When - Friday 18th October 2024 – 9.30 – 16.00

Where - Conference Aston, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET

Purpose - Hear from national leaders in nature recovery, nature finance, delivery and capacity building and what this means for people, places and nature. The event will also provide networking opportunities and updates on the latest progress across the West Midlands.

Themes

• Nature for cities
• Nature finance
• Local delivery and capacity building

Confirmed speakers (more to follow)

• Richard Parker – Mayor of the West Midlands
• Philip Glanville — Director of Advocacy and Engagement for UK100
• Tony Juniper – Chair of Natural England
• Alastair Driver – Director of Rewilding Britain
• Helen Edmundson – Deputy Director of Green Finance for Defra
• Richard Speak – Co-Founder and Managing Director of Finance Earth
• Jonathan Wates - Director of Wates Family Trust

The venue

Aston Conference is based in Birmingham city centre, so we encourage you to attend via public transport. Please visit the Transport for West Midlands journey planner for support on this.

If you wish to stay overnight, you can book a hotel room at Aston Conference here.

Contact

For any queries please contact: environment@wmca.org.uk