MBA, Master level ecology, Master level environmental law and management. Scientist working with big mammals, entrepreneur, Behavioural therapist on animals and international speaker. Founder of Trondheim Dogtraining school, previous researchprojects being with Behaviour of whales, moose, Cancerdogs, Pollutiondogs and behaviour of horses. 

Stuart and Jane Myers MSc (Equine Science - Grazing Behavior) formed Equiculture over 20 years ago and developed a Sustainable Horse / Land Management system called "The Equicentral System". They lived in Australia for 24 years before returning to the United Kingdom. While in Australia they worked closely with natural resource managers across the country to deliver talks to horse owners on the subject of sustainable horse / land management and have also written several books on the subject. Once back in the UK they developed a comprehensive online resource for horse owners. Their website is www.equiculture.net

Bristol University

Jo is an animal behavior and welfare research scientist at Bristol Veterinary School. She has participated in wellness research on a wide range of species, from leisure horses and cattle to cetaceans, but her passion has always been horses. Jo's doctoral thesis investigated the prevalence of behavioral problems in UK leisure horses and their associated risk factors. She has been riding since she was 10 years old and has had an Irish cob on partial loan for 9 years since she came to her garden when she was 4 years old.

Karen McComb is Professor of Animal Behaviour and Cognition at University of Sussex. Her research has focused on studying animal communication and finding new ways to explore animal minds. She has worked on a wide variety of mammal species including red deer, lions, elephants, as well as domestic horses, cats and dogs. In this talk she will discuss the most recent work by her team on emotional awareness in horses – and provide some insights into how horses respond to the emotions of their human caregivers.

Equine ethologist, tamer, teacher and writer. Her scientific knowledge and her studies on “wild” horses are combined with extensive experience with horses of all types, use and country in a holistic vision of the problems experienced by the horses in our hands.

Since our concepts of equine well-being and treatment must be derived from the natural life of horses, she has a herd of pottokas, the Basque primitive race, living and creating without human interference, to encourage observation and study of their natural behavior. www.lucyrees.com

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Dr. McLean has dedicated her professional career to conducting donkey and mule research that focuses on improving the management and welfare of these animals based on the idea that improving their welfare will also help improve the welfare of families. for those who work. McLean is an assistant professor of equine science teaching in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California Davis. She obtained her Ph.D. from Michigan State University in the area of equine science, where she studied methods to improve the welfare of working donkeys in Mali, West Africa. McLean serves as the board of directors for several national donkey and mule organizations. In her spare time, she volunteers and serves as the board of directors for the Equitarian Initiative that focuses her efforts on equines in Central and South America. She is also co-chair of the Annual Donkey Welfare Symposium held annually at UC Davis.

Ben is on a mission to help people understand the true nature of equines by using the honesty of behavioral science to help both animals and their people unlock their true potential. Ben removes myths and dependency from dominance and forceful training methods and focuses on effective and positive solutions that focus on both animal and human. He is also the author of several books on equine behavior and clicker training, as well as the creator of a unique series of individual equine training plans and online courses. He has worked with horses, mules, donkeys, and people around the world: from mustangs and racehorses in California, workhorses in Australia, pleasure horses in Canada and Europe, and working equines in Cambodia and Ethiopia, Egypt, Mexico , Kenya. IAABC Certified Horse Behavior Consultant and ABTC Accredited Animal Behavior Certificate. www.hartshorsemanship.com

Tamzin is a social scientist with a background in global health, and has a specific interest in the interconnections between human and animal health and wellbeing. She completed a PhD at the University of Liverpool studying how we can improve the management of obesity in horses, particularly focusing on horse-human relationships and human behaviour change. She now works on projects covering a wide range of aspects of understanding human behaviour in order to improve companion animal welfare, and in using social sciences to find out more about how we can help people to change. http://www.hbcforanimals.com/

Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)

Professor. Facultat de Dret Director of the Master in Animal Law, UAB Director of ICALP, UAB Founder and Editor-in-Chief of dA Animal Law (Forum of Animal Law Studies)

Founder and CEO of Drop & Vase, he is also a freelance marketing and publicity consultor, and co.founder of titbit.tv, an online video creating platform. Arnau holds an honors degree in Advertising and Public Relations, specialising in strategic marketing and has extensive experience leading high profile projects and overseeing accounts on a daily basis.