Keynote Speaker - Ms. Laura Darby 

Laura Darby is a conservationist, primatologist, diplomat, and twin mom. She began her career in the Democratic Republic of Congo working with orphaned chimpanzees, and the story of their heroic rescue has been featured on the Today Show and the New York Times. Since leaving field work, she has worked for the United Nations, both in Kenya and abroad.  She is the author of two books coming out next year, Love and Malaria, an account of her time in DRCongo with her now-husband, Adam, and Monkeys Don’t Eat Bananas, a children’s book inspired by her experiences as a primatologist mom reading to her kids.

You can find out more about Laura at www.lauradarby.com