Chris has a background in science education, community outreach, organisational development and stakeholder engagement, as well as extensive experience the […]
Dr Dan Metcalfe is the Director for Environment at CSIRO which delivers impact-driven science across all States and Territories. Dan […]
Chris Foley is the CEO of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO). He leads strategies that unite Australian businesses, governments […]
Kate Noble is a Senior Manager in Oceans Policy at WWF-Australia and oversees WWF’s No Plastics in Nature initiative in Australia, […]
Professor Sujeeva Setunge is the Associate Deputy-Vice Chancellor, Research and Innovation for Science, Engineering and Health at RMIT University in Melbourne. […]
Dr Leonie Walsh is the Interim Chair of the Solving Plastic Waste CRC. Leonie is an experienced leader and adviser […]
For two decades Kyle has worked on quantifying plastics flows and environmental impacts in Australia. Since 2008, Kyle has been […]
Professor Magdalena Plebanski is an internationally- renowned leader in immunology and bioengineering research, Head of the Translational Immunology and Nanotechnology […]
Nicky Eshtiaghi is a professor in the chemical engineering department of RMIT University, and also an Engineers Australia (EA) Chartered […]
Dr Catherine Rees manages the Wastewater Treatment and Marine Research Portfolio for Melbourne Water. Her 20-year career in engineering was […]
Dr Scott Wilson is Research Director of the Australian Microplastic Assessment Project, a citizen science driven data collection and education […]
Dr Mike Williams is a senior research scientist within the CSIRO Environment Industry Environments research program where he works on […]
Professor Bing-Jie Ni is an ARC Future Fellow and full professor at UNSW Water Research Centre. He has been working […]
Dr Elvis Okoffo is an outstanding early career researcher and emerging international leader in innovative sampling and analytical techniques to […]
Dr Tanveer Adyel is an ARC DECRA Fellow and Senior Lecturer at RMIT University. His research focuses on the fate […]
Andrew S. Ball is Director of the ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia’s Biosolids Resource, Distinguished Professor at […]
Fereshteh is a postdoctoral research fellow selected via the “Impossible Without You” campaign in 2023. She has a robust background […]
Dr Phoebe Lewis is a Senior Scientist at the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria and is a passionate and driven […]
Professor Megh Mallavarapu is a Professor of Environmental Biotechnology at the University of Newcastle. Megh is an innovative researcher with […]
Julia Jaeger, a Technical Specialist at Eurofins Environment Testing, holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry. She brings over a decade […]
Mehran Rezaei Rashti is a Senior Lecturer (soil and environmental biogeochemistry) at the Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University. He is […]
Professor Stefanie Feih received her PhD from the University of Cambridge, a Masters Degree from Cornell University and a Mechanical Engineering […]
Renae McBrien is the Sustainability Consultant for Children’s Health Queensland. Renae is passionate about building sustainability into our health care […]
Dr Trevor Thornton has been involved over the past 35 years in the development and implementation of programs for the healthcare […]
Helen Jarman, Co-Founder and Director of Medcycle, is an award-winning leader in sustainability and circular economy solutions. With a distinguished […]
Dr Anne-Maree Boland has extensive experience in dealing with sustainability in agriculture. She is a Churchill Fellow and recipient of […]
Stuart Gordon is a Senior Principal Research Scientist in CSIRO’s Agriculture and Food Business Unit. Stuart has led a wide […]
Isabel’s expertise includes resource recovery, circular organics and waste management for agriculture, businesses and government. Isabel’s focus is on organic […]
Stephanie Thoo is the General Manager of Innovation & Sustainability at Pro-Pac Group. She has spent her career in innovation […]
Gavin Crawford has worked in a number of Rural and Regional Councils for the past 31 Years in the roles […]
Dr Biplob Pramanik, a Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow at RMIT University, previously held positions at La Trobe University […]
Vani is an Executive Director and circular economy specialist with Infrastructure Advisory Group, a consultancy firm that partners with government […]
