The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an action plan for people, the planet and prosperity. This was the inspiration for Ozwater’19, which is themed ‘Transforming Our World’.
This theme shaped the entire conference, including the nine inspiring keynote speakers delegates will hear from over three days.
Meet the people transforming our world.
Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and economics professor
Sachs’ work on ending poverty, overcoming macroeconomic instability, promoting economic growth, fighting hunger and disease, and promoting sustainable environmental practices has taken him to more than 125 countries.
He was the co-recipient of the 2015 Blue Planet Prize, was twice named among Time magazine’s 100 most influential world leaders and has received 28 honorary degrees.
If this impressive back catalogue hasn’t already piqued your interest, did we mention Sachs will be making Ozwater history by appearing as a hologram? This is one not to miss.
Founder and CEO of Thirst
To highlight the global water crisis, she has completed the 7 Deserts Run and the 6 River Run in support of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 6.
On 4 November 2018 Guli began her next challenge, Running Dry, a campaign of 100 marathons in 100 days. With media coverage across the world, Guli’s messages about water have reached more than four billion people.
Writer and comedian
One of the most memorable episodes was his investigation into bottled water use, and at Ozwater’19 Reucassel will unpack his findings and talk about creating behavioural change and transforming our world through more sustainable practices.
2018 NSW Young Australian of the Year and 2017 Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize winner
In 2017, she won the Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize with a system that simultaneously collects solar power and filters water, and her latest invention, the SODIS Sticker, accurately measures the solar UV exposure required to sanitise drinking water through a high accuracy transparent UV-sensitive film coupled with a partial UV blocking filter.
Butson is once again up for the Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize, which will be announced at the Australian Water Awards on Wednesday night.
Executive Director of the newDemocracy Foundation
In his address at Ozwater'19, Walker will explore how we can have a meaningful conversation with the community around concepts that fail the ‘pub test’, like recycled water.
Safety Science Innovation Lab, Griffith University
Dekker has won worldwide acclaim for his groundbreaking work in human factors and safety and has released two documentaries on the topic: Safety Differently and Just Culture.
He will present a keynote on Thursday morning at Ozwater'19, before hosting a 90-minute workshop where he will make the case for doing safety differently. The workshop forms part of the Industry Safety and Wellbeing Program, sponsored by John Holland.
Game designer, innovation facilitator and explainer of the future
At Ozwater, Raynes-Goldie will look at why the future will be playful, why we need to pay attention to games, and how the next big wave of technology will see the virtual and the real, the physical and the digital merging.
Co-Founder (Patchett) and Chief Innovation Officer (Tubb) at Orange Sky
Patchett and Chief Innovation Officer David Tubb will discuss the Orange Sky story at Ozwater'19, including growing its network of volunteers from 250 to over 1500.
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