International Day of Women and Girls in Science Breakfast

Celebrate International women in science day with breakfast surrounded by the picturesque natural beauty at Redlands IndigiScapes Centre.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science Breakfast

Join us for a special morning celebrating women and girls in science at the IndigiScapes Centre! This event is all about highlighting the achievements of females in the STEM fields and inspiring the next generation of scientists.

Your breakfast host, Ranger Stacey, will introduce you to our remarkable speakers who will have all made a positive impact on the natural environment by pursuing their individual passions in the field of science. They will inspire future scientists as they address the UN theme for 2026.

Enjoy a delicious breakfast while listening to empowering speakers and engaging in thought-provoking discussions. Let's break barriers and pave the way for more women and girls in science!

Start with fresh seasonal fruit and your selection from a delicious menu of local favourites with dietary options available, accompanied by a selection of teas, juice and local barista made coffee.

Breakfast options

• Smoked salmon benedict with lemon myrtle hollandaise
  Smoked salmon and soft eggs served on a toasted english muffin with baby leaves, topped with a Lemon Myrtle hollandaise.

• Avocado on toast
  Fresh avocado on toast with balsamic glaze, served with a bouquet of baby leaves, fetta and dusted with bush spices. (V) (VGO) (GFO)

• Coconut breakfast bowl
  Breakfast bowl of coconut yoghurt, macadamia wattle granola, fresh berries and a squeeze of honey. (VGO) (V) (GF) * Contains tree nuts*

Seats are limited, treat yourself, or gather a group table - places are limited.

About the Panel

Professor Kerrie Wilson commenced her role as Queensland Chief Scientist on 1 November 2023. She oversees Queensland’s first Science Strategy—a comprehensive, whole-of-government framework to support the generation and translation of globally significant science, ensuring sustainable economic growth.

With a distinguished career in academia and conservation, Professor Wilson has held prominent positions at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), including Pro Vice-Chancellor (Sustainability and Research Integrity) and Executive Director of the QUT Institute for Future Environments. Her previous leadership roles include Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, Director of Conservation for The Nature Conservancy Australia, and she currently serves as a natural sciences expert on the Australian Heritage Council.

Professor Wilson holds a Bachelor of Environmental Science (First Class Honours) from The University of Queensland and a PhD from The University of Melbourne, completed in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, UK.

Outside of her professional commitments, Professor Wilson is an avid outdoor enthusiast, regularly exploring Queensland’s national parks with her family.

Dr Gillian Brown

Executive Director, Coastal, Biodiversity and Information, Science Division, Department Of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

With a PhD in Plant Systematics from The University of Melbourne and 25 years of experience in leadership roles within the field of biodiversity and herbarium management, Dr Gillian Brown's career includes serving Director of the Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science (QHBS), Science Leader of the Species Herbarium Collections Group, Collections Manager for the Queensland Herbarium, and Herbarium Curator at The University of Melbourne Herbarium.

Currently, as the Executive Director Dr Brown leads a multidisciplinary team of approximately 200 scientists, technical officers, and support staff across Queensland. Together they deliver applied science, foster digital innovation, and develop research and tools in areas such as wave and storm tide monitoring, air quality, natural capital, biodiversity, ecological science, vegetation, land use, and social and economic sciences.

Dr Janet Lanyon

Janet Lanyon is a zoologist, specializing in marine mammal biology. For thirty years, Janet has been a full-time academic at The University of Queensland (UQ) and Director of the UQ Marine Vertebrate Research Group. Since 1995, she has been Lead Investigator in a long-term population and health study of the dugongs of southern Queensland, Australia. She has published widely on diverse aspects of the biology of marine wildlife, and is an Associate Editor of the journal Marine Mammal Science. Her research expertise includes the ecology, physiology and conservation biology of marine megafaunal wildlife, principally dugongs, coastal dolphins and sea turtles.

University of Queensland Senior Lecturer School of the Environment - Faculty of Science

Affiliate of Centre for Marine Science

Background in conservation, biology and ecology of large marine vertebrates

• Population ecology of dugongs and coastal dolphins
• Population genetics of dugongs
• Physiology, functional morphology and ecology of dugongs
• Health assessment of inshore marine mammals, particularly dugongs

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