- Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- Thursday, November 2, 2023
- Friday, November 3, 2023
- Saturday, November 4, 2023
| Time | Name | Speakers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Registration & Info Desk | Foyer and Reception | |
| 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Registration Opens | Atrium | |
| 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Vendor Marketplace | Atrium | |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Opening Cocktail Dinner | Bedouin Tent and La Mizu |
| Time | Name | Speakers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM - 7:45 AM | Breakfast | Brasserie Restaurant, Bedouin Tent, La Mizu, Avoca | |
| 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM | Registration & Info Desk | Foyer and Reception | |
| 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM | Vendor Marketplace | Atrium | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM | Welcoming Remarks | Jes Lefcourt ,Director, EarthRanger | Atlantic Suite |
| 8:20 AM - 9:00 AM | Keynote | Antony Alexander ,Senior Project Manager, Peace Parks Foundation | Atlantic Suite |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Full EarthRanger Walkthrough | Joshua Krautwurst ,Core Team Lead, EarthRanger Chris Jones ,Sr. Software Engineering Manager, EarthRanger | Courtyard Suite |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Protecting Vultures Through The Eye In The Sky System - Captain's Lounge | Gareth Tate ,Program Manager, Endangered Wildlife Trust | Captain's Lounge |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Skylight and EarthRanger: Accelerating the Way We Protect Our Seas - Marine Suite | Jes Lefcourt ,Director, EarthRanger Ted Schmitt ,Senior Director, Skylight Batian Craig ,Director, 51 Degrees Ltd. | Marine Suite |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Wild Cats: A Panel Discussion Looking At How We Can Protect Tigers, Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs and More | Mary Burak ,Postdoctoral Fellow, Action for Cheetahs in Kenya Rob Pickles ,Lead, Counter-Wildlife Crime Research and Analytics, Panthera Kathryn Williams ,Research and Conservation Director, Cape Leopard Trust | Lagoon View |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Tea Break | Everywhere | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Lessons From Tackling A Locust Outbreak | Swabir Abdulrehman ,Head of Technology Solutions, 51 Degrees Ltd. Hichem Dridi ,Program Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Jason Kümm ,Rural Safety Manager, Agri Eastern Cape Gunther Pretorius ,Manager: Economics and Natural Resources, Agri Eastern Cape | Captain's Lounge |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Monitoring Impacts of Forest Change and Natural Disasters - Courtyard Suite | Sophalrachana Kong ,Conservation Technology Specialist, Wildlife Conservation Society Marilet Louw ,Conservation Manager, Consultant Tony Lynam ,Conservation Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Gabrielle Nussbaum ,Senior Manager, Sustainable Landscapes and Nature-based Solutions, World Resource Institute - Global Forest Watch | Courtyard Suite |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Preventable Deaths in Ranger Operations | Wesley Gold ,Okoa Maliasili, CEO Jes Lefcourt ,Director, EarthRanger James Slade ,Wildlife Crime Prevention Specialist, Re:wild Boris Vos ,Head of Development and Founder, LEAD Ranger Jeremy Hancock ,Consultant, LEAD Ranger | Marine Suite |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Scaling Technology Nationwide | Edward Arkle ,Project Manager, 51 Degrees Ltd. Claudine Cloete ,Senior Conservation Scientist, Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Namibia George Osuri ,Deputy Director, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Victor Matsanza ,EarthRanger Coordinator, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) | Atlantic Suite |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Wildlife Vet Insights: Field Immobilization, Reintroductions, and Disease Surveillance | Shaleen Angwenyi ,Wildlife Health and Disease Surveillance Fellow, Wildlife Health and Disease Surveillance Fellow Kieran Avery ,Director of Project Development and Operations, Native Steven Chege ,Kenya Programs Manager, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Francesca Vitali ,Wildlife Veterinarian, PhD, Researcher, Smithsonian Institution | Lagoon View |
