Speakers (2018)
Keynote Speakers
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Dean Bagley
Product Development Manager, SeaLink Travel Group accepting award on behalf of Kingfisher Bay Resort
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Douglas Baird
Environment & Compliance Manager, Quicksilver Connections
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Catherine Basterfield
Chief Executive Officer, Phillip Island Nature Parks
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Prof Susanne Becken
Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Director of Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University
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Africa Berdonces
Freelance Naturalist Tour Guide, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Richard Berman-Hardman
General Manager, Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
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Corinne Brimm
Deputy General Manager, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
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Greg Bruce
General Manager Environmental Services, Division of Planning, Environment and Culture, Townsville City Council
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Scott Buchanan
Executive Director, Wet Tropics Management Authority
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Jacob Cassady
Traditional Owner & Director, Mungalla Aboriginal Business Corporation
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Jan Claxton
Owner, Ocean Rafting
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Leanne Coddington
Chief Executive Officer, Tourism and Events Queensland
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Dr Wendy Craik AM
Chair, Climate Change Authority
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Anna Del Rio
Manager Economic Development and Tourism, Shire of Ashburton
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Deborah Dickson-Smith
Travel Writer and Co-Founder, Diveplanit Travel
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David Edwards Projects Chief Executive, Special Projects Unit
Department of Innovation, Tourism Industry Development and the Commonwealth Games
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Dr Claire Ellis
Chair, Ecotourism Australia
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Andrew Flannery
Eco-Active Business Leader, Spicers Group & Turner Family Foundation
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Peter Gash
Managing Director, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort
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Dr Thomas Goreau
President, Global Coral Reef Alliance & Biorock Technology Inc.
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Lisa Groom
Managing Director, interNATIONAL PARKtours, accepting award on behalf of Binna Burra Lodge
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Michael Groom
Renowned Adventurer and Mountain Climber
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Rod Hillman
Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia
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Shirley Hollingsworth
General Manager, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
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Prof Ken Hughey
Professor, Department of Environmental Management, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Jason Jacobi
General Manager, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
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Darren Jew
Wildlife Photographer
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Ben Klaassen
Deputy Director-General, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
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Anna Marsden
Managing Director, Great Barrier Reef Foundation
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Jeff McAlister
Deputy Director-General, Tourism, Department of Innovation Tourism Industry Development and the Commonwealth Games
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Ione McLean
Operations and Outreach Manager, Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network
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Ross McLennan
Owner, Hidden Valley Cabins
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Kauahi Ngapora
General Manager, Kaikoura Whale Watch (New Zealand)
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Dana Nikanpour
Group Manager, Sales & Marketing, Northern Escape Collection
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Ben O'Hara
General Manager, Land and Environment, Turner Family Foundation
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Andy Ridley
Chief Executive Officer, Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef
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Meaghan Scanlon MP
Assistant Minister for Tourism Industry Development, Queensland Government
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Molly Steer
Straw No More Campaign
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Albert Teo
Managing Director, Borneo Eco Tours (Malaysia)
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Sarah Vickory
Environmental Manager, Ocean Rafting
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Paul Victory
General Manager Growth & Innovation, SeaLink Travel Group
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Dr David Wachenfeld
Chief Scientist, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
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Darrell Wade
Co-founder / Chairman, Intrepid Travel / Intrepid Group
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Karla Way-McPhail
Director, NAIF
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Barry Weare
Director of Operations, Cooee Traveller
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Katherine Zischka
Director, Australian Committee for IUCN Inc.
Concurrent Speakers
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Tara Bennett
Executive Officer, Tourism Port Douglas Daintree
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Alana Binns
Site Manager, Seal Bay Conservation Park, Department for Environment and Water
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Russell Boswell
Manager, Savannah Guides
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Leonie Bowles
Associate Lecturer, University of Queensland
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John Cameron B.Arch, FRAIA
Director, John Cameron Architects Pty Ltd
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Tammy Cheung
Senior Manager, Eco Travel Limited
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Dr Matt Curnock
Social Scientist, CSIRO
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Louise Custance
VIDA Planners and Landscape Architects
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Yvette Eglinton
Senior Project Officer, Environmental Science and Information Unit, Department for Environment and Water
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Matthew Flynn
Design Director, VIDA Planners and Landscape Architects
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Jen Fry
Manager, Visitor Strategy, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife
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Dr Jitendra GC
Executive Chairperson, Sajha Foundation
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Pascal Guillet
Owner-operator, Vanuatu Ecotours (Vanuatu)
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Nopparat Guyphet
Co-owner, 202PAGES (Thailand)
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Laura Hahn
Conservation Officer, National Parks Association of Queensland
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Nicole Hitchcock
Senior Ranger, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
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Karen Hofman
PhD Student, University of Queensland
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Ian Hutton
Manager, Lord Howe Island Nature Tours
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Jacob Jansen
Politics and Sociology Major, Sustainability Chair, Student Sustainability Worker, Loras College 2020, USA
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Suhaili Kahar
Naturalist guide, Sukau Rainforest Lodge
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Gary Kerr
Executive Officer, Douglas Shire Council
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Innes Larkin
Owner, Mt Barney Lodge
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Tracey Lines
Director Reef Development, Clean Energy Finance Corporation
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Darcelle Matassoni
Project Communications Coordinator, Lord Howe Island Board
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Fiona Merida
Assistant Director Tourism and Education, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
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David Morgans
Strategic Projects Director, Tourism and Events Queensland
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Marnie Ogg
Director, Travel Ogg Pty Ltd
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Onigraay Parker
Director of Planning, Development and Environment, Portmore Municipal Council, Jamaica
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Dr Anna Phelan
Research Fellow, UQ Business School
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Dr Neal Phillip
Professor & Chairperson, Dept of Chemistry & Chemical Technology, Bronx Community College, USA
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Bruce Prideaux
Director, Centre for Tourism and Regional Opportunities, Central Queensland University
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Charlotte Prouse
Destination Marketing Store
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Gary Rebgetz MBA
Director, CMCA Ltd
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Brent Ritchie
Professor, UQ Business School
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Shaneza Rohoman
Academic Advisor & Adjunct Chemistry Lecturer, Bronx Community College (USA)
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Dr Dereck Skeete
Professor of Environmental Science, Medgar Ever College (USA)
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Daniel Smedley
Director and Architect, Studio S2 Architects
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Carl Solomon
Director, Destination Marketing Store
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Melanie Stonill
Seal Bay Conservation Park, Department for Environment and Water
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Maya Tamang
PhD Pursuant, MSc Environmental Science, Working with Ministry of Environment
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Sophie Teede
Operations Supervisor (Marine), Busselton Jetty Incorporated
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Chris Thomas
Parks and Partnerships Manager, Department for Environment and Water
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Sascha Thyer
Assistant Director Technical Operations, Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef Aquarium
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Beatriz Torres Hansjosten
Ph.D Student, Marine Ecology, Universitat de les Illes Balears (Spain)
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Cassandra Wardle
PhD Student, Griffith University
Chairs
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Alysia Brandenburg
Director, Ecotourism Australia
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Tony Charters AM
Convenor, Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference
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Lina Cronin
Communications and Audit Manager, Ecotourism Australia
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Dr Claire Ellis
Chair, Ecotourism Australia
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Emily Ellis
Operations Manager, Ecotourism Australia
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Sofie Formica
Conference Master of Ceremonies
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Daniel Gschwind
Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Tourism Industry Council
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Rod Hillman
Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia
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Innes Larkin
Director, Ecotourism Australia`
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Rick Murray
Deputy Chairman, Ecotourism Australia