Lisa is a chemical engineer with over 25 years of experience in top-tier oil and gas companies and as a principal risk consultant at GPA. She has extensive expertise in operations engineering, engineering management, reliability, maintenance, and process safety consulting. Throughout her career, Lisa has experienced and learned from major incidents, been involved in recovery efforts, experienced the introduction of MHF legislation, and led the preparation, audit, and licensing of two safety cases. Recently, she has facilitated safety in design studies for future fuels projects involving new and novel technologies.

I am a Mental Health First Aider and Chartered Process Engineer with experience in water and wastewater treatment planning, design, operations and control. I am passionate about bringing people together across the chemical engineering community—from students and early‑career engineers to professionals and academia. With practical industrial experience and a strong people‑first focus, I enjoy learning, connecting and creating welcoming professional spaces. I am committed to fostering psychologically safe, inclusive engineering environments where individuals of all backgrounds can thrive.

Leynard Natividad-Marin, PhD, is an Australian-Peruvian chemical engineer with interest in sustainable process systems engineering. With a PhD from James Cook University (2019) focused on advanced mathematical modelling of nutrient recovery from source-separated urine, he has pioneered thermodynamics- and kinetics-based approaches to struvite precipitation and circular phosphorus recovery. As Lecturer at JCU (bachellor), and at Peruvian Universities (bachellor, masters and doctorate) he had the opportunity to teach reactor design, simulation, water engineering, biotechnology, process analysis and thermodynamics. He is motivated by the potential of turning waste into valuable resources and enjoys connecting academic research with circular economy.

Dr. Putranto is a Senior Lecturer (Chemical Engineering) and Senior Lecturer (First Year Engineering Teaching) in Faculty of Engineering at University of Sydney. He is a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and Chartered Engineer with IChemE (CEng MIChemE). As a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), he has experience in leading academic programs beyond unit/module level, including (1) embedding sustainability into curriculum (2) developing design-based learning (3) developing digital-based approach based on modeling and simulation tools. He has innovated his teaching through co-creation with students, industry, and society.

Danielle is a chemical and process engineering graduate with over 25 years’ engineering design and project management experience. She has worked in a range of roles from: environmental and process engineering support in process industries, to project strategy and delivery of major infrastructure upgrades in both private and public sectors. She is currently a Technical Director / Principal Project Manager for engineering consultancy Beca in Brisbane, supporting brownfield water infrastructure upgrades as well as greenfield renewables projects. She also volunteers for the Institute of Chemical Engineers on the Learned Society Committee covering global initiatives on Energy and Climate Change.

Dr Wellwood (aka “Dr No”) has spent over 40 years gatekeeping mineral processing and food related innovations. While proponents and shareholders sometimes viewed gatekeeping a roadblock, he wore the title as a badge of stewardship for the asset. His career has focused on the rigorous management of asymmetric risk and the prevention of the catastrophic "System 2" errors that often follow unvetted innovation. Now in his legacy phase, Dr. Wellwood advocates for the human element of gatekeeping, risk extrapolation and accountability, that remains a vital, future-proof alternative to AI-driven decision-making, especially in the face of AI generated innovation.