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Plenary Program
Plenary sessions alternate with workshops and forums throughout the weekend. Download the Green New Deal program.
The main plenary sessions are listed below.
Saturday morning.
Keynote speech by Prof Tim Jackson, author of the groundbreaking report for the UK Sustainability Commission and about to be published book Prosperity Without Growth?
Welcome to country by Joy Wandin Murphy, Senior Elder of the Wurundjeri People.
Saturday afternoon
Panel discussion moderated by writer Amanda Lohrey on what needs to change for a green future. Panellists are:
Cheryl Buchanan Chair of the Kooma Traditional Owners Association, Queensland
Iain McGill, School of Electrical Engineering, UNSW
Georgia Miller, Coordinator FOE Australia Nanotechnology Project
Peter Szental, Szencorp a company dedicated to creating sustainable built environments
Lin Hatfield Dodds, National Director, UnitingCare Australia
Dean Mighell, Secretary, Electrical Trades Union (Victorian Branch)
Sunday morning
Second panel discussion on bringing about change in society. Also moderated by writer Amanda Lohrey. Panellists are:
Steve Keen, Associate Professor of Economics & Finance at the University of Western Sydney
Hendro Sangkoyo, Indonesia, principal researcher at the School of Democratic Economics (SDE)
Jake Wishart, South Australian young Greens
Joan Staples, Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Law, UNSW
Christine Milne, Greens Deputy Leader and climate change spokesperson
Sunday afternoon
Wrap up plenary session finishing with a treat by Margret RoadKnight and Trent McCarthy.
Workshops and forums
Workshops and forums alternate with the plenary program (listed here). Some spaces will be kept to allow workshops to be organised on the day.
