Speakers
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Dr Robyn Littlewood
Dr Robyn Littlewood is Chief Executive Officer of Health and Wellbeing Queensland, the state’s prevention agency driving better health outcomes and a stronger health system, and is relentless about creating a health legacy for the future.
With more than 30 years’ experience across clinical care, research and education, she is recognised as a national leader in paediatric healthcare, prevention and health reform.
Dr Littlewood holds a Bachelor of Science, Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics, Master of Medical Science, MBA and a PhD, alongside postgraduate qualifications in executive leadership.
She is a Fellow of Dietitians Australia and Adjunct Professor at The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and Griffith University.
Her outstanding contribution to the profession has been recognised with the Barbara Chester Award, QUT Health Alumni of the Year, and the JCU Chancellor’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
Dr Robyn Littlewood
Elise Burn
Elise Burn is a Nurse Practitioner and clinical ethicist from Queensland Children's Hospital in Brisbane. She holds a Master of Bioethics from Monash University and has a particular interest in the ethical complexities of healthcare involving children and adolescents. Her work explores illness, identity, and contemporary culture, with a focus on social media and the ethical questions it creates around autonomy, privacy, power, and best interests. Drawing on her clinical experience in adolescent eating disorders, Elise brings together ethical analysis, narrative, and literature to examine how clinicians understand illness and the experiences of young people in their care.
Elise Burn
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Sponsors
Heidelberg Materials
Heidelberg Materials Australia (formerly Hanson Australia) is a leading supplier of building materials and solutions, forming part of the global Heidelberg Materials network, which operates in more than 50 countries worldwide. Across Australia, Heidelberg Materials manages an extensive portfolio including 210 concrete plants, 71 quarries, four asphalt plants, five recycling facilities, and one landfill site.
As a recognised leader in sustainable construction materials, Heidelberg Materials is committed to reducing the environmental footprint of the construction industry through innovation, responsible resource management, and the adoption of emerging technologies. The company actively integrates environmental stewardship into its operations, with a strong focus on biodiversity conservation, land rehabilitation, and ecosystem restoration.
Heidelberg Materials has developed strong partnerships with leading research, government, and environmental organisations, including the Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia, the Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME), Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (Kings Park), the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI), and numerous universities and non-government organisations across Australia.
Through collaboration with industry, communities, governments, and the scientific sector, Heidelberg Materials is committed to delivering innovative rehabilitation and restoration outcomes that support ongoing resource development while creating lasting environmental, social, and economic benefits. The company seeks to ensure that post-mining landscapes provide meaningful and sustainable legacies for future generations, demonstrating how responsible resource extraction and ecological restoration can successfully coexist.
Alcoa Australia
Alcoa Australia’s Forest Research Centre builds on more than 50 years of research and development that guides the continuous improvement in the ways Alcoa manages and rehabilitates the land before, during, and after mining. The centre focuses on research programs covering fauna management, biodiversity enhancement, rehabilitation delivery, and water stewardship, and incorporates Traditional Owner two-way science knowledge.
Since commencing in January 2025, the centre has continued an ambitious portfolio of co-designed research, including internal and collaborative projects, to support operational decision making and long-term stewardship of the areas where Alcoa operates.
Restore WA
Founded in 2026, Restore WA is a Perth-based, early-career-led initiative that empowers young people to enter Western Australia's environmental restoration sector by connecting passionate individuals with practical training, industry knowledge, and professional networks. We believe building a thriving restoration sector requires investing in the next generation who will lead it. With sector support, Restore WA holds hands-on workshops, targeted skill-building, networking events, talks from industry professionals, and field trips that turn environmental passion into professional capability—equipping people with the skills to heal Country, build careers, and lead WA's restoration future.
The Cooperative Research Centre for
Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME)
The Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME)
is an independent organisation working with diverse partners to help them unlock post-mine transitions.
With a unique long-term program of over 70 projects, we work through our partnership to guide investment and collaborative action to deliver new knowledge and data, as well as tested strategies, tools and frameworks to support better post-mine social, economic and environmental outcomes.
CRC TiME is supported by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources Cooperative Research Centre Program, in addition to the financial and in-kind contributions of more than 75 partners across Australia.