| 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | Brasserie Restaurant, Bedouin Tent, La Mizu, Avoca | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Case Study: Using Data to Help Save Africa's Giraffe | Courtney Marneweck ,Conservation Science Data Coordinator, Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) | Courtyard Suite |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Coaching Conservation | Lesley McNutt ,Co-founder, Director, Wild Entrust | Marine Suite |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Meet the Collar Providers Shaping Wildlife Monitoring | Stuart Allen ,Head of Information Systems, Africa Wildlife Tracking Greg Gallagher ,CEO, SpoorTrack Pty Ltd Henrik Rasmussen ,Managing Director, Savannah Tracking Ltd. Peter Stolwerk ,Director, Arcanum Africa Rene Winter ,Director, Wintec Solutions | Captain's Lounge |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Project FIRE: What works to reduce rhino poaching and how much does it cost? | Timothy Kuiper ,Research & Data Analytics, Consultant | Lagoon View |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Early Detection and Response to Wildlife Disease Outbreaks | Shaleen Angwenyi ,Wildlife Health and Disease Surveillance Fellow, Wildlife Health and Disease Surveillance Fellow Steven Chege ,Kenya Programs Manager, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance | Lagoon View |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Exploring the Power of Deep Learning for Wildlife Monitoring | Lorène Jeantet ,Postdoctoral Fellow in Machine Learning for Ecology, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences - AIMS South Africa | Captain's Lounge |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Global Environment Facility (GEF) Funding for EarthRanger | Swabir Abdulrehman ,Head of Technology Solutions, 51 Degrees Ltd. Antony Alexander ,Senior Project Manager, Peace Parks Foundation Jessica Baillie ,Director of Conservation Technology, Conservation International Bruce "Doc" Watson ,Connected Conservation Foundation (CCF), Chairman | Marine Suite |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | SMART: Global Collaboration as a Catalyst for Conservation | Rich Bergl ,Senior Director of Conservation and Science, SMART / North Carolina Zoo Anthony Dancer ,Chief Capacity Officer, SMART | Monitoring & Tech Lead, ZSL, SMART / Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Jonathan Palmer ,Executive Director, Conservation Technology, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) | Marine Suite |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Tea Break | Everywhere | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Conservation Approaches Protecting Africa's Wild Dogs | John "Tico" McNutt ,Director, Wild Entrust António "Tonecas" Paulo ,Field Operations Manager, Gorongosa National Park Elke van Gils ,Data Manager, Zambian Carnivore Program (ZCP) Cole du Plessis ,Project Manager of the Carnivore Range Expansion Project, Endangered Wildlife Trust Ian Stevenson ,CEO, Conservation Lower Zambezi | Lagoon View |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Get to Know EarthRanger's Mobile App | Ivan Cantu ,Mobile TPM, EarthRanger Dan O'Neill ,Mobile Tech Lead, EarthRanger | Courtyard Suite |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Leveraging Data To Tackle Wildlife and Environmental Crime | Maurice Mwale ,Data Analyst, Wildlife Crime Prevention (WCP) Denton Joachim ,Integrated Technology Manager, Wildlife Crime Prevention (WCP) | Captain's Lounge |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Protecting Wildlife and Preserving Ecosystems With the Help of Satellite Imagery | Sophie Maxwell ,Executive Director, Connected Conservation Foundation (CCF) Ruari Bradburn ,Senior Intelligence Capability Officer, Langland Conservation Christin Winter ,Conservation Programs Manager, Elephant-Human Relations Aid (EHRA) | Marine Suite |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Keynote | Bennett Kahuure ,Director of Wildlife and National Park, Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism of the Republic of Namibia | Atlantic Suite |
| 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Dinner | Brasserie Restaurant, Bedouin Tent, La Mizu, Avoca |
| Time | Name | Speakers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM - 7:45 AM | Breakfast | Brasserie Restaurant, Bedouin Tent, La Mizu, Avoca | |
| 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM | Registration & Info Desk | Foyer and Reception | |
