We would like to thank the below contributors to the 2025 Blue Economy CRC Participants Workshop who have given their time as presenters or panel members across the workshop.

Find out more about our speakers and panelists on their bios below.

Greg Johannes
Blue Economy CRC
Professor Irene Penesis
Blue Economy CRC
Angela Williamson
Blue Economy CRC
Professor Chris Carter
Blue Economy CRC
Professor Evan Gray
Blue Economy CRC
Professor Chris Frid
Blue Economy CRC
Dr Damon Howe
Blue Economy CRC
Professor Lindsey White
Blue Economy CRC
Dr Jana Orszaghova
Blue Economy CRC
Andrew Harris
BMT
Elisa-Marie Dumas
Ocean Impact Organisation
Monique Hatfull
New Zealand King Salmon
Peter Bell
Plant and Food Research
Dr. Victor Shelamoff
University of Tasmania
George Frake III
Advanced Composite Structures Australia
James Walker
Carnegie Clean Energy
Mark Preece
New Zealand King Salmon
Zac Waddington
New Zealand King Salmon
Michael Nielsen
Fisheries New Zealand
Prof Henry F Jeffrey
The University of Edinburgh
Dianne Maynard
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
Dr Myriam Lacharité
IMAS, UTAS
Yvette Edward
pitt&sherry
Dr Eric Gubesch
AMC, UTAS
Piers Dunstan
CSIRO
Jonathan Fievez
Carnegie Clean Energy
Dr Hugh Wolgamot
UWA Oceans Institute
Shane Whalley
BOC South Pacific
Kim Enkelaar
Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania (ReCFIT)
Professor Christophe Gaudin
UWA Oceans Institute
Dr Wouter Visch
University of Tasmania
Brighid Jay
Carnegie Clean Energy Limited
Louise Bruce
BMT
Dr Sarah Ugalde
Blue Economy CRC
Craig Dugan
Optimal Group
Dr Beth Fulton
CSIRO
Rhys Hauler
Skretting Australia
Jessica Roach
Auckland University of Technology
Gemma Gwilliams
Tassal
Sean Riley
Tassal
Vincent Yap
University of Tasmania
Yuan Zhen Cai (Richard)
University of Queensland
Teresa Thorwarth
The University of Western Australia
Amara Steven
School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania