The Australia Institute are excited to announce the preliminary program for the Tasmanian Ocean Summit on 17 November 2023 (which includes several CMS members presenting).
What: Tasmanian Ocean Summit 2023
When: Friday 17 November, 9.30am - 5pm
Where: Spring Bay Mill, Triabunna
Registration: Tasmanian Ocean Summit 2023 Tickets | Eventbrite
Speakers announced already:
- Andry Sculthorpe | Land and Heritage, Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
- Polly Hemming | Climate and Energy Program Director, The Australia Institute
- Angela Williamson | Blue Policy & Planning Director, Blue Economy CRC
- Jane Gallichan | CEO, Tasmanian Association for Recreational Fishing
- Associate Professor Neville Barrett | Marine and estuarine ecologist, IMAS
- Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas | Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment
- Prof Jan McDonald | Environmental and Climate Law, UTAS
- Joey McKibben | Chair, Divers Sector Sub Committee of the Tasmanian Abalone Council
- Claire Bookless | Managing lawyer, Environmental Defenders Office Tasmania
- Matt Grudnoff | Senior Economist, The Australia Institute
- Dr Larelle Bossi | Regenerative ethicist, UTAS
- Rebecca Howarth | Marine Campaigner, Environment Tasmania
- Ebony Bennett | Deputy Director, The Australia Institute
- Eloise Carr | Director, The Australia Institute Tasmania
- Dr Emily Ogier | Leader, FRDC Human Dimensions Research Coordination Program, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
- Prof Gretta Pecl | Director, Centre for Marine Socioecology, Prof of Climate Change Ecology and IPCC Lead Author
This year, the Summit's program will include three keynote addresses, and three panel discussions:
- What does protection look like in a changing ocean?
- Emerging and competing uses in a sustainable ocean economy
- Moving Tasmania towards a new ocean paradigm
Each panel session allows plenty of time for audience Q&A and discussion among panelists.
The event will also be running an exercise for all Summit participants: Identifying and prioritising shared objectives for the ocean we want, facilitated by CSIRO's Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas.
