Speakers announced for 2024 Global Summit

Jul 12, 2024

The 2024 Global Summit is less than four months away and we have an exciting lineup of keynote speakers and presenters in store to share their insights.

Representatives from many of our international regulatory networks will be joining us in Brisbane in November including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and World Commission on Environmental Law to name a few.

We have also secured keynote speakers on a wide range of regulatory subjects hailing from all over Australia and New Zealand, with over 40 additional abstracts submitted for consideration to present during plenary and breakout sessions, plus poster presentations and published papers.

See below for a taste of our speaker list, more details on their expertise and subject matter is coming soon along with more speakers to be released.

If you are interested in submitting an abstract but are unable to make the submission deadline of 14 July, send an enquiry to the AELERT Leadership Team as soon as possible.

Indigenous voice in environmental law and regulation

  • Dr Leslie ‘Phil’ Duncan – Gamilaroi man, Galambany Professorial Fellow at University Canberra, and Natural Resources Access Regulator board member.
  • Michelle Hobbs – Bidjara woman, Australian Rivers Institute & Associate Lecturer at Griffith University
  • Dr Joe Morrison – Dual ATSI heritage man from Katherine NT and CEO of the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC)

Effective judicial systems and actions that influence the whole regulatory system

Law design for implementers

  • Amy Porter – US EPA, Senior International Advisor

Public participation, stakeholder & community engagement

  • Tony Chappel – NSW EPA, CEO

Climate change and air quality regulation

  • Jon Gorvett – EPA SA, CEO

Biodiversity; environmental planners; wildlife crime; park & land management

  • Catherine Moltzen – Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Assistant Director – Compliance Planning

Natural resources, energy, and resources regulation

  • The Hon. Troy Grant – Inspector-General of Water Compliance
  • Paul Thompson – Department for Energy and Mining SA, Manager Mining Assessments

Setting regulatory posture, culture and priorities

  • Lee Miezis PSM – EPA Victoria, CEO

Building practitioner capabilities

  • Aryel Abramovitz – U.S. EPA, Environmental Engineer & Environmental Protection Specialist

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