AIH CONFERENCE PROGRAM Horticulture & Humanity Conference Responding to the Biggest Issues We Face AIH SPEAKERS BOOKLET (PDF, 970kb) AIH CONFERENCE PROGRAM (PDF,433kb) TIME SESSION(S) SPEAKER(S) 8.15 - 8.30 Conference Welcome and Introduction. MC Costa Georgiadis 8.35 - 8.50 Welcome to Country. Professor Simon Forrest 8.50 - 9.05 Open Conference. Planning Liveable Neighbourhoods and Metronet – Blueprint for Green Urban Renewal. The Hon Rita Saffioti MLA, Minister for Transport & Planning 9.05 - 9.35 KEYNOTE Graeme Sait Introducing the Anthropocene, Consequences and Horticultural Solutions. 9.35 - 10.05 KEYNOTE Carole Fudge How Horticulture Became Involved With Climate Change and Reversing Urban Tree Canopy Decline. 10.05 - 10.40 MORNING TEA 10.40 - 11.10 KEYNOTE Professor Peter Newman The Daily Dose of Biophilia – Why We Need It and How Do We Get It In Suburban Australia? CONCURRENT SESSION 1 - TREES 11.10am - 12.10pm 11.10 - 11.30 Practical Tree Root Management in Urban Environments. Rob Bodenstaff MAIH RH – Arborcentre 11.30 - 11.50 Canopy Cover- What’s Happening in WA’s Local Government Areas. Warren Stephens – Belmont City Council 11.50 - 12.10 Panel Discussion – Trees Carole Fudge, Rob Bodenstaff and Warren Stephens CONCURRENT SESSION 2 - BIOPHILIA 11.10am - 12.10pm 11.10 - 11.25 City Greening and Connections to Wildlife – Singapore’s Example. Jason Wright – National Parks Singapore 11.25 - 11.40 Successful Rooftop Gardens and Greenwalls in WA’s Climate. Julian Rose – Deep Green 11.40 - 11.55 Where is Water Coming From For Green Space in the Future? Susan Worley – Dept of Water & Environmental Regulation WA 11.55 - 12.10 Panel Discussion – Biophilia. Prof. Peter Newman, Jason Wright, Julian Rose & Susan Worley 12.10 - 1.10 LUNCH 1.10 - 1.40 KEYNOTE Professor Lyn Abbott What’s Happening in Soil Science and What Does It Mean for Humanity? 1.40 - 2.10 KEYNOTE Graeme Sait Food security – What Does It Mean in 21st Century Australia. 2.10 - 2.40 KEYNOTE Professor Stephen Hopper New Perspectives on Revegetation With Local Area Native Plants. 2.40 - 3.10 AFTERNOON TEA CONCURRENT SESSION 3 - SOILS 3.10pm - 4.10pm 3.10 - 3.30 A New Twist on Soil Carbon – An Answer for the Anthropocene. Andy Gulliver – Cwise 3.30 - 3.50 The Future of Food Growing – The Sundrop Farms Project. Steve Marafiote – Sundrop Farms 3.50 - 4.10 Panel Discussion – Soils. Lyn Abbott, Andy Gulliver & Steve Marafiote. CONCURRENT SESSION 4 - FOOD - FARMING 3.10pm - 4.10pm 3.10 - 3.30 Shaping the Future of Sustainable Food Production in WA – An Example For the Nation. Graham McAlpine – Perth NRM & Food Future 3.30 - 3.50 Tucker Bush & Bindi Bindi Dreaming – A New Partnership Linking Traditional Aboriginal Foods. Mark Tucek & Marissa Verma 3.50 - 4.10 Panel Discussion – Farming. Graeme Sait, Andy Gulliver, Mark Tucek & Marissa Verma CONCURRENT SESSION 5 - BUSH REGENERATION & ENGINEERED WETLANDS 3.10pm - 4.10pm 3.10 - 3.25 Linkages – A Vital Strategy to Overcome Biodiversity Collapse. Dr Jane Chambers – Director NatureLink Perth 3.25 - 3.40 Rescuing Rare, Recalcitrant and Endangered Plants for Rehabilitating Disturbed Landscapes Including Mine Sites. Ben Croxford – Nuts About Natives Nursery 3.40 - 3.55 Horticulture on the Wild Side – Wetland Filtering of Hydrocarbon Pollution Project Oman. David Hancock AAIH – Natural Area Consulting Management Services 3.55 - 4.10 Panel Discussion – Bush Regeneration & Engineered Wetlands. Prof. Stephen Hopper, Jane Chambers, Ben Croxford & David Hancock AAIH 4.20 - 4.30 Conference completion. Costa Georgiadis 4.30 - 5.00 Annual General Meeting AIH. 6.30 - LATE AWARDS DINNER. Therapeutic Horticulture Australia Conference DOWNLOAD THA CONFERENCE FLYER (PDF 131kb) DOWNLOAD THA WORKSHOPS FLYER (PDF 1Mb)