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Past Speakers

We are grateful to the following experts for speaking at past OCS events:

2020

Dr Ellen Quigley, Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer, University of Cambridge
Dr Zac Baynham-Herd
, Associate Advisor at The Behavioural Insight Team
Dr Fatih
Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Professor Timothy LaSalle
, Former CEO of Rodale Institute and Executive Director of Holistic Management International
Dr Zitouni Ould-Dada,
Deputy Director in the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, UN FAO
Professor Halvard Buhaug, Research professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo
Dr Marcus King, Associate Professor of International Affairs
Lorena Aguilar, Regional Coordinator of International Cooperation and Research at FLACSO
Professor Joni Seager, Professor of Global studies, Bentley University
Kate Guy, Senior Fellow at the Center for Climate and Security
Julian Brave NoiseCat, Vice President of Policy and Strategy at Data for Progress
Maggie Thomas, Climate Policy Advisor to Senator Elizabeth Warren
Archana Soreng, Member of the UN Secretary General's Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change
Dr Ariadne Collins, Lecturer in the School of International Relations
Elizabeth Yeampierre, Executive Director of UPROSE and Co-Chair of the Climate Justice Alliance
Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Luke Kemp, Research Associate at Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
Zeke Hausfather, Director of Climate and Energy at the Breakthrough Institute
David Wallace Wells, Journalist and Author of The Uninhabitable Earth
​Megan Mayhew Bergman, Environmental Author, Journalist and Senior Fellow Conservation Law Foundation
Bill McKibben, Environmental Author and Founder of 350.org
Adam Klauber, Principal, Sustainability and Energy at the Cadmus Group
Michael Gill, Director of Aviation Environment at IATA
Mary Robinson, Seventh President of Ireland, Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Dr Vandana Shiva, Founder of Navdanya International, Alternative Nobel Prize 1993, Leader of the International Forum on Globalisation
Kevin Anderson, Professor of Energy and Climate Change
Jim Skea, Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group 3
Sunita Narain, Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment in New Delhi
Kevin Green, VP of Centre for Behaviour and Environment at RARE
Elke Weber, Professor of Psychology at Princeton
Michael Liebreich, Founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Laszlo Varro, Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Co-Chair of the IPCC Working Group 1 
Pam Berry, senior Research Fellow at the Environmental Change Institute 
James Thornton, CEO and Founder of ClientEarth
Baroness Natalie Bennet, Leader of the Green party for 4 years
Zion Lights, British author and activist
Lisa Schipper, Environmental Social Science Research Fellow at the Environmental Change Institute
Rupert Stuart-Smith, research assistant at the Oxford Martin Program on the Post-Carbon Transition
James Hulse, industry expert in climate risk and managing director at Hindsight Consultancy
Dr Elizabeth Harnett, leads the Future of Engagement program at the University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
Julia Steinberger, Professor of Social Ecology and Ecological Economics at the university of Leeds
Dr Simon Evans, Deputy Editor at The Carbon Brief, a UK based news platform focussed on climate
Henry Shue, Professor of Politics and international relations at Merton College
Catherine McCosker, 3Keel senior consultant 
Lara Jackson, Manager in PwC's Sustainability and Climate Change consulting team
Dr Thomas Hale, Associate Professor in Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
​Dr Tina Fawcett, Senior Researcher at the Environmental Change Institute

2019

Asad Rehman, Director of charity war on want
Dr Claire Craig, former Director of Science Policy at the Royal Institute
Jamie Murphy, Translator of Brecht's play Life of Galileo
Bradley Steel, senior consultant on Poyry
Dr Samual Krevor, leader of the Subsurface CO2 group at Imperial
Dr Jason Hickel, Anthropologist at the London School of Economics
Amory Lovins, Cofounder and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mountain institute
David Hone, Chief Climate Advisor for Shell
Radhika Khosla, Research Director of the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development
EJ Fawcett, Oxford Youth School Strikes for Climate
Marco Springmann, Expert in policy analysis and the impact of climate change
Xavier Poux, Member of the the scientific board of the Agriculture, Biodiversity and Public Acion (DIVA) research program
Dieter Helm, Economist and Fellow of New College
Ralph Keeling, specialist in the measurement of CO2 levels
Sophie Pavelle, Youth Ambassador for the Wildlife trust
Mike Thompson, Head of Carbon Budgeting at the Committee on Climate Change
Barbara Cornejo, Campaign Manager at WWF-UK
Mike Hulme, Cambridge Professor of Geography
Ella Mann, Organizer, Oxford Youth Strike for Climate
Lucy Stanfield, Member of the Board, 2050 Climate Group
Rupert Stuart-Smith, Community Team Research Officer, UK Youth Climate Coalition
Fred Pearce, Environmental Journalist and Author
Professor Mike Berners-Lee, Professor, Institute for Social Futures, Lancaster University
Nigel Topping, CEO, We Mean Business Coalition
Tom Burke CBE, Chairman and Founding Director, E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism
Professor Tim Forsyth, Professor of Environment and Development, London School of Economics and Political Science
Lisa Thalheimer, Research Assistant, Climate Econometrics
Dr Rumana Hashem, Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick
Dr Richenda Connell, CTO and Co-Founder, Acclimatise
Phillip Burroughs, Sustainable City Engagement Officer, Oxford City Council
Michal Dorociak, former Advisor to the Prime Minister of Poland
Professor Kevin Anderson, Chair of Energy and Climate Change, School of Engineering, University of Manchester
Professor Martin Freer, Director, Birmingham Energy Institute