Dr Yuguo Yu has expertise focusing on sustainable concrete technology, virtual computational mechanics, and machine learning aided analysis & design. […]
Dr Mohammad Saberian is working as a Vice Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow at RMIT University. He has extensive track records of […]
Associate Professor Dilan Robert is the Head of Department in Civil & Infrastructure Engineering at RMIT. He obtained his first […]
Dr Chamila Gunasekara is a Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow at RMIT University. His research focuses on the development […]
Dr Loh has a diverse engineering background including sustainability, fire behaviour, and design in advanced materials for construction in residential […]
Benu Adhikari, PhD, is a professor of Food Engineering and Material Science. His research includes food packaging and has been […]
Associate Professor Fugen Daver (Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Mechatronics Engineering at RMIT University) specialises in engineering applications of polymeric […]
Pete is the head of R&D at Enzide Technologies, a pioneering bioplastics startup focused on reducing plastic pollution. Pete holds […]
Dr Mehran Ghasemlou is an Alfred Deakin Research fellow within the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Melbourne. Prior to […]
Associate Professor Steven Pratt is known internationally for his work on the development of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) bioplastics, and their associated […]
Dr Rajkamal Balu is a Research Fellow in the Chemical and Environmental Engineering discipline at RMIT University. He received his […]
Dr Leonie van ‘t Hag obtained her MSc degree in Physical Chemistry from Wageningen University & Research (NL) and PhD […]
Suzanne Toumbourou is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) the peak body for resource recovery, […]
Jim Coulston serves as the Chief Executive of the Vinyl Council of Australia. In this role he develops and executes strategies […]
Melissa is a senior research scientist with over 20 years research experience. Melissa combines her expertise in polymer chemistry, synthetic […]
Helen is a recognised, award-winning strategist on circularity and climate-ready future, with 30 years leadership experience in executive and governance […]
Ahmad is a CERC fellow at CSIRO. Prior to CSIRO, he was RMIT’s VC Fellow. He has >100 publications and […]
Dr Sabri is a chemical engineer (B. Eng, Hons.) by training and completed his PhD in 2010. He has successfully […]
Born and raised in the Torres Strait, Dennis grew up spending as much time in the water as on land. […]
Dr Albert Ardevol Grau leads the CSIRO Ending Plastic Waste Mission plastic packaging research area and is a computational biochemist […]
Professor Namita Choudhury is the Head of the Chemical & Environmental Engineering department at RMIT. She joined the School of […]
Dr Scott, a Senior Principal Scientist at CSIRO, has 20+ years experience in synthetic biology, microbial biochemistry and biotechnology. He […]
Valentina is a Postdoctoral Fellow in CSIRO Environment. She is defying the odds of ending plastic waste by bioprospecting microalgal […]
Professor Bronwyn Laycock has a diverse background in polymer research, with a focus on polymer bio/degradation and lifetime estimation, biopolymer […]
Dutta is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at RMIT University. His research activities are focused […]
An engineer and industrial designer by training Shaman currently serves as the Regional Director for Infors Southeast Asia & Ocenia, […]
Rowan joined BASF in 2005 as Business Director for their plastics portfolio and in 2012 moved into Market Development for […]
Xavier Mulet is currently the Director of one of RMIT’s Enabling Impact Platforms in Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Fabrication. He […]
Vanessa Vongsouthi is the Research Co-Founder and Head of Science Operations at Samsara Eco, a start-up that has secured $54 […]
Amelia, as CSIRO’s Southeast Asia Counsellor, works to build and maintain relationships with ASEAN, its member country governments and other […]
Andrea Sosa Pintos is the Indo-Pacific Innovation Network Program Manager. She has over 20 years of combined experience in industry and […]
Dr Wijarn Simachaya is the current President of Thailand Environment Institute (TEI), the Secretary-General of Thailand Business Council for Sustainable […]
Dr Asira Fuongfuchat is currently the Deputy Executive Director of MTEC (National Metal and Materials Technology Center, Thailand). She is […]