| 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM | Vendor Marketplace | Atrium | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM | Conservation Tech Award: Adopter Grantee | Atlantic Suite | |
| 8:20 AM - 9:00 AM | Keynote | Jean Labuschagne ,Director: Conservation Development and Assurance, African Parks | Atlantic Suite |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Advances in Aerial Monitoring and Survey Techniques | Gareth Broekhuizen ,Conservation Technology Manager and Pilot, Conservation South Luangwa Falk Grossmann ,Conservation Aviation Fleet Manager, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Andrea Reid ,Special Project Manager, African Parks Ian Stevenson ,CEO, Conservation Lower Zambezi Anel Olivier ,Vulture Conservation Programme Manager, Wildlife ACT Fund Trust Gareth Tate ,Program Manager, Endangered Wildlife Trust | Captain's Lounge |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Gundi: The universal adaptor for conservation technologies | Li Ling Choo ,Senior Program Manager, Conservation Technology, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Chris Doehring ,Lead Engineer, EarthRanger Victor Luján Rodriguez ,Technical Program Manager, EarthRanger Elsa Roeber ,Software Developer, Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS) | Lagoon View |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Strategies to Safeguard Pangolins | Denton Joachim ,Integrated Technology Manager, Wildlife Crime Prevention (WCP) Kim Lester ,Internal Investigator and Control Room Manager, Sabi Sand Nature Reserve Petronel Nieuwouldt ,Founder and CEO, Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary Wendy Panaino ,Assistant Ecologist, Tswalu Kalahari Reserve Drew Cronin ,Associate Curator of International Conservation, North Carolina Zoo | Marine Suite |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Wildlife Conservation in the Age of AI | Katie Garwood ,Research Associate, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) Paul Kalil ,Director, Tech 4 Conservation Tim van Deursen ,Founder, Hack the Planet Sam Kelly ,Project Lead: Sentinel AI, Conservation X Labs | Courtyard Suite |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Workshop: Communication Challenges Between the Office and Field | EarthRanger Staff | New Haarlem |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Tea Break | Everywhere | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Best Approaches to Ranger Training | Andrew Campbell ,CEO, Game Rangers Association of Africa Greg Murphy ,CEO, Chengeta Wildlife James Stiles ,Instructor, Conservation Outcomes Duncan Bam ,Director, Resolve Wildlife | Lagoon View |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Continental Elephant Tracking Initiative | Giacomo D'Ammando ,Research Manager, Save the Elephants Purity Milgo ,Research/GIS Officer, Save the Elephants Chris Thouless ,Director, Elephant Crisis Fund | Captain's Lounge |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Effective Management Strategies for Marine Protected Areas | Gregg Casad ,Senior Compliance Officer, WildAid Marine Taryn Gilroy ,Opearations Manager, Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary Ted Schmitt ,Senior Director, Skylight | Marine Suite |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Enhancing Conservation By Leveraging Cloud-Based Sensors and LoRa | Sophie Maxwell ,Executive Director, Connected Conservation Foundation (CCF) Jordi van Oort ,Conservation Technology Engineer, African Parks Swabir Abdulrehman ,Head of Technology Solutions, 51 Degrees Ltd. Colette Terblanche ,Project Manager: Combatting Wildlife Crime, Peace Parks Foundation Tim van Dam ,Founder and Director, Smart Parks | Atlantic Suite |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Strategies for Countering Illegal Wildlife Trade | Wesley Gold ,Okoa Maliasili, CEO Ken Maggs ,Manager Counter Poaching Operations, Peace Parks Foundation Robert Mande ,Assistant Director and Chair of National Taskforce Anti-Poaching, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania Rob Pickles ,Lead, Counter-Wildlife Crime Research and Analytics, Panthera | Courtyard Suite |
