Speakers, Chairs & Moderators
Our 2025 conference speakers and chairs are listed below with biographical details. Their address abstracts will be added as they become available.
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The Hon John Anderson AC, FTSE Chair, Crawford Fund |
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SIR JOHN CRAWFORD MEMORIAL ADDRESS The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon GradCertBA, GAICD Crawford Fund Board Member and Former Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
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VOTE OF THANKS Ms Mikayla Hyland-Wood President, RAID Network |
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A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE HON KATE THWAITES The Hon Kate Thwaites Special Envoy for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience |
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SESSION 1 Ms Su McCluskey FCPA FTSE Member of the Crawford Fund Board of Directors and Former Special Representative for Australian Agriculture |
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SESSION 1 Professor Glenn Denning Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia University |
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SESSION 2 Ms Jennifer Kelly Senior Innovation Systems Broker, CSIRO Agriculture and Food Sustainability Research Program |
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SESSION 2 Prof Richard Eckard Professor of Carbon Farming at the University of Melbourne and Zero Net Emissions Agriculture CRC Program Leader |
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SESSION 2 Dr Ando Radanielson Senior Scientist, International Rice Research Institute, Low carbon rice |
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SESSION 2 Ms Caitlin McConnel Australian Farmer & Lawyer on legal issues |
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SESSION 2 Dr Leanne Webb Science Lead, Asia-Pacific Climate Intelligence, CSIRO |
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SESSION 2 Dr Tyron Venn Senior Research Fellow, School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, University of Queensland |
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SESSION 3 – Topic 1 Dr Aditi Mukherji Principal Scientist – Climate Action in the Livestock, Climate and Environment Program of the International Livestock Research Institute |
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SESSION 3 – Topic 2 Professor Graham Sem Environmental Science & Geography Discipline Lead, University of Papua New Guinea |
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SESSION 3 Mr Shaun Coffey FTSE, CRSNZ, FAIA, FAICD CEO, Crawford Fund |
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SESSION 4 Mr Nigel Hart Managing Director, GRDC |
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SESSION 4 Dr Purnima Menon Senior Director for Food and Nutrition Policy and Acting Senior Director, Transformation Strategies, IFPRI |
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SESSION 4 Dr Sonia Akter Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy Resources, Environment and Development, ANU |
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SESSION 4 Mr Acacio Sarmento da Silva Senior Research Analyst, WorldFish |
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SESSION 4 Ms Selane Tairea Research Officer, Te Puna Vai Marama – Cook Islands Centre for Research, University of the South Pacific |
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SESSION 4 Ms Vyta Hanifah Researcher, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN Indonesia) |
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CONVERSATION Professor Wendy Umberger CEO, ACIAR |