In a world shaped by uncertainty, how do we bring together the untapped superpower of diverse knowledge systems and people?
In our speaker series finale, panellists will envision an education system that values and advances Indigenous knowledges, and supports Indigenous students’ success. How can we equip emerging and future generations with a profound understanding of diverse knowledge systems built over more than 65,000 years? Join us to discuss the essential role of Indigenous Knowledges in Australia’s science future, and how education at all levels can make this future a reality.
Date: Tuesday 12 December
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm AEDT
Venue: The Shine Dome and online
Dr Chris Bourke, Program Director, Indigenous Science and Engagement, CSIRO
Chris leads the Indigenous Science and Engagement program at CSIRO. He is a Gamillaroi man and Australia’s first Indigenous dentist. In an extensive career he has held clinical positions in the private and public sector including his own private dental practice, Aboriginal Medical Services, public hospitals and state/territory health departments. In his role with the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association he led their work on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, aged care, rural health and oral health. From 2011 to 2016, Chris was a Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly, with various ministerial portfolios.
Chris has postgraduate diplomas in Public Health and Clinical Dentistry (Oral Implants) as well as an MBA. He is an Honorary Professor at Macquarie University, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at Melbourne University, Adjunct Associate Professor at Griffith University and a Fellow of the International College of Dentistry.
Corey Tutt OAM, Trailblazing Indigenous STEM champion, Founder and CEO of DeadlyScience
Corey is a Kamilaroi man from Nowra NSW, and a STEM champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
As a young person, he developed a love of STEM subjects but found little encouragement for Aboriginal people to pursue careers in STEM. In 2018, Corey founded DeadlyScience, a not-for-profit organisation that provides STEM resources to remote schools in Australia and connects young Indigenous people with STEM professionals. In 2020, Corey was named the NSW Young Australian of the Year, and a Human Rights Hero by the Australian Human Rights Commission. In 2021, he received an Australian Museum Eureka Prize and in 2022 a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to Indigenous STEM education. This year Corey Tutt was appointed an Adjunct Associate Professor of the School of Science at Western Sydney University.
Corey edits the ‘DeadlyScience’ Australian Geographic series and has authored two books – the highly awarded The First Scientists, followed by This Book Thinks Ya Deadly. Corey takes pride in championing First Nations STEM knowledge and building the future generations of the First Scientists.
Professor Chris Matthews FTSE, Associate Dean (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement), Faculty of Science, UTS
Chris is from the Quandamooka people of Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island) in Queensland Australia. Chris received a PhD in applied mathematics from Griffith University and was a Senior Lecturer in applied mathematics at the Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University.
Over the last ten years, Chris developed a deeper interest in mathematics education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners and exploring the connections between mathematics and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges.
Chris is currently the Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (ATSIMA) that aims to transform mathematics education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners. He is also a senior curriculum advisor for Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) for the National Mathematics Curriculum working to including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in the curriculum.
Chris is the Associate Dean (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement) in the Science Faculty at University Technology of Sydney (UTS). As part of this role, Chris will be leading a team of academics to transform the science curriculum to meet the Indigenous Graduate Attribute and develop a Community of Indigenous STEM professionals at UTS.
Ann-Maree Long, Program Manager - High School Programs and National Coordinator - Young Indigenous Women in STEM Academy, CareerTrackers
Ann-Maree Long is a proud Badtjala and Torres Strait Islander woman with connections to Hervey Bay and K'gari. Ann-Maree is honoured to play the role of 'career cupid' for First Nations students as the Program Manager for the CareerTrackers High School Program and National Coordinator of the Young Indigenous Women in STEM Academy, in consortium with CSIRO. Ann-Maree feels immense gratitude to work with the leaders of tomorrow and knows first hand the powerful role that young First Nations voices play in the STEM industries and beyond.
Professor Elisa Martinez-Marroquin, Chair, Academic Board, University of Canberra
Elisa has held academic positions for over 20 years in Europe, Singapore, and Australia, ranging from Director of Technology Transfer, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Discipline to Acting Executive Dean and more. She has a research background in Artificial Intelligence, with applications ranging from robotic vision to biometrics, and more recently learning analytics. She has published in high impact international journals and conferences, is the author of nine book chapters, and one commercialised patent.
This event is part of the 2023 public speaker series. More information and event recordings are available on the series event page.
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