Speakers

The participation of our esteemed speakers is pivotal in shaping the success and impact of this event.

Our speakers encompass a diverse array of expertise in entomology, offering a rich tapestry of perspectives on the vital roles insects and arthropods play in our ecosystems and societies. Explore the list of confirmed speakers who will share their insights at the 56th Annual Conference of the Australian Entomological Society below.

Presentation titles and overviews will be available on the program page shortly.

PLENARY SPEAKERS

A/Prof Tanya Latty

Associate Professor & Founder | University of Sydney & Invertebrates Australia

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Dr John Kean

Senior Scientist | AgResearch



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Dr Hazel Parry

Senior Research Scientist |
CSIRO


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A/Prof Kate Umbers

Associate Professor in Zoology & Managing Director | Western Sydney University & Invertebrates Australia 

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Leilani Walker

Curator & Lecturer | Auckland Museum & AUT


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CONCURRENT SPEAKERS

A-E

John Kean

Abdullah
Bahauddin Zakariya University

John Kean

Maxim Adams
University of Sydney

John Kean

Saleh Adnan
DPIRD

John Kean

Tate Agnew
University of Otago

John Kean

Daniel Allman
University of Sydney

John Kean

Daniel Anderson
Agriculture Victoria

John Kean

Nigel Andrew
Southern Cross University

John Kean

Bea Apirajkamol
CSIRO

John Kean

Alfonsina Arriaga Jiménez
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery

John Kean

Sylvester Atijegbe
University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

John Kean

Gonzalo Avila
New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited

John Kean

Andreas Bachler
CSIRO

John Kean

Keith Bayless
CSIRO

John Kean

Perry Beasley-Hall
University of Adelaide

John Kean

Soumitra Bhide
University of Melbourne

John Kean

Daniel Bickel
Australian Museum

John Kean

James Bickerstaff
ABRS - DCCEEW

John Kean

Andrew Bird
La Trobe University 

John Kean

Kristen Boehm
University of Queensland 

John Kean

Joshua Botti-Anderson
ANU

John Kean

Michael Braby
ANIC/ANU

John Kean

Laura Brannelly
University of Melbourne

John Kean

Georgie Brennan
University of Sydney

John Kean

Edward Bryans
Queensland University of Technology

John Kean

James Buxton
Agriculture Victoria

John Kean

Mateo Carol Villavedra
Macquarie University

John Kean

Cynthia Castro-Vargas
CSIRO

John Kean

Jia Chang
University of Melbourne

John Kean

Wen Yi Chen
National Taiwan University

John Kean

Asha Chhagan
Bioeconomy Science Institute

John Kean

Graeme Clare
Plant and Food Research

John Kean

Zjon Coleman
University of Queensland

John Kean

Simon Crampton
Lincoln University

John Kean

James Damayo
University of Sydney

John Kean

Daniel Dashevsky
CSIRO

John Kean

Emer Davis
University of Wollongong

John Kean

Stefano De Faveri
DPI

John Kean

Jurate De Prins
CSIRO

John Kean

Lauren Diepenbrock
University of Florida

John Kean

Darshika Dissawa
Macquarie University

John Kean

Ashritha Dorai
University of Melbourne

John Kean

James Dorey
University of Wollongong

John Kean

Samantha Edley
Agriculture Victoria

John Kean

Tegan Edwards
University of Wollongong

John KeanDayani Egodavitharana

Macquarie University

John Kean

Maryam Ehsangar
South Australia Research And Development Institute

John Kean

Thilini Ekanayake
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

John Kean

Michael Elias
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

F-J

John Kean

Hermes E. Escalona
CSIRO-ANIC

John Kean

Frank Fan
The University Of Queensland

John Kean

Muhammad Farooq
Australian National University

John Kean

Daniel Farrell
Department of Primary Industries

John Kean

Nicole Fechner
University of Adelaide

John Kean

Antoine Felden
Te Herenga Waka–victoria Uni. Of Wellington

John Kean

Liam Foley
University of Wollongong

John Kean

Caitlyn Forster
University of Sydney

John Kean

Volker Framenau
Murdoch University

John Kean

William Frost
Lincoln University

John Kean

Natalie Gasz
Australian Federal Police

John Kean

Parbati Ghising
Southern Cross University

John Kean

Heloise Gibb
Deakin University

John Kean

Alex Gill
Pest and Environmental Adaptation Research Group

John Kean

Rosalyn Gloag
University of Sydney

John Kean

Jeremy Gonthier
Plant and Food Research

John Kean

Ashton Goronga
University of Newcastle

John Kean

Casey Gove
South Australian Research and Development Institute

John Kean

Caleb Graham
University of Wollongong

John Kean

Chris Green
Department of Conservation

John Kean

Luna Grey
University of Otago

John Kean

Karenza Griffiths
University of Sydney

John Kean

Xinyue Gu
University of Melbourne

John Kean

Geoff Gurr
Charles Sturt University

John Kean

Aaron Harmer
New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Bioeconomy Science Institute

