Speakers

Adjunct Professor, Dr Catherine Ball is an award-winning company director, bestselling author and futurist working across global projects where emerging technologies meet humanitarian, education and environmental needs. A champion of diversity and inclusion, Catherine is an international advisory board member for the Schmidt Ocean Institute, an XPRIZE visioneer and member of their Global Brains Trust, and a member of Australia's Robotics Advisory Council. Catherine holds a BSc Honours, PhD, and was recently awarded a DSc (Doctor of Science Honoris Causa) from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA.