Panel | Converging threats: building social cohesion in the context of multiple disasters, disinformation and extremism

20 Aug 2026
Australian Disaster Resilience Conference | Meeting Room 212
Chairperson
Lisa Gibbs
Prof Lisa Gibbs, Director of the Disaster, Climate and Adversity Unit, University of Melbourne
Speakers
Mark Duckworth PSM
Dr Mark Duckworth PSM, Co-Director, Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies, Deakin University
Zena Armstrong
Zena Armstrong, Festival Director, Cobargo Folk Festival
Ika Trijsburg
Dr Ika Trijsburg, Director of Urban Analytics, Institute for Infrastructure in Society, Australian National University
Shelby Robinson
Shelby Robinson, Community Researcher and Advocate, School of Population Health, Curtin University