The Academy runs a suite of Forums to investigate and provide advice on issues that are critical to Australia’s future.
The Forums comprise of Fellows with relevant expertise and professional interest in each area of focus, who collaborate to develop position and action statements.
All enquiries related to Forums should be emailed to policy@atse.org.au.
If you are a Fellow, find out more by logging in.
Areas of interest for the Forums can be found here.
Below are the details of each Forum Leadership team:

Agriculture & Food
Chair: Professor Edward (Snow) Barlow FTSE
Deputy Chairs: Professor Shaun Coffey FTSE, Dr Joanne Daly PSM FTSE, Dr Anna Koltunow FTSE and Professor Stephen Powles FTSE
Digital Futures
Chair: Professor Mary-Anne Williams FTSE
Deputy Chairs: Professor Elanor Huntington FTSE, Professor Shazia Sadiq FTSE
Appointed member: Professor Michael Frater FTSE


Education
Chair: Professor Mark Hoffman FTSE
Deputy Chair: Professor Iven Mareels FTSE
Appointed Member: Professor Robyn Owens FTSE
Energy
Chair: Dr John Söderbaum FTSE
Deputy Chairs: Dr Sarah Ryan FTSE, Professor Renate Egan FTSE


Health
Chair: Sue MacLeman FTSE
Deputy Chairs: Professor Ron James Quinn AM FTSE, Adjunct Professor Elaine Saunders FTSE,
Appointed Members: Trevor Danos AM FTSE, Professor Ian Lowe AO FTSE
Industry and Innovation
Chair: Dr Dimity Dornan AO FTSE
Deputy Chairs: Professor Veena Sahajwalla FTSE FAA
Appointed Member: Professor Saeid Nahavandi FTSE


Infrastructure
Chair: Dr David Cook AO FTSE
Leadership Team: Anthony Barry FTSE, Professor Keith Hampson FTSE, Romilly Madew AO FTSE, Dr Brett C. Phillips FTSE
Mineral Resources
Chair: John McGagh FTSE
Deputy Chair: Dr Ian Tyler FTSE
Appointed Members: Professor Ranjith Pathegama FTSE, Rod Hill FTSE


Water
Chair: Professor Ana Deletic FTSE
Deputy Chairs: Dr Wendy Craik AM FTSE, Professor Rob Fitzpatrick FTSE, Dr Thomas Hatton PSM FTSE, Professor Sandra Kentish FTSE, Professor Stuart Khan FTSE