John Kean

Md Mehedi Hasan
Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University

John Kean

Thomas Heddle
University of Adelaide

John Kean

Jessica Henneken
Agriculture Victoria Research

John Kean

Ynna Hernandez-Europa
Queensland University of Technology

John Kean

Yu-Hsiang Ho
University of Sydney

John Kean

Dieter Hochuli
University of Sydney

John Kean

Katja Hogendoorn
University of Adelaide

John Kean

Owen Holland
University of Melbourne

John Kean

Md Sahadat Hossain
Macquarie University

John Kean

Feng-chuan Hsu
National Taiwan University

John Kean

Sophie Hunt
Bioeconomy Science Institute

John Kean

Yume Imada
Kyoto University

John Kean

Okorite Itumo
Australian National University

John Kean

Jenny Jandt
University of Otago

John Kean

Mengjie Jin
CSIRO

K-O

John Kean

Nikolas Johnston
University of Wollongong

John Kean

Lachlan Jones
Charles Sturt University

John Kean

Braxton Jones
University of Sydney

John Kean

Julia Kasper
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

John Kean

Alihan Katlav
Western Sydney University

John Kean

Hauke Koch
CSIRO

John Kean

Matt Krosch
Queensland Police Service

John Kean

Genevieve Law
University of Sydney

John Kean

Stuart Lay
University of Western Australia

John Kean

Tim Lee
University of Sydney

John Kean

Manuel Lequerica Tamara
University of Sydney

John Kean

Phil Lester
Victoria University of Wellington

John Kean

Jasmin Li
University of Sydney

John Kean

Barbara Lima
Plant and Food Research

John Kean

Wei Jiun Lin
National Taiwan University

John Kean

Felipe Tzong-Han Lin
National Taiwan University

John Kean

Ziyang Liu
University of Queensland

John Kean

Nathan Lo
University of Sydney

John Kean

Pablo Lopez Carretero
University of Auckland

John Kean

Sunny Maanju
Western Sydney University

John Kean

John Marris
Lincoln University

John Kean

Felipe Martelli
University of Melbourne

John Kean

Francesco Martoni
Agriculture Victoria Research

John Kean

Fozia Masood
Macquarie University

John Kean

Kudzaishe Precious Mavende
University of Adelaide

John Kean

Geoffrey Mazue
Macquarie University

John Kean

Rebecca McKee
University of Sydney

John Kean

Marian McKenzie
NZ Institute for Bioeconomy Science - Plant and Food Group

John Kean

Nasir Mehmood
South China Agricultural University

John Kean

Vivian Mendez
Macquarie University

John Kean

Liz Milla
CSIRO

John Kean

Penelope Mills
University of Queensland

John Kean

Tomas Mitchell-Storey
Australian National University

John Kean

Matthew Morgan
CSIRO

John Kean

Mani Mua
University of Queensland

John Kean

Biko Muita
CSIRO

John Kean

Tara Murray
NZ Department of Conservation

John Kean

Helen Nahrung
University of The Sunshine Coast

John Kean

Adriana Najar Rodriguez
Bioeconomy Science Institute

John Kean

Chau Nguyen Ngoc Bao
Ho Chi Minh City Open University

John Kean

Farzana Nowrin
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University

John Kean

Casper Nyamukondiwa
Botswana International University of Science and Technology

John Kean

Elise Oakman
University of Sydney

John Kean

Brett O'Keeffe
University of Sydney

John Kean

Risa Otake
Southern Cross University

John Kean

Gunjan Pandey
CSIRO Environment

John Kean

Veronique Paris
University of Melbourne

John Kean

Ana Parra
University of Melbourne

P-T

John Kean

Amy Paten
CSIRO

John Kean

Fleur Ponton
Macquarie University

John Kean

Nick Porch
University of Melbourne

John Kean

Reshnu Raj Rajan Sheela
Massey University

John Kean

Fiorella Ramirez-Esquivel
Macquarie University

John Kean

Giovanni Ramon
Australian Museum

John Kean

Nirosha Ranawaka
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

John Kean

Rahul Rane
CSIRO

John Kean

Darsh Rathnayake
Macquarie University

John Kean

Charlotte Raven
Forest Research Institute

John Kean

Chris Reid
Macquarie University

John Kean

Emily Remnant
University of Sydney

John Kean

Jackson Rendall
University of Western Australia

John Kean

Carly Retief
