Panel Discussion with William Bock, Fiach Byrne, Laura Costello, Seán Ronayne, and Tania Banotti

Panel Discussion with William Bock, Fiach Byrne, Laura Costello, Seán Ronayne, and Tania Banotti.
William Bock produces innovative socially focused projects for and about diverse communities and the environments they inhabit. Born in Cork with a diverse cultural family background, his work explores the connections between identity, heritage, ecology and migration. He is currently working on Hometree's Dinnseanchas project.
Fiach Byrne is an Agri-Environmental Officer based in Kerry. As a zoologist, he has studied many insects and birds with a particular focus on species associated with farmland, such as the charismatic Red-billed Chough. He is particularly interested in regional development, landscape conservation, and in connecting communities to their landscapes.
Laura Costello has over 10 years experience in the communications industry. Her speciality is in leading transformative communications campaigns that connect, convince and create change. She works for a sustainable world by accelerating cultural and business transformation toward a joyful, just and liveable future. Laura is also growing a community of creative professionals working to reshape the advertising and marketing industry to tackle climate change. She is currently leading the Creative Ireland funded project Good Life 2030 Ireland.
Seán Ronayne, Surveying Ecologist and the creator of Irish Wildlife Sounds, has recorded over 160 birds throughout Ireland so far with a goal of recording all of Ireland's regularly occurring bird species.
Tania Banotti is the Director of Creative Ireland, a government initiative to place creative arts at the heart of Irish communities. Tanya has extensive experience in arts, advertising, media, politics and economics. She has also been Chief Executive of Advertising Practitioners of Ireland and of Theatre Forum Ireland.
Ardnaculla Summer School is a community and ecology festival promoting learning, connection, and regeneration. Ardnaculla Summer School 2024 is a part of Dinnseanchas Project and a recipient of the Creative Climate Action fund, an initiative from the Creative Ireland Programme. It is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.