Environmental Consultant | Nathan Nelson
I am dedicated to improving health, resilience, biodiversity and climate change mitigation through food systems transformation, nature recovery and engagement with the natural world. I have over 25 years of experience in project delivery, stakeholder engagement, facilitation and communications. I have supported a range of organisations in the UK and internationally, across the public, commercial, and third sectors, working in poverty alleviation, education, and disaster relief. I am particularly experienced in guiding organisations through periods of transition and acting as a bridge between technical and non-technical teams. I've led initiatives in internal communications and collaboration, helping teams work more effectively together. For the past ten years, I have focused on agriculture and ecology, with hands-on experience in farm management, including regenerative practices, organic conversion, and habitat restoration and enhancement. I am currently taking my learning further with a Master's degree in Food Studies. A passionate communicator, I enjoy engaging with the media, press, and public, bringing stories to life and making complex concepts accessible. I am also deeply interested in systems thinking and in managing liminality.
Business Innovation Manager | Biorenewables Development Centre
- Food and Agri-food waste valorisation - Biorefining agri-crop residues - Pre-treatment, processing and downstream processing of biomass materials - Developing value chains from biofibres crops such as hemp and flax - High carbon capture cropping options - cover crops, leys, bioenergy crops, annual fibres
Part of the Business Innovation Team at the Biorenewables Development Centre, near York. We have a team of biologists and chemists and business innovation advisers, all focused on growing the bioeconomy.
Expert Advisor | Kilimo Markets
Hi, I’m Daniel. I’m an entrepreneur and economist. I’m passionate about entrepreneurial solutions to tackle poverty, create impact, protecting diversity, and advocacy which promote equality. I’ve pioneered several projects, and worked for business, NGOs and public policy that promote more equitable societies and the potential of stakeholder capitalism.
Operations Manager | SilviBio Limited
peat-free growing media sourcing novel raw materials which could be used to grow plants exploring how we can create more localised and circular food production systems
Project Assistant | Farm Carbon Toolkit
Agroforestry projects
I love food and the environment. I ran a food rescue and community cafe project for a while and recently completed a Masters in Agroforestry and Food Security. I have a passion for sustainable agriculture both here and overseas. With others I've just set up a charity championing climate smart agriculture and education in rural (poor) Tanzania.
lecturer in rural entrepreneurship | university of leeds
Qualitative social science
I am on the ECR board for Agrifood4netzero. I have a practical working background in livestock farming. I am a qualitative social scientist who researches the issues facing farmers. Much of my work has looked at UK upland farm contexts in light of post Brexit agricultural policy. I have also been researching farm diversification strategies and constraints facing farmers in the developing world. My research is situated at the intersection of business studies and rural sociology.
Investment and Growth Manager | South & East Lincolnshire Council\'s Partnership
Awards Coordinator | ProVeg UK
I am interested in anything which helps to close the loop between the facts and nudging those plant-based options and choices on school menus in the UK.
I run the awards for ProVeg UK's School Plates Programme, part of ProVeg International which has members in 13 countries, with the mission to replace 50% of animal products globally with plant-based and cultivated foods by 2040.
Senior Climate Scientist | Met Office
Climate change research focused on the production of crops such as maize, wheat, and tea in the UK and China, aiming to better understand the supply chain and the decision-making processes related to climate change.
Dr Stacey New is a senior climate scientist with a strong background in physical geography and climate science. Stacey earned a PhD specialising in wildfires from the University of Exeter. Since joining the Met Office in 2019, Stacey has been part of the Climate Services Development team within the International Applied Science and Services area. Stacey's work focuses on developing climate services to guide resilience and adaptation decisions, primarily in Europe and Asia. Stacey leads a work package in the CSSP China project, concentrating on the impact of climate change on agriculture. This includes developing a climate forecast for maize, a seasonal forecast for tea, and exploring coffee production. Stacey's work, which ranges from lighting fires to engaging with tea farmers in China and the UK, is dedicated to preparing communities for the future.
Social Researcher | The James Hutton Institute
I am a human geographer with research interests that focus on land tenure and property regimes, multi-stakeholder decision making, and food systems. I use qualitative, participatory methods to research the social and economic impacts of land use and land tenure change.
Professor of Food Systems | University of the West of England
Collaborative projects that aim to transform the food system to be healthy, sustainable and accessible to all.
Angelina Sanderson Bellamy is Professor in Food Systems at UWE Bristol and has won £22.5 million in funding (£10.5 million as PI), including as PI of the UKRI-funded Agrifood for Net Zero Network+ (EXP0110621) and TGRAINS project (BB/S014292/1), and co-I on the Land Use for Net Zero Hub. She has extensive experience in leading challenge-led interdisciplinary sustainability research on food systems, ecological resilience and ecosystem services and social justice. She has expertise in using co-production, place-based methods, SES frameworks and interviews, facilitating workshops, advising Welsh Government and local food partnerships and embedding EDI in all professional activities.
Doctoral student | Teesside University
Climate change adaptation and mitigation.
I am a doctoral student at Teesside University with research interests spanning health, sustainability, and environmental economics, specifically focusing on environmental policy, health policy, and climate change economics. My research centers on two closely connected areas: environment and development and environment and climate change.
