16–18 April 2024

Program

PROGRAM

Three days of presentations

Over 300 delegates joined us for three days of expert presentations and networking. Many of them extended their experience with workshops on the Monday and a full-day reef trip on the Friday.
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April 15

Workshops

Delegates learned about COTS control, scaled production of corals for reef restoration, coral reef monitoring technologies, RRAP Explorer and more.
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April 16

Welcomes and conference opening
General
April 16, 2024 8:30 AM
Urchins Room

Welcomes and conference opening

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First Nations leadership in reef resilience
Plenary
April 16, 2024 9:00 AM
Urchins Room

First Nations leadership in reef resilience

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Working models for co-design and cross-sector collaboration
Session
April 16, 2024 10:00 AM
Urchins Room

Working models for co-design and cross-sector collaboration

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Decision support tools and models
Session
April 16, 2024 10:00 AM
Reef Room

Decision support tools and models

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Ecological intelligence and monitoring
Session
April 16, 2024 10:00 AM
Michaelmas Cay Room

Ecological intelligence and monitoring

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Research and tourism partnerships for reef resilience
Plenary
April 16, 2024 2:50 PM
Urchins Room

Research and tourism partnerships for reef resilience

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Panel discussion and closing remarks
Panel discussion
April 16, 2024 4:00 PM
Urchins Room

Panel discussion and closing remarks

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Welcome function
Function
April 16, 2024 5:00 PM
BAR36 | The Reef Hotel Casino

Welcome function

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April 17

Global Interventions World Café
Function

Global Interventions World Café

Urchins Room and Slido for virtual attendees
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April 17, 2024 8:15 AM
Blueprint 2030: Managing the Great Barrier Reef under a rapidly changing climate
Plenary

Blueprint 2030: Managing the Great Barrier Reef under a rapidly changing climate

Urchins Room
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April 17, 2024 9:00 AM
Local stewardship for restoration and resilience
Session

Local stewardship for restoration and resilience

Michaelmas Cay Room
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April 17, 2024 10:00 AM
Resilience based management: 2030 and beyond
Session

Resilience based management: 2030 and beyond

Urchins Room
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April 17, 2024 10:00 AM
Ecological intelligence and monitoring (cont.)
Session

Ecological intelligence and monitoring (cont.)

Michaelmas Cay Room
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April 17, 2024 10:00 AM
Business and financing of reef resilience
Session

Business and financing of reef resilience

Reef Room
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April 17, 2024 1:00 PM
Collaborative research and management drives innovation in COTS control on the Great Barrier Reef
Plenary

Collaborative research and management drives innovation in COTS control on the Great Barrier Reef

Urchins Room
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April 17, 2024 2:50 PM
Panel discussion and closing remarks
Panel discussion

Panel discussion and closing remarks

Urchins Room
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April 17, 2024 4:00 PM
Networking event with dignitaries
Function

Networking event with dignitaries

Invitation only event
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April 17, 2024 5:00 PM

April 18

Restoration at scale – legal barriers and enablers
Plenary

Restoration at scale – legal barriers and enablers

Urchins Room
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April 18, 2024 8:30 AM
Adaptation, aquaculture, and genetic tools
Session

Adaptation, aquaculture, and genetic tools

Reef Room
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April 18, 2024 10:00 AM
New technologies for restoration at scale
Session

New technologies for restoration at scale

Michaelmas Cay Room
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April 18, 2024 10:00 AM
Managing risks, obtaining social license, and driving policy change
Session

Managing risks, obtaining social license, and driving policy change

Urchins Room
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April 18, 2024 10:00 AM
Decision support tools and evolutionary models
Session

Decision support tools and evolutionary models

Michaelmas Cay Room
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April 18, 2024 1:00 PM
RRAP – Past, present, and future
Plenary

RRAP – Past, present, and future

Urchins Room
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April 18, 2024 2:50 PM
Panel discussion and closing remarks
Panel discussion

Panel discussion and closing remarks

Urchins Room
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April 18, 2024 4:00 PM
Public forum
Function

Public forum

Urchins Room
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April 18, 2024 5:30 PM

April 19

Reef trip

Delegates explored Reef Magic and the Reef Connect Program.
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#reefresilence2024

      In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past, present, and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.