Dr Claire Horner
Environmental Accountant, CSIRO

About Dr Claire Horner
Dr Claire Horner is a Senior Research Scientist in the Environment Team at the CSIRO, specialising in environmental and natural capital accounting.  As a Certified Practicing Accountant, Claire has a professional as well as research interest in governance, business ethics and accountability. In her previous role as a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Tasmania, Claire taught several units incorporating ESG issues including 'Corporate Sustainability and the Triple Bottom Line' and 'Contemporary Business Issues', and has presented her research on social and environmental accounting and reporting practices at a number of international conferences

Sarah Barrett
Lead Consultant, Sustainability Strategy, Pinion Advisor

About Sarah Barrett
Sarah is the team leader for sustainability strategy at Pinion Advisory based in Freeling, South Australia. Sarah brings climate resilient thinking to the range of Pinion’s business areas including environmental services, on-farm production and agri-business sustainability strategy.
With experience in viticulture, broadacre cropping, grazing systems and agroecology, Sarah sees carbon farming as an area of rapid growth and growing interest. Sarah works in emissions reduction, climate adaptation and change management for producers, processors, and end users of agricultural products. Internally at Pinion Advisory, Sarah also leads a natural capital accounting project and has been a key developer of an ESG (environmental sustainability and governance) policy for Pinion Advisory.

Phil Woods
Sustainability and Climate Change Lead, TasWater

About Phil Woods
Phil is a sustainability thought leader in circular economy, resource recovery, energy and carbon management. Phil joined Tas Water as Sustainability and Climate Change Lead in January 2024, with a focus on implementing its renewable energy roadmap and developing resource recovery opportunities. Prior to that Phil spent 2023 working with GHD as Technical Director Sustainability, building a local Tasmanian sustainability team and working with a range of Tasmanian clients, including Tas Water and Tas Irrigation. Prior to that, Phil spent 16 years at Sydney Water, most recently as Strategic Planning Manager, Circular Economy and Resource Recovery. Phil led the development of Sydney Water's Carbon Zero Plan and its Circular Economy Strategic Blueprint. He has a particular interest in unlocking the water sector’s capabilities and capacity to turn organic waste into valued resources. 

  Rodney Dillon
Chair, Weetapoona Aboriginal Corporation

 About Rodney Dillon
Rodney Dillon, a respected Palawa Elder from Tasmania, has dedicated his life to advocating for Indigenous rights. He has held significant roles such as Indigenous Campaigner for Amnesty International, Chair of the National Reference Group for Repatriation of Australian Indigenous Remains, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Commissioner for Tasmania. He has also been a member of the Stolen Generations Alliance: Australians for Truth, Justice and Healing, Chairperson of the Aboriginal Heritage Council, and founder of the Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Communities Alliance (TRACA). Rodney has been involved in Aboriginal fishing rights and chaired a World Indigenous Fishing Conference in Vancouver. He is a founding member of the South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre and current Chair of the Weetapoona Aboriginal Corporation. His contributions have been recognized with several awards, including being a finalist for Australian of the Year in 2011 and co-winner of the National NAIDOC Awards Person of the Year in 2005. His tireless advocacy and leadership have made significant contributions to Indigenous rights and heritage preservation in Australia.