Program and speaker information

Richard is the Chief Economist and former Executive Director of The Australia Institute. He is a prominent Australian economist, author and public policy commentator.

White is a writer with degrees in economics and literature. She is the author of ‘Six Capitals: The revolution capitalism has to have – or can accountants save the planet?’

Bronwen Morgan is Professor of Law at UNSW Australia. She is interested in the interaction between regulation and rights, especially in the context of social activism.

David Ritter is the Chief Executive Officer of Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Before taking up his present position, David worked for Greenpeace in London in a series of senior campaign positions.

Anne is Managing Director of Madjulla Incorporated, an Adjunct Research Fellow with Charles Darwin University and Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with Notre Dame University Broome.

Michelle is a lawyer, activist and co-founder/director of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance. She's the Chairperson of the Environmental Defenders Office Queensland.

Ross Williams, traditional name Timmulbar (Lightning), is a very proud Bindal/Juru Elder of Bowen to Townsville region. Born to an Aboriginal father (dec) and Torres Strait Islander mother (dec).

Katherine Gibson is a Professorial Research Fellow in the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University. She has over 30 years’ of experience working to build resilient economies.

Amanda is the Director of the Centre for Social Change. Currently she is working with coal and gas affected communities in Australia to identify economic opportunities beyond fossil fuels.

Selena Griffith is an academic, social innovator and entrepreneur. She is passionate about cross-disciplinary collaborations to drive innovative responses to social, environmental and economic issues.

Darren Sharp is a sharing economy strategist with a background in community engagement and research. He works with clients to amplify the strengths of people and communities through sharing.

Jose is a social change researcher, trans-disciplinary collaborator, and advocate for commons-oriented social alternatives through his research and consulting business Action Foresight.

Julian is a PhD candidate in the School of Management at RMIT University. He focuses on coworking, a form of social cooperation between predominantly non-standard workers.

Melina Morrison is a founding director of the cooperative businesses advocacy organisation, Social Business Australia.

David is Professor of Environmental Politics at the University of Sydney, and is known internationally for his work in environmental politics, environmental movements, and political theory.

Martin Wood is an organisation theorist interested in process philosophy and general sociological questions concerning work, culture and economy.

Shann Turnbull PhD (Macquarie), MBA (Harvard), BSc (Melb.) is Principal of the International Institute for self-governance, founding life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Robin Krabbe became interested in sustainability and the role of socioeconomic exchange after working for the CSIRO for twelve years and the Victorian Department of Primary Industries for five years.