Planting the Seeds of the Symbiocene

This essential, unmissable panel discussion, held as part of the Nature Festival SA, features some of South Australia's most distinguished thinkers to explore how we might transition from the Anthropocene to the Symbiocene.

Panel Guests

Professor Glenn Albrecht | retired Professor of Sustainability, Murdoch University, architect of the Symbiocene

Associate Professor Danielle Clode | Flinders University, author of The Wasp and the Orchid

Professor Susan Stone | Credit Union SA Chair of Economics, Adelaide University

Professor Jennifer McKay | Professor of Business Law, Adelaide University

Moderated by:

Dr Susan Close | Former Deputy Premier of SA, CEO McKinnon Institute for Political Leadership

The Anthropocene - the current era in which human activity has become the dominant influence on Earth's climate, environment, and ecosystems, to the detriment of all.

The Symbiocene -  the next geological and societal era where human actions, culture, and technology work symbiotically with interconnected life on Earth.

Crossing academic disciplines - from the humanities and evolutionary biology to economics, environmental law, and political leadership - this visionary conversation moves beyond mere critique of our current omnicrisis to offer a scientifically based, philosophical and technological pathway to a viable future.

Together, these leading minds will examine how discoveries of the complex symbiotic interconnectedness at the core of all life, can be translated into our legal frameworks, economic models, and cultural narratives to actively cultivate a mutually beneficial future for all life on Earth.

Presented in partnership with the Nature Festival SA, the Bowerbird Collective and the Art Gallery of South Australia.