PhD Student | University of Exeter
Applying agroforestry models and climate projections to analysis of net zero and agrifood policies
PhD Student modelling agroforestry for net zero and food security policy analysis. 5+ years experience in the application of data science to environment, climate and weather sciences.
Founder | No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents CIC - The Countryside Kitchen
We are creating an on-farm classroom called The Countryside Kitchen Classroom to offer field to fork education to a variety of age ranges / groups including school children, voluntary groups and corporate businesses. We will open in Summer 2025 and offer bespoke opportunities to hold workshops and training on farm.
Milly Fyfe is an award-winning farmer, community advocate, and passionate champion of sustainable living based in the Northamptonshire countryside. She runs a thriving farm in Yelvertoft, raising poultry, a kitchen garden and Gloucester Old Spot pigs whilst her husband oversees the suckler beef, sheep and arable crops. Founder of No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents CIC, Milly creates impactful educational initiatives, including The Countryside Kitchen, offering immersive field-to-fork workshops that inspire healthier, sustainable food choices. Recognised with accolades such as F Entrepreneur through Small Business Britain, numerous national leadership awards and the Rose of Northamptonshire for her community work, Milly blends lived experience as a working parent and chronic pain survivor with her dedication to community wellbeing, sustainability, and nurturing connections between food, farming, and health. A presenter on local radio with a dedicated food and farming show.
Director | Brink!
Building networks that can help understand alternative methods, projects, processes for value to citizens across themes of food, waste, energy, textiles and transport.
Gawain Morrison has over 25 years of experience as a creative lead, producer and strategist, across film, music, art, fashion and technology sectors. For 10 years as CEO of the experiential & data-driven technology company Sensum he lead on concept and delivery for multi-platform media production, events organising, app and platform development, algorithmic development, product prototyping and immersive entertainment. His specialism is to bring the near future into reality, to hack and push the boundaries of what is possible, and create unique, world-first experiences. His focus is on how to empower circular and sustainable change through cultural interactions.
Owner | Dairy Club
Improving the dairy sector
Most of my career has been involved with the dairy industry. I Worked in research for ADAS then was Technical Director at Kingshay. I specialise in building tools for data analytics for the dairy industry. My main program is Tracker a milk prediction and monitoring program that analyses the whole herd and the individuals within it. I have significant experience with data analysis and write my own computer code (maybe a bit of help from AI :) )
Co-founder | Carrick Greengrocers
Director of Public Health and Policy | Feed
Maternal and Infant food insecurity
I am a public health registrar within the NHS and I also am a co-founder and director of the infant feeding charity, Feed. I work in health inequalities with a focus on maternal and infant food insecurity.
Farming Advisor & PhD Student | University of Aberystwyth & Farm Steps CIC
Soil health, grassland management and livestock emissions mitigation. Rural policy, food security and net zero strategy.
I am a farming advisor and developing policy leader, dedicated to promoting agroecology and building sustainable livestock systems. Having bounced from veterinary to agribusiness and tripped over genetics along the way, I’ve happily landed in the livestock sustainability sector as Co-Founder at training non-profit Farm Steps CIC and Livestock Policy Advisor to DEFRA. I'm also studying towards a PhD at IBERS Aberystwyth as part of Project Rhizoe; researching carbon and nitrogen dynamics and soil microbiome function in grassland systems.
Student | University of Leeds
- research interests in most elements
As a student at the University of Leeds, I am studying for an MSc in Sustainable Food Systems and Food Security. I am currently enjoying our module in sustainable production with an interest in agroecology
Student | University of Leeds
Waste streams and circular economy
I am a student at the university of Leeds studying for an MSc in Sustainable Food systems and food security I have an undergraduate degree in food science and I'm particularly interested in food waste and the circular economy
Chairman | Scottish Organic Milk Producers
Biodiversity knowlege exchange. Caarbon sequestration and benchmarking. Resource management and renewables. Waste and water management
I am 64 years old. Our family has benm farming here since 1947. We have been Organic for nearly 25 years. I have served as a board member of various organicsations including Organic Herd (previously OMSCO). I have 2 children and a partner of 40 years.
Head of Agri-Economics Unit | SRUC / SAC Consulting
The economic impact of Net Zero and contributions from innovations in the above topics
I lead the Scottish Farm Business Survey team in Scotland and also lead on internal Knowledge development work for SRUC's SAC Consulting in five thematic areas, Carbon, Biodiversity, Business Management and productivity in Arable and Livestock farming. SAC is part of the commercial arm of SRUC, now a university. We produce economic and farm level Nitrogen and GHGs datasets that we deliver to Scottish Government upon which they base their policy decision making.
Project Lead, Ethnobotanist | Common Flora
Food security, organic production, agroforestry and forest gardening, community development around farms, mental wellbeing among farmers and landworkers.
I am part of a small certified organic agroforestry social enterprise where we grow plant materials, process onsite and sell online (mostly). We also run a funded farm network/cluster focussing on improved habitat for pollinators, farmer well being and people who are vulnerable (disability, refugees, low income). I am a plant biologist and environmental anthropologist.
