The 28th National Equine Forum (#NEF20) took place on Thursday 5th March 2020 in London.
Information can be found on our News page, with the speakers listed below. The streaming replay can be found on our You Tube channel, here.
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Have your say: audience participation and live streaming
#NEF20 was freely live streamed, and we used audience participation tool Slido, to allow delegates (those who were with us on the day, and those who joined us remotely via the live streaming) to submit and up-vote questions, as well as participate in polls.


Tim Brigstocke MBE
Chairman,
National Equine Forum

HRH The Princess Royal
President,
National Equine Forum

Prof Pat Harris
Vice Chair,
National Equine Forum
Confirmed speakers
The Horse Industry in a Changing World

Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
(Minister for Rural Affairs & Biosecurity),
Defra

Dr Richard Newton
Director of Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance,
Animal Health Trust

David Mountford
Chair,
British Horse Council

Dr Sheila Voas
Chief Veterinary Officer for Scotland,
Scottish Government
Update: Jigsaw Project
Memorial Lecture

James Hick
Chief Executive,
The British Horse Society

Inspector Kirsty Withnall
RSPCA Inspector,
RSPCA Special Operations Unit
Human Behaviour Change

Dr Zac Baynham-Herd
Associate Advisor,
The Behavioural Insights Team

Prof Sarah Freeman
Professor of Veterinary Surgery,
University of Nottingham

David Rendle
Council Member,
British Equine Veterinary Association

Jude Matthews
Chief Executive,
British Eventing

Andrew & Abigail Turnbull
Owners & Directors,
Richmond Equestrian Centre
Tokyo Olympic & Paralympic Games 2020

Tim Hadaway
Director for Games Operations,
Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)

Henry Bullen
Director,
Peden Bloodstock
Global Issues, National Impact: Donkey Skin Trade

Linda Edwards
Executive Director of Operations,
The Donkey Sanctuary

Ian Cawsey
Director of Advocacy & Campaigns,
The Donkey Sanctuary
NB: Ian replaced Linda.
Global Issues, National Impact: Social Licence to Operate

Roly Owers
Chief Executive,
World Horse Welfare

Dr Barry Johnson
Independent Chair,
Horse Welfare Board