Allison is a microbial ecologist working on Gadigal land. She is interested in finding novel ways to improve restoration outcomes for native Australian plant species. She undertook her PhD at the University of Melbourne in the Linda Blackall and Madeline Van Oppen Lab and now works as a biodiversity data analyst at the Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

Alexandra (Sasha) Pavlova is a conservation geneticist and co-founder and Director of the Wildlife Genetic Management Hub. Sasha is on the mission to reverse population declines and assist restoration of biodiversity by improving its health and adaptability. For the past 20 years Sasha has been helping wildlife managers to integrate evolutionary principles into management by co-developing data-based interventions to improve health and fitness of populations of endangered animals and plants. Sasha works on developing novel tools and frameworks to facilitate and upscale using genetic data for managing populations. She believes that by collaborating with people passionate about biodiversity restoration we can achieve the best outcomes for nature and people.

Dr Georgina Wood is a Research Fellow at Flinders University, Adelaide.