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He is known internationally for his work in environmental politics, environmental movements, and political theory - in particular the intersection of the three with his work on environmental and climate justice. His other theoretical interests are in food justice and multispecies justice, climate adaptation and resilience, and environmental movements and the practices of everyday life - what he terms sustainable materialism.

From 2009-2021 she was a Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor and Director of the Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity at Flinders University and received an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her public health service.

Fran is an activist academic who advocates for a fairer, more sustainable and healthy world.

He is an independent advisor on climate change and energy, a Director of Australia 21, and a Fellow of the Centre for Policy Development.

Previously, Ian has worked in oil, gas and coal exploration and production, and in scenario and long-term energy planning. He was a senior executive of Royal Dutch Shell for many years and CEO of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has chaired the Australian Coal Associations and the Australian Greenhouse Office Experts Group on Emissions Trading which developed the first emissions trading system design for Australia.

Prof. Clapp has published widely on the global governance of problems that arise at the intersection of the global economy, food security and food systems, and the natural environment.

Paul has produced countless stories over more than 25 years for an array of programs on virtually all ABC radio networks.

Dr Demaio co-hosts the ABC television show Ask the Doctor – an innovative and exploratory factual medical series broadcasting across Australia and around the world.

Previously, she was climate scientist at the University of NSW Canberra. She was also a lead author on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, which are used worldwide to develop policies around climate change.

Dr Lewis was named 2019 ACT Scientist of the Year in recognition of her research, particularly on weather extremes and how climate change contributes to events such as bushfires and droughts. In 2015 she was presented with the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) Early Career Researcher Award for her work in climate science.

She is a member of the Club of Rome and her board roles have included a range of groups such as Hands Across Canberra, Denmark’s Wellbeing Economy Lab, the Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity, and The Democracy Collaborative. She is 2024 thinker-in-residence at the Australian Health Promotion Association, was 2023 thinker-in-residence at ANU’s Planetary Health Hothouse, and is a New Economics Senior Fellow at the ZOE Institute.

Sabrina has been working for a more sustainable society for more than 17 years, leading numerous collaborations in various countries. To translate her degrowth knowledge into practice, in 2017, she founded the Brisbane Tool Library, a social enterprise that encourages people to borrow various items with the goal of reducing productivism and consumerism. Brisbane Tool Library has been Australia’s first and only ‘library of things’ hosted in a public library, at the State Library of Queensland. Sabrina is also the co-founding editor of the Degrowth Journal, an academic journal that explores degrowth, embraces slow science and advances the decommodification of knowledge.

Sabrina was also selected as Post Growth Institute fellow (2021) and Hothouse Future Leader Fellow 2024 (Australian National University). Her work led to several recognitions, including the WasteSmart Brisbane City Council Award (2023), Create Change: 7News Young Achiever Award (QLD, 2020) and the Emerging Female Leader bursary from the National Council of Women of Queensland (2020).

Alex holds a PhD in Regulation and Governance from the Australian National University and is interested in the political economy of health policy, particularly the intersection of trade policy and public health.

Alex is a Hothouse Future Leader Fellow from 2023.

Matt is a Hothouse Future Leader Fellow from 2024.

Kathrin is a Hothouse Future Leader Fellow from 2024.

Charlotte earned her PhD in 2020 from the University of Sheffield, in the Department of Politics and International Relations. She is a coordinator of the UACES-funded research network on EU Health Governance, a member of the City Political Economy Research Centre and the Institute for the Study of European Laws.

James is interested in planetary health equity, climate change, the commercial determinants of health, the gut microbiome, medical anthropology, and the first 1000 days of life.