The second annual NSSN Frontiers in Sensing Forum will be held virtually this year. The 2020 Forum will address the topic of smart sensing for bushfire prevention, response & mitigation.

Following the devastation of the 2019/20 Australian bushfires there is a renewed commitment to examining innovative solutions and technologies to prevent future catastrophes and ensure Australian communities are better prepared.

This Forum will feature the following experts:

Keynote

Mr Rob Rogers, Commissioner, NSW Rural Fire Service

Moderator

Dr Katherine Woodthorpe AO, Chair, Bushfire & Natural Hazard CRC

Panel

Mr Andrew Gissing, Director, Risk Frontiers

Mr Matt Riley, Director, Climate & Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Planning, Industry & Environment

Mr Adrian Turner, Lead, Minderoo Wildfire and Disaster Resilience Program

Dr Marta Yebra, Senior Lecturer in Environment & Engineering, Australian National University

The Forum will feature a Q&A from 4.30pm.

A link to the online event will be provided to those who have registered via eventbrite.

To register, please click here.

For information on our speakers and panelists, please click here.

For more information about this event, please contact Jasmine Logaraj.