AUSTRALIA DECLARES

2 DAYS / 100 PRESENTERS

BEYOND THE DECLARATIONS

14-15 FEBRUARY 2020
MELBOURNE TOWN HALL

SCHEDULE



DAY 1

Fri, Feb 14


9AM – 10AM | ARRIVAL | MELBOURNE TOWN HALL

REGISTRATION

Please arrive early for check in, as large crowds are expected.

10.00AM – 10.30AM | OPENING | MAIN STAGE

OPENING ADDRESS

OFFICIAL OPENING, WELCOME TO COUNTRY & INTRO TO THE SUMMIT

Featuring: Lord Mayor Sally Capp & Leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt

MC: Mary Kostakidis

10.30AM – 11.30AM | PLENARY 1 | MAIN STAGE

THE NEW CLIMATE REALITY CHECK

WHAT’S THE EMERGENCY?

Featuring: Michael E. Mann, David Spratt

Moderated by Jo Chandler


MORE DETAILS

11:30 – 11:50 | MORNING BREAK

MORNING BREAK


11:50AM – 1.00PM | PLENARY 2 | MAIN STAGE

STAND UP LEADERSHIP

CLIMATE POLITICS IN THE AGE OF EMERGENCY

Featuring: Peter Garrett, Zali Steggall, Paul Gilding, Jean Hinchliffe

Moderated by Lenore Taylor

MORE DETAILS

1.00PM – 2.00PM | LUNCH BREAK

Lunch break


2.00PM – 3.10PM | BREAKOUT 1 | MAIN STAGE

WAKE UP CALL

AUSTRALIA & THE WORLD IS DECLARING

Featuring: Lord Mayor Clover Moore, Minister Shane Rattenbury, Mayor Vonda Malone,

Mayor Carol Sparks, Cr Trent McCarthy

Moderated by Cr Cathy Oke

MORE DETAILS

2.00PM – 3.10PM | BREAKOUT 1 | SUPPER ROOM L3

CRISIS ON COUNTRY

FIRST NATIONS RESPONSES TO THE EMERGENCY

Featuring: Tony Birch, Jacqui Katona, Neil Morris

Moderated by Lidia Thorpe

MORE DETAILS

2.00PM – 3.10PM | BREAKOUT 1 | YARRA ROOM L2

BUILDING THE BUSINESS COALITION

GETTING BUSINESS ON BOARD

Featuring: Ian Dunlop, Paul Gilding, Heidi Lee, Simon Holmes A Court

Moderated by Paddy Manning

MORE DETAILS

2.00PM – 3.10PM | BREAKOUT 1 | CONDELL ROOM L1

ENDING FOSSIL FUELS

NO MORE BAD INVESTMENTS

Featuring: Julian Vincent, Nicholas Aberle, Ariane Wilkinson, James Stanton-Cooke

Moderated by Jo Lauder

MORE DETAILS

2.00PM – 4.30PM | WORKSHOP | CAPITOL THEATRE

STUDENTS DECLARE

FEATURE WORKSHOP

Featuring: Marco Bellemo, Jean Hinchliffe, Zel Whiting, Kaity Thompson

Moderated by Matt Wicking

3.20PM – 4.30PM | BREAKOUT 2 | MAIN STAGE

GETTING THE MESSAGE RIGHT

FRAMING EMERGENCY THREAT & RESPONSE

Featuring: Margaret Klein Salamon, Rebecca Huntley, Richie Merzian

Moderated by Adam Morton

MORE DETAILS

3.20PM – 4.30PM | BREAKOUT 2 | SUPPER ROOM L3

ECOSYSTEMS IN COLLAPSE

THE BIODIVERSITY & ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY

Featuring: David Lindenmayer, Charlie Veron, Michael E. Mann

Moderated by Jo Chandler

MORE DETAILS

3.20PM – 4.30PM | BREAKOUT 2 | YARRA ROOM L2

BELOW ZERO EMISSION COMMUNITIES

LOCALS GETTING ON WITH THE JOB

Featuring: Mayor Lambros Tapinos, Taryn Lane, Alison Rowe, Anumitra Mirti

Moderated by Dominique Hes

MORE DETAILS

3.20PM – 4.30PM | BREAKOUT 2 | CONDELL ROOM L1

BEYOND THE DECLARATIONS

SHIFTING GEARS INTO EMERGENCY MODE

Featuring: Philip Sutton, Dominique La Fontaine, Adrian Whitehead, Alia Armistead

MORE DETAILS

3.20PM – 4.30PM | BREAKOUT 2 | CAPITOL THEATRE

BREAKING INTO THE MAINSTREAM

BROADCASTING IN THE EMERGENCY

Featuring: Damon Gameau, Costa Georgiadis, Cate McQuillen

Moderated by Bernie Hobbs

MORE DETAILS

4.30PM – 6.00PM | EVENING BREAK

EVENING BREAK


6.00PM – 7.30PM | PLENARY 3 | MAIN STAGE

THIS IS NOT A DRILL

CLIMATE CODE RED: AUSTRALIA’S CLIMATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Featuring: Kerryn Phelps, Greg Mullins, Lidia Thorpe, Oliver Yates, Ian Dunlop, Carmen Lawrence, Paul Gilding, Cheryl Durrant

Hosted by Ali Moore


MORE DETAILS

7.30PM | EVENING EVENT

NETWORKING & SOCIAL EVENT

(Open to Summit Ticket Holders only – REGISTRATION REQUIRED)


DAY 2

Sat, Feb 15


8AM – 9AM | ARRIVAL | MELBOURNE TOWN HALL

REGISTRATION

Please arrive early for check in, as large crowds are expected.

