2020 Speakers

Speakers

Discover the natural history industry-leading commissioners, masterclass and headline speakers who will be attending Wildscreen Festival 2020. Our exciting list of speakers will continue to grow, so follow us on social media for the latest announcements.

Keynote Speakers & Headliners

Cristina Mittermeier

Managing Director & Co-Founder of SeaLegacy

Jeremy Darroch

Group Chief Executive of Sky

Johan Rockström

Leading Climate Scientist

Sandesh Kadur

Wildlife Filmmaker at Felis Creations

Commissioners

Alison Barrat

Vice President, Love Nature

Carlyn Staudt

Global General Manager, Love Nature

David Royle

Chief Programming Officer & EVP, Production, Smithsonian Channel

Gernot Lercher

Head of Natural History, ORF Austrian Broadcasting Corporation

Hélène Ganichaud

Deputy Head of Commissioning - Specialist Factual, ARTE France

Jörn Röver

CEO Doclights / Head of NDR Natural History Unit

Masa Hayakawa

Executive Producer, Natural History & Science Programs, NHK Enterprises, Inc.

Meghan Cassin

VP Development, National Geographic Channels

Sue Dando

Head of The Nature of Things, CBC's science and nature strand at CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Tria Thalman

Executive Producer, Natural History, Smithsonian Channel

Masterclass Speakers

Alastair Fothergill

Co-CEO & Co-Founder Silverback Films

Dan O'Neill

Producer/Filmmaker at Wilderland

Joan de la Malla

Photographer

Malaika Vaz

Wildlife Presenter/Filmmaker

More Speakers Announced Soon!

Stay tuned to hear the latest speakers announced for Wildscreen Festival 2020.

Session & Panel Speakers

Esther Hovarth

Photographer

George McKenzie Jr.

Wildlife Conservation Photographer

Jaime Rojo

Photographer at iLCP

Jason Houston

Photographer

Jasper Doest

Photographer

Jen Guyton

Photographer

Jessica Sweidan

Joanna Natasegara

Producer at Violet Films

John Harrington

Photographer and Filmmaker

Kathy Moran

Deputy Director of Photography at National Geographic

Katie Schuler

Director at Coral & Oak Studios

Peter Mather

Photographer at iLCP

Robert Glenn Ketchum

Owner of RGK Photography

Rohini Nilekani

Chairperson at Arghyam

Sarah Leen

Founder / Editor, Visual Thinking Collective

Tom Clynes

Journalist

Session & Panel Moderators

Tara Kilachand

Communications & Media Manager, Africa, WildAid

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