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


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


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


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


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


Alex Jenkins
Director – WA Data Science Innovation Hub



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


Alex Murphy
Director & Head of Engineering – Ausco


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


Carl Solder
Chief Technology Officer – Cisco (Australia & New Zealand)


Jonathan Stock
Chief Scientist for Innovation – NASA AMES


Aude Vignelles
Senior Advisor – BryceTech; Former CTO – Australian Space Agency


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


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


Erin Victor
Events and Partnerships Manager – Space and Earth Partners and Advisory
Speaker applications
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