Presentations and Recordings
Keynote - David Field
The Changing Nature of Zoos...
David has spent a lifetime in zoos. Starting a volunteer when he was 12 and working in the zoos in Edinburgh, Dublin and as the Zoological Director at the Zoological Society of London, David has experienced how zoos have evolved to become a powerful force in conservation and education.
Through the many adventures and misadventures in zoos, David will talk about the significant lessons that zoos have learnt or should have learnt; more especially how they should apply these to delivering major mission impact now and into the future.
Meet the Presenter
David
Field - Chief Executive Officer, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
David was appointed as CEO of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland in June 2020.
Prior to this David was CEO of the Zoological Society of East Anglia 2018-2020 and Zoological Director of the Zoological Society of London 2006– 2017. David’s previous roles included a number of positions within ZSL including Curator of Mammals and Curator of Whipsnade (August 2002). David arrived at ZSL from his previous appointments as Assistant Director at Dublin Zoo and Head Keeper at Edinburgh Zoo.
David was Chair of BIAZA a role he took in 2011-2016 and remains on Council. David was Chair of the EAZA Elephant TAG (to 2017) and is currently a Council Member of EAZA. David was a Council member of WAZA (to 2017) and is now the Chair of the WAZA Committee for Population Management. David is an Editor for the International Zoo Yearbook and was a member of the UK Governments Zoos Expert Committee. Most proudly David is also President of ABWAK.
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