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Sunday, November 2, 2025


Monday, November 3, 2025

Track 1
7:59 AM - 6:00 PM
Field Trips
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Field Trip - Survive and Thrive: Australian Alpine Region and Namadgi National Park
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Field Trips - Half Day Experience: Australian National Botanic Gardens and Mulligans Flat
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Field Trips - Horticulture Focus Tour: Australian National Botanic Gardens, Arboretum and Australian Parliament House Courtyard Gardens
Field Trips - Visitor Engagement Tour: Australian National Museum, Arboretum and Australian National Botanic Gardens
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
BGANZ AGM
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Twilight Tour of the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)
Track 1
7:59 AM - 6:00 PM
Field Trips
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Field Trip - Survive and Thrive: Australian Alpine Region and Namadgi National Park
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Field Trips - Half Day Experience: Australian National Botanic Gardens and Mulligans Flat
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Field Trips - Horticulture Focus Tour: Australian National Botanic Gardens, Arboretum and Australian Parliament House Courtyard Gardens
Field Trips - Visitor Engagement Tour: Australian National Museum, Arboretum and Australian National Botanic Gardens
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
BGANZ AGM
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Twilight Tour of the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)

Track 1
7:59 AM - 6:00 PM
Field Trips
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Field Trip - Survive and Thrive: Australian Alpine Region and Namadgi National Park
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Field Trips - Half Day Experience: Australian National Botanic Gardens and Mulligans Flat
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Field Trips - Horticulture Focus Tour: Australian National Botanic Gardens, Arboretum and Australian Parliament House Courtyard Gardens
Field Trips - Visitor Engagement Tour: Australian National Museum, Arboretum and Australian National Botanic Gardens
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
BGANZ AGM
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Twilight Tour of the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)


Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Congress Registration Desk Open - Tuesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome to Country Ceremony
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Welcome Address
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
Presentation - Director, ANBG
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Presentation - Setting the Scene for BGANZ Congress 2025, Cassandra Nichols, Chief Executive Officer, BGANZ
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning Tea - Tuesday
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Keynote Presentation - Dr Paul Smith (Innovation - Presentation title TBC)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote Presentation - Dr Stephen Hopper - Advancing plant sciences and conservation through best practice traditional owner collaborations (Innovation and Branching Out)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Tuesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS -TUESDAY (1300-1500)
Planning for the future (1)
Branching Out (1)
Innovation (1)
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Can't do it without you: Collaboration and Codesign in Collections Display Learning not to separate Country and People in ex-situ plant conservation Cycad Conservation in Australia and the Role of Botanic Gardens
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Burrendong Botanic Garden and Arboretum - BBGA BEYOND60 Raising Rarity: Sowing the Seeds of Wonder Advancing plant science through a consolidated information system at the Australian National Botanic Gardens
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Garden for the Future: Reflecting on the Design of Resilient Botanic Landscapes for a Changing Climate Crafting Nature: The Evolution of Larni Garingilang in Bendigo Botanic Gardens Seed Banking Conservation Ladder: A Framework For Assessing Ex Situ Conservation Knowledge Gaps.
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM The Journey of the Transformation of an illegal industrial dumping ground into The Melbourne Arboretum The Changing Landscape of Education in Botanic Gardens: Cultivating Well-being through Nature Antarctic Beech ex-situ conservation– from cutting edge conservation genomics, to cutting conservation hedges
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Volunteers Journey with Plant Collection Recording Greener On The Outside - Engaging 'disengaged' youth through an inclusive outreach program Fighting with nature – managing wild ecosystems in a botanic garden
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Devastation to opportunity - The impacts and analysis of Cyclone Alfred on Gold Coast Botanic Garden's Living Collection Story First, Latin Later: Creating Emotional Connections to Conservation Collections Gandel Gondwana Garden at Melbourne Museum a 'walk' through time with the landscape architects
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - TUESDAY (1530-1700)
Planning for the future (2)
Branching Out (2)
Protecting plants and people (1)
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Botanic Garden of Sydney's Living Collections Climate Change Resilience Strategy Conservation through Collaboration at the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden Preserving Heritage and Horticulture: The Seismic Upgrade of Auckland Domain Winter Garden
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Phytophthora Surveillance, Risk Management, and Conservation Impacts: from Botanic Gardens and nurseries to World Heritage Areas
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM CRITICAL REIMAGINING - Botanic Gardens of the Future Workshop Amorphophallus titanum - Australia & New Zealand Metacollection Workshop
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Move the bench: using tree risk assessment frameworks to inform tree protection
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Optimising compost quality, quantifying Soil Health and remediating poor soil conditions. - Hepburn Shire Council, Sustainability Victoria 2024 - 25
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
TBC - REGIONAL SUBMISSION.
Close of Day
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Great BG Debate
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Congress Dinner
Track 1
Track 2
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Congress Registration Desk Open - Tuesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome to Country Ceremony
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Welcome Address
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
Presentation - Director, ANBG
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Presentation - Setting the Scene for BGANZ Congress 2025, Cassandra Nichols, Chief Executive Officer, BGANZ
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning Tea - Tuesday
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Keynote Presentation - Dr Paul Smith (Innovation - Presentation title TBC)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote Presentation - Dr Stephen Hopper - Advancing plant sciences and conservation through best practice traditional owner collaborations (Innovation and Branching Out)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Tuesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS -TUESDAY (1300-1500)
Planning for the future (1)
Branching Out (1)
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Can't do it without you: Collaboration and Codesign in Collections Display Learning not to separate Country and People in ex-situ plant conservation
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Burrendong Botanic Garden and Arboretum - BBGA BEYOND60 Raising Rarity: Sowing the Seeds of Wonder
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Garden for the Future: Reflecting on the Design of Resilient Botanic Landscapes for a Changing Climate Crafting Nature: The Evolution of Larni Garingilang in Bendigo Botanic Gardens
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM The Journey of the Transformation of an illegal industrial dumping ground into The Melbourne Arboretum The Changing Landscape of Education in Botanic Gardens: Cultivating Well-being through Nature
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Volunteers Journey with Plant Collection Recording Greener On The Outside - Engaging 'disengaged' youth through an inclusive outreach program
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Devastation to opportunity - The impacts and analysis of Cyclone Alfred on Gold Coast Botanic Garden's Living Collection Story First, Latin Later: Creating Emotional Connections to Conservation Collections
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - TUESDAY (1530-1700)
Planning for the future (2)
Branching Out (2)
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Botanic Garden of Sydney's Living Collections Climate Change Resilience Strategy Conservation through Collaboration at the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM CRITICAL REIMAGINING - Botanic Gardens of the Future Workshop Amorphophallus titanum - Australia & New Zealand Metacollection Workshop
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
Close of Day
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Great BG Debate
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Congress Dinner

Track 3
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Congress Registration Desk Open - Tuesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome to Country Ceremony
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Welcome Address
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
Presentation - Director, ANBG
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Presentation - Setting the Scene for BGANZ Congress 2025, Cassandra Nichols, Chief Executive Officer, BGANZ
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning Tea - Tuesday
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Keynote Presentation - Dr Paul Smith (Innovation - Presentation title TBC)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote Presentation - Dr Stephen Hopper - Advancing plant sciences and conservation through best practice traditional owner collaborations (Innovation and Branching Out)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Tuesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS -TUESDAY (1300-1500)
Innovation (1)
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Cycad Conservation in Australia and the Role of Botanic Gardens
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Advancing plant science through a consolidated information system at the Australian National Botanic Gardens
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Seed Banking Conservation Ladder: A Framework For Assessing Ex Situ Conservation Knowledge Gaps.
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Antarctic Beech ex-situ conservation– from cutting edge conservation genomics, to cutting conservation hedges
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Fighting with nature – managing wild ecosystems in a botanic garden
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Gandel Gondwana Garden at Melbourne Museum a 'walk' through time with the landscape architects
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - TUESDAY (1530-1700)
Protecting plants and people (1)
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Preserving Heritage and Horticulture: The Seismic Upgrade of Auckland Domain Winter Garden
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Phytophthora Surveillance, Risk Management, and Conservation Impacts: from Botanic Gardens and nurseries to World Heritage Areas
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Move the bench: using tree risk assessment frameworks to inform tree protection
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Optimising compost quality, quantifying Soil Health and remediating poor soil conditions. - Hepburn Shire Council, Sustainability Victoria 2024 - 25
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
TBC - REGIONAL SUBMISSION.
Close of Day
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Great BG Debate
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Congress Dinner

