Keynote speakers

Hervé Le Treut is Professor at the Pierre and Marie Curie University, Director of the Pierre-Simon Laplace Institute (IPSL) and a member of the French Academy of Sciences. His work focuses on numerical modelling of the climate system and the understanding of radiative climate disturbances, in particular the role of the additional greenhouse effect related to human activities. He is also interested in the impacts of climate change and the analysis of associated environmental risks. He is editor of chapter 1 of volume 2 of the 5th report of the IPCC.

Dr Ana Queiros is a senior benthic and climate change ecologist at Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Ana has a track record assessing the impacts of global stressors, including climate, acidification, plastics and ALAN, on marine species and ecosystems, through the uptake of experimental data towards development of macro-scaled species distribution and ecosystem models. She has more recently focused on the role of the ocean in stabilizing global climate through Blue Carbon, and in climate proofing marine spatial planning. She is currently leading research initiatives through programs in Europe, SE Asia and Western Indian Ocean, and has collaborations from Antarctica to central Africa. Ana is a visiting lecturer at the University of Southampton and the University of Exeter.

Jeffrey Dambacher is Associate Professor at the University of Tasmania and is recognized as for the theoretical development, practical application and teaching of qualitative mathematical modelling. He is noted for his ability to provide solutions for complex ecological and socio-economic problems that require a synthetic interdisciplinary approach. His work with the Australian CSIRO has resulted in novel solutions to the monitoring and management of Australian ecosystems, as well has a better understanding of human impacts in marine ecosystems.

Kris Decleer is a Senior Scientist in the Ecosystem Management Unit of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) in Ghent. He is a founding board member of the Society for Ecological Restoration, and also served on the Board of Natuurpunt, one of the largest conservation NGOs in Belgium. He is a guest lecturer in restoration at the University of Antwerp. His main topics of research are ecological restoration and nature management, spatial planning and integrated water management, with an emphasis on wetland restoration.

Mike Elliott is Full Professor at the University of Hull and was Director of the Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies from 1996 until 2017. He has adjunct and research positions at universities and research institutes in Europe, South Africa and Australia.
Mike Elliott is a marine biologist with a wide experience and interests and his research, advisory and consultancy includes estuarine and marine ecology, policy, governance and management. He is a past-president of the international Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA) and is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.

Victor de Jonge is a Senior Scientist with a wide expertise in in oceanography and marine ecology and has an extensive experience in the science and management of estuaries and coastal areas, marine and estuarine pollution, eutrophication, coastal engineering, system rehabilitation, development of alternative tools to improve the currently used EU Directives. He is an honorary Professor of the University of Hull and had previously several positions in different institutions in the Netherlands and integrated a large number of advisory boards. Victor de Jonge is the Editor-in-Chief of journal Ocean & Coastal Management.