| 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | Brasserie Restaurant, Bedouin Tent, La Mizu, Avoca | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Conservation of North Atlantic Right Whales | Christin Khan ,Fishery Biologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries | Lagoon View |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Meet the Platforms Providing Data-Driven Solutions For Wildlife | Dimitri Syrris ,Baotree, Founder and CEO Sam Kelly ,Project Lead: Sentinel AI, Conservation X Labs Eric Schmidt ,Executive Director, Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS) Tim van Deursen ,Founder, Hack the Planet Paul Kalil ,Director, Tech 4 Conservation | Captain's Lounge |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Promoting Human-Elephant Coexistence Across Borders | Michelle Henley ,CEO, Co-founder, and Principal Researcher, Elephants Alive João Rodrigues ,Managing Director, Mozambique Wildlife Alliance (MWA) Cassander Engelen ,Researcher, Wageningen Univeristy & Research | Courtyard Suite |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | SMART applications for Safeguarding Wildlife and Beyond | Drew Cronin ,Associate Curator of International Conservation, North Carolina Zoo Clerence Kutako ,Park Warden, Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namibia Tony Lynam ,Conservation Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Rumbidzai Magwiro ,Monitoring and Evaluation, Gonarezhou Conservation Trust Annsarah Mbrui ,Monitoring and Technology Technical Specialist, Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Meredith Palmer ,Senior Conservation Technology Specialist, Fauna & Flora International Rob Pickles ,Lead, Counter-Wildlife Crime Research and Analytics, Panthera | Marine Suite |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Test EarthRanger's Next-Gen Event Type Data Modeling (By Appointment Only) | EarthRanger Staff | New Haarlem |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Conservation on the Ground in Colombia and Peru | Lina Maria Caro ,Conservation Areas Management Coordinator, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Osmar Yupanqui Carrasco ,Remote Sensing and GIS Specialist, Conservación Amazónica | Lagoon View |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Get to Know EarthRanger's Mobile App (Second Offering) | Ivan Cantu ,Mobile TPM, EarthRanger Dan O'Neill ,Mobile Tech Lead, EarthRanger | Courtyard Suite |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Meet the Organizations Helping to Advance Wildlife Conservation | Rob Elliott ,Founder, Bindo Birding Michael Grover ,Consultant, Insight Nicolas Osner ,Technical Director, WildEye Conservation Matthew Rabinowitz ,Founder, NatureEye Jan Kees Schakel ,CEO, Sensing Clues Gabrielle Nussbaum ,Senior Manager, Sustainable Landscapes and Nature-based Solutions, World Resource Institute - Global Forest Watch | Captain's Lounge |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | SMART applications for Safeguarding Wildlife and Beyond | Clerence Kutako ,Park Warden, Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namibia Drew Cronin ,Associate Curator of International Conservation, North Carolina Zoo Meredith Palmer ,Senior Conservation Technology Specialist, Fauna & Flora International Rob Pickles ,Lead, Counter-Wildlife Crime Research and Analytics, Panthera Rumbidzai Magwiro ,Monitoring and Evaluation, Gonarezhou Conservation Trust Annsarah Mbrui ,Monitoring and Technology Technical Specialist, Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Tony Lynam ,Conservation Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) | Marine Suite |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Tea Break | Everywhere | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Best Practices to Keep Your Data Secure | Anthony Aug ,CEO, Nimble Gravity Shaun Leavy ,Co-Founder Kinetic Six, Operations Manager Double Trinity, CTO Neuro8, Kinetic Six | Captain's Lounge |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Ecoscope: A New Tool for Analyzing Conservation Data | Jake Wall ,Director of Research and Conservation and Director of Data Analysis and Reporting, Mara Elephant Project and EarthRanger | Courtyard Suite |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Putting Community at the Center of Conservation | Sandra Denice Lugo Olguin ,Socio-Environmental Research Coordinator, Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, A.C. (FMCN) Mary Malasa ,Species Conservation Officer, BirdWatch Zambia Lina Maria Caro ,Conservation Areas Management Coordinator, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) | Marine Suite |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade of Cheetahs in Somaliland | Cameron Carver ,Special Projects Manager, Cheetah Conservation Fund Stijn Verschueren ,Ecologist, Cheetah Conservation Fund | Lagoon View |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Keynote | Neddy Mulimo ,Senior Ranger Support Manager, Zambia’s Specialist Anti-Poaching Units (SAPUs) | Atlantic Suite |
