SPEAKERS

Angela Garvey is a commercial pilot with over 30 years of aviation industry experience in a wide variety of leadership and management roles, including business ownership, consulting, aviation safety and airport operations.

Angela’s aviation journey began as the co-founder and co-director of a highly successful skydiving business on the outskirts of Brisbane. Her extensive experience within the broader aviation industry also includes varying roles within large government and corporate organisations such as Airservices Australia and Boeing Jeppesen, aviation safety management for aeromedical helicopters, and airport management in her current role as the Manager of Armidale Regional Airport.

On a personal level, Angela is particularly passionate about encouraging conversations around mental health and support amongst her aviation community. She has recently undertaken formal training as a counsellor and launched her own specialist support and guidance service for the general aviation community. The inspiration for “Navigating Aviation” came from her personal experience following the fatal crash of one of her own skydiving aircraft in 2006. In the years after that tragic accident, Angela came to realise that, while larger airlines and aviation organisations provide employee assistance and peer support programs to their employees, specialist support was not as readily available to the broader general aviation community. Angela is determined to ensure that others in the aviation community have access to support and guidance from someone with a unique perspective on what they are going through.

As a research scientist, Bartley has progressed crop protection and agronomic solutions for the horticultural and cotton sectors, in industry-funded projects. More recently, he has held technical roles in agvet chemical regulation, at the state and federal level, currently the Director, Efficacy and Safety, at the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. Bartley holds a Master of Agricultural Studies from the University of Queensland.

Graham is a transport safety accident and incident investigation specialist with over 15 years’ experience at the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). As a Manager Transport Safety, he currently supervises a small team of Brisbane-based investigators.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Avionics), Diploma of Transport Safety Investigation, and a Graduate Diploma in Aviation Management. Prior to joining the ATSB, Graham worked as a design engineer and system integration engineer across several Defence projects before joining the ATSB as an accident investigator in 2007.

Since then, he has worked on investigations of all types, including some major aircraft accidents, and has led many investigations in aviation and rail. He has twice been a joint recipient of the Australian Government’s Australia Day Achievement Medallion.

Graham is also a presenter of two subjects in the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology’s Transport Safety Management and Accident Investigation program.

Dr Jana Phan joined CropLife in April 2021, bringing with her experience in agricultural science and evidence-based policy development, analysis and advocacy.

Jana drives CropLife’s Stewardship and Sustainability policy initiatives, providing strategic policy advice, developing programs and managing a wide variety of stewardship initiatives regarding the responsible and sustainable use of the products of the plant science industry.

Prior to joining CropLife, Jana worked has worked at the Australian Academy of Science and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization and. She has a strong track record in synthesising, analysing and developing science-informed policy

Jana holds a PhD in plant science from The University of Adelaide.

Leith started in general aviation in 1991 and joined the Royal Australian Navy as a pilot in 1996. He served for 16 years as a Navy Pilot in Navy, Air Force and Army units. Key postings to operational, training and project units included:

• 2001-2006 at 817 Squadron – Sea King Helicopter Captain, Maintenance Test Pilot and Detachment Commander • 2006-2009 at 2FTS – PC9/A Category-B Qualified Flying Instructor, Deputy Flight Commander, Unit Risk Coordination Officer, and Crew Resource Management Facilitator • 2009-2011 at A Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment – MRH90 Helicopter Pilot and Unit Aviation Safety Officer

In 2011 Leith joined Skywest Airlines, where he held the position of Safety Systems Manager. In late 2012 he joined Bristow Helicopters Australia where he held the position of Safety Systems Coordinator until 2016.

From 2016 until present Leith has worked at the ATSB in the roles of Technical Officer, Transport Safety Investigator, Senior Transport Safety Investigator, and 14 months as Acting Manager Transport Safety. He has completed 47 investigations as the Investigator-In-Charge and was the Flight Operations lead investigator for AO-2020-007: Collision with terrain involving Lockheed EC130Q, N134CG, 50 km north-east of Cooma-Snowy Mountains Airport (near Peak View), New South Wales, on 23 January 2020.

Leith holds a Master of Human Factors and Safety Management Systems from the University of South Australia, a Program Certificate in System Safety from the University of Southern California, and a Transport Safety Investigation Diploma from the ATSB and has been a member of The International Society of Air Safety Investigators since 2012.

Civil Aviation Pilot Qualifications
• Air Transport Pilot Licence – Aeroplane & Helicopter • Multi-Engine Command Instrument Rating – Aeroplane • Night VFR Rating – Aeroplane • Low-Level Rating – Aeroplane & Helicopter • Formation Flying Rating – Aeroplane & Helicopter • Aerobatics and Spin Rating – Aeroplane • Winch and Sling Rating – Helicopter

Matthew Harper is a renowned emergency and crisis planner, trainer and exercise manager with over 35 years’ experience in emergency services, government and private practice. Since 2019, Matthew has led Resilient Results, a specialist crisis and continuity consultancy providing operational mentoring, planning, training and evaluation services to governments and industry.

Resilient Results clients include Australia’s largest airports, energy companies, national and state governments, clients in Singapore, the Middle East and UK Our clients include retainers with major organisations to provide crisis mentoring to help organisations make sense and manage the first 48 hours of crisis. Resilient Results brings a history of working in emergency services, complex public spaces and governments to provide bespoke planning, training, and exercising solutions.

