Curator of the Apollo Collection, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and Affiliate Adjunct, Georgetown University Teasel Muir-Harmony is a historian of spaceflight and the curator of the Apollo Collection at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Her research focuses on the political history of exploring the Moon, from debates about lunar governance to the use of spaceflight as soft power, the topic of her most recent book, Operation Moonglow: A Political History of Project Apollo (Basic Books, 2020). After earning a Ph.D. from MIT, she held positions at the American Institute of Physics and the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum. She is the author of Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects (National Geographic, 2018) and an advisor to the television series Apollo’s Moon Shot. Her work has been featured by CBS, NPR, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and numerous other media outlets. She co-organizes the Space Policy & History Forum, serves on the Executive Council of the Society for the History of Technology, is a member of the American Astronautical Society History Committee, and participates in the US State Department’s Speakers Program.
Director of The Sia Furler Institute, University of Adelaide Tom is Director of the Sia Furler Institute and Professor and Chair of Creative Technologies at the University of Adelaide, where he has built and delivered unique initiatives, such as the world-first Art Intelligence Agency (AIA), at the intersection of AI and creativity. With innovation and entrepreneurship in his DNA, he has pioneered competitively differentiated real-world creative arts learning experiences benefitting students. His lustrous career fuses academia, creative arts, government, and the commercial industry. A globally-renowned catalyst of generational change, he is a prolific entrepreneur, renowned CEO of global music for media and digital innovation companies tomandandy and Disrupter and was South Australia’s first and only Chief Innovator. Talented at recognizing patterns with limited information, he has already anticipated and grasped the opportunity to deliver game-changing outcomes that will close the gap between Australia’s creative arts industry and the world’s digital scene. A solid academic background, an active speaking portfolio and an esteemed international profile underpin this futurist drive. Tom received a PhD and MA from Princeton University, a Presidential MBA from Pepperdine University and BMUS from the University of British Columbia. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Pioneered synergistic initiatives including The Art Intelligence Agency and the Open Music Initiative, the former pairing world-class AI and machine learning scientists with leading artists such as Laurie Anderson and Herbie Hancock, and the latter creating the first OMI node outside the US. • Recently launched the South Australian Block Chain Lab, an extension of OMI bridging academic and industry to create block chain innovation. • CEO of global companies tomandandy and Disrupter, generating +US$1BN for global economies and driving impact at scale, re-shaping the role of music and media and leading the innovative development of distributed Web infrastructure and AI worldwide with current engagements including the European Space Agency. • Positioned Adelaide as Australia’s first gigabit city, creating the opportunity to transform the city’s future. Secured access to +US$5BN in annual funding for city-to-city innovation collaboration, signing an MOU in the White House. • Holds the record number of NTROs for the University of Adelaide.
Research Associate, University of South Australia I am an early career researcher, currently working as a Research Associate in the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) research centre at the University of South Australia. My research broadly examines the relationship between how people use their time and its impact on their health. I have a strong interest in the use of activity trackers as measurement and intervention tools and enjoy working with big data. My clinical background is physiotherapy in paediatric settings.
Assistant Professor of Economics, Southern Oregon University Travis Campbell is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Southern Oregon University. His research applies microeconomics to social justice issues, focusing on economic inequalities by race, gender, and sexuality in the US. His other research focuses on social movements and public health policy, among other topics. His research has been published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Health Economics, Metroeconomica, and others. He uses his research expertise to incorporate the economics of race, gender, and sexuality into all of his courses. At SOU he teaches Micro and Macroeconomics, Quantitative Methods and Application, Healthcare Economics, Labor Economics, and Gender Issues in Economics.
Lecturer in Classics, Australian National University Tatiana is a lecturer in Classics at the Australian National University. Prior to this, she was the Moses and Mary Finley Research Fellow at Darwin College, University of Cambridge. She is a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge and the University of Sydney. Tatiana is a cultural historian of ancient Greece with particular interests in Greek and Roman technology (especially mechanics), ancient Greek religion, and the intersection of science and religion in Greco-Roman antiquity.
