Jane Da Mosto
Jane da Mosto is an environmental scientist (MA, Oxford University, M. Phil. Imperial College London) with international experience as a consultant on sustainable development, climate change and wetland ecology.
Since 2012 she has been fully engaged in trying to change the future of Venice and for Venetians as co-founder of We are here Venice (weareherevenice.org), an NGO that specialises in using the best available academic research and methodologies to characterise the challenges for Venice while also drawing upon grassroots networks to source accurate information on the city and lagoon and disseminate distilled findings and results to improve public understanding and international awareness of Venice’s fragile but not hopeless condition.
Clarence Slockee
Clarence Slockee, Founding Director of Jiwah, is a Bundjalung Aboriginal man, environmentalist, and educator. He works with design partners and specialists to embed traditional knowledge and cultural learning into projects.
Clarence shares culture globally through performance and art, connecting people with plants and restoring natural systems using First Nations design principles.
Kaylie Salvatori
Kaylie Salvatori, Founding Director of COLA Studio, is a Salt-Water Yuin woman, landscape architect, and cultural design strategist. Specialising in Indigenous design collaboration and Country-positive approaches, she priorities Country in her work, advocating for First Peoples’ custodianship.
Kaylie connects cultural-ecological systems in public and commercial spaces, excelling in concept ideation, storytelling, and material selection while promoting biodiversity through her unique design practices.
Prof. Emily Mcdaniel
Emily McDaniel is a Wiradjuri curator, creative practitioner and a Professor of Practice in the School of Architecture, UTS. She consults on curatorship, cultural narratives, learning and interpretation for cultural institutions, public domain, and the built environment.
Her practice applies Country-centred curatorial methodologies in collaboration with First Nations communities, cultural and creative practitioners, architects, and designers to story and truth-tell. She is recognised for her influential curatorial methodologies which place emphasis on expansive cultural practice, encompassing visual art, design, storytelling, language, performance, Indigenous knowledges, cultural governance, and nation building methodologies.