Master of Ceremonies

Centering Image and Text
Cissy Gore-Birch

Cissy Gore-Birch (OAM), 

Owner/Operation of Kimberley Cultural Connections Pty Ltd

Keynote Speakers

          

Ricky Archer, Director of National Parks, Parks Australia & Director, Parks Australia Division DCCEEW


               

           Dr Patrick Hone, Managing Director of Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC) and a member of the  National Marine Science Committee


Jordan Point, Executive Advisor, First Nations Fisheries Council of British Columbia 
               

                            Mere George, Chair, Iwi Collective


Speakers

 Dr Kristen Abernathy, Executive Officer, Women in Seafood Australasia
 Bo Carne, CEO, Aboriginal Sea Company
 Joe Morrison, CEO ILSC
 Clayton Nelson, General Manager - Policy and External Affairs, Austral Fisheries
Stan Lui, Director, Five Cubed Environmental 
 Tony McAvoy, SC
 Wally Stewart, NSW Aboriginal Fishing Rights Group 
Cass Hunter, CSIRO, Indigenous Social-Ecological Researcher
 Dr Joni Pini-Fitzsimmons, Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University
 Toni Hedditch, Shop Manager, Taroona Pty Ltd and Mackerel Online
Prof Chris Frid, Griffith University
 Prof Natasha Stacey, Communities and Livelihoods, CDU
 Kenny Bedford, Owner Director, Indigenous Initiatives and Innovation
  Dr Jenny Fraser, Artistic Director, cyberTribe

 Dr Michelle Heupel, Executive Director of the Integrated Marine Observing System
 Dr Sam Wood, Environmental Scientist, Aquenal
Geoff Barbaro, Executive Manager Stakeholder Engagement, Skills Insight
 Ms Rhett Hoskins, Co-Chair Sea Country Alliance
 
 Danielle Johnston, Senior Research Scientist at The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Tyá Dynevor, Research Assistant, Crown of Thorns Starfish Research and Management Project, JamesCook University
 Wayne Anderson, Chairperson of the NSW Aboriginal Fishing Advisory Council

 
 Carl Bevilacqua, Senior Fisheries Manager, Aboriginal Fishing and Marine Conservation - Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Leeweena Williams
Daniel Miller, CEO, Gunaikurnai Land & Waters Aboriginal Corporation

 
 Dr Valentin Thépot, Aquaculture Manager, Groote Aqua Aboriginal Corporation
Jason Yantarrbga, Groote Aqua Aboriginal Corporation
 Robert Chewying

 
 Djambawa Marawili AM, Djalkiripuyngu Aboriginal Corporation 
John Gunn FTSE, Chair, Marine BioProducts Cooperative Research Centre
 Dr Jody Edwards

 
 Doc Reynolds
Antonia Burke
 Derek Walker, Kuti Co 

 
 Daniel Abrahams, CEO Marine Bioproducts CRC
James Holman, Djalkiripuyngu Aboriginal Corporation
 Waka Mununggurr, Djalkiripuyngu Aboriginal Corporation

 
 Stuart Yiawara, Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation
Jimmy Olsen
 Don Wilton

 
 Randall Bayaraga, Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation
Pia Harkness, Program Coordinator, Traditional Owner Partnerships Team, Great Barrier Reef Foundation
 Yaraan Couzens- Bundle, SOPEC  & Saltwater People.org

 
 Ashley Perez, Sea Country Manager, Northern Land Council 
Luke Trevorrow, RAWSA & Kuti Co 

 Deklyn Townsend, Assistant Director North Marine Parks - North Network, DCCEEW 

 
 Ashley Perez, Sea Country Manager, Northern Land Council 
  Dr Nick McClean, University of Technology Sydney
 Barry Hunter, CEO NAILSMA

 
 Dora Bowles, Sea Country Researcher
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Key Dates

Conference Dates: 24-26 September 2024

Abstract Submissions Open: 22 May 2024

Abstract Submissions Close: 14 July 2024 

Early Bird Registrations Open:  22 May 2024

Early Bird Registrations Close: 23 Aug 2024

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