Track 1
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Congress Registration Desk Open - Tuesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome to Country Ceremony
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Welcome Address
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
Presentation - Director, ANBG
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Presentation - Setting the Scene for BGANZ Congress 2025, Cassandra Nichols, Chief Executive Officer, BGANZ
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning Tea - Tuesday
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Keynote Presentation - Dr Paul Smith (Innovation - Presentation title TBC)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote Presentation - Dr Stephen Hopper - Advancing plant sciences and conservation through best practice traditional owner collaborations (Innovation and Branching Out)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Tuesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS -TUESDAY (1300-1500)
Planning for the future (1)
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Can't do it without you: Collaboration and Codesign in Collections Display
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Burrendong Botanic Garden and Arboretum - BBGA BEYOND60
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Garden for the Future: Reflecting on the Design of Resilient Botanic Landscapes for a Changing Climate
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM The Journey of the Transformation of an illegal industrial dumping ground into The Melbourne Arboretum
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Volunteers Journey with Plant Collection Recording
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Devastation to opportunity - The impacts and analysis of Cyclone Alfred on Gold Coast Botanic Garden's Living Collection
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - TUESDAY (1530-1700)
Planning for the future (2)
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Botanic Garden of Sydney's Living Collections Climate Change Resilience Strategy
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM CRITICAL REIMAGINING - Botanic Gardens of the Future Workshop
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
Close of Day
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Great BG Debate
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Congress Dinner

Track 2
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Congress Registration Desk Open - Tuesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome to Country Ceremony
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Welcome Address
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
Presentation - Director, ANBG
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Presentation - Setting the Scene for BGANZ Congress 2025, Cassandra Nichols, Chief Executive Officer, BGANZ
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning Tea - Tuesday
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Keynote Presentation - Dr Paul Smith (Innovation - Presentation title TBC)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote Presentation - Dr Stephen Hopper - Advancing plant sciences and conservation through best practice traditional owner collaborations (Innovation and Branching Out)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Tuesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS -TUESDAY (1300-1500)
Branching Out (1)
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Learning not to separate Country and People in ex-situ plant conservation
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Raising Rarity: Sowing the Seeds of Wonder
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Crafting Nature: The Evolution of Larni Garingilang in Bendigo Botanic Gardens
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM The Changing Landscape of Education in Botanic Gardens: Cultivating Well-being through Nature
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Greener On The Outside - Engaging 'disengaged' youth through an inclusive outreach program
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Story First, Latin Later: Creating Emotional Connections to Conservation Collections
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - TUESDAY (1530-1700)
Branching Out (2)
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Conservation through Collaboration at the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM Amorphophallus titanum - Australia & New Zealand Metacollection Workshop
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
Close of Day
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Great BG Debate
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Congress Dinner

Track 3
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Congress Registration Desk Open - Tuesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome to Country Ceremony
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Welcome Address
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
Presentation - Director, ANBG
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Presentation - Setting the Scene for BGANZ Congress 2025, Cassandra Nichols, Chief Executive Officer, BGANZ
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning Tea - Tuesday
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Keynote Presentation - Dr Paul Smith (Innovation - Presentation title TBC)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote Presentation - Dr Stephen Hopper - Advancing plant sciences and conservation through best practice traditional owner collaborations (Innovation and Branching Out)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Tuesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS -TUESDAY (1300-1500)
Innovation (1)
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Cycad Conservation in Australia and the Role of Botanic Gardens
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Advancing plant science through a consolidated information system at the Australian National Botanic Gardens
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Seed Banking Conservation Ladder: A Framework For Assessing Ex Situ Conservation Knowledge Gaps.
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Antarctic Beech ex-situ conservation– from cutting edge conservation genomics, to cutting conservation hedges
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Fighting with nature – managing wild ecosystems in a botanic garden
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Gandel Gondwana Garden at Melbourne Museum a 'walk' through time with the landscape architects
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - TUESDAY (1530-1700)
Protecting plants and people (1)
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Preserving Heritage and Horticulture: The Seismic Upgrade of Auckland Domain Winter Garden
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Phytophthora Surveillance, Risk Management, and Conservation Impacts: from Botanic Gardens and nurseries to World Heritage Areas
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Move the bench: using tree risk assessment frameworks to inform tree protection
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Optimising compost quality, quantifying Soil Health and remediating poor soil conditions. - Hepburn Shire Council, Sustainability Victoria 2024 - 25
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
TBC - REGIONAL SUBMISSION.
Close of Day
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Great BG Debate
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Congress Dinner


Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Congress Registration Desk Open - Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Keyote Presentation - Dr Fiona Fraser – Threatened Species Commissioner
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote presentation - Susie Collins Assistant Secretary Plant Health Policy (Protecting Plants and People)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Presentation - Co-Designing a Māori Garden, Rebecca Stanley Auckland Botanic Gardens, New Zealand
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - WEDNESDAY (1100-1300)
Innovation (2)
Protecting plants & people (2)
Branching out (3)
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Weaving new science through historic botanic garden fabric Plant Health Australia’s Role in the Biosecurity Partnership Between Government and Industry Event Horticulture: experiences and learnings to share from Adelaide Botanic Garden
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM iNaturalist – A National Approach to Citizen Science in Botanic Gardens Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the Tropical Glasshouses at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) With kids, for kids, by kids: Refreshing the Children's Garden storytelling at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Saving the Murrumbidgee River Corridor’s rarest occupant using a holistic conservation approach Biosecurity in Botanic Gardens Open their hearts and blow their minds – 43 years of storytelling at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM The Ian Potter National Conservatory – Plants and Horticulture The BGANZ Living Collections Toolkit: Building Capacity, Planning for the Future Grow Wild: Kew + Communities = positive outcomes for biodiversity and wellbeing
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Funding Opportunities The value proposition of Botanic Gardens in growing cities ‘Botanic Gardens beyond the Gates’ Wollongong Botanic Gardens' role in creating a Botanic City
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Supporting species recovery under the Critically Endangered Project From crisis to catalyst: Embracing opportunities within environmental challenge Connecting to Country: Inspiring Awe and Wonder through Outdoor Learning
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS 2 - WEDNESDAY (1330-1500)
Innovation Workshop (1)
Innovation Workshop (2)
Branching Out & Innovation (2)
Protecting plants and people (3)
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM Discover how the Botanic Gardens of Sydney used strategy and innovation to become an industry leader in Camellia conservation worldwide.
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM BARB Outdoor tree protection workshop – Balancing sustainable development of our gardens with the needs of our trees.
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Professional Development Workshop - Growing our people: Growing the plants Global Strategy for Plant Conservation across Botanic Gardens
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM Innovative approach to conservation of Eupomatia laurina in Victoria
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM Promoting nature-based solutions: botanic gardens as the shop window for public and professionals
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Survivor Trees, Hiroshima - Trees as Tools for Peace
2:05 PM - 2:10 PM Problem solving for holistic ex situ conservation of vulnerable subalpine species
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM Planting for pollinators
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM Full Bloom: Cultivating Connection and Wellbeing in the Garden for People Living with Dementia
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM BARB i-Tree Canopy assessment of the economic benefits our trees provide.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Growing Connections: Opportunities for more collaboration on teacher friendly educational resources and programs across botanic gardens
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Plenary Presentation: Heads of Botanic Gardens Panel Discussion (CHABG/BGANZ)
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Board Wrap and Conclusions
Close of Congress
Track 1
Track 2
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Congress Registration Desk Open - Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Keyote Presentation - Dr Fiona Fraser – Threatened Species Commissioner
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote presentation - Susie Collins Assistant Secretary Plant Health Policy (Protecting Plants and People)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Presentation - Co-Designing a Māori Garden, Rebecca Stanley Auckland Botanic Gardens, New Zealand
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - WEDNESDAY (1100-1300)
Innovation (2)
Protecting plants & people (2)
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Weaving new science through historic botanic garden fabric Plant Health Australia’s Role in the Biosecurity Partnership Between Government and Industry
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM iNaturalist – A National Approach to Citizen Science in Botanic Gardens Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the Tropical Glasshouses at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Saving the Murrumbidgee River Corridor’s rarest occupant using a holistic conservation approach Biosecurity in Botanic Gardens
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM The Ian Potter National Conservatory – Plants and Horticulture The BGANZ Living Collections Toolkit: Building Capacity, Planning for the Future
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Funding Opportunities The value proposition of Botanic Gardens in growing cities
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Supporting species recovery under the Critically Endangered Project From crisis to catalyst: Embracing opportunities within environmental challenge
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS 2 - WEDNESDAY (1330-1500)
Innovation Workshop (1)
Innovation Workshop (2)
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Professional Development Workshop - Growing our people: Growing the plants Global Strategy for Plant Conservation across Botanic Gardens
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Plenary Presentation: Heads of Botanic Gardens Panel Discussion (CHABG/BGANZ)
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Board Wrap and Conclusions
Close of Congress

