Meet the 2025 Speakers

Claire Marshall

Speaker, Writer and Researcher of Museum of Futures

Welcome, The Wrap + The Future of Impact

Chris Krishna-Pillay

Senior Engagement Lead of CSIRO

Lead Facilitator

Tennille Eyre

Executive Manager, Innovation Programs, Science Connect at CSIRO

Welcome Session

Kirsten Rose

Deputy Chief Executive at CSIRO

Welcome Session


Julia Spicer OAM

Deputy Chair at Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA)

The EVOLUTION Imperative

Elise Stephenson

Deputy Director, Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at Australian National University

The EVOLUTION Imperative

Poppy Sykes

Manager, ON Innovation Program at CSIRO

The EVOLUTION Imperative

Lee-Ann Kirkham

Co-Inventor of Spritz-OM

The EVOLUTION Imperative


Andy Lamb

Director of Innovation Studios

Unite Through Ideas

Kate Jenkins

Head of Community & Partnerships at Remarkable Tech

Uplift Your Brand

Stefan Hajkowicz

Chief Research Consultant, Analytics and Decision Sciences at CSIRO (Data61)

The Future of Impact

Julie Trell

Chief Play Officer at Playful Purpose

Unite Through Teamwork


Alastair Hick

Chief Commercialisation Officer at Monash University

Funding your Impact

Grace Bird

Head of Atmosphere, Pre-Seed Fund at Main Sequence Ventures

Funding Your Impact

David Ireland

Founder of The Growth Drivers and Radian Energy

Funding Your Impact

Peter Milic

Priority Manager at Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA)

Funding Your Impact


Michele Stansfield

Founder and CEO of Cauldron Ferm

Funding Your Impact

Josh Pitt

Program Manager, Ecosystem & Partnerships at CSIRO

Unite Through Connections

Warren Bingham

Founder and Executive Chairman MedTech International

Uplift Your Purpose

Chuhao Liu

Co-Founder of Sunflower AI

The EVOLUTION Journey


Karla Heric

iPhD Program Participant at CSIRO

The EVOLUTION Journey

Keely Perry

Young Women’s Indigenous STEM Academy

The EVOLUTION Journey

Yastika Choure

Generation STEM Links Participant

The EVOLUTION Journey

Tané Hunter

Co-Founder of Future Crunch

The EVOLUTION Superpower