Keynotes, conference papers and invited briefings.

Featured recent talks

2024 – 2025 · keynotes and lead presentations.

2025Invited speaker

Economic and Socioeconomic Impact of Animal Diseases

TAFS Forum Conference

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · 2–3 December 2025

TAFS papers & reports

2025Co-presenter

Why Sustainable Investment in Quality Tools Is a Smart Decision

TAFS Forum Conference (with Damian Pacheco)

Bangkok, Thailand · 4–5 November 2025

Workshop page

2025Invited speaker

Living with FMD: Towards Smart, Stage-Adapted & Sustainable Control

TAFS Forum Conference

Istanbul, Türkiye · 3–4 June 2025

Conference page

2025Lead presenter

Cost-Benefit Analysis of PPR Vaccination Strategies: Targeted Episystem vs Whole-Country Coverage

PPR GREN Meeting

Abu Dhabi, UAE · 20–22 January 2025

PPR GREN (WOAH)

2024Lead author

Transboundary Animal Disease Control in the Context of Development Economics Theory

17th ISVEE Symposium · Oral presentation, health policy & capacity building

Sydney, Australia · November 2024

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2024Co-author

Risk of FMD SAT2 Introduction and Spread in Countries of the Near East and West Eurasia

17th ISVEE Symposium · Poster presentation

Sydney, Australia · November 2024

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TAFS Forum — FMD conferences & roundtables

Papers, reports and event documentation from the TAFS Forum FMD programme, where several of the talks above were delivered.

Bangkok

Roundtable “Vaccine Verification”

Cape Town

Strengthening FMD control capacity & resilience

Istanbul

Strengthening capacity to control FMD & tackle emerging threats

Curitiba

FMD Prevention: livestock, livelihoods and economies

Madrid

The Importance of Being Prepared for FMD

Buenos Aires

Sustainable control of FMD in a changing environment

Earlier selected talks

A chronological selection from 2006 – 2023.

1. 2023

   Indirect Economic Impacts for the Pig Value Chain of ASF Eradication Measures

   SafePork

   2023

2. 2021

   Socioeconomics of Transboundary Animal Diseases: Investments, Benefits & Public-Private Shares

   EAAE Virtual Congress — Organised Panel

   Virtual · July 2021

3. 2020

   When Is Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccination Profitable in Endemic Settings?

   Knight-Jones et al.

   2020

4. 2019

   Economic Impact Assessment of Foot and Mouth Disease in Turkey

   ISESSAH 3rd Annual Conference

   Atlanta, USA · 20–21 July 2019

5. 2019

   Will Climate Change Contribute to Larger Financial Impacts on Liver Fluke Infected Dairy Farms?

   ISESSAH 3rd Annual Conference

   Atlanta, USA · July 2019

6. 2018

   Conserving Farm Animal Genetic Resources in the UK: Post-Brexit Policy Discussion

   30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists

   Vancouver, Canada · 28 July – 2 August 2018

7. 2018

   Economics and Welfare Aspects of Sow Housing: Regulation and Consequences in the UK

   10th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA)

   Berlin, Germany · 18–20 January 2018

8. 2017

   Capacity of EU-wide Economic Policy-Support Models to Incorporate Animal Health and Welfare

   ISESSAH Inaugural Meeting

   Aviemore, Scotland · 2017

9. 2014

   Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Vaccinating Cattle Against E. coli O157

   NJF Seminar 476 — Economics of Animal Health and Welfare

   Hämeenlinna, Finland · 2–3 October 2014

10. 2013

    Predicting the Implications of CAP Reform Using a Bio-Economic Modelling Approach

    133rd EAAE Seminar

    Chania, Greece · 15–16 June 2013

11. 2013

    Feasibility of Herd Health Score for Pig Herds in the UK

    5th European Symposium of Porcine Health Management

    Edinburgh, UK · 22–24 May 2013

12. 2006

    Cost-Effectiveness of Beef-Carcass Decontamination Measures Against E. coli O157:H7

    11th ISVEE Symposium

    Cairns, Australia · 2006