Track 3
Track 4
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Congress Registration Desk Open - Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Keyote Presentation - Dr Fiona Fraser – Threatened Species Commissioner
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote presentation - Susie Collins Assistant Secretary Plant Health Policy (Protecting Plants and People)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Presentation - Co-Designing a Māori Garden, Rebecca Stanley Auckland Botanic Gardens, New Zealand
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - WEDNESDAY (1100-1300)
Branching out (3)
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Event Horticulture: experiences and learnings to share from Adelaide Botanic Garden
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM With kids, for kids, by kids: Refreshing the Children's Garden storytelling at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Open their hearts and blow their minds – 43 years of storytelling at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Grow Wild: Kew + Communities = positive outcomes for biodiversity and wellbeing
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM ‘Botanic Gardens beyond the Gates’ Wollongong Botanic Gardens' role in creating a Botanic City
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Connecting to Country: Inspiring Awe and Wonder through Outdoor Learning
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS 2 - WEDNESDAY (1330-1500)
Branching Out & Innovation (2)
Protecting plants and people (3)
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM Discover how the Botanic Gardens of Sydney used strategy and innovation to become an industry leader in Camellia conservation worldwide.
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM BARB Outdoor tree protection workshop – Balancing sustainable development of our gardens with the needs of our trees.
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM Innovative approach to conservation of Eupomatia laurina in Victoria
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM Promoting nature-based solutions: botanic gardens as the shop window for public and professionals
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Survivor Trees, Hiroshima - Trees as Tools for Peace
2:05 PM - 2:10 PM Problem solving for holistic ex situ conservation of vulnerable subalpine species
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM Planting for pollinators
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM Full Bloom: Cultivating Connection and Wellbeing in the Garden for People Living with Dementia
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM BARB i-Tree Canopy assessment of the economic benefits our trees provide.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Growing Connections: Opportunities for more collaboration on teacher friendly educational resources and programs across botanic gardens
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Plenary Presentation: Heads of Botanic Gardens Panel Discussion (CHABG/BGANZ)
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Board Wrap and Conclusions
Close of Congress

Track 1
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Congress Registration Desk Open - Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Keyote Presentation - Dr Fiona Fraser – Threatened Species Commissioner
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote presentation - Susie Collins Assistant Secretary Plant Health Policy (Protecting Plants and People)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Presentation - Co-Designing a Māori Garden, Rebecca Stanley Auckland Botanic Gardens, New Zealand
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - WEDNESDAY (1100-1300)
Innovation (2)
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Weaving new science through historic botanic garden fabric
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM iNaturalist – A National Approach to Citizen Science in Botanic Gardens
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Saving the Murrumbidgee River Corridor’s rarest occupant using a holistic conservation approach
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM The Ian Potter National Conservatory – Plants and Horticulture
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Funding Opportunities
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Supporting species recovery under the Critically Endangered Project
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS 2 - WEDNESDAY (1330-1500)
Innovation Workshop (1)
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Professional Development Workshop - Growing our people: Growing the plants
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Plenary Presentation: Heads of Botanic Gardens Panel Discussion (CHABG/BGANZ)
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Board Wrap and Conclusions
Close of Congress

