Meet 4 Trailblazers Changing the Face of Exploration

The next exciting installment of The Explorers 50 Speaker Series returns on Wednesday, October 27th at 7 PM with "Trailblazers". This episode features experts from multiple disciplines who have forged new frontiers in their respective fields. Meet Dominique Gonçalves (Elephant Ecology Project), Professor Mark Hannaford FEWM (Founder, World Extreme Medicine), Sateesh Venkatesh (Conservation Biologist), and Donald Warne (Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences).

As always, the panel discussion will be moderated by EC 50 Chair Joe Rohde and dive into topics expanding the idea of exploration, innovation, and creating new methods of discovery and revelation.

Get to know the trailblazers and catch them live on explorers.org, The Explorers Club YouTube Channel, and Facebook Live! - Wednesday, October 27 at 7:00 pm ET

October 26, 2021

By: The Explorers Club

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Dominique Gonçalves

Dominique Gonçalves is a Mozambican scientist serving as the Manager of the Elephant Ecology Project in Gorongosa National Park.

Dominique Gonçalves

She is a passionate advocate for girls' education and infuses a holistic blend of ecology, conservation, and human-elephant conflict mitigation into her work and outreach.

Dominique Gonçalves

While pursuing her passions, she is also working towards her Ph.D. in Biodiversity Management at the University of Kent.

Professor Mark Hannaford FEWM

Professor Mark Hannaford FEWM is an Expedition Leader, Honorary Aquanaut, photographer, and the founder of World Extreme Medicine, MSc Extreme Medicine (Exeter University).

Professor Mark Hannaford FEWM

He has led or participated in expeditions to all five continents and in the process helped to raise over $100M for charities.

Professor Mark Hannaford FEWM

An innovative and entrepreneurial leader, Mark's passion is to bring inspirational people together to build networks which improve standards in remote, disaster and humanitarian medicine.

Sateesh Venkatesh

Sateesh Venkatesh is a conservation biologist whose work focuses on how better knowledge of animal behavior can help mitigate human-wildlife conflict around the world.

Sateesh Venkatesh

He has worked with various species, but currently, his research focuses on investigating the personalities of semi-wild elephants in Myanmar.

Sateesh Venkatesh

While working with wildlife is his passion, he found how local communities and local commitment are essential in any conservation effort.

Donald Warne

Donald Warne is the Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Donald Warne

Dr. Warne is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe from Pine Ridge, SD, and he received his MD from Stanford University and his MPH from Harvard.