Ian Kiernan is the Founder and Chairman of Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World – a community based organisation which aims to inspire and work with Australians to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment. Clean Up Australia voices community concerns on the state of the environment and actively promotes environmental repair. This includes advocating practical community based solutions on issues such as extended producer responsibility, container deposit systems, resource re-use, electronics recycling and the initiation of environmentally friendly practices into the Australian psyche. Ian holds Chairmanships with the Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) for Environmental Biotechnology and Lord Howe Island Museum Trust. He is a Director of CVC Reef Ltd, is Patron of the Enviro-Finance Association of Australia, Australasian Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association and the Sydney Agricultural, Rural and Public Land Trust, the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre, Charles Sturt University Institute for Land, Water and Society and a member of their Advisory Board. During 2004 Ian was made a NSW Ambassador for the Year of the Built Environment. In recognition of his leadership in the environment and the community both in Australia and internationally, in March 2006 Ian was awarded a Doctor of Science Honoris Causa by the University of New South Wales and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Trust of Australia (NSW). The children of Poland, in 2005, made Ian a Companion of the Order of the Smile. The Centenary Medal was awarded to Ian in 2003 and on Australia Day 1995 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). Ian was named the Australian of the Year in 1994 and also holds the Order of Australia Medal (OAM). In 1993, Ian was made a UNEP Global 500 Laureate for leadership in the local and global environment. The prestigious United Nations Environment Programme Sasakawa Environment Prize was awarded to Ian in 1998 while the World Association of Girl Guides nominated him for the ‘Building World Citizenship award’ in 1999. As an avid sailor and Ambassador for the Great Barrier Reef Ian maintains his love for the sea as Patron of a number of sailing groups including ASPECT Sailors with Disabilities, SCEGGS Redlands and Scots College Youth Sailing Programs. Ian is also President of the Australian Association of Greater Public Schools, and a member of Maritime Australia.

Mack Williams was the Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, where he resided for four years from 1994 to 1998. He was also Ambassador to the Philippines from 1989 to 1994. Prior to that, Mack held senior positions in DFAT before that where he was responsible for Australian participation in the United Nations and other international organisations and the overseas information and cultural programs. Earlier posting in the Department include High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dep. High Commissioner in Port Moresby, postings in Belgium and the EEC, Vietnam, Cambodia and the US where he was responsible for Asian affairs.

Mack was born 1939 and educated at Fort Street Boys High School. He completed a BA (Hon) in 1960 at the University of Sydney. He returned to Sydney in 1998 to pursue interests in business and the wider community.

Mack has been Vice President of the Australia/Korea Business Council since 2000 and a Member of the Board of the Australia Korea Foundation since 1998. He has been a Council Member of the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific at the University of Sydney since 1998, as well as a Senior Adviser to the ASEAN Focus Group Pty. Ltd. since 1999.

Mack was awarded the Korean Presidential Order of Merit for Diplomatic Service in 1998 and became an Honorary Fellow of the University of Sydney Senate in 1996. He was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of San Carlos, Philippines, for services to education. He is also a Member of the Heritage Committee, Glebe Society. Mack and his wife are enjoying their return to Sydney after nearly forty years overseas or in Canberra. Mack is an avid sports fan and enjoys his golf and the beach.

David is responsible for management of the CRC in terms of research and development, education, contract administration, commercialisation and general operations. He successfully led the bid for Environmental Biotechnology CRC to secure $19.5m of Commonwealth funding for 7 years.

He was the Executive Director of Waste Management & Pollution Control CRC Ltd from 1996.
Prior to joining the CRC he worked in industry and government as well as academia. He has extensive management, technical and policy experience in terms of resource development and resource management in all aspects of pollution management.

He is a Non-Executive Director of two Australian publicly listed companies specialising in environmental technologies, and the President of the International Water Association.

As the Executive Director of Environmental Biotechnology CRC, he plays a key role in managing the CRC to ensure that it meets its agreed performance under the Commonwealth Agreement Australia as well as meeting members' aspirations.

Keith is an experienced Chief Executive and company Director with a history of successfully building new businesses in the biotechnology, agribusiness and government sectors.

Prior to joining EBCRC he was Chief Executive Officer of AgResearch Ltd., New Zealand’s largest Crown Owned Research Institute. Prior to that he was Chief Scientist and then Executive Director of Primary Industries for the Department of Natural Resources and Environment in Melbourne, and worked in a number of positions for the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Keith’s depth of experience in commercialising research outcomes, building new businesses and brand identities (he has been involved in establishing ten new companies), acquisition, and company governance, is well suited to progressing commercial aspects of EBCRC business.

Prof. Anthony Cheshire has worked for the last 25 years as a marine ecologist and environmental scientist including roles in private industry, government, and the higher education sector. He is currently Managing Director of SMU Pty Ltd (Science to Manage Uncertainty) a company established to provide commercial science management and advisory services to research providers, government and industry in Australia and across the SE Asian region. Over the last ten years he has held a number of executive management roles including: Head of the Department of Botany at the University of Adelaide, Chief Scientist (Aquatic Sciences) at the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) and Director of Research and Development (SARDI).

In addition to his role on the Board of the EB-CRC, Anthony is also on the Board of the CRC for Sustainable Finfish Aquaculture (Aquafin), Chairs (or is a member of) a range of Ministerial and Government advisory committees and also holds an affiliate position as Professor with the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Adelaide. He is a member of a range of science based professional associations and is also a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Anthony's major research interests include the development of field methods and models to better understand environmental impacts in marine coastal systems. He has spent much of the last 15 years working in both Australia and SE Asia in the development of rapid assessment methodologies to support environmental impact assessments of coastal systems and thereby to support the development of more effective systems for environmental management. More recently Prof. Cheshire has been working to develop molecular tools to detect environmental impacts associated with finfish aquaculture.