Rocky Pairunan is currently the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) Indonesia Manager sited at the World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia […]
Dr Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti currently serves as Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of National Development Planning of […]
Mr Nguyen Thanh Lam is principal official of Pollution Control Department of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam. […]
Dr Simran Talwar is the Research Principal and Circular Economy Lead in the Resource Stewardship group at the Institute for […]
Heinz Schandl, PhD, leads the Circular Economy for Missions Initiative at CSIRO, Canberra, and is an adjunct professor at Nagoya […]
Dr Ian Dagley is the CEO of the recently funded Solving Plastic Waste Cooperative Research Centre. Prior to this appointment […]
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Richard Smith is the Director of Sustainability for Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific, based in Melbourne with responsibility for Amcor’s sustainability […]
Gavin is an experimental scientist with over 30 years experience in information systems, helping data be effective in solving real […]
Narges Emami, PhD, a Research Scientist at CSIRO in Canberra, specializes in Life Cycle Assessment. Her research focuses on embodied […]
Cao Ngọc Tú Xayachak (Tu) attained his Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours 1st Class) from RMIT in 2021. Subsequently, he […]
Peter joined Chemistry Australia in 2001 and supports sustainable industry growth, circular economy, and critical chemicals development. He provides specialist strategy, […]
Jeroen Wassenaar is the Head of Innovation at Cleanaway. He is leading Cleanaway’s efforts to create circular and low carbon […]
Naomi is a research scientist with more than 15 years’ experience in mining, waste treatment and resource recovery from strategic […]
Ben Russell is an Engagement Manger at Standards Australia and is responsible for managing and encouraging engagement between consumers, government, […]
Maja is a plant and environmental scientist and current CERC Fellow, CSIRO Agriculture & Food Sustainability Program. She works across […]
Tim is Licella’s ANZ Commercial Manager with a focus on developing chemical recycling and biofuel facilities utilising Licella’s patented Cat-HTR™ […]
Andrea leads research into social acceptability frameworks to enable sustainability transitions that deliver community wellbeing and regional prosperity. Andrea’s recent […]
Dr Tori Seydel is a social marketer and behaviour change scientist at Griffith University. She has experience developing, implementing, and evaluating […]
Edmund Tamwoy is the Director of Crystal Ailan which established a Containers for Change scheme on Badu Island, in the […]
Alieena Mathew is a final year PhD candidate, research fellow, and practitioner at the Griffith Social Marketing Centre. She holds […]
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA After a decade in the finance industry, Ryan was drawn to a career in sustainability that saw […]
Phoebe has worked in the NSW Government across contaminated sites, waste, biodiversity and land management since studying science and law. […]
Usha Iyer-Raniga is a professor at the School of Property and Construction Management, RMIT University. Usha is co-lead of the […]
Geoff has a degree in Economics from ANU and is an Adjuct Professor of Design at the University of Canberra. […]
Associate Professor Simon Lockrey from RMIT School of Design is the Reduce Program Leader in the Fight Food Waste CRC. […]
Aisha Poole is the Waste Manager at Penrith City Council. Aisha has spent over 20 years managing waste and resource […]
Sean is an industrial engineer and community organiser. Over the last five years, Sean has co-founded a number of circular […]
Cameron’s career in the Australian Public Service spans over 19 years across the agriculture and environment portfolios. Prior to taking […]
Ms Dang Nguyet Anh joined the World Economic Forum and UNDP Viet Nam as National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) Manager […]
Matt is driven by the potential for the world to make positive change. A collaborative leader with demonstrated ability to […]
With over 14 years of senior research management experience at CSIRO, Deborah has delivered impact across a diverse portfolio of […]
Chen is the Research Director of the Solving Plastic Waste CRC and a Distinguished Professor in Environmental Biogeochemistry at Griffith […]
