Our speaker for May 

is

Dr Nafty Vanderhoek

Dr Vanderhoek has worked for over 50 years supporting the pulp and paper

and related industries in a variety of technical and management roles;

28 years with APM/Amcor, 9 years with CSIRO and for the past 13 years

as a consultant.

Although now largely retired, Nafty retains an interest in scientific matters, particularly when they involve big ticket issues such as innovation, climate change and energy options where the scientific facts are often clouded by hype and sensationalism to the detriment of sensible debate.

He will discuss whether nuclear energy can play a role in Australia’s energy transition.

The title of Scott's address is: “ Shellfish reef Restoration”

Last Month's Speaker summary by Peter Brown

Graeme Stephenson from Swinburne University of Technology took us through the world of AI. It is now part of everyday life from summarising complex information and translating ideas into working drafts in seconds. He argued that the biggest risk isn’t AI security; it is falling behind in its adoption, capability and productivity without which Australia will fall behind other developing economies.

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