Macquarie University

John Kean

Sajjad Reyhani Haghighi
Western Sydney University

John Kean

Markus Riegler
Western Sydney University

John Kean

James Joseph Roberts
Western Sydney University

John Kean

Charles Robin
University of Melbourne

John Kean

Juanita Rodriguez
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John Kean

Rogelio Rosales-Garcia
Western Sydney University

John Kean

Karina Santos
Plant and Food Group

John Kean

Jack Scanlan
Agriculture Victoria Research

John Kean

Thomas Schmidt
University of Sydney

John Kean

Franz-Rudolf Schnitzler
Bioeconomy Science Institute Manaaki Whenua

John Kean

Owen Seeman
Acarology Australia

John Kean

Reilly Seet
University of Sydney

John Kean

Cait Selleck
Agriculture Victoria

John Kean

Linda Semeraro
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

John Kean

Richard Sharp
Ecology And Heritage Partners Pty Ltd

John Kean

Luc Shepherd
La Trobe University & Agriculture Victoria Research

John Kean

Ivania Silva
Pirsa-sardi

John Kean

Patricia S Slattery
Flinders University

John Kean

Zestin Wen Wen Soh
Australian National University

John Kean

Kate Sparks
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

John Kean

Judith Stahl
CSIRO

John Kean

Martin Steinbauer
La Trobe University

John Kean

Mark Stevens
South Australian Museum

John Kean

Nicola Sullivan
Bioeconomy Science Institute

John Kean

Phil Taylor
Macquarie University

John Kean

Ava Taylor-Johnson
University or Canterbury

John Kean

Jacqueline Theis
University of Otago

John Kean

Joshua Thia
University of Melbourne

John Kean

Shaun Thompson
Lincoln University

John Kean

Jessa Thurman
CSIRO

John Kean

Simon Tierney
Western Sydney University

John Kean

Amir Tourani
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John Kean

James Tweed
University of Queensland

John Kean

Cor Vink
Lincoln University

U-Z

John Kean

Matthew Wallace
Macquarie University

John Kean

Encui Wang
University of Wollongong

John Kean

Samuel Westbrook
University of Queensland

John Kean

Andrea Wild
CSIRO

John Kean

Kita Williams
Queensland University of Technology

John Kean

Fraser Woodburn
University of Bristol

John Kean

Olivia Young
CSIRO

John Kean

Reginald Young
CSIRO

John Kean

Maid Zaman
University of Haripur, Pakistan

POSTER PRESENTERS

John Kean

Jason Axford
DAFF

John Kean

Sahar Azizi
Pasteur Institute of Iran

John Kean

Neil Birrell
The University of Auckland

John Kean

Jyotsana Chauhan
Western Sydney University

John Kean

Joshua Chavana
University of Arkansas

John Kean

Claudio Cipriani
ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity

John Kean

Giullia De Freitas Rossi
ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity

John Kean

Lauren Diepenbrock
 University of Florida

John Kean

Colleen Foelz
eye4insects

John Kean

Anna Genge
DAFF

John Kean

Todd Greenwood
DAFF

John Kean

Kristin Hubakk
The University of Sydney

John Kean

David Hunter

John Kean

Talib Hussain
University Rawalpindis

John Kean

Julia Kasper
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

John Kean

Anna Kell
Macquarie University

John Kean

Ying Luo
DAFF

John Kean

Nicole McMullen
The University of Queensland

John Kean

Mark McNeill
Bioeconomy Science Institute

John Kean

Vivian Mendez
Macquarie University

John Kean

Mariana Musicante
New Zealand Biosecure

John Kean

Diligent Oboho
University of Uyo Nigeria

John Kean

Simon Ong
DAFF

John Kean

Muhammad Riaz
National Pingtung University

John Kean

Shovon Chandra Sarkar
Murdoch University

John Kean

Rui Shi
The University of Sydney

John Kean

Aruto Takane
Kyoto University

John Kean

Benjamin Walker
The University of Sydney

John Kean

Ayesha Warnasooriya
Murdoch University

John Kean

Nina Wedell
The University of Melbourne

John Kean

Kimberley Wong
University Of WA

John Kean

Syed Muhammad Ali Zahid
Murdoch University

John Kean

Natasha Zhou
DAFF

John Kean

Muhammad Zubair
Murdoch University

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