Keynote Speakers

Ian R. Cumming

Ian has a diverse and comprehensive construction industry and Defence background.

He is a practiced facilitator of joint and interagency planning; exampled by his lead of planning for the AFP led Solomon Island Intervention and disaster responses in PNG, Australia and Liberia.

Ian served as a full time Army Engineer Officer for 33 years. He commanded engineer soldiers on operations to recover from disasters, managed multiple operations from HQs in Australia, and was a director at Defence’s Infrastructure Division.

Ian is standby reserve Colonel. He recently held the position of ‘Defence Climate and Security Adviser'. He initiated the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals into the SMART buyer program.

Ian is the Director of IRC Pty Ltd. His company distributes “mateenbar”, a GFRP re-bar for concrete. IRC Pty Ltd also provides consulting services.

As a strong advocate for and experienced facilitator of indigenous businesses to the Commonwealth, Ian assists their business approaches to Government.

Ian has built an enviable experience base across Defence and emergency management from time spent with Papua New Guinea’s Engineer Battalion, with RedR in Liberia, as a Military Observer in East Timor and as the leader of ADF’s engineer response to the Boxing Day Tsunami in Banda Aceh.

Ian is the Registrar of the National Building Professional's Register; a voluntary position.

Professor Ana Deletic

Professor Ana Deletic is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of New South Wales, Sydney (UNSW). Until mid-2017 Ana was Associate Dean of Research Engineering Faculty and the Founding Director of Monash Infrastructure research institute at Monash University.

Ana leads a large research group that is working on multi-disciplinary urban water issue focusing on stormwater management and socio-technical modelling. Earlier she led the development of a number of green nature-based water treatment systems which are now widely adopted in Australia and abroad.

Ana is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), and Editor of Water Research. In 2012, the Victorian State Government awarded Ana the Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation (Physical Sciences) for her lifelong achievements in stormwater research.

Greg Mashiah

Greg Mashiah is a civil/environmental engineer specialising in water cycle management and raising community awareness. After 8 years in consulting Greg joined Maclean Shire Council (now amalgamated into Clarence Valley Council) as Design Engineer in 2001. Stormwater projects on which Greg was project officer were recognised with numerous awards including silver and bronze Rivercare 2000 awards, five NSW Local Government and Shires Association Excellence in the Environment Awards, and two “Highly Commended” in the National Stormwater Industry Association’s Excellence in the Environment Awards. In October 2004 Greg was appointed as Manager Water and Wastewater at Clarence Valley Council (now titled Manager Water Cycle), and is responsible for drinking water, sewerage, floodplain and coastal management. Greg’s sewerage work has been recognised internationally with the innovative community engagement and procurement for the Iluka sewerage project receiving a 2014 IWA global honour winner in the “Planning” category. Greg is a Fellow of Engineers Australia.

Tim Pritchard

Tim is the Director of the Water Wetlands and Coasts Science (WWCS) Branch in the Science Division of the Department of Industry, Planning and Environment.

After nearly a decade of university-based research, Tim took on scientific roles with the Environment Protection Authority, Sydney Water Corporation and various State Government agencies where he has spent most of his career. He currently leads a group of about 45 researchers and technicians who provide scientific advice and undertake research in marine and freshwater ecosystems across NSW, from the western regions of the Murray-Darling Basin to the inner continental shelf. His teams undertake monitoring (e.g. Beachwatch, estuary health and marine debris), mapping, and process-based research linking catchment activities to waterway outcomes. In recent times, Tim has been closely involved with the development of the NSW Marine Estate Management Strategy (2018-2028).

Tim’s tertiary education spans universities in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand although most of his research has focused on multi-disciplinary projects in NSW.

Kathy Willis

Kathy is from the small town of Yolla on the north-west coast of Tasmania. She is in the final year of her Ph.D. at the University of Tasmania’s School of Social Sciences, in partnership with CSIRO, the Centre for Marine Socioecology and the National Environmental Science Programme (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub. Kathy’s current research examines the success of local government waste management strategies in reducing waste from entering the coastal and marine environment.

During her Ph.D. program Kathy ran marine debris workshops at the Faculty of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, Udayana University, Bali and a number of Tasmanian primary and secondary schools. Prior to commencing a Ph.D. Kathy worked on cool-temperature reef systems, southern Bluefin tuna populations and microplastics in marine sediments.

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