Environment / Sustainability Speakers

Jenny Brockie

Jenny Brockie is one of Australia's most experienced and respected broadcasters and television documentary makers. Jenny currently hosts Insight on SBS TV, where she facilitates a lively discussion each week involving more than 50 people. In 1992 she won the coveted Gold Walkley Award for excellence in journalism for her ground-breaking documentary Cop It Sweet about Sydney's Redfern police. She h ...

Joel Gilmore

Joel Gilmore received a PhD in physics from the University of Queensland in 2007 where he was researching models of biological systems such as vision and photosynthesis. During that time, he founded the UQ Physics Demo Troupe, a group of performers who travel Australia doing science shows and workshops. He now works full time as a science communicator at the University of Queensland promoting scie ...

John Connor

John Connor, joined the Climate Institute in March 2007 as Chief Executive Officer. He initially trained as a lawyer and worked as a research assistant for a Judge in the Land and Environment Court of NSW. After a stint as an environmental consultant to business he became a researcher for Dr Peter Macdonald the Independent member for Manly, during and after his role in holding the balance of power ...

Jon Dee

Jon Dee, 2010 NSW Australian of the Year, is one of Australia's most influential figures on environmental issues. Internationally, Jon Dee is best known as the Founder of Planet Ark, 'World Environment News' and his 14 country 'World Environment Review' poll. His passion for positive environmental change is not only inspirational, but creates an active awareness in people of how they can contribut ...

Joost Bakker

Who is Joost? This can't be answered in a few sentences. Joost doesn't quite fit into any mould and he's certainly much more than a highly creative florist. When you look at his achievements in the design arena, he's made an enormous impact both in Melbourne, where he's based, and in most of the other capital cities around Australia. Joost is self taught, attracting creatives wanting to work with ...

Kane Thornton

Kane Thornton is Chief Executive of the Clean Energy Council, the peak body for the clean energy industry in Australia. Kane has advocated for and helped design the policies that have been critical to the renewable energy industry's growth, and continues to be an active political advocate, public presenter and media spokesperson.

Keith Suter

Dr Keith Suter is an economic and social commentator, strategic planner, conference speaker, author and broadcaster.

As a broadcaster, he appears on Australian radio an average of once per day. He is the TV Channel 7 'Sunrise' Foreign Affairs Editor appearing on weekday mornings. He is also a foreign policy analyst for Sky TV Australia, and ABC Adelaide and Radio 4BC (Brisbane).

Kevin McCloud

Kevin McCloud is a great keynote speaker, presenter and awards host best known for Channel 4's Grand Designs and for his annual coverage of the Stirling Prize (the highest award for contemporary British architecture). Kevin's two ambitions are to entertain and to make the built environment better - and consequently 'make people feel better'. When not filming, Kevin runs a product design prac ...

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