Ahead of #WorldOceansDay (8 June), join our panel LIVE on Sunday 7 June from 18.00 BST as they talk about the importance of reducing plastic pollution in our seas and explore what can be achieved through innovations.
Hosted by leading environmental change advocate, NHM Ambassador and founder of the Voice for Nature Foundation David de Rothschild, the panel will discuss their unique takes on how to tackle plastic pollution, encouraging us all to become advocates for the planet.
This special event brings together scientists, environmentalists, campaigners and industry with guest speakers*:
Niall Dunne, CEO of Polymateria who has 15 years' experience of commercialising solutions to the world's biggest environmental and social problems
Dune Ives, Managing Director at Lonely Whale which looks to bring courageous ideas to life to save our oceans
Yves Béhar, Founder and Principal Designer of fuseproject, an award-winning, fully-integrated industrial design and branding studio
Professor Richard Herrington, Head of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum
Alex McGoran, Postgraduate Researcher at the Natural History Museum
*speakers subject to change
Learn more about Beat Plastic Pollution Day: https://beatplasticpollutionday.org/
Follow the debate #BeatPlasticPollutionDay
Follow the #WorldOceansDay conversation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldOceansDay #ProtectOurHome
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