Wildfire2026
Presenters
We’re delighted to welcome leading experts who will bring international perspectives, practical insight, and thought leadership to this year’s programme. Their sessions will help frame important conversations on wildfire risk, land management, resilience, and shared responsibility.
Meet our keynote speakers
Matt Jones
Senior Research Fellow at University of East Anglia, Co-founder of State of Wildfires Project
Elsa Pastor
Full Professor at the Technical University of Catalonia - BarcelonaTech
Matt Jolly
Research Ecologist, US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory
Nick Allenby
Station Manager, Southern District, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
Evrim Bunn
Senior Advisor / U.S Wildland Fire Service
View the Wildfire2026 Programme
We have put together an exciting Wildfire2026: UK Wildfire Conference programme, focusing around this year’s theme: ‘New Perspectives, Shared Solutions’. Please note that the programme is not yet final and may be amended without notice.
Oral speakers
Patrick Ball
Inigo Insurance
Maria Barbosa
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Rebecca Bronlow & Joe Glentworth
Sheffield Hallam University & University of Manchester
John Clarke
National Gamekeepers’ Organisation
Zak Derler
University of Birmingham
Stefan Doerr
Swansea University
Christine Erikson
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology / ETH Zürich
Richard Flemming
Map Impact
Sophy Greenhalgh
Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires
Andreas Heinemeyer
University of York
Robert Hughes
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
Nick Kettridge
University of Birmingham
Sidra Khan
Wildfire Analytics, University of Alberta
Hayley Richie
York University
Anthony Trojko
WATERAX
Ruth Vanhaecht
Ghent University
Poster presenters
Sarah J. Baker
College of Science, Swansea University
Claire Belcher
University of Exeter
Katie Estorque
Leeds Beckett University
Romy C. Franz Bodenham
University of Exeter
Reuben Bunting
University of Birmingham
Fara Coppens
Ghent University
Fanhui Dong
University of Leeds
R. Peter Dorn
ICEYE
Harry Gilson
MSc Env Sci, University of Cape Town
Savvas Gkantonas
Pinepeak Ltd
Joe Hart
Delta Wildfire Research Group
Katy Ivison
Severn Trent
Kerryn Little
University of Birmingham
Bing Liu
University of York
Blake Miller
International Association of Fire Fighters
Zahra Mousavi
University of Exeter
Ben Phillipson
University of Exeter
Mike Shewring
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
Green Smith
University of Exeter wildFIRE Lab
Mark Smyth
Pau Costa Foundation
Megan Thomas
Swansea University
Damian Threader
Peak District National Park Authority
Paul Titterton
Moors for the Future Partnership
Joseph P. Wayman
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
These are the presenting authors of their respective poster. View the full author list of each poster on the Wildfire2026 programme.