The 2021 Waterway Restoration Conference, jointly organised by the Inland Waterways Association and Canal & River Trust, is taking place online.
This year the conference will look at how we, as a sector, can work in a greener way. We have several external high profile speakers at the conference this year including the Environment Agency. They will be giving a presentation on their key priorities going forward and how restorations can support these aims and objectives.
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Waterway Restoration Conference
The 2021 Waterway Restoration Conference, jointly organised by the Inland Waterways Association and Canal & River Trust, is taking place online.
This year the conference will look at how we, as a sector, can work in a greener way. We have several external high profile speakers at the conference this year including the Environment Agency. They will be giving a presentation on their key priorities going forward and how restorations can support these aims and objectives.
Details
Date
16th October
Time
9.45am - 1pm
Programme – 16th October 2021
Working together
Environment Agency priorities going forward
Speakers: Johnathan Austin, Senior Team leader and Project Executive – River and Asset Regulation, Environment Agency.
Heritage & Biodiversity
Making the most of both
Speaker: Kate Jeffreys, Director & Ecologist at Geckoella
How green is our sector?
Speaker: John Pomfret, IWA’s Environmental Advisor
The Big Green Conversation
Q&A with our panel of experts: John Pomfret (Inland Waterways Association), Anna Tarbet (Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust), David Barnes (Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal Society), Kate Jeffreys (Geckoella), Darren Leftley (Canal & River Trust – Head of Water Development) and Jonathan Mosse (IWA’s Sustainable Boating Group – HVO Expert)
