October 30, 2008
NSS 02/2008
CEO of World Wildlife Fund Australia to keynote at NatStats08 Conference
Greg Bourne, CEO of the World Wildlife Fund, Australia has been confirmed as one of the
keynote speakers at the inaugural NatStats08 Conference. Greg is a well known expert
in the debate on developing a sustainable Australia, and the key role of timely, high quality
information.
He is a former Regional President of BP Australasia, and is currently Chair of the Sustainable
Energy Authority of Victoria, Board member of Earthwatch Institute (Australia), Chair of NSW
Greenhouse Office Advisory Panel, Chair of the CSIRO Sector Advisory Council for the
Environment and Natural Resources Management and a Member of the WA Sustainability
Round Table
He joins the other keynote environment speaker - Dr Martin Parkinson, Secretary of the
Department of Climate Change - who has been at the forefront of the governments response to
the key climate change policy issues facing Australia.
The full Environmental Information for Informed Decisions session at the NatStats08
Conference will bring together an array of experts to discuss the impact of climate change
projections on the environment, the economy and society.
In addition to the keynote addresses, the conference will conduct related sessions on:
Water
Natural Resource Management and
Climate Change
Speakers in these sessions include:
CEO, National Water Commission, Ken Matthews
Managing Director, Sydney Water, Dr Kerry Schott
Peter Cosier, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
Director, Climate Adaption Flagship, CSIRO, Dr Andrew Ash
The NatStats08 Conference is being held at the Crown Promenade Hotel, Southbank,
Melbourne from 19-21 November 2008.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Richard Lynch (02) 6252 6139, 0407 107 931
Dean Souter (02) 6252 5691, 0405 124 471
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