Speakers
Expert speakers and workshop leaders share tales from their own expeditions and fieldwork projects and advise attendees on future ideas and plans.
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Craig Mathieson
Craig is an accomplished and respected explorer, having skied to both North and South Poles. He has 20+ years’ experience guiding in the Arctic regions. He runs “The Polar Academy” charity – inspiring and motivating struggling teenagers by offering them an opportunity to be part of a major Arctic expedition.
Evan Chick
Evan is an 18 year old bushcraft and survival instructor and founder of Junior Survivors. This project uses the outdoors, adventure and expeditions to inspire and empower young people through social media, as a tool to support young people's mental health.
Jamie Buchanan-Dunlop
Jamie runs Encounter Edu, which he founded in 2008 as Digital Explorer.
Jo Harris
Jo is Education Manager at Field Studies Council. Based at Flatford Mill in Suffolk, Jo teaches ecology, geography and environmental science.
Michael Blakey
Mike is the former Overseas Expeditions Adviser for the RAF Air Cadets and currently a member of the national adventure training support team.
Susannah Cass
Susannah is a part-time Associate Lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Science at the Open University; and a rowing coach, expedition leader, theatre manager and education researcher.
Tim Jacob
Tim designs education and outreach programmes at Reach the World, a global education non-profit that uses virtual exchange to connect field scientists and explorers with K-12 classrooms.
Will Close-Ash
Will runs Mountain Energy with his wife, Naomi.