Track 2
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Congress Registration Desk Open - Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Keyote Presentation - Dr Fiona Fraser – Threatened Species Commissioner
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote presentation - Susie Collins Assistant Secretary Plant Health Policy (Protecting Plants and People)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Presentation - Co-Designing a Māori Garden, Rebecca Stanley Auckland Botanic Gardens, New Zealand
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - WEDNESDAY (1100-1300)
Protecting plants & people (2)
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Plant Health Australia’s Role in the Biosecurity Partnership Between Government and Industry
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the Tropical Glasshouses at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Biosecurity in Botanic Gardens
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM The BGANZ Living Collections Toolkit: Building Capacity, Planning for the Future
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM The value proposition of Botanic Gardens in growing cities
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM From crisis to catalyst: Embracing opportunities within environmental challenge
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS 2 - WEDNESDAY (1330-1500)
Innovation Workshop (2)
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Global Strategy for Plant Conservation across Botanic Gardens
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Plenary Presentation: Heads of Botanic Gardens Panel Discussion (CHABG/BGANZ)
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Board Wrap and Conclusions
Close of Congress

Track 3
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Congress Registration Desk Open - Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Keyote Presentation - Dr Fiona Fraser – Threatened Species Commissioner
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote presentation - Susie Collins Assistant Secretary Plant Health Policy (Protecting Plants and People)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Presentation - Co-Designing a Māori Garden, Rebecca Stanley Auckland Botanic Gardens, New Zealand
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - WEDNESDAY (1100-1300)
Branching out (3)
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Event Horticulture: experiences and learnings to share from Adelaide Botanic Garden
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM With kids, for kids, by kids: Refreshing the Children's Garden storytelling at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Open their hearts and blow their minds – 43 years of storytelling at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Grow Wild: Kew + Communities = positive outcomes for biodiversity and wellbeing
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM ‘Botanic Gardens beyond the Gates’ Wollongong Botanic Gardens' role in creating a Botanic City
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Connecting to Country: Inspiring Awe and Wonder through Outdoor Learning
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS 2 - WEDNESDAY (1330-1500)
Branching Out & Innovation (2)
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM Discover how the Botanic Gardens of Sydney used strategy and innovation to become an industry leader in Camellia conservation worldwide.
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM Innovative approach to conservation of Eupomatia laurina in Victoria
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM Promoting nature-based solutions: botanic gardens as the shop window for public and professionals
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Survivor Trees, Hiroshima - Trees as Tools for Peace
2:05 PM - 2:10 PM Problem solving for holistic ex situ conservation of vulnerable subalpine species
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM Planting for pollinators
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM Full Bloom: Cultivating Connection and Wellbeing in the Garden for People Living with Dementia
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM BARB i-Tree Canopy assessment of the economic benefits our trees provide.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Growing Connections: Opportunities for more collaboration on teacher friendly educational resources and programs across botanic gardens
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Plenary Presentation: Heads of Botanic Gardens Panel Discussion (CHABG/BGANZ)
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Board Wrap and Conclusions
Close of Congress

Track 4
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Congress Registration Desk Open - Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Keyote Presentation - Dr Fiona Fraser – Threatened Species Commissioner
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote presentation - Susie Collins Assistant Secretary Plant Health Policy (Protecting Plants and People)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Presentation - Co-Designing a Māori Garden, Rebecca Stanley Auckland Botanic Gardens, New Zealand
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - WEDNESDAY (1100-1300)
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS 2 - WEDNESDAY (1330-1500)
Protecting plants and people (3)
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM BARB Outdoor tree protection workshop – Balancing sustainable development of our gardens with the needs of our trees.
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Plenary Presentation: Heads of Botanic Gardens Panel Discussion (CHABG/BGANZ)
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Board Wrap and Conclusions
Close of Congress


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