Paul currently works as an Associate Professor of Environmental Management at The University of Queensland. He has 20 years’ professional experience in forestry, agribusiness and carbon markets in Australasia across the private sector and academia. He has worked at UQ since 2007. His main research interest is in carbon and energy management – how society can most effectively respond to climate change. He has a particular interest in in carbon farming innovation and education.

Over the past few decades Lisa has worked in numerous environmental roles primarily within energy and infrastructure companies. She has also been an elected member of the Queensland Parliament and held roles as an Assistant Minister in the portfolios of Natural Resources and Mines and Treasury. Lisa has held various national and international executive roles with companies making great advances addressing emissions reduction through technology. She has also worked as an environmental consultant in Australia, North America and the United Kingdom primarily on resource and infrastructure projects. Lisa is passionate about working with companies as they transition towards Net Zero emissions.

Daryl is a Registered Professional Forester with The Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA) and a member of the Carbon Market Institute (CMI). He currently supports carbon abatement projects in savanna burning and has a project growing native conifers as a carbon sink on the Atherton Tablelands. Daryl has been working full-time in carbon farming since 2011 and is passionate about increasing the value of carbon farming at the farm gate.

Matthew is a farmer/agronomist from Emerald in Central Queensland. He also serves as Chair of Southern Cross Agricultural Exports (a group of Australian farmers who practice sustainable farming and supply grains to high-value markets in Australia) and Chair of Central Queensland Compost (a major compost manufacturer partly owned by one of Australia’s largest waste management firms, J.J. Richards).

Genia was appointed Executive Officer of the Carbon Hub in early 2021. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Queensland where she studied environmental science, particularly vulnerability and resilience of food systems in the Global South. Genia’s technical background is in ecology, evolution and conservation biology, and she has worked across academia, intergovernmental institutions and the private sector, including the University of Washington, United Nations Environment Program and independent consultancy.