Presenters in Alpha order by last name

Satu Aavanranta, University of Helsinki (Onsite)

Abstract title: Multispecies City Futures

Co-authors: Prof. Christopher Raymond (University of Helsinki), Associate Prof. Josephine Gillespie (The University of Sydney), and Dr Jonathan Carruthers-Jones (University of Helsinki)


Vanessa Arteaga Bernal & Eduardo Erazo Acosta, Independent researcher in indigenous epistemologies (Onsite)

Abstract title: The power of the ancestral philosophy of Alli kawsay (Buen Vivir) in the indigenous movements of Colombia – Ecuador vs. the exclusion by the big mining development, contribution to the Rights of Mother Nature from the global south in middle of climate change


Louisa Dassow, Newcastle University (Onsite)

Abstract title: Oceanic Interconnection: A Posthuman Feminist Analysis of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) treaty


Mara Dicenta, William & Mary (Online)

Abstract title: The promise of interspecies desegregation: Allying with capybaras against gated communities in Buenos Aires’ wetlands


Philip Harms, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (Online)

Abstract title: Speaking as a river – Introducing multispecies role-playing games for urban sustainability planning

Co-authors: Neelakshi Joshi (Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development) and Stefan Knauß (Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)


AJ Hudson, Oxford University (Onsite)

Abstract title: Pablo’s Hippos


Juneseo Hwang, University of Hamburg (Onsite)

Abstract title: Navigating Deadly Encounters: Multispecies Mobility Justice and Roadkill


Stefan Knauss, Just Transition Center (JTC), MLU-Halle-Wittenberg (Onsite)

Abstract title: Exploring de-colonial and multi-value deliberation trough more- than-human roleplays – learning from workshops for urban planning

Co-authors: Neelakshi Joshi (Dresden) and Philipp Harms (Dresden)


Tikli Loivaranta, University of Turku (Onsite)

Abstract title: Laws with the Jungle


Clara Mancini, The Open University (Online)

Abstract title: Multispecies Justice & Technology: Human-Centred Design Is Not Enough

Co-author: Natalia Szablewska (The Open University)


Annukka Paajanen, University of Helsinki (Onsite)

Abstract title: Reading ex situ conservation through a decolonial and multispecies lense


Anisha Palat, Independent Researcher (Online)

Abstract title: Sacred Symbols, Political Animals: Rethinking Human-Animal Relations in Indian Art and Visual Culture


Paul Rogers, Western Aspen Alliance, Utah State University (TBA)

Abstract title: Pando Speaks Up: A Famed Aspen Grove As a Voice for Global Conservation


Tom Royer, University of Lapland / Arctic Centre (Onsite)

Abstract title: Regulation of Commercial Spaceports and Multispecies Justice: Re-Centring Non-Human Interests in the Arctic as a Commercial Space Hub


Maria Helena Saari, University of Oulu (Onsite)

Abstract title: Navigating the feasibility of multispecies justice across governance in Finland

Co-Author: Valtteri Aaltonen (University of Helsinki)


Nikolai Siimes, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland (Onsite)

Abstract title: Pro-biotic (micro)governmentalities in biodynamic winegrowing: from dominance to multispecies flourishing


Saman Sobhani, Aberystwyth University (Online)

Abstract title: An Inclusive Framework: Integrating Multispecies Justice into Environmental Urban Policies

Co-authors: Prof. Mike Christie (Aberystwyth University), Co- Prof. Nora Fagerholm and (Associate Professor, University of Turku), etc.


Şebnem Susam-Saraeva, University of Edinburgh (Online)

Abstract title: Translation rights of the more-than-human – thoughts on whale bioacoustics


Svetoslava Toncheva, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Online)

Abstract title: Multispecies constitutionality: Governing human-wildlife interaction in the Anthropocene


Cassandra Troyan, Basel Academy of Art & Design (FHNW), University of Westminster (CAMRI) (Onsite)

Abstract title: Spotting a Friendlier Extraction? Spot the Dog, Green Mining Narratives, and the Colonial Impact in Sápmi of Sweden’s Green Transition


Katri Vihma, University of Helsinki (Onsite)

Abstract title: Storytelling modernity/coloniality and pluriverse: Glimpses from-within the European Rights of Nature Tribunal


Kirsten Vinyeta, Utah State University (Onsite)

Abstract title: Lawn Replacement Incentives as Pathways to Multispecies Justice: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Utah’s Landscape Conversion Incentive Program

Co-authors: Sarah Woodbury (Utah State University) and Masoumeh Hashemi (Utah State University)


Sara Zaman, University of Helsinki (Onsite)

Abstract title: Partial connections of the more-than-human smart city: A Forum Play study