RGS Explore Weekend speakers and facilitators
Meet the world-leading experts who generously share insights and advice from their deep involvement in geographical exploration.
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Dr Janet Rith-Najarian
Janet is a biogeographer, certified as a Minnesota Master Naturalist and National Geographic educator, a consultant and teacher-trainer, as well as a cinematic storyteller.
Heather Fortune
Heather is an MRes student at Imperial College London with a particular interest in tropical birds and experience leading Fight for Flight - an ornithological research expedition into anthropogenic impacts on bird species across Eurasia, using wildlife art as a conservation tool.
Roseann Hanson
Roseann is a naturalist, artist, and explorer who has been keeping science-based nature and field notes journals for 40 years.
Tom Napper
Tom is a freelance animator and expedition artist, committed to leaving the planet in a better state than he found it. Tom is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and part of the Art of Exploration Collective.
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