Our exciting annual event Confluence 2023 will showcase the impact that some of our key projects are having in the region and beyond.
Have a look at our video from Confluence 2022 to find out more about what the day will be like. In this video, we explain how iCASP works with partners to help them develop solutions to environmental issues within catchments.
Our projects are designed by a unique partnership between academics and practitioners active in catchment management in the region, this will be an opportunity for us to find out how we can work with you in the future.
There will be a chance to join workshops, listen to guest speakers, network, have productive discussions with colleagues and ask questions throughout the event.
We are keen to find out about your priorities, challenges, and new opportunities to use environmental science research to support you.
Provisional Agenda – iCASP Confluence 2023
9:00 AM – Registration
9:30 AM – Morning Session
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11:15 AM – Break
11:30 AM – Workshops
What is artificial intelligence and machine learning? How can it be used in the environment? by Andrew Johnson, iCASP Impact Translation Fellow
Green finance for ecosystem restoration and nature recovery: A critical view by Prof Julia Martin-Ortega, Dr Ruth Bookbinder and Research Fellow Dr Joshua Cohen
How do we provide stakeholders with the ‘green’ skills they need to manage flood risk effectively and address the challenges of climate change? by Dr Sam Ramsden, iCASP Impact Translation Fellow and Mark Wilkinson, Environment Agency
12:30 PM – Lunch
1:30 PM – Afternoon Session
- Welcome Back – Finn Barlow-Duncan, iCASP
- Introduce Guest Speaker – Dr Richard Grayson
- Guest speaker – Rachael Bice, Chief Executive Yorkshire Wildlife Trust: Biodiversity and Peatlands Restoration with Great North Bog
- Project updates
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2:45 PM – Break
3:00 PM – Workshops
What is artificial intelligence and machine learning? How can it be used in the environment? by Andrew Johnson, iCASP Impact Translation Fellow
Green finance for ecosystem restoration and nature recovery: A critical view by Prof Julia Martin-Ortega, Dr Ruth Bookbinder and Research Fellow Joshua Cohen
What are the main challenges you currently face within catchment management? How can we help you come up with solutions using environmental research? Professors Joe Holden and Dave Hodgson of Yorkshire iCASP
4:00 PM – Looking to the future – Professor Joe Holden
4:20 PM – Thanks and close
If you would like to attend Confluence 2023 please sign up on Eventbrite here. Please let us know if you need to cancel so that someone can have your place as we do get over-subscribed.
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