Belina has been working in the US, Germany, Canada, and UK, and will be sharing her experiences of applying improvisation practices and mindsets, to engender a regenerative effect on organisational culture and consciousness, as well as to help align organisations with nature.

In her work, she has seen the benefit of this in multiple industries, and she will talk about how this applies to the building industry (builders, developers, engineers, consultants, designers), as it transitions to 21st century practice and is looking for ways to strength its innovation capacity. 

Belina Raffy is the Founder/Director of Maffick Ltd. Her work specialises in developing communication, co-creation and change skills with people so that we can better align our businesses with how nature and people thrive. She is a facilitator, consultant, public speaker, and author.

Dave will be sharing his experiences on how a sociology-economically and environmentally transformational project evolves over time, survives, and then thrives. 

Dave is an Executive Director for the Eden Project with responsibility for the financial, educational and commercial aspects of the project. His passion is for education and learning, which led to the creation of a new leadership programme “Hothouse”, which now runs regularly at Eden. 

He will provide the inspiration for the real-life outcomes from Eden that participants and supporters of these workshops so desire.

Dominique will speak on what is regeneration in Australia, and what it could mean for areas such as the Latrobe valley. 

We are in a time of transition from a fossil-fuel-dependent economy to one that is independent, resilient, with a mix of energy sources. What does this mean for the building industry? What is the potential for our cities and our town to come out of this transition thriving? Based on recent work being undertaken at the University of Melbourne, three case studies will be briefly discussed, which will lead to both ecological and social benefit. It will outline what exactly is regenerative development and how is it different from current practice and how can transitions thinking and smart specialisation lead to innovation in the engineering, development, and building industry. 

Dominique received a science degree from Melbourne University and followed this with a graduate diploma in Engineering (Cleaner Production) and a Doctorate in Architecture 2005 from RMIT University, Melbourne.

Rod is a pioneer of Australian comedy with more than forty-five years in stand-up, cabaret, theatre, television and radio.