Keynote Speakers
Dr Zoe Doubleday
Research Fellow
University of South Australia
Email: Zoe.Doubleday@unisa.edu.au
Zoe is a marine biologist, ecologist and passionate advocate for accessible science. Her current research areas include using biominerals and geochemical tools to unlock the biological histories of aquatic animals, as well as understanding how rapid environmental change affects marine communities. She has a particular interest in highly-adaptable species, such as cephalopods. Zoe is also on a mission to boost the readability and readership of what scientists write, particularly peer-reviewed publications. Her goal is to not only boost public engagement in science, but also boost collaboration within the STEM community. Zoe’s research on writing has caught the attention of Nature, PNAS, and the Australian Academy of Science, as well as numerous research institutions in Australia and abroad. Zoe is also an award-winning science communicator and works regularly with the media to promote diversity in STEM, marine research and the environment.
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Tom Celebrezze
Director, Science Strategy at NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Email: Tom.Celebrezze@environment.nsw.gov.au
Tom grew up in Northern Ohio, where he nurtured a life-long fascination with the nature in the deep ravines leading to Lake Erie. He moved to Australia in 1996 and has been working in the New South Wales public service for more than two decades, negotiating complex environmental and natural resource challenges. His roles have included managing threatened species project teams, designing compliance management systems for native vegetation regulation, and implementing landscape scale land use planning. In the past four years he led the policy development for the NSW Coastal Management Act and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Tom holds a bachelor of arts and sciences in biology and English literature from Stanford University, a masters in land resource management from University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a PhD in Ecology from the University of Wollongong. In his current role, he is focused on developing a strategic approach to gathering knowledge, and ensuring that it links to programs and policies.
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