Spinning Yarns

Mrs Nicola Williams, Vice-President, The Royal Society of Victoria
Dr Catherine de Burgh-Day, Councillor, The Royal Society of Victoria and Research Scientist, The Bureau of Meteorology
Mr Rob Gell, Councillor, The Royal Society of Victoria and Company Director for Sustainability Initiatives
Professor David Walker, Councillor, The Royal Society of Victoria and NDHD Research Program, RMIT School of Health and Biomedical Sciences

Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Stupidity? Diversity, Inclusion and AI in our Post-COVID Future

Dr Muneera Bano
Senior Lecturer, Software Engineering
School of Information Technology, Deakin University

Our Resilient Future – Water, Agriculture & Biodiversity

A Place-Based Approach: The Goulburn-Murray Resilience Strategy
David McKenzie, Chair, Goulburn Regional Partnership
Claire Flanagan-Smith, Principal, Community & Strategy, RM Consulting Group

Climate Change & Systems Transformation
Associate Professor Lauren Rickards, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University

Preparing for Biodiversity Decision Making
Professor Brendan Wintle, School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne

Agricultural Transitions
Professor Richard Eckard, Director of Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, The University of Melbourne

Preparing for the Transition of the Water Sector
Dr Briony Rogers, Director of MSDI Water, Monash Sustainable Development Institute

Building Community Agency
Professor Sarah Bekessy, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University

Young Scientist Research Prizes Competition: Presentations, Judging and Prize Ceremony

Earth Sciences:
Mr Hayden Dalton, School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Ms Megan Withers, School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University

Biological (non-human) Sciences:
Ms Charlene Trestrail, School of Science, RMIT University
Mr Martin Estermann, Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology, Monash University

Physical Sciences:
Mr Majid Laleh, School of Engineering, Deakin University
Ms Adele Goodwin, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University

Biomedical & Health Sciences:
Mr Roshan Selvaratnam, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Monash University
Ms Lakshanie Wickramasinghe, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University

Climate Change: Managing the Unavoidable, Avoiding the Unmanageable

Professor David Karoly
Leader, Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub, CSIRO National Environmental Science Program