Most speakers are now listed here.
Still to come:
- actors for the Gascoigne-Metcalfe international smash hit play “The Two Cultures” (Friday lunchtime performance in the Auditorium). More info…
- additional VIP plenary speakers, and
- online speakers coming soon!
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Kristin Alford – Director – MOD. at UniSA
Trevor Almeida – Producer – Geonewmedia
Anna-Maria Arabia – Chief Executive – Australian Academy of Science
George Aranda – Research Fellow – Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University
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Melanie Bagg – Business Development and Partnerships Manager – The Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC)
Jo Bailey – Lecturer – School of Design, College of Creative Arts, Massey University
Lisa Bailey – Program Manager – RiAus, Australia’s Science Channel
Mandy Bamford – Zoologist and Science Communicator – Bamford Consulting Ecologists
Helen Beringen – Communications Advisor to the Bioregional Assessment Programme – CSIRO
Laura Boland – Broker – Science Communications – Advisory & Intelligence, Applied Sciences, Environment Protection Authority Victoria
Heather Bray – Senior Research Associate – Department of History, School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, The University of Adelaide
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Sheree Cairney – Associate Professor – Centre for Remote Health, Flinders University & Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation
Anna Carr – University of Western Australia
Lee Constable – Host – Scope, Network 10
Craig Cormick – Creative Director – ThinkOutsideThe
David Cousins – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
Amanda Cox – Deputy Manager of Communication – Joint Colleges of Science at The Australian National University (ANU)
John Cripps Clark – Deakin University
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Stevie de Saille – Research Fellow, Research Policy, Evidence and Democracy – Crick Centre for Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
Misha Donohoe – Communication Design – Artful Evolution
Phil Dooley – Science Writer and Presenter – PhilUpOnScience
Kate Driver – Deputy Director, General Manager Operations – Questacon
Katie Dyer – Curator Contemporary – Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences
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Liz Edwards – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
Susannah Eliott – Chief Executive Officer – Australian Science Media Centre
Sean Elliott – Director – Rough Science
Rob Emery – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
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Laura Fagan – Development Officer, Biosecurity and Regulation – Department of Agriculture and Food
Andina Faragher – Senior Science Writer and Editor – Biotext
Hannah Feldman – Innovation Mentor – Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre
Lyn Froggett – Professor of Psychosocial Welfare – University of Central Lancashire
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Toss Gascoigne – Visiting Scholar – Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, ANU
Kirsten Gottschalk – Astronomy Ambassador – International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)
Ann Grand – Lecturer, Science Communication – School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia
Nadine Guthrie – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
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Emily Hall – Science Teaching Co-ordinator – Otago University Advanced School Sciences Academy (OUASSA), University of Otago, New Zealand
Nichole Hammond – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
Darryl Hardie – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
David Harris – Doctoral candidate – Queensland College of Art/Griffith University – Adjunct lecturer/Curator of UQ Physics Museum – University of Queensland
Leanne Harvey – Acting CEO – Australian Research Council
Kate Hodge – Science Communicator – Hodge Environmental
David Holmes – Research Co-ordinator of Communications and Media Studies – Monash University – Director – Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub
Paul Holper – Science Communicator – Scientell
Mandy Hopkins – Knowledge Broker and Indigenous Engagement Coordinator – National Environmental Science Programme Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub
Marina Hurley – Lecturer and Consultant – Writing Clear Science
Adam Huttner-Koros – Communications Officer – National Computational Infrastructure – Researcher – Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science – Freelance writer, Science Communicator, Linguist – Words Apart
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Davina Jackson – Visiting Research Fellow, Goldsmiths (Computing) – University of London – Director – DavinaJackson.com
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Adrian King – Animation Producer & Director – Redboat
Isabelle Kingsley – PhD Candidate – School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW – Program Producer – Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney NSW
Mitsuru Kudo – Center for the Study of Co* Design, Osaka University (Japan)
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Sarah Lau – Manager for Communications and Media Liaison – Department of Water, Western Australia – National Secretary – Australian Science Communicators
Joan Leach – Director – Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science – President – Australian Science Communicators
Kate Lehane – Branch Activity Leader Special Projects – Scouts Australia ACT Branch
Andrea Liberatore – Research Assistant – Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago
Nancy Longnecker – The Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago
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Kali Madden – Conference Director/Executive Officer – Australian Science Communicators
Jennifer Manyweathers – Veterinarian – Bega & Cobargo Veterinary Hospitals – PhD Candidate – Centre for Health Research, Western Sydney University – PhD Candidate – Centre for Science Communication, Faculty of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia
Jen Martin – Lecturer in Science Communication – School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne
Vicki Martin – Southern Cross University
Alec McCarthy – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
Rosalie McCauley – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
Ian McDonald – Communications Manager – Invasive Animals CRC
Fabien Medvecky – Lecturer in Science Communication, Master's Programme Coordinator – The Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago – President – Science Communicators' Association of New Zealand
Jenni Metcalfe – Director – Econnect Communication – PhD student – Australian National University
Anna Micha – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
Brenda Moon – Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
Clare Mullen – Climate Communicator – Bureau of Meteorology
Lizzie Muller – Director – Master of Curating and Cultural Leadership, UNSW
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Ben Newsome – Director – Fizzics Education
Katrina Nitschke – Head of Public Engagement – South Australian Museum
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Rebecca O’Leary – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
Sarah Olesen – Senior Writer, Editor and Data Visualisation Consultant – Biotext
Carol Oliver – University of New South Wales
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Karen Pearce – Writer, Editor and Science Communicator – Bloom Communication
Sheryn Pitman – Programme Manager – Inspiring South Australia
Karina Price – Science Communications Officer – ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology
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Will Rifkin – Chair in Social Performance – Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, University of Queensland
Tara Roberson – PhD Candidate – Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science
Tullio Rossi – Science Communicator, Marine Biologist and Graphic Designer – TullioRossi.com
Gregory Rowbotham – Cosmos Consultant and Science Communicator – International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)
Jeff Russell – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
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Adam Selinger – Co-founder and Creative Director – Children’s Discovery Museum (CDM)
Tory Shepherd – Political Editor, Senior Columnist – The Advertiser
Cobi Smith – PhD Candidate – Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science
Tristam Sparks – Senior Lecturer – School of Design, College of Creative Arts, Massey University
John Spoehr – Director – Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, Flinders University
Richard Stanford – Managing Director, Principal Visual Information Consultant – Biotext
Andrew Stapleton – Freelance science communicator – Andy Matter
Toni Stevens – Science Communicator and Chief of Staff – Science in Public
Miriam Sullivan – Lecturer, Science Communication – School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia
Andras Szito – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
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Bronwyn Terrill – Manager, Education and Communication – Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Simon Torok – Science Communicator – Scientell
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Martin Van Kranendonk – University of New South Wales
Chris Vennell – University of Otago (New Zealand)
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Catherine Webb – Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
Renée Webster – Defence Science and Technology Group, Aerospace Division
Marc West – Maritime Capability Analysis – Defence Science and Technology Group, Joint and Operations Analysis Division
Derek Williamson – Director – Museum of Human Disease, University of New South Wales
Paul Willis – Director – Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus), Australia's Science Channel
Katherine Witt – Research Fellow – Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, University of Queensland
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