9.00AM – 9.20AM | WELCOME & RECAP

WELCOME & RECAP

WELCOME, RECAP & INTRO TO DAY 2

MC: Jane Caro

9.20AM – 10.30AM | PLENARY 1 | MAIN STAGE

EVERYBODY’S PROBLEM

STORIES FROM THE FRONTLINES

Featuring: Greg Mullins, Anika Molesworth, Michael Thomas, Mayor Vonda Malone, Paddy Manning

Moderated by Jane Caro

MORE DETAILS

10.30AM – 10.50AM | MORNING BREAK

MORNING BREAK


10.50AM – 11.50PM | PLENARY 2 | MAIN STAGE

JUSTICE & RIGHTS IN THE EMERGENCY

EMERGENCY POWERS AND THE DECLARATION DEBATE

Featuring: Nyadol Nyuon, Tim Costello, Philip Sutton, Nicole Rogers

Moderated by Corinne Grant


MORE DETAILS

12.00PM – 1.00PM | BREAKOUT 1 | MAIN STAGE

HOW TO REVERSE GLOBAL WARMING

PART ONE: THE NATIONAL DECARBONISATION ROLLOUT

Featuring: Brendan Condon, Oliver Yates, Vanessa Petrie, Thomas King, Qiao Nan Han

Moderated by Bernie Hobbs

MORE DETAILS

12.00PM – 1.00PM | BREAKOUT 1 | SUPPER ROOM L3

THE ACTIVISM GAP

WHAT DOES CAMPAIGNING FOR CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTION LOOK LIKE?

Featuring: Margaret Klein Salamon, Jane Morton, Sam La Rocca, Adrian Whitehead

Moderated by David Spratt


MORE DETAILS

12.00PM – 1.00PM | BREAKOUT 1 | YARRA ROOM L2

WE DECLARE

PROFESSIONALS & INDUSTRIES MOBILISE

Featuring: Caroline Pidcock, David Williams, Jane Hadjion, Richard Yin, Susanne Etti

Moderated by Heidi Lee


MORE DETAILS

12.00PM – 1.00PM | BREAKOUT 2 | CONDELL ROOM L1

THE NEW NEW DEAL

THE ECONOMICS OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Featuring: Jon Altman, Katherine Wells, Philip Sutton, Blair Palese

Moderated by Miriam Lyons

MORE DETAILS

12.00PM – 1.00PM | BREAKOUT 2 | CAPITOL THEATRE

DUTY OF CARE

PROSECUTING THE CASE FOR EMERGENCY ACTION

Featuring: Julian Burnside, Nicole Rogers, Ian Dunlop, Elaine Johnson

Moderated by Jo Chandler

MORE DETAILS

1.00PM – 2.00PM | LUNCH BREAK

LUNCH BREAK


2.00PM – 3.10PM | PLENARY 3 | MAIN STAGE

DEMOCRACY REBOOT

POLITICS FIT FOR THE EMERGENCY CHALLENGE

Featuring: Peter Garrett, Zali Steggall, John Hewson

Moderated by Kerry O’Brien
MORE DETAILS

3.20PM – 4.30PM | BREAKOUT 2 | MAIN STAGE

HOW TO REVERSE GLOBAL WARMING

PART TWO: DRAWDOWN AND THE COOLING CONUNDRUM

Featuring: Joe Herbertson, Kate Dooley, Peter MaCreadie, Tony Rinaudo

Moderated by Natasha Mitchell

MORE DETAILS

3.20PM – 4.30PM | BREAKOUT 2 | SUPPER ROOM L3

MOBILISING ACROSS THE DIVIDE

BUILDING A SUPERMAJORITY OF STRONG SUPPORT

Featuring: Carmen Lawrence, Simon Holmes a Court, Rebecca Huntley, Miriam Lyons

MORE DETAILS

3.20PM – 4.30PM | BREAKOUT 2 | YARRA ROOM L2

CITIZEN ACT

DEEPENING DEMOCRACY TO SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY TRANSITION

Featuring: Tim Hollo, Peter Cock, Giselle Wilkinson, Leigh Ewbank

Moderated by Tracee Hutchison

MORE DETAILS

3.20PM – 4.30PM | BREAKOUT 2 | CONDELL ROOM L1

AUSTRALIA DECLARES

CREATING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A NATIONAL DECLARATION

Featuring: Bryony Edwards, Zel Whiting, Jane Morton

Moderated by Mik Aidt

MORE DETAILS

3.20PM – 4.30PM | BREAKOUT 2 | CAPITOL THEATRE

CLIMATE MOBILISATION

POLITICS IN AMERICA

Featuring: Margaret Klein Salamon, Christine Milne

Moderated by Eytan Lenko

MORE DETAILS

4.40PM – 5.30PM | PLENARY 4 & CLOSE

CLOSING PLENARY

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION


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AUSTRALIA DECLARES

2 DAYS / 100 PRESENTERS

BEYOND THE DECLARATIONS

14-15 FEBRUARY 2020