2018

Miguel Modestino, Co-founder, Sunthetics
Jonathan Gartside, Chief Experience Officer, Bulb
Eli Mitchell-Larso, Director of Operations, Sunfarmer
Leo Hickman, Editor and Director, Carbon Brief
Dr Tim Newbold, Research Fellow, Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London
Professor Stephen Willis, Professor of Biosciences, Durham University
Tara Clarke, Training and Consultancy Coordinator, Climate Outreach
Karen Brandon, Communications Officer, Stockholm Environment Institute
The Rt Hon Lord Deben, Chairman, Committee on Climate Change
Dr Rachel James, Research Fellow, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Professor Simon Lewis, Professor of Global Change Science, University College London and University of Leeds
Dr Lisa Schipper, Environmental Social Science Research Fellow, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Judy Ling Wong CBE OBE, UK Director, Black Environment Network
Dr Radhika Khosla, Research Director, Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development, Somerville College, University of Oxford
Dr Suzanne Bartington, Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Specialty Registrar in Public Health, University of Birmingham
Jenny Bates, Air Pollution Campaigner, Friends of the Earth
Mai Jarvis, Environmental Quality Team Manager, Oxford City Council
Lisa Benjamin, Assistant Professor in Law, The University of Bahamas
Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, Professor in Environment and Development, University of Reading
Dr James Painter, Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
Professor Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science, University of Oxford
Dr Thomas Hale, Associate Professor in Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Professor Raymond Pierrehumbert, Halley Professor of Physics, University of Oxford
George Monbiot, The Guardian Columnist and Author
Dr Debbie Hopkins, Department Research Lecturer, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford
Dr Ben Caldecott, Founding Director, Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme, University of Oxford
Pedro Moura Costa, Founder of EcoSecurities Group Plc.
Professor Nick Eyre, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, University of Oxford
Gita Parihar, former Head of Legal, Friends of the Earth
Damian Ryan, Director, Strategy and Impact, The Climate Group
Professor Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Oxford
Professor Dieter Helm CBE, Independent Chair, Natural Capital Committee, and Professor of Economic Policy, University of Oxford
Dr Pauline Dube, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, University of Botswana
Dr Marco Springmann, James Martin Fellow, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food
Professor Jim Hall, Director, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Dr Friederike Otto, Deputy Director, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Sophie Marjanac, Lawyer, Company and Financial/Climate Damage, Client Earth
Helen Johnson, Associate Professor of Physical Oceanography, University of Oxford
Professor Henry Shue, Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Studies, University of Oxford
Asad Rehman, Executive Director, War on Want

2017

Professor Doyne Farmer, Director of Complexity Economics at the Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford Martin School
Dr Maria Carvalho, Policy Analyst, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & Environment
Dr Saleemul Huq, Director, International Center for Climate Change and Development
Professor Yadvinder Malhi, Professor of Ecosystem Science, University of Oxford
Dr David Viner, International Climate Resilience Strategist, Mott MacDonald
David Hone, Chief Climate Change Advisor, Shell
Professor Tim Schwanen, Director, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford
Mike Thompson, Head of Carbon Budgets, Committee on Climate Change
James Arbib, Co-Founder, RethinkX
Dr Tamsin Cooper, Strategy Director, Green Alliance
Professor Antonios Tzanakopoulos, Associate Professor of Public International Law, University of Oxford
Professor David Karoly, Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Melbourne
Alejandro Ciruelos, Managing Director, Santander Global Corporate Banking
Dr Sara Budinis, Research Associate, Sustainable Gas Institute, Imperial College London
Tim Dixon, Programme Manager for CCS and Regulatory Affairs, International Energy Association Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme
Joanna Read, Environmental Consultant, RSK
James Thornton, Founding CEO, Client Earth
Michael Sheren, Senior Adviser to the Bank of England and Chair of the G20 Green Finance Group
Jonathon Porritt, Co-Founder, Forum for the Future
Professor Benito Müller, Managing Director, Oxford Climate Policy

2016

Achim Steiner, Director, Oxford Martin School
Mark Campanale, Founder and Executive Director, Carbon Tracker
Paul Watson, Founder, Sea Shepherd
John Magrath, Researcher, Oxfam GB
John Bromley, Head of Clean Energy, Legal & General Capital
James Hulse, Head of Investor Initiatives, CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)
James Mitchell, Senior Associate, Carbon War Room
Carolina De Oliveira, Consultant, Ricardo Energy and Environment
Alan Rusbridger, former Editor-in-Chief, The Guardian
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