Herbert Dreiseitl | Founder, Atelier Dreiseitl, GERMANY
Herbert is a sculptor, artist and interdisciplinary urban planner with 30 years of experience. He founded Atelier Dreiseitl based on a vision for liveable cities inspired by a deep understanding of water. Herbert is committed to bringing to reality a new generation of sustainable infrastructure which combine city resource needs with space for nature and people. He has designed and overseen the construction of ground-breaking pilot projects which bring together urban hydrology, stormwater management, urban design and landscape architecture with great design.
Herbert is a passionate lecturer and travels worldwide sharing his enthusiasm and talent for communicating the essentials of a new vision of holistic city design. He has authored many publications including three editions of Recent Waterscapes: Planning, Building and Designing with Water.
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Karl Falkenberg | Director General of the Environment, European Commission, GERMANY
Karl Falkenberg has a long experience as a negotiator in the European Commission. He started his career in the Commission as textiles negotiator, has dealt with international fisheries issues and since 1985 with the GATT. In 1990, he served as foreign policy advisor to EU President Jacques Delors, with particular focus on the German unification process. He was involved in the Uruguay Round negotiations and has been negotiating the telecommunications and financial services agreements in WTO. From 1997 to December 2000 he was in charge of the coordination of all WTO issues. In 2001 he was appointed Director in charge of sectoral trade policies and bilateral trade relations with North America, Japan, the Mediterranean area and the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and in 2002 Director for Free trade agreements, Agricultural trade questions, ACP. From 2005 to 2008 he coordinated all bilateral trade policies as Deputy Director General. In January 2009, he took up the position of Director General of the Environment, covering the EU's environmental policy in both its domestic and international dimensions.
Karl Falkenberg is a trained economist and journalist.
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Paul Greenfield | University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Professor Greenfield was appointed Vice Chancellor from 1 January 2008 and was Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor from 2002 to 31 December 2007. Previously he was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (2001), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (1997-2000), Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Physical Sciences and Architecture and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Physical Sciences and Engineering).
After graduating Bachelor of Engineering, first-class honours in chemical engineering, from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Professor Greenfield worked in the private sector before completing a PhD at UNSW. He worked at CSIRO before winning a three-year fellowship to the U.S. In 1975, he joined UQ as a lecturer in chemical engineering and a decade later became Head of Department.
In January 2006 Professor Greenfield was made an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia for service to science and engineering, particularly through research in the areas of chemical engineering, biotechnology, wastewater and environmental management, and to the tertiary education sector.
Professor Greenfield has extensive experience as a Board Director and is currently a Director on a number of company boards. He has also consulted and worked widely with industry on a range of projects spanning biochemical engineering, wastewater treatment and waste and environmental management, as well as economic evaluation of projects (particularly in the biotechnology and environmental fields). His interests lie in biotechnology, environmental management and R & D management and commercialisation.
He is currently Chair of the Scientific Advisory Group of the South East Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership, a partnership involving the Queensland Government, 19 local councils, community groups, research institutions and industry which focuses on the health of the rivers, estuaries and bays of SE Queensland. Recently he was appointed Chair of the Expert Panel on Purified Recycled Water; this Panel will provide advice to the Queensland Water Commission on health and environmental aspects associated with the use of recycled water in South East Queensland. He is also Chair of the Riversymposium Strategic Planning Committee, the Thiess International Riverprize Committee and the International Water Centre. In 2008, he was appointed to the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) Advisory Board representing the academic and research community.
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Hugh Mackay | Social Researcher, AUSTRALIA
Hugh Mackay is a psychologist, social researcher and novelist. He is the author of thirteen books, including six bestsellers. His latest book is What makes us tick? The ten desires that drive us.
In recognition of his pioneering work in social research, Hugh has been awarded honorary doctorates by Charles Sturt, Macquarie, NSW and Western Sydney universities. In 2004, he received the University of Sydney’s alumni award for community service.
Hugh is an honorary professor of social science at the University of Wollongong, a former deputy chairman of the Australia Council, a former chairman of trustees of Sydney Grammar School, and was the inaugural chairman of the ACT government’s Community Inclusion Board. He has been a newspaper columnist for over 25 years, and is a frequent guest on ABC radio.
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Chloe Munro | Chair, National Water Commission, AUSTRALIA
Ms Munro was appointed Chair of the National Water Commission in May 2011 bringing strong commercial skills and expertise in public policy and corporate finance, drawing on public and private sector experience in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
She is also the independent non-executive chairman of AquaSure, the consortium building Victoria’s desalination plant and a non-executive director of Hydro Tasmania. Until July 2009, Ms Munro was an executive director at Telstra. She held leadership positions in human resources, business operations, information technology, public policy and communications and customer service.
Serving in the Victorian public sector between September 1996 and February 2004, Ms Munro held the positions of Secretary of the Department of Primary Industries, Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, and Deputy Secretary in the Department of Treasury and Finance.
She has been a member of the board of Food Science Australia and a commissioner and deputy president of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission.
Ms Munro holds master’s degrees in mathematics and philosophy from Cambridge University and in business administration from Westminster University. She is a national and Victorian Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia and was awarded a Centenary Medal for outstanding contribution to public administration in 2001.
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Kevin Young | Managing Director, Sydney Water, AUSTRALIA
Kevin is currently the Managing Director of Sydney Water and was formerly the Managing Director of Hunter Water.
Kevin has a degree with honours in engineering and a Master of Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
He has over 30 years’ experience working for the private sector and Government authorities within Australia and overseas.
Kevin was previously Chairman of the Water Services Association of Australia whose members serve over 17 million Australians every day with water and wastewater services.
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Sunita Narain | Director General, Indian Centre for Science and Environment - CANCELLED
Due to unforseen circumstances, Sunita Narain will no longer be presenting at Ozwater '12.
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