Opening Plenary: Introductory Remarks and Keynote Addresses

Friday, February 3, 2023 - 9:00am to 10:30am

Format: Hybrid
Location: Kroon Hall, Burke Auditorium

Introduction

Emma Grover

Conference Co-chair, MESc Candidate

Angela Xue

Conference Co-chair, MEM Candidate

Introduction

Liza Comita

Professor of Tropical Forest Ecology

Keynote Speakers

Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo

Director of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat

Influential Women leadership in Forestry: Lessons learned in view of promoting Sustainable Forest Management through the UNFF

Pablo Pacheco

Global Forests Lead Scientist at World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

The fate of the tropical forests in an interconnected world