Emcee
Elizabeth Walker, Australia
Project Manager, Indigenous Science and Engagement
CSIRO
Opening Ceremony
Professor Tony Haymet, Australia
Australia’s Chief Scientist
Sid Domic, Australia
Indigenous Artist
Plenary Speakers
Plenary 1
Emerging technologies for global challenges
Moderator
Dr Sue Keay, Australia
Director
UNSW AI Institute
Dr Liang Zheng, Australia
Associate Professor
Australian National University
Chandrakant Patel, USA
Chief Engineer and Senior Fellow
HP Inc.
Sir Peter Gluckman, New Zealand
President, Director
International Science Council, Koi Tū: Centre for Informed Futures
Dr Yuko Harayama, Japan
Secretary General of the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI)
Tokyo Expert Support Center
Plenary 2
Climate Tech Collaboration: An Asia-Pacific partnership for prosperity
Dr Sivaji Chakravorti, India
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Jadavpur University
Moderator
Romilly Madew, Australia
CEO
Engineers Australia
Professor Yonggang Wen, Singapore
Professor and President’s Chair
Nanyang Technological University
Jas Chambers, Australia
President-elect, Chair
Science & Technology Australia, Ocean Decade Australia
Dr Juana Tapel, Philippines
ACPE and ASEAN Engineer Registered for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Jadavpur University
Concurrent Speakers
Concurrent 1
Enabling people and their potential
Moderator
Kylie Walker, Australia
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Professor Katrina Falkner, Australia
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) & Curriculum Domain Lead
Adelaide University
Dr Morley Muse, Australia
Co-founder
iSTEM Co. and DEIR.AI
Tanya Ha, Australia
Director
Science in Public and Westernport Water
A/Professor Arutha Kulasinghe, Australia
Associate Professor & Principal Research Fellow
Clinical-oMx Lab, University of Queensland
Responsible digital futures
Moderator
Dr Ian Oppermann, Australia
Co-founder
ServiceGen
Professor Genevieve Bell, Australia
Vice-Chancellor and President
ANU
Dr Johanna Weaver, Australia
Executive Director
TPDi
Professor Tom Rodden, England
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Research and Knowledge Exchange at University of Nottingham
Building global resilience and sustainability
Moderator
Emeritus Professor Mark Howden, Australia
Vice Chair
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Jas Chambers, Australia
Director and Principal
The Provenance
Dr Tsu-Jae King Liu, USA
President
National Academy of Engineering
Dr Marta Yebra, Australia
Professor in Environmental Engineering
ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society
Professor Jae-Woo Park, South Korea
Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hanyang University
Concurrent 2
Traditional Knowledges and western science
Moderator
Mikaela Jade, Australia
Founder and CEO
Indigital
Ruby Heard, Australia
Founding Director
Alinga Energy Consulting
Jade Gould, Australia
Environmental Scientist
First Nations
Robert Crawhall, Canada
CEO and Fellow
Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)
Future Food Security
Moderator
Professor Michelle Colgrave, Australia
Deputy Director
CSIRO Agriculture and Food
Dr Mariana Morales de la Peña, Spain
Visiting Professor
University of Lleida
Shaun Coffey, Australia
Chief Executive
Crawford Fund for Food Security
Dr Koh-ichi Kodowaki, Japan
Sub-Program Director
SIP (Strategic Innovation Program)
Technology, the environment and climate change
Moderator
Honorary Professor Vicki Chen, Australia
University of Queensland
Tanya De Hoog, Australia
Chief Engineering, Eminence and Innovation Officer
Aurecon
Professor He Kebin, China
Professor, Dean, Chairman
School of Environment, Institute for Carbon Neutrality at Tsinghua University
Priyanka Karunanithi, Australia
Climate Technology Investor
Professor Marcus Holgersson, Sweden
Professor of Industrial Management and Economics
Chalmers University of Technology
Closing Ceremony
Grace Brown, Australia
Co-founder and CEO
Andromeda
Gala Dinner
The Hon Andrew Powell, Australia
Minister for the Environment; Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation
Queensland Parliament
Engineering the Games: Technology, success and the next generation
Ali Cheshmehzangi, Australia
Head of School, School of Architecture, Design and Planning
University of Queensland
Kristina Clonan, Australia
Australian Olympic Track Cyclist
Australian Cycling Team
Jess Corones, Australia
General Manager of Performance Support and Olympic Campaign
Swimming Australia
Moderator
Keith Hampson, Australia
CEO
Australian Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre
Pat Howard, Australia
Executive General Manager – Strategy Insights & Innovation
Australian Sports Commission
Jo Maher, England
Pro Vice-Chancellor of Sport
Loughborough University
Moderator
Naomi McCarthy, Australia
Director of the Griffith Sports College
Griffith University
Dr Clare Minahan, Australia
Associate Professor, Griffith Sports Science
Griffith University / Australian Institute of Sport