Panellists: Associate Professor Meera Parish, Associate Professor: School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University; Dr Carlos Kuhn, Postdoctoral Research Fellow: School of Science, Swinburne University; Rebecca Orrell-Trigg, PhD student: School of Engineering, RMIT University

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

Panellists: Dr Leah Heiss, Master of Design Futures: School of Design, RMIT University; Dr Nolene Byrne, Senior Lecturer: School of Engineering & Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University; Dr Rajesh Ramanathan, Senior Research Fellow: School of Science, RMIT University; Dr Lyndon Arnold, Research Fellow: School of Fashion & Textiles, RMIT University.

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.

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.