May 14-16, 2026
Speakers and Performers
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![A woman with dark, curly hair, wearing a brown scarf and mustard-colored sweater, smiling and looking up at the camera, sitting on dark sandy ground.]()
Ahlay (alexandra Blakely)
Singer songwriter, community grief practitioner & ritual based artist
Independent artist & founder of Healing at the Roots & Hearthwood Sanctuary
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![A man with short black hair and wearing colorful beaded necklaces and a vibrant scarf, playing an acoustic guitar.]()
Alex Lucitante
Cofán Indigenous People & Alianza Ceibo
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![A woman with brown hair smiling outdoors, wearing a light blue top and gold earrings, standing near trees and greenery.]()
Alexa Firmenich
Founder and director
Naia Trust -
![Man with traditional Maori tattoos on face and neck, wearing a blue patterned shirt and green jade necklace, standing indoors near white paneled wall.]()
Aperahama Edwards
Chairman
Ngāti Wai Trust Board -
![A portrait of a man with red hair, a beard, blue eyes, and wearing a black shirt, standing against a plain white background.]()
Barnaby Steel
Artist & Creative Director
Marshmallow Laser Feast -
![Portrait of a smiling man with glasses, wearing a gray button-up shirt, standing outdoors with blurred buildings and trees in the background.]()
César Rodríguez-Garavito
Professor of Law
Director, MOTH Program
NYU School of Law -
![A man sitting outdoors in a lush garden or park, wearing headphones, with professional audio recording equipment including a microphone, a microphone windscreen, and a recording device nearby.]()
Cosmo Sheldrake
Musician & field recordist
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![A man sits in a natural tree hollow surrounded by branches and green foliage, with a clear blue sky in the background, appearing relaxed with eyes closed.]()
David Abram
Cultural ecologist, author of The Spell of the Sensuous
Alliance for Wild Ethics (AWE), Visiting Scholar at Oxford University
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![A man with curly dark hair and a black shirt, smiling, holding a large camera lens over his shoulder outdoors during sunset.]()
David Gruber
Founder & President
Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) -
![Black-and-white portrait of a woman with short dark hair, wearing a patterned top. She has her hand on her face, with tattoos visible on her fingers and arm, looking directly at the camera.]()
Diana Obando
Writer, ceramic artist & herbalist
University of Houston
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![A woman in a red jacket and green shirt sitting inside a hollowed-out tree trunk surrounded by greenery.]()
Kate Raworth
Economist & author of Doughnut Economics
Doughnut Economics Action Lab & Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute
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![A man with curly brown hair and blue eyes standing outdoors during autumn, wearing a beige coat and a blue scarf.]()
Merlin Sheldrake
Biologist & author of Entangled Life
Fungi Foundation, SPUN, VU Amsterdam
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![A man in an black shirt with roses deisgned holding a mushroom in his right hand]()
Modern Biology
Musician & Biologist
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![Close-up of a woman with gray hair smiling, resting her chin on her hand, in an outdoor setting with greenery in the background.]()
Monica Gagliano
Associate Professor of Evolutionary Ecology & author, Thus Spoke the Plant
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![Close-up of a woman with long black hair, wearing a beaded necklace, looking upwards with a serious expression, outdoors with green foliage in the background.]()
Patricia Gualinga
International Relations Director for the Kichwa First People of Sarayaku
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![A man sitting outdoors at sunset, leaning against a large tree trunk, with trees and fallen leaves on the ground.]()
Robert Macfarlane
Teacher & author of books including Is A River Alive? and Underland
Professor of Literature & the Environmental Humanities, University of Cambridge
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![A woman with blonde hair wearing a red jacket sitting inside a moss-covered tree hollow surrounded by green ferns, looking upward.]()
Suzanne Simard
Professor of Forest Ecology & New York Times best-selling author
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship
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![A woman with curly gray hair and black glasses, resting her chin on her hand, wearing a black top, with lace curtains in the background.]()
Vanessa Richards
Transdisciplinary artist & culture shift facilitator
Event Schedule
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May 14, 2026
4:00 p.m. - 8:35 p.m.
Featured Speakers
Barnaby Steel
César Rodríguez-Garavito
Kate Raworth
Patricia Gualinga
Robert MacfarlaneVenue
Old Theatre
London School of Economics
Houghton St, London WC2A 2AE, UK -
May 15, 2026
1:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Featured Speakers
ahlay blakely
David Abram
Modern Biology
Monica Gagliano
Suzanne SimardVenue
The Nave
St. John’s Waterloo
Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY, UK -
May 16, 2026
4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Featured Speakers
Alex Lucitante
Alexa Firmenich
Aperahama Edwards
David Gruber
Diana Obando
Merlin SheldrakeVenue
Old Theatre
London School of Economics
Houghton St, London WC2A 2AE, UK