and reconnects people to nature. Estelle believes that a healthy, wildlife-rich natural world is valuable in its own right and is also the foundation of our wellbeing and prosperity; we depend on it and it depends on us.<\/p>\n

Estelle is a keen ornithologist, with a lifelong passion for wildlife. She is a keen gardener, has an allotment and enjoys taking on restoration projects of various description!<\/p>\n

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Monday, 15 June 2026 | 8:30 – 9:15<\/span><\/p>\n

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Silvio Marchini<\/h5>\n
Science & Strategy Coordinator
\nSmithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute<\/h6>\n

Throughout his career, Silvio has been a mediator helping to build bridges: bridges between ecological and social sciences, researchers and decision-makers, readers and authors, those who want to learn and those who can teach, people and nature, to understand and improve life – wildlife and human life.<\/p>\n

Strategic planning, theory of change, systems thinking, decision-making, partnership building, transdisciplinary collaboration, qualitative and quantitative conservation social research, and monitoring, evaluation & learning are examples of his fields of interest.<\/p>\n

He is the founder, consultant, and facilitator of ‘Plan4Coex Workshops & Courses’. Science & Strategy Coordinator of Pontes Pantaneiras Coalition (Smithsonian Institution\/IP\u00ca – Instituto de Pesquisas Ecol\u00f3gicas\/Embrapa Pantanal\/University College London); a member of IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group; faculty at NEPAM|University of Campinas; member of Instituto Pr\u00f3-Carn\u00edvoros (IPC); and co-founder of Escola da Amaz\u00f4nia (Whitley Award 2007).<\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 16 June 2026 |<\/span> 8:30 – 9:15<\/span><\/p>\n

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Miles Richardson<\/h5>\n
Professor
\nHuman Factors and Nature Connectedness
\nUniversity of Derby<\/h6>\n

Miles Richardson is an internationally recognized leader in the study of the human-nature relationship, currently serving as a Professor of Human Factors and Nature Connectedness at the University of Derby. As a Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Ergonomist, he founded the award-winning Nature Connectedness Research Group (NCRG) and is ranked first globally for research output and quality in his field. His pioneering work, including the “Pathways to Nature Connectedness” framework, focuses on understanding how improving our connection with the natural world can enhance both human wellbeing and biodiversity conservation.<\/p>\n

Beyond academia, Richardson\u2019s research has a significant global impact, having been cited in over 140 policy documents by organizations such as the United Nations, WHO, and the UK government. He serves as a Lead Author for the UN\u2019s IPBES Global Transformative Change Assessment and has developed influential tools like the “biodiversity stripes” and the Nature Connection Index. In addition to his scientific publications, he is an accomplished author, with works such as Reconnection: Fixing our Broken Relationship with Nature<\/i> (2023) and The Blackbird’s Song<\/i> (2024) aimed at fostering a deeper public engagement with the environment.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 17 June 2026 | 9:00 – 10:00<\/p>\n

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trina moyles<\/h5>\n
Wildlife Conservation Author, Photographer, and Filmmaker<\/h6>\n

Trina Moyles is a Yukon-based author, journalist, and creative producer. Her work is inspired by rural communities and relationships with land, wildlife, food security, and climate change.<\/p>\n

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She is the author of two award-winning books, including Women Who Dig: Farming, Feminism, and the Fight to the Feed the World<\/em> (2018) and Lookout: Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest<\/em> (2021).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Moyles\u2019s articles and essays have been published extensively in North America, including The Globe and Mail, Alberta Views, Maisonneuve, The Walrus, Hakai Magazine<\/em>, Calgary Herald<\/em>, and Canadian Geographic<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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In 2023, Moyles relocated to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, where she resides today. In June 2024, Moyles received the Yukon Advanced Artist Award, which is allowing her to embark upon researching and writing her first novel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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