The Team

Claire founded The River Summit in 2022 from her garden with a simple belief: the biggest environmental challenges require collaboration, not confrontation.

With 14 years of environmental communications experience, Claire has a unique talent for bringing unlikely allies together around shared goals. She closed her agency in 2025 to focus entirely on building The River Summit and Festival Charity into the UK's leading platform for cross-sector river collaboration.

Under Claire's leadership, The UK River Summit has grown from 30 people sharing lunch by a river to 350+ attendees at events where government ministers make policy announcements and major initiatives are discussed for the first time. Her approach of creating truly independent spaces for genuine dialogue has earned recognition across the water sector.

Claire's vision extends beyond events - she's building the permanent infrastructure where UK water policy gets shaped through collaboration. When she's not convening ministers with campaigners or water company CEOs with community groups, she can be found by rivers, always learning what they need from all of us working together.

A seasoned entrepreneur working within the marketing and Brewing space. In 2017 James was awarded the Freedom of the City of London for services to brewing . Over the past three years he has helped build Lakedown Brewing Co. alongside Rock Legend, Roger Daltrey and his family. James is also a keen fly angler and cares passionately about the quality of our waterways.

Aaron leads Orvis UK, overseeing its retail, e‑commerce and marketing efforts. With a background in premium outdoor brands, he has helped evolve Orvis' UK presence while staying true to its heritage in fly fishing and connection to nature. As a Trustee of The River Summit and Festival, Aaron is a passionate advocate for river health. He has championed Orvis UK’s support for collaborative conservation efforts, using the brand’s platform to drive awareness and engagement amongst the angling community. 

Trustee

Trustee