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

Welcomes and conference opening

Urchins Room
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April 16, 2024 8:30 AM
First Nations leaders in reef resilience
Plenary

First Nations leaders in reef resilience

Urchins Room
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April 16, 2024 9:00 AM
Working models of co-design and cross-sector collaboration
Session

Working models of co-design and cross-sector collaboration

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

Decision support tools and models

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

Ecological intelligence and monitoring

Michaelmas Cay Room
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April 16, 2024 10:00 AM
Research and tourism partnerships
Plenary

Research and tourism partnerships

Urchins Room
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April 16, 2024 2:50 PM
Panel discussion
Panel Discussion

Panel discussion

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April 16, 2024 4:00 PM
Closing remarks
General

Closing remarks

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April 16, 2024 4:50 PM
Welcome function
Function

Welcome function

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

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
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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
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Local stewardship for reef restoration and resilience
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Local stewardship for reef restoration and resilience

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

Ecological intelligence and monitoring (cont.)

Michaelmas Cay Room
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April 17, 2024 10:00 AM
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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
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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
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Panel discussion
Panel Discussion

Panel discussion

Urchins Room
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April 17, 2024 4:00 PM
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Closing remarks
General

Closing remarks

Urchins Room
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April 17, 2024 4:50 PM
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Networking event with dignitaries
Function

Networking event with dignitaries

Invitation only event
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April 17, 2024 5:00 PM
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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
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KULBUL-BARRA – We are the Ocean
Session

KULBUL-BARRA – We are the Ocean

Urchins Room
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April 18, 2024 9:00 AM
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Adaptation, aquaculture, and genetic tools
Session

Adaptation, aquaculture, and genetic tools

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

New technologies for delivering resilience at scale

Michaelmas Cay Room
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April 18, 2024 10:00 AM
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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
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Decision support tools and evolutionary models
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Decision support tools and evolutionary models

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

RRAP – Past, present, and future

Urchins Room
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April 18, 2024 2:50 PM
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Panel discussion
Panel Discussion

Panel discussion

Urchins Room
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April 18, 2024 4:00 PM
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Closing remarks
General

Closing remarks

Urchins Room
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April 18, 2024 4:50 PM
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Public forum
Function

Public forum

Urchins Room
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April 18, 2024 5:30 PM
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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.