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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Alex Keefe
Alex is an Emmy-nominated documentary producer-director, aspiring expedition leader and adventure motorcyclist. Alex has a passion for storytelling, science communication and understanding the impact of adventure on mental well-being.
Beki Henderson
Beki is a BAFTA-nominated TV Producer and Director with over a decade of experience capturing stories from the world’s most remote and extreme locations.
Cameron Mackay
Scottish environmental filmmaker and Celtic music producer Cameron Mackay (He/Him) aims to use his media storytelling work to spark new connections between audiences and nature, showcase inclusive solutions to the climate crisis and celebrate contemporary traditional cultural heritage. He currently runs an environmental impact-focused film production company based in Glasgow.
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.
Dr Sophie Redlin
Sophie Redlin is a GP, Expedition Doctor, Researcher in Medical Anthropology and Documentary Filmmaker.
Graham Jackson
Graham has run and guided expeditions in Africa, Australia, South America, the American West, Mexico and Central America, and trained in the US, Central America and Africa. He is recognized as one of the premier Overland trainers in the world, started Overland Training and is co-owner of 7P Overland.
Huw James
Huw James is a science communicator and educator with a background in astronomy, space science, and geology.
James Chapman
James Chapman is the co-founder of Project Amu Darya, a documentary and environmental education initiative focusing on the ongoing impact of the Aral Sea Crisis in Uzbekistan, and working to promote environmental opportunities for youth in the Aral Sea region.
James Levelle
James is a filmmaker and adventurer whose work in the world’s wildest places has earned him uncommon understanding of the beauty and power of Nature, as well as an unshakeable faith in humankind.
Karolina Gawonicz
Karolina is a yoga teacher, coach, and IT professional driven by a thirst for adventure. She has explored remote wildernesses from subarctic Canada to the jungles of New Guinea. Her diverse passions allow her to connect deeply with both nature and people, inspiring her to share her journey with the world.
Lucy Penny
Lucy is a child and adult student nurse passionate about expedition medicine and connecting young people to nature for both personal and environmental health.
Matt Pycroft
Matt specialises in working in remote and hostile environments as a highly experienced filmmaker and photographer.
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