Speaker line up

 

Over 40 speakers. One inspiring program. Hear from the changemakers, innovators and hands-on leaders shaping the future of New South Wales Landcare, agriculture and natural resource management.

Natalie Kyriacou OAM

Environmentalist. Author.

  • Natalie Kyriacou OAM is an Australian environmentalist, author and social entrepreneur dedicated to advancing climate and biodiversity action. She is the Founder and Chair of My Green World, a social enterprise delivering innovative environmental education programs that inspire young people to engage with wildlife conservation and sustainability, and a Board Director at the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife.

Beau Miles

Adventurer. Filmmaker. Educator.

  • Beau Miles is an Australian adventurer, filmmaker, author and environmental educator known for his creative endurance challenges and storytelling. Based in regional Victoria, Beau produces widely viewed films about self-powered adventures on his popular YouTube channel. His projects blend humour, reflection and environmental themes while exploring ideas of sustainability, resilience and connection to place.

Mindy Woods

Chef. Author. Cultural Storyteller.

  • Mindy Woods is an acclaimed Australian chef, author and cultural storyteller, and the 2025 Champions of Change award winner by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. As the founder of Karkalla, she champions native Australian ingredients and Indigenous food knowledge through immersive dining and education experiences. Mindy’s work blends sustainability, culture and innovation, positioning her as a leading voice in Australia’s evolving culinary landscape and on the global stage. Mindy is a proud Landcare Ambassador.

Dr Alison Southwell

CEO Holbrook Landcare Network. Farmer.

  • Dr Alison Southwell has been CEO of Holbrook Landcare Network since 2021, following a 19‑year career as an agricultural scientist and lecturer at Charles Sturt University. She holds a PhD in native grassland ecophysiology, with expertise in pasture management, agricultural systems, extension and education. Holbrook Landcare Network is a leading Landcare organisation in south‑eastern NSW, delivering research, adoption and community programs supporting sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship. Alison also co‑manages a mixed farming and cropping contracting business, chairs SALRC (SNSW), and is a proud mother of two.

Josh Gilbert

Author. Farming Advocate. Aboriginal Storyteller.

  • Josh is a socially and commercially focused Worimi (Aboriginal) man with over a decade of experience in the agricultural sector, specialising in Indigenous agriculture, work in sustainability and Indigenous employment. Josh works across government, corporate and social organisational levels to develop and lead change through sharing the narration of Indigenous identity through agricultural and environmental truth-telling in light of modern contexts. Josh is a deep, strategic thinker and manages business change effectively through empathy. He is passionate about creating change through effective investment and societal understanding.

Prof. Andrew Campbell

Landcare legend. Agricultural leader.

  • Beau Miles is an Australian adventurer, filmmaker, author and environmental educator known for his creative endurance challenges and storytelling. Based in regional Victoria, Beau produces widely viewed films about self-powered adventures on his popular YouTube channel. His projects blend humour, reflection and environmental themes while exploring ideas of sustainability, resilience and connection to place.

Darren Wighton

Murray Local Land Services’ Cultural Broker.

  • Darren Wighton is a local Aboriginal leader in Albury. He is a Wiradjuri man, born and raised in the Central West at Condobolin. An established artist, sculptor, and cultural performer, with strong connections to country. His background is in Pastoral Care and Aboriginal Education.  He enjoys sharing Wiradjuri Language and Culture with the wider community especially through art. Darren is currently employed with Murray Local Land Services, as an Indigenous Cultural Broker, where he helps facilitate Indigenous community engagement throughout the Murray Region.

Mykel Dixon

Our MC. Recognised Authority of Creativity.

  • Meet your MC:Mykel Dixon is an award-winning speaker, author, professional musician and recognised authority of Creativity, Culture and the Human Future of Work. He works globally with a cast of fortune 500 and ASX 200 listed companies who strive to make work feel more like play, teams feel more like family, and organisations feel more like festivals of possibility.

More to come very soon

 

Stay tuned as we announce more than 30 speakers in the upcoming weeks.