About

Justin is an experienced environmental investor focussed on climate and energy investment. He was a partner at a leading private equity investment firm Archer Capital, and worked as a senior executive in the food industry with Simplot Australia and with the Boston Consulting Group. He is a Director of Tasman Environmental Markets, a co-founder and Director of Meridolum and Chair of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law degrees from UNSW and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Dean is a Traditional Owner of Djinkarr, near Maningrida, Northern Territory. He speaks many Indigenous languages, his first being Gurrgoni. He is a current Director of Warddeken Land Management Limited, the Nawarddeken Academy and Arnhem Land Fire Abatement (ALFA, NT). Dean is a qualified researcher, an Aboriginal ecologist with a wealth of experience in complex and multifaceted community-based projects and has been involved with the Karrkad Kanjdji Trust since its inception.

Jon is a global leader among scholars exploring alternate futures for Indigenous peoples, linking conservation economies with poverty alleviation; his research is grounded in Arnhem Land collaborations since 1979. He was foundation Director (1990–2010) of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research at the Australian National University where he is an Emeritus Professor at the School of Regulation and Global Governance.

Otto is a Banggarra man and Traditional Owner of Malnyangarnak. He is a well respected Elder, clan and ceremony leader, educator and Senior ranger and is the current Chair of the Arafura Swamp Rangers Aboriginal Corporation (ASRAC). He is a Director and Cultural Advisor on a number of boards and the Founder and Director of Aboriginal Research Practioner’s Network (ARPNet).

John is from the Bininj Buldjdjan clan and Traditional Owner of Country in the Mimal Land Management area in Central Arnhem Land. He studied Environmental Health at the Charles Darwin University and worked in the field for many years. He's currently a CDEP mentor and works as a liaison for local community members and government departments. He's the Chair of the Mimal Board and for the past decade has served on numerous boards, including Sunrise Health, Bulman Outback Store and Gulin Gulin Buffalo Company.

Teya is the Executive Director of Dusseldorp Forum, an independent foundation with a thirty-year history of increasing the life opportunities of children and young people. Prior to this she has worked as a human rights lawyer and documentary filmmaker. Teya has degrees in Arts and Law from Sydney University and a Master of Arts in Social Inquiry from UTS. She is a member of the Lendlease Reconciliation Action Plan Advisory Board and an Honorary Associate of the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney.

Fred Hunter is a long-term park ranger at Kakadu National Park and a Traditional Owner of the upper regions of the East Alligator River on the Warddeken Indigenous Protected Area. He has served as the Chairman, now Director of Warddeken Land Management Limited and was appointed Chief Ranger in 2020, the first Aboriginal Ranger in the forty year history of the park. Fred has an extensive knowledge of the flora and fauna of this region and often cooks and presents Bininj (Indigenous) bush tucker, such as barramundi, magpie goose and turtles, at various Kakadu Festivals.

Cindy is a Traditional Owner of Ji-bena and belongs to the Marrgiach and Angaywunbamar clan groups, in the Djelk Indigenous Protected Area. Cindy holds a Bachelor in Teaching and Learning and is currently the Learning on Country Coordinator and Pre-school Teacher at Maningrida Community College. She has served on numerous boards and committees and has been involved in various Strong Women Groups. Cindy is dedicated to sharing her knowledge of culture and traditions to the next generation.

Margie has worked as a finance industry professional for almost 30 years, with leading global banking organisations and a range of government and semi-government investment vehicles. She has been on the boards of statutory marketing organisations and Chair of a CSIRO Advisory Committee. She was the inaugural donor and fundraiser for the Nawarddeken Academy, of which she is now also a Director.

Annette is a Traditional Owner of Bigedi and belongs to the Marananggu clan in the Mimal region. Annette has served on the Mimal board since 2017. She is a highly respected Elder who has worked tirelessly to conserve language and culture. Annette spent her working life as an educator and was the Deputy Principal of Gulin Gulin (Bulman) School until her retirement.