| 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Dinner | Brasserie Restaurant, Bedouin Tent, La Mizu, Avoca |
| Time | Name | Speakers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM - 7:45 AM | Breakfast | Brasserie Restaurant, Bedouin Tent, La Mizu, Avoca | |
| 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM | Registration & Info Desk | Foyer and Reception | |
| 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM | Vendor Marketplace | Atrium | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM | Conservation Tech Award: Practitioner Grantee | Atlantic Suite | |
| 8:20 AM - 9:00 AM | Keynote | Monica Medina ,CEO and President, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) | Atlantic Suite |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Carbon Credits: An Emerging Conservation Tool For Sustainable Community and Biodiversity Management | Kieran Avery ,Director of Project Development and Operations, Native Kyle O'Keefe ,Asset Manager, Native | Lagoon View |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Finding SMART-EarthRanger Ways to Solve Your Wildlife Protection Problems | Andrew Lemieux ,Program Manager, Problem-Oriented Wildlife Protection, LEAD Ranger Rob Pickles ,Lead, Counter-Wildlife Crime Research and Analytics, Panthera | Marine Suite |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Gundi: The universal adaptor for conservation technologies (Second Offering) | Li Ling Choo ,Senior Program Manager, Conservation Technology, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Chris Doehring ,Lead Engineer, EarthRanger Victor Luján Rodriguez ,Technical Program Manager, EarthRanger Elsa Roeber ,Software Developer, Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS) | Captain's Lounge |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Shifting paradigms: uniting site-level responses for human-elephant conflict to global solutions for conservation in a changing world | Michelle Henley ,CEO, Co-founder, and Principal Researcher, Elephants Alive Greta Lori ,Director of Program Development/ Human Elephant Conflict, Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation Matthew Luizza ,Program Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Jake Wall ,Director of Research and Conservation and Director of Data Analysis and Reporting, Mara Elephant Project and EarthRanger Kaelo Edwinious Nkile ,Principal Wildlife Biologist, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Botswana | Courtyard Suite |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Tea Break | Everywhere | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Advancing the Way We Detect and Fight Fires | Valdemar Jonasse ,Ecological and Law Enforcement Coordinator, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Hein Nieman ,FPA Support Officer, Eastern Cape Umbrella Fire Protection Association (ECUFPA) Konstantin Pieper ,Head of Sales, OroraTech Matt Perry ,General Manager, Grumeti Fund | Marine Suite |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Empowering for Impact: Capacity Building Essentials and Strategies | Alina Daati ,Founder, ConTech Africa Tony Lynam ,Conservation Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Kevin Marriott ,Tech Lead, XPrize Rainforest, XPrize Stephanie O'Donnell ,Executive Manager, WILDLABS Maurice Shutgens ,Managing Director of Conservation, Space for Giants | Captain's Lounge |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Full EarthRanger Walkthrough (Second Offering) | Chris Jones ,Sr. Software Engineering Manager, EarthRanger Joshua Krautwurst ,Core Team Lead, EarthRanger | Lagoon View |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Leveraging Connected Camera Traps For Wildlife Conservation And Protection | Sam Cilliers ,Security and Tech, Care For Wild Rhinos Sanctuary Tom Coetzee ,Project Manager, Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS) Philip Hattingh ,Conservation Officer, Madikwe Wildlife Foundation Michael Hicks ,Project Manager - Southeast Asia, Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS) Estiaan Houy ,Field Technician, Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS) | Courtyard Suite |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | Brasserie