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Future Countryside 2025 speakers' biographies

Welcome to the speakers' biography page for Future Countryside 2025. This page provides background information on the individuals contributing to our events and discussions. Our speakers come from a range of sectors, including land management, policy, community development, and rural enterprise, all offering a variety of perspectives on the issues facing the countryside today.

Tracey Bleakley

Tracey Bleakley

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
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Tom Bradshaw

Tom Bradshaw

PRESIDENT, NATIONAL FARMERS UNION ENGLAND AND WALES
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Dr Anna Brown

Dr Anna Brown

DIRECTOR OF FOREST SERVICES, THE FORESTRY COMMISSION 
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Prof Alistair Driver

Prof Alastair Driver BSc (Hons) FCIEEM

SENIOR ADVISOR FOR THE GLOBAL REWILDING ALLIANCE

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Jake Fiennes

DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION, HOLKHAM ESTATE
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Julian_Glover

Julian Glover

CHAIR, LANDSCAPES REVIEW
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Rt Hon Michael Gove

Rt Hon Michael Gove

EDITOR, THE SPECTATOR
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Nick_Herbert

Nick Herbert

CHAIR, COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE
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Tristram Hunt

Dr Tristram Hunt

DIRECTOR, VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM
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Tony Juniper

Tony Juniper CBE

CHAIR,  NATURAL ENGLAND
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Roger Mortlock

Roger Mortlock

CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CPRE
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Sarah_Mukherjee

Sarah Mukherjee

CEO, INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT
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Emily Norton

RURAL AND FARMING POLICY CHAMPION
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Fiona Reynolds

FOOD AND FARMING COMMISSION
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Jo Smith

Jo Smith

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
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Kathy_Willis

Kathy Willis

PROFESSOR OF BIODIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD 
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Yvonne Witter

Yvonne Witter

MEMBER, PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY
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Alice Thomson

ASSOCIATE EDITOR, THE TIMES
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