Matthew is a Churchill Fellow, and holds a Bachelor of Administrative Leadership, Associate Diploma of Disaster Management and an Associate Diploma of Engineering (Electrical) among a plethora of industry qualifications. He was awarded a Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal for leading the Australian medical hospital and team in response to Cyclone Pam impacting Vanuatu in 2015. Matthew is a board member of Simulation Australasia, an organisation devoted to promoting the use of simulation to improve knowledge in all forms.

Michael Noble, Field Support Manager for Pratt & Whitney Canada, has over 20 years experience maintaining, operating and supporting Pratt & Whitney products. Michael specialises knowledge in aircraft propulsion and aviation in general. Representing the Pratt and Whitney frontline team, he is responsible for supporting the complete Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine and APU product line across South East Asia. Michael has a positive attitude and genuine enthusiasm for the products he supports, working tirelessly to help his customers to succeed in their endeavours. Outside of work, Michael likes to waterski, play guitar and spend time with his young family.

Age 49 

Licence Commercial Pilot number 193120 

 Total Hours 2100

A self-employed businessman from Melbourne, he has built and flies a Vans RV8 and is also a keen snow skier, film maker and mountain climbing road cyclist. Aerobatic Hours Over 1500 Extra 600 hours, Laser 400 hours, Pitts Special 50 hours. Ground Level Aerobatic Waiver in Australia. Learnt to fly in 1986 at age 17. Competition Aerobatics since 1992 and at the Unlimited Class since 1995.

Paul first flew at Unlimited level in 1995 in a Stephens Akro Laser. A multiple State and National Unlimited Aerobatic champion with extensive air show/display and International Aerobatic competition experience.

Australian Overall Unlimited Champion in 2011 and the winner of the National Four minute Freestyle championship in 2010 and 2011.

Australia’s highest placed team member team at the World Aerobatic Championships in Italy 2011 and the USA in 2013.

He has trained with the best coaches in the World form Russia and France. Competed Internationally in New Zealand, USA, Italy, South Africa and Hungary.

Flown all aerobatic aircraft types including Pitts, Laser, Extra, Sukhoi, Giles and MX aircraft.

2011-2015 Australian Aerobatic Club Captain of Flying .... duties included safety/disciplinary roles and coaching/mentoring of new competition pilots.

From May 1979 - Oct 2015–Doing Field Agronomy in broadacre ag and cotton. Member of Queensland Weeds Society for over 20 years Pulse Queensland Chair for 5 years GRDC regional advisory committee for 9 years inc 3 yrs as chair Western Dwns Australian Mungbean Association Life Member Agforce Grains Queensland “Service to Industry” award in 2018. Rural Weekly newspaper weekly columnist for over 25 years WIN TV and ABC radio regular interviews for >20 years. GRDC Seed of Light award for Northern Region 2020. Syngenta Growth Award winner for Northern Region in 2020. Member of the Crop Consultants Australia Australian Sunflower Association committee member. TIMS committee member Southern Queensland Landscape Agriculture group- Oct 2020 to current Currently - Northern Region Extension Agronomist for Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative/WeedSmart and Pulse Australia

Personal side Born into South Burnett mixed farming family a long time ago Attended TSS as a boarder for 5 years. Queensland Country cricket representative A grade cricket in Brisbane for Sandgate Redcliffe club Former Rugby League Referee Former Rugby Union referee. Downlands College Cricket and Rugby coach for 12 years Downlands College P and F president for 3 years

Other Industry side Activities Two Totally Wild TV segments with Ranger Stacey – 2004 and 2007 ABC Landline story on “Rise and Rise of Mungbeans” in May 2016 . ABC Landline story on “What if Farming without Glyphosate in the Future “ in Nov 2020. ABC Landline story on “Chickpea industry and its survival from Ascochyta disease” in Sept 2021. Several Student Ag Career Information Days -for Agforce, for Darling Downs Cath Ed in 2019 , for Qld Education West Metropolitan State Schools Career day in 2016 , for RASQ Career day Brisbane Ekka Grounds in 2017. Guest lecturing at Gatton campus of Uni of Qld continuing. Field Day speaker on many many occasions. Northern Grower Alliance -Darling Downs LRG committee Mentored over 30 University industry placement students in last 27 years. Justice of the Peace ( Qual ) After dinner speaker for various organisations. Eg Men’s sheds, Rotary and Landcare etc

Pip Spence is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Aviation Safety for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).

Prior to joining CASA, Pip was the Chief Operating Officer at the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications and before that the Deputy Secretary for Transport, which included responsibility for aviation and airport policy and program matters. Prior to that she had a number of senior roles across the APS.

Roger has recently taken up a safety advisor role in the Director’s office. His main focus is supporting the flight operations regulations implementation plan along with looking into aviation safety issues raised with the Director’s office.

Roger is the branch manager flight standards in the national operations and standards division of CASA. The branch’s remit covers requirements for aircraft operations, air traffic management services, aerodromes, navigation systems, flight crew and air traffic services personnel licensing. His time in CASA includes standards development, aviation medicine, aