
SRI2022 Oceania Satellite Event
29 June – 1 July, 2022
Queensland University of Technology, Garden Point Campus, Brisbane, Australia & ONLINE
Sustainability leaders, experts, industry and innovators from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific came together to share their knowledge on sustainability challenges and opportunities in the Oceania region as part of a major international sustainability event.
Coordinated by Future Earth Australia, Australian Academia and government partners hosted the sustainability-focused event in Brisbane from 29 June – 1 July 2022.
Sessions were held over three days and covered any aspects of sustainability: climate change, Indigenous knowledges, coastal resilience, urban sustainability, synthetic biology and more. It will focus on sustainability issues and challenges unique to Oceania.
This event was a satellite event of the Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2022 (SRI2022) that was held online and in Pretoria, South Africa on 20-24 June, 2022.
The Oceania Satellite Event built on the outcomes of the inaugural SRI2021 Congress last year in Brisbane, that featured more than 2000 attendees from over 100 countries.
Watch the Recordings
For registered participants only (of the online congress).
SRI 2022 Oceania Satellite PROGRAM
All times are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
09:00 – 10:30 | GP-Z411 OPENING SESSION |
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Welcome to Country – Uncle Steven Coghill Official Satellite Event Open Future Earth/SRI Overview – Petra Lundgren SRI2022 Congress Overview – Stephanie Burton Queensland Climate Action – Professor Karen Hussey |
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10:30 – 11:00 | Z Atrium Morning Tea |
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ROOM: GP-Z411 | ROOM: GP-Z304 | ROOM: GP-P512 |
Queensland Decarbonisation Forum MC: Dr Julia Playford |
Science and Innovation for Sustainability | Resilient Systems, Sustainable Economies |
11:00 – 12:30 Speakers: Chair: AProf Ben Lyons Speakers: Prof John Rolfe, Prof Allan Dale, Prof Hurriyet Babacan, Prof Hon. John McVeigh |
11:00 – 11:20 Opening Dr Paul Bertsch 11:20 – 13:00 Alternate foods and proteins from precision fermentation Chair: Professor Michelle Colgrave Presenters: Jim Fader, Tom Davies, Dr Anna El Tahchy, Michele Stansfield, George Peppou, Ling Ka Yi, KC Carswell |
11:00 – 13:00 Associate Professor Michael Howes, Dr Aysin Dedekorkut, Dr Johanna Nalau, Dr Edward Morgan, Ms Estafania Arteaga |
12:30 – 13:30 | Z Atrium Lunch |
13:00 – 14:00 | Z Atrium Lunch |
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13:30 – 15:00 Moderator: Prof Greg Marston Panellists: Associate Professor Felicity Deane, Dr Lynette Molyneaux, Professor Neville Plint, Dr Maxine Newlands |
14:00 – 15:30 Chair: Colin Scott |
14:00 – 15:30 Erin Bohensky, Victoria Graham, Gillian Paxton, Umberto Baresi, Annah Piggot-McKellar, Taryn Kong, Lintje Siehoyono Sie, Nicole Shumway |
15:00 – 15:30 | Z Atrium Afternoon Tea |
15:30 – 16:00 | Z Atrium Afternoon Tea |
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15:30 – 17:00 Panellists: Prof Brendan Mackey, Assoc. Prof. Rowena Maguire, Prof John Quiggin, Prof Don Butler |
Chair: Dr Paul Bertsch |
16:00 – 17:30 Moderator: A/Prof Samantha Sharpe |
17:00 – 17:30 Decarbonisation Forum Wrap Up |
ROOM | GP-Z304 | GP-Z411 |
TOPIC | Indigenous Knowledges, Just Futures | Greening the City |
09:00 – 10:30 |
09:00 – 09:15 09:15 – 10:30 |
Mapping ecosystem functions at landscape level to find and protect ecosystem service hotspots Dr Graham Ashford, Dr Madeleine Page, Sally Chudleigh |
10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Tea | Z Atrium | |
11:00 – 13:00 |
Carbon and Cultural Landscapes of Mithaka Country National and International Perspectives on Traditional Ecological Knowledge |
Adaptable Urban Environments for human wellbeing and environmental sustainability Moderators: Prof Tan Yigitcanlar, A/Prof Mirko Guaralda Presenters: Yi Song Liu, Wenda Li, Turgut Acikara, Martina Hale, Stephen Fischer, Ksenia Nikolaeva, Jiaxuan E |
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | Z Atrium |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
Exploring the Indigenous Cultural & Intellectual Property Landscape: Leveraging existing laws, Indigenous protocols and international frameworks to facilitate Indigenous innovation Moderator: Rhianna Patrick Speakers: Dr Margaret Raven, Dr Ruth Link, Mr Gerry Turpin, Dr Chris Bourke, Ms Ziggi Busch |
Moderator: Dominique Coy Presenters: Dianty Ningrum, Jarrod Grainger-Brown, Andrea Cuesta Claros |
15:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Tea | Z Atrium | |
16:00 – 17:00 | Panel Discussion: Bringing an Indigenous agenda into practice Moderators: Jim Walker and Rhianna Patrick |
Biodiversity metrics: What are they and how can we use them? Professor Hugh Possingham, Dr Liz O’Brien, Chrissy Elmer |
17:30 – 19:30 | Networking Event – Room 360 All are welcome |
ROOM | GP-Z411 | GP-Z304 | GP-P512 |
TOPIC | New Horizons: Net Zero and Beyond | Tools for Transformation | |
09:00 – 10:30 |
Moderator: Nikki Dumbrell |
Advanced Technologies for Citizen Science Assoc Professor Grant Hamilton, Dr Katie Woolaston, Judith Mirembe, Kevin Elliott |
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10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Tea | Z Atrium | ||
11:00 – 13:00 |
Zero Carbon Imaginaries: Imagining a transformed Australian Energy System Prof Chris Riedy, Juan Garzon |
Improving Sustainability Through Behavioural Science Sam Moore |
Research Impact: Media and Policy Roundtable Dr Tim Seelig, Liz Minchin, Dr Maxine Newlands |
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch & Close | Z Atrium |
SRI2022 OCEANIA SATELLITE EVENT THEMES

NEW HORIZONS
Sustainability is about our relationship with the future, and SRI2022 seeks to explore emerging issues and trends that shape our world tomorrow. In a time of rapid change, looking ahead is more important than ever. What are the challenges and solutions that might surprise us? How can we get ahead of the curve and build our preparedness and resilience? How to predict the unpredictable? Who are the new players and what are the unlikely coalitions? Under this theme, we are particularly open for new if not unexpected ideas, but examples or areas might include:
- World after Covid-19
- Unheard voices in sustainability science and innovation
- Justice, equity, ethics and inclusion
- Levers for innovation and change
- Inclusive financial mechanisms for supporting growth and resiliency

DIFFERENT WAYS OF KNOWING
Recognizing that knowledge is versatile, SRI2022 explores the various ways of understanding, conceptualizing, and learning about the world. An inclusive approach to knowledge will dramatically broaden the spectrum of solutions available for action-forward sustainability work. SRI2022 will promote new perspectives to:
- Indigenous/local community knowledge
- Equitable access to information and decision-making options, including Artificial Intelligence
- TD (transdisciplinary research and transdisciplinarity)*
*transdisciplinary science is an approach that threads together different scientific and other knowledge

NEXUS ISSUES
Many sustainability challenges are interrelated and intertwined and require a nexus approach. SRI2022 invites novel perspectives looking at critical intersections in multiple areas including but not restricted to:
- Sustainable food systems and human wellbeing
- Resilience, adaptation and addressing risk
- Evidence-based and actionable contributions to the SDGs and beyond
- Narratives of progress, wealth and well-being
- Water, food, energy, society
- Resources use efficiency

CROSS-CUTTING: OCEANIA SCIENCE AND INNOVATION
This theme will showcase the richness of Oceania’s science, innovation, and sustainability. From tested local solutions to advanced academia research, we can showcase the wealth of knowledge and innovation in our area.
ABOUT SRI2022: OCEANIA SATELLITE EVENT
The hosting consortium for the Oceania Satellite Event, led by Future Earth Australia and CSIRO, includes the University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Griffith University, and James Cook University.
This group contains many of the same members as the SRI2021 event held in Brisbane last year, providing them with the experience and insights to hold another successful event.
