An expert panel of STEM professionals in industry will discuss transferable skills, implicit skills (also called ‘soft’ skills), the value of a professional network, potential jobs of the future and their top tips for career success. Think outside the square and dream big about future careers!

Professor David Lindenmayer, Professor of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
Professor Simon Jones, Professor of Remote Sensing, Geospatial Science, RMIT University
Dr Emma Razeng, Research Scientist, Persistence and Adaptation Team, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
Dr Peter Kriesner, Research Scientist (Genetics), cesar
Ms Vanessa Craigie, Senior Policy Officer (Threatened Species), Biodiversity Division, Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning

Featuring: Dr Amanda Caples, Victoria’s Lead Scientist; Dr Gillian Sparkes, the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Victoria; Dr Angie Bone, Victoria’s Deputy Chief Health Officer; Dr Andrea Hinwood, Environment Protection Authority’s Chief Environmental Scientist, and; Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea, Co-Founder and CEO Women in STEMM Australia. Facilitated by Dr Bridie O’Donnell, Head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation.

Dr Rebecca Ford, Senior Research Fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
Dr Lindy Lumsen, Principal Research Scientist, Wildlife Ecology Section, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
Dr Graeme Newell, Research Scientist, Ecological Analysis and Synthesis Program, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
Associate Professor Craig Nitschke, Senior Research Fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne

It’s an evening of science in the style of the great panel shows – think mixing Mock the Week, Spicks and Specks, and just a dash of QI.
Featuring Joel Gilmore, Alanta Colley, Alan Duffy, Claire Farrugia, Anna He, Tom Lang and Belinda Smith.