Claude Jacot FranceChamonix municipal councillor, mountain guide Claude Jacot is the Chamonix municipal councillor in charge of monitoring visitor numbers,…
Julien Charon France Julien Charron is currently responsible for refuges, outdoor activities and glaciers in the Ecrins National Park. Born…
Lionel Habasque FranceCEO of Terres d’Aventure 56, CEO of Terres d’Aventure. Other than his love of travel, there was nothing…
Dave Bamford New ZealandSustainable tourism advisor, Sustainable tourism strategist Dave Bamford is a New Zealand sustainable tourism advisor who has…
Mathieu Dechavanne FranceCEO, Groupe Compagnie du Mont-Blanc Mathieu Dechavanne is CEO of Compagnie du Mont-Blanc, which operates the ski lifts…
Irena Mrak SloveniaMountain geographer, Professor at the University of Velenje Irena Mrak is a mountain geographer and a mountaineer –…
Francine Brondex FranceBiologist and ecologist, member of Mountain Wilderness Francine Brondex is a biologist and ecologist. Fuelled by a passion…
Pascal Stoebener SwitzerlandHead of the natural hazards unit of the Swiss canton of Valais A forestry engineer from the Swiss…
Watch Janet McKay’s talk below: Janet Mackay is the owner and managing director of TRC Tourism a consultancy firm based…
Hugh is an active climber and ski mountaineer. Previously he has headed the New Zealand Antarctic programme, the Department of…
Watch Robin McNeill’s talk below: Robin McNeill is a keen tramper and mountaineer and has a strong interest in management…
Watch Richard Wesley’s talk below: Richard Wesley is the current chairperson of Leave No Trace New Zealand. He has had…
Watch Harry Keys’ talk below: The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a very popular 20 km day hike over the Tongariro…
Watch Mike Davies’ talk below: Mike Davies is the Operations Manager at Aoraki/Mount Cook District which covers Aoraki/Mount Cook National…
Watch Erik Bradshaw’s talk below: Erik Bradshaw is managing director at IBIS Technology based in Queenstown. He is a recreational…
Watch Rob Brown’s talk below: Rob Brown is a landscape photographer and writer based in Wanaka. Rob has been photographing…
Watch Dr. Jamili Nais’s talk below: Dr Jamili Nais is currently the Director/CEO of the Sabah Parks Board. Jamili has…
Watch Dave Bamford’s talk below: Dave Bamford (conference co‐coordinator) has a life centred around mountaineering, protected areas and sustainable tourism…
Watch Derek Chinn’s talk below: Derek Chinn is a structural engineer based in Queenstown. His special area of interest is…
Watch Karen Rollins’s talk below: Karen Rollins is an environmental scientist and architectural technologist. She became involved with BEES through…
Watch John Cocks and Tom Hopkins’ talk below: John Cocks is an environmental engineer and sustainability advocate whose lifelong passion…
Panelists: Dawa Steven Sherpa, Roger Robinson, Pascal Mao, Moderator: Stuart Gray Stuart Gray began his career in public policy, but…
Watch Roger Robinson’s talk below: Roger Robinson first climbed Denali in 1975 as part of the Denali Rehabilitation and Education…
Panelists: Suze Kelly, Peter Rupitsch, Dawa Steven Sherpa, Robin McNeill, Erik Bradshaw, Geoff Gabites. Moderator Hugh Logan Suze Kelly is…
Watch Olivier Moret and Pascal Mao’s talk below: Olivier Moret leads the Petzl Foundation which supports or initiates not-for-profit projects…
(View 2016’s conference here.) The first Sustainable Summit Conference was held in Colorado in 2010 as “Exit Strategies” with a…
Watch Doug Whittaker’s talk at the 2014 Sustainable Summits Conference below: How Many Is Too Many? Setting Capacities And Allocating…
View the Everest Knot panel discussion below: Panel: Conrad Anker, Melissa Arnott, Dr. Markus Hallgren, John Harlin, Dawa Steven Sherpa,…
Watch Erik Murdock and Ty Tyler’s presentation below: Erik Murdock PhD and Ty Tyler Climbing Management Plans: Concepts and Case…
Watch Zara Sanchez’s presentation below: Zara Sanchez Environmental Practices in Peru’s Protected Natural Areas. Protected Natural Areas (ANP) are fundamental…
Watch Tetsuya Hanamura’s presentation below: Tetsuya Hanamura Environmental Management on Mt. Fuji and Mountains in Japan. Declared a World Cultural…
Watch Nick Lewis’s presentation below: Nick Lewis Garbage In, Garbage Out: Managing Environmental Impacts on Antarctica’s Highest Mountains. Nick heads…
Watch Paul Anderson’s presentation below: Paul Anderson Denali’s Backcountry Management Plan: Lessons Learned From The Challenges, Successes And Failures In…
Watch Manzoor Hussain’s presentation below: Lt. Col. Manzoor Hussain User Impacts in Pakistan’s Mountains. Lt. Col. Manzoor Hussain is president…
Watch Ben Lawhon and Peter Whittaker’s presentation below: Ben Lawhon and Peter Whittaker The New Leave No Trace Mountaineering Curriculum:…
Watch Traute Parrie’s presentation below: Watch Ellen Lapham’s introduction of Traute Parrie below: Traute Parrie Sustainable Leadership Traute describes some…