Restaurant, Bedouin Tent, La Mizu, Avoca | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Case Study: Ol Jogi Wildlife Conservancy | Fiona Evans ,Ecologist, Ol Jogi Wildlife Conservancy | Lagoon View |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | ConSoSci and Democratizing Access to Social Science Data | Vigny Mpambori ,SMART National Coordinator, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) | Captain's Lounge |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Innovation in Action: A Comprehensive Look at How AI Cameras, Wildlife Alarms, and Cellphone Sensors Help in Human-Wildlife Mitigation and the Fight Against Poaching. | Thijs Suijten ,Impact Engineer, Hack the Planet Tim van Deursen ,Founder, Hack the Planet | Atlantic Suite |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Test EarthRanger's Next-Gen Event Type Data Modeling (By Appointment Only) | New Haarlem | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | The Internet of Conservation: Enabling 21st Century Conservation | Jonathan Palmer ,Executive Director, Conservation Technology, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Eric Schmidt ,Executive Director, Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS) Jes Lefcourt ,Director, EarthRanger | Courtyard Suite |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | XPrize: Enhancing the Understanding of Our Rainforests | Kevin Marriott ,Tech Lead, XPrize Rainforest, XPrize John Greisberger ,Program Director, XPrize Rainforest | Marine Suite |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | EarthRanger in the Canadian Arctic: Leveraging Mobile Tech in a Northern Ecosystem | Frederic Dulude-de Broin ,PhD Student, Université Laval Catherine Villeneuve ,Graduate Student, Université Laval | Lagoon View |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Ensuring Landscape Integrity While Promoting Livestock Profitability | Llewellyn Dyer ,Conservation Logistics and Sustainability Manager, Borana Conservancy John "Tico" McNutt ,Director, Wild Entrust Ryan Mitchell ,Field Operations Manager, Ol Jogi Wildlife Conservancy | Captain's Lounge |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Harnessing Drones for Conservation | Lonnie McCaskill ,Consultant, Island Conservation Willem Pretorius ,Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, Head of Ranger Services Wilson Sairowua ,Head of Programs, Mara Elephant Project Endri Steyn ,Special Projects, Sabi Sand Nature Reserve | Courtyard Suite |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Using SMART, EarthRanger, and Integrated Tech for Conservation | Tony Lynam ,Conservation Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Lina Maria Caro ,Conservation Areas Management Coordinator, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Luke Miller ,Special Projects Manager, Frankfurt Zoological Society - North Luangwa Conservation Programme Xia Stevens ,Africa Coordinator - Data Management Unit, Conservation Technology, Panthera Oliver Adolph ,Technical Operations Lead, SMART Partnership | Marine Suite |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Tea Break | Everywhere | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Establishing and Prioritizing an Effective Ops Control Room | Greg Murphy ,CEO, Chengeta Wildlife | Marine Suite |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Monitoring the Impacts on Biodiversity, Forest, and Habitat Loss and Poverty | Sophie Maxwell ,Executive Director, Connected Conservation Foundation (CCF) Jonathan Palmer ,Executive Director, Conservation Technology, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) | Courtyard Suite |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Movebank and MoveApps – Community Involvement for Wildlife Tracking | Andrea Kölzsch ,Researcher, MoveApps - Max Planck Institue of Animal Behavior | Lagoon View |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | Ranger Station - 1 on 1 Meetings with the ER Team (By Appointment Only) | Winton | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | SMART Profiles: How We Use Them and What Are the Benefits | Debby Thomson ,Director and Senior Analyst, C-DASS | Captain's Lounge |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Keynote | Jes Lefcourt ,Director, EarthRanger | Atlantic Suite |
| 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Dinner | Brasserie Restaurant, Bedouin Tent, La Mizu, Avoca |
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