Speakers

We’re excited to announce our lineup of incredible key industry speakers and panellists soon – stay tuned for more details.

We have gathered an exceptional lineup of speakers and panellists from around the world including key industry players, NASA delegates, government officials, CEOs, educators, researchers and more.

Confirmed speakers for IPRAAC 2025

Stay tuned for more speaker announcements. Speakers are listed in alphabetical order by surname.

Kim Antonio
Kim Antonio

Manager, Food Industry Innovation – Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD)

Felipe Barria
Felipe Barria

Senior Development Consultant, Food Industry Innovation – Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD)

Rick Brooks
Rick Brooks

Regional Manager (Southern Perth, Goldfields and Esperance) – AusIndustry

Gavin Gillett
Gavin Gillett

Solutions Architect, Autonomous Systems – Nova Systems; Former Specialist Integrated Operations – Rio Tinto

Gary Hale
Gary Hale

Director, National Resilience & Security (NRAS) – Curtin University

Alex Jenkins
Alex Jenkins

Director – WA Data Science Innovation Hub

Mark Micire
Dr Mark Micire

Former Robotics Group Lead and Research Scientist – NASA; Former Program Manager – DARPA; Former Head of Technology Development – Woodside Energy

Alex Murphy
Alex Murphy

Director & Head of Engineering – Ausco

speaker-Renae-Sayers
Renae Sayers

Director, Strategic Initiatives for Earth and Planetary Sciences – Curtin University

Carl Solder
Carl Solder

Chief Technology Officer – Cisco (Australia & New Zealand)

Jonathan Stock
Jonathan Stock

Chief Scientist for Innovation – NASA AMES

Aude Vignelles
Aude Vignelles

Senior Advisor – BryceTech; Former CTO – Australian Space Agency

David Matrai
David Matrai

Committee Chair – IPRAAC; Joint Managing Director – MySecurity Media / Space and Earth Partners and Advisory

Chris Cubbage
Chris Cubbage

Director & Executive Editor – MySecurity Media / Space and Earth Partners and Advisory

Erin Victor
Erin Victor

Events and Partnerships Manager – Space and Earth Partners and Advisory

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