Environment / Sustainability Speakers

Kim McKay

Kim McKay's international career in media, social marketing and communications spans over 25 years and every continent. A highly skilled communicator and entrepreneurial marketer, Kim has created and managed many visionary and large scale international projects. She was recognized by the Australian government for distinguished service to the environment and the community and was awarded an Order of Australia (AO), one of that country's highest civilian honours. Kim has recently taken up the role of Director and CEO of The Australian Museum.

Leigh Radford

Leigh Radford is the current National Editor of ABC Rural. Leigh joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as a trainee rural reporter, serving at regional stations in Victoria and South Australia. He has worked at ABC regional stations in Horsham, Sale and Port Pirie and was the Executive Producer of ABC Rural programs in South Australia. For almost 15 years Leigh was the voice of t ...

Leon Gettler

From his roots as a young journalist in Richmond, Leon worked his way to The Age. Over the past 18 years, he has developed a reputation as a strong, independent voice addressing a diversity of business, management and organisation related topics through articles, blogs and podcasts. During that time he also expanded his reach, writing 2 award winning books, speaking and presenting, and has continu ...

Mark Webber

"To achieve a really big goal you need to prepare for it. Adjust your life. Apply yourself. Just go out and do it." Mark Webber's down to earth attitude was tested time and again over his 15 years of sheer hard work as he pushed himself to make it into F1. Mark Webber is an Australian Formula One driver, and is the first Australian to have won a Formula One race (2009) since Alan Jones in 1981. ...

Melina Schamroth

Social entrepreneur Melina Schamroth is in the business of making a difference. Founder of m.a.d.woman (making a difference), creator of the unique Single Volunteers dating program, Grateful in April, Gals Doin' Good networking events, motivational speaker and author, Melina runs programs and events to connect people with each other and with their communities. Be it bushfire relief, helping the h ...

Michael Douglas

An Academy Award winner and prominent producer, Michael Douglas is one of the most successful and respected actors of our time. A powerhouse talent, he has consistently chosen socially relevant films that reflect the most pressing issues of the day. Beginning with the legendary classic, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and throughout his blockbuster hits, The China Syndrome, Fatal Attraction, Wall ...

Michael Salvatico

A marketing culture is central to Michael's work philosophy. Whether in Accounting, Information Technology or Finance he has strived to be the best in his field. Michael is focused on excellence while abiding by the highest ethical and moral standards. Michael Salvatico headed Emerging Markets Strategy at Merrill Lynch presenting investment trends worldwide. He now heads Climakind Pty Ltd, special ...

Mike McAllum

Michael McAllum is an internationally recognised speaker, author and facilitator consultant. As a 'futures architect', his focus is on the how to shape and harness the power of the forces involved in the transition from a mechanistic and centralized 20th century world to a 21st century networked and distributed society. This fast moving shift will require most organisations, cities and regions to ...

Mike Young

Globally recognized as one of the leading water thinkers and communicators Professor Mike Young is currently leading preparation of the water chapter in a United Nations Environment report on greening the world economy to be delivered mid 2010. He is also one of the Australian finalists for Venice Bienniale that is envisaging how Australia will look in 2100 when its population will have grown ...

Molly Harriss Olson

Appointed by President Clinton in 1993, Molly worked in the White House as the Founding Executive Director of the President's Council on Sustainable Development. The 25 member Council was a groundbreaking partnership whose membership came from, high-ranking representatives of industry, government, environment, labour and civil rights organisations. Molly was the sustainability expert for the Openi ...

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