KEYNOTE & FEATURED SPEAKERS

Click on the below photos to read the keynotes' biographies.

Keynotes




Kate Larsen
Writer, Arts & Cultural Consultant, SA 

Laura Raicovich
Writer & Curator, USA


Laura Raicovich is sponsored by 
Gordon Darling Foundation


Friday's opening plenary, in which Laura Raicovich presents, is sponsored by Dexion
Zandra Yeaman
Curator of Discomfort at The Hunterian,
University of Glasgow, Scotland

Wednesday's opening plenary, in which Zandra presents, is sponsored by ICOM Australia

Christina Chiam
Creative Partnerships Australia, NSW
Adam Lindsay
National Gallery of Australia, ACT
Lauretta Morton OAM
Newcastle Art Gallery, NSW

Dr Michael Mossman
University of Sydney, NSW
Craig Ritchie
AIATSIS, ACT

Trauma & Healing Panel


MODERATOR: Zandra Yeaman
Curator of Discomfort at The Hunterian,
University of Glasgow, Scotland
Michelle Broun
Cultural Planner, WA
Tony Hansen
Noongar Elder, WA

Prof John Maynard
University of Newcastle, NSW
Dr Tiffany McComsey
Kinchela Boys Home, NSW
Prof Lyndall Ryan
University of Newcastle, NSW




Uncle Michael Welsh
Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation, NSW

Climate Change in Museums Panel


MODERATOR: Dr Jenny Newell
Australian Museum, NSW
Brett Adlington
Museums & Galleries of NSW, NSW
Melissa Malu
Australian Museum, NSW
Laura Raicovich
Writer & Curator, USA
Blue Mountains City Council, NSW

Repatriation Panel

MODERATOR: Craig Ritchie
AIATSIS, ACT
Russell Briggs
Australian Museum, NSW
Bronwyn Campbell
National Gallery of Australia, NSW

Kumarah Kelly
Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council, NSW
Ian MacDonald
Simpsons Solicitors, NSW
Amanda Morely
Office for the Arts, ACT




Jaime Tarrant
Worimi Conservation Lands’ Board of Management, NSW

Together for Action Workshop

Photo credit @Anna Kucera

Photo credit @Silversalt

Photo credit @Gemma Fischer Photography
Dr Jenny Newell
Australian Museum, NSW
Sabrina Roesner
Blue Mountains City Council, NSW
Kirsten Wehner
National Museum of Australia, ACT

The AMaGA Awards MC





Maynard
Newcastle Personality, former Triple J DJ, NSW

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