Connecting Country to Deep Space: Ancient Lessons in Sustainability for Agriculture Beyond Earth

Gather around the campfire for a journey blending cutting-edge research, with ancient wisdom. Explore innovations in plant science, Controlled Environment Agriculture and Space habitats to sustain human health and wellbeing in deep Space, through the storytelling of the world’s oldest astronomers. Discover the profound connections between Space and country, and how ancient lessons of fragility and scarcity gathered from the Australian landscape are linked to sustainability, Space travel and resilient food production systems on Earth.

Organizers

Melissa DE ZWART

Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, University of Adelaide

Australia

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Richard HARVEY

Chief Operating Officer, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, University of Adelaide

Australia

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Facilitator

Deen SANDERS

Worimi Giparr; Special Counsel, Deloitte Access Economics

Australia

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Speakers

Enrico PALERMO

Head, Australian Space Agency

Australia

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Matthew GILLIHAM

Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, University of Adelaide

Australia

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Aude VIGNELLES

Director, Vignelles Space Pty Ltd

Australia

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Jennifer BROMLEY

Chief Scientific Officer, Vertical Future

United Kingdom

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Raymond M. WHEELER

Emeritus Senior Scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

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