2025 Speakers

Nora Bateson

President of International Bateson Institute

Tyson Yunkaporta

Author and Founder of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab

Indy Johar

Executive Director

Dark Matter Labs

Lesley Hughes

Climate Scientist & Pro Chancellor at Macquarie University

Alexander Beiner

Author, Founder of Kainos & co-Director of Breaking Convention

N'arwee't Carolyn Briggs

Chairperson & Founder of Boon Wurrung Foundation

Lisa Miller

CEO of Wedgetail

Ben Goldsmith (Virtual)

Founder and CEO of Menhaden Capital PLC

Julia Kim

Global Wellbeing Economy Expert

Simon Holmes à Court

Oliver Costello

Executive Director of Jagun Alliance Aboriginal Corporation

Pella Thiel

Co-Founder of Swedish Transition Network & End Ecocide Sweden

Tishiko King

Ocean & Climate Advocate, Grant Manager at Groundswell

Eleanor Gammell

Director at First Light

Dara Parker

Joshua Yeldham

Helena Norberg-Hodge

Founder of Local Futures

Dane O'Shanassy

Country Director of Patagonia

Nicola Rivers

Co-CEO at Environmental Justice Australia

Dan Etheridge

Engagement Director of Living Lab Northern Rivers

Jack Manning Bancroft

Alison George

Head of Impact and Ethics at Australian Ethical

Paul Liknaitzky

Head of the Clinical Psychedelic Lab at Monash University

Peter Apell

Program Director of The Jane Goodall Institute

Adam Milgrom

Partner at Giant Leap

Ronie Mak

Managing Director at RS Group

Morag Gamble

Founder of Permaculture Education Institute

Jenny Gray

CEO of Zoos Victoria

Peter Bland

Founder of Wattle Bank Farm

Nick Thomas

Partner at Clayton Utz

Mariam Azzo

Special Counsel at Clayton Utz

Sally Sherwen

Director of Wildlife Conservation and Science at Zoos Victoria

Dan Pediaditis

Head of Philanthropy at Boundless Earth

Matt Kuperholz

Artificial Intelligence Scientist and Advisor

Bram Mason

Manager, Nature and Biodiversity

Keenan Bunning

National Manager Private Wealth & Family Office Distribution at Australian Ethical Investment

Claire O'Rourke

CEO of Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN)

Rachel Lowry

CEO of Bush Heritage

David Ritter

CEO of Greenpeace

Damon Gameau

Filmmaker & Founder of Regen Studios

Laura Hamilton-O’Hara

CEO of Living Future Institute of Australia

Gadi Kenny

Impact Investor, Philanthropist & Co-founder of RegenIL

Kirsty de Garis

Curator, Facilitator and Editor at TEDx

Kym Powell

Geography teacher at John Paul College

Jo Barrett

Chef and Author

Tammy Ben-Shaul

Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist

Erica McCalman

Creative Producer and Co-CEO of Theatre Network Australia

Beatrice Imbert

Founder of Wattle Bank Farm

Hayley Morris

Executive Director at Morris Group

Mele-Ane Havea

Co-Chair B Lab Australia & NZ

Cathy Wilkinson

CEO of Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation

Anna Yelland

Brand Director at Small Giants Academy

Paul Hameister

Executive Chairman & Founder of Nature Based Cities

Jade Hameister

Polar Explorer & Environmental Advocate

Ewan Waller

Chief Officer - Fire & Emergency Management DSE

John Stewart

Creator at Living School

Jo Yeldham

Mietta Symmons-Joyce

Researcher and Storyteller at Learning Creates Australia

Nicole Barling-Luke

Regen Melbourne

Alison Whitten

Director of Research at Regen Melbourne

Berry Liberman

Co-Founder of Small Giants Academy

Danny Almagor

Co-Founder of Small Giants Academy

Kaj Löfgren

CEO of Regen Melbourne

Tamsin Jones

Head of Programs at Small Giants Academy

Francie Doolan

CEO of Small Giants Family Office

Samuel Beard

Chief of Staff, Small Giants Family Office