Keynote Speakers
![Bernie Cockayne](https://www.set2024.com.au/base/wp-content/uploads/Bernie-Cockayne.png)
Mr Bernie Cockayne
Reef Catchments
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In his role as Program Manager, Bernie is responsible for the leadership and management of the Reef Catchments project teams. Bernie has a Bachelor of Environmental Science and Ecology (Hons) and has considerable experience in project and team management in the scientific and natural resources sector. Before joining Reef Catchments, Bernie spent over 15 years working for the Queensland government as a Manager and Senior Scientist (Aquatic Ecology), delivering a range of primarily aquatic ecosystem research projects that covered central and western parts of Qld. Bernie has also previously worked across eastern Australia for the NSW government, research organisations and environmental consultants.
![Karen Johnston](https://www.set2024.com.au/base/wp-content/uploads/Karen-Johnston.png)
Ms Karen Johnston
ManagedRecharged
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Karen Johnston is a Principal Hydrogeologist, specialising in Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR), having completed a Master of Hydrogeology with CSIRO back in the mid 1990’s researching stormwater aquifer storage and recovery systems in South Australia. Early in her career she worked closely with the Water Corporation of Western Australia on MAR investigations throughout that State, and was a significant contributor to the development of Australia’s largest water recycling system, the Beenyup Groundwater Replenishment Scheme. In her consulting career she has worked on numerous stormwater-harvesting projects including the award-winning Hartfield Park scheme with the City of Kalamunda, and several Water Corporation investigations, the most informative of which was a review and study tour of South Australia’s world-class MAR schemes, which provide that city with up to 7GL/year fit-for-purpose irrigation and industrial water supply.
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Professor David McCarthy
Queensland University of Technology
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David McCarthy is a civil engineer, urban hydrologist, and academic. He is an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Queensland University of Technology. He is the founder of the Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory (EPHM Lab) and the BoSL Water Monitoring and Control lab, both at Monash University. His research interests span the field of integrated water management, with a particular focus on urban hydrology, stormwater harvesting and reuse, and green water technologies.
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Mr David Topp
Barristers in Law
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![Matthew Verbyla](https://www.set2024.com.au/base/wp-content/uploads/Matthew-Verbyla.png)
Dr Matthew Verbyla
San Diego State University
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Associate Professor Ryan Winston
Ohio State University
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Ryan Winston is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering and Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering and a Core Faculty of the Sustainability Institute at Ohio State University. Ryan leads the Ohio State University Stormwater Management Program, which provides stormwater and stream management services and technical assistance related to urban water to federal and state agencies, local governments, and watershed groups. We conduct applied research at the practice, site, and small watershed scale to help understand the cost, benefits and ecosystem services provided by stormwater control measures. Ryan has led more than 50 projects focused on urban/suburban stormwater monitoring and subsequent development and calibration of models based on these data. Ryan has particular interest in applying lessons learned in field-based research projects to inform design of new stormwater controls.
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work. We pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging whose knowledge and wisdom have been protecting and sustaining our water and lands for tens of thousands of years.
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