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Michaël Wilde
Author, Speaker & Entrepreneur
Leadership, Management, Diversity and Inclusion
Michaël Wilde
Visit profileMichael Wilde is an expert on organic farming and speaks from the heart about the agricultural and food transition.
Michael Wilde believes that food is one of the big factors that everyone in the world has a say in. We all eat and can decide what we want on our plate. Michael is concerned and finds organic farming crucial. We can decide what we care about, every day.
“Organic food has a huge impact on your own health, animal welfare, the environment and therefore on society. As a result, the organic farmer generally experiences more meaning and social appreciation.”
Michaël Wilde was director of BIONEXT and worked for EOSTA for 12 years as sustainability and communications manager. He knows the motivations and objections of farmers and companies regarding organic food like no other. He speaks from the heart, with infectious enthusiasm. Michaël outlines a positive future perspective for everyone who wants to participate in the food transition.
“We can only feed the growing world population if we work together with nature.”
Gina Maffey
Speaker, writer, poet and weaver
Human rewilding, (dis)connection with nature, storytelling
Gina Maffey
Visit profileGina Maffey is a writer, speaker and weaver. She speaks from ecology, anthropology, astronomy and her personal story of reconnecting with nature. She advocates ‘human rewilding’ in our society.
Gina Maffey grew up on a farm in Warwickshire, England, where she developed a deep connection with nature. She has an academic background and worked in various disciplines such as Astronomy, Anthropology and Ecology, which gives her a broad view of the natural world and our relationship to it.
She worked for years as a science communicator in the Scottish Highlands and, South America, among other places, before living outdoors in the Netherlands with her partner for a year. Their “Wild Year” is mentioned in several books, including Koen Arts’ book of the same name.
“Allowing a piece of ‘wildness’ into your life doesn’t have to be grand and compelling.”
Gina is also founder of Green Roots, through which she brings together science and nature experiences in a way that is both engaging and educational. As a speaker, her story resonates with a diverse audience. Among other things, she can tell policymakers about the importance of protecting “the night,” researchers how to give themselves and nature a voice through storytelling, and how we as humans can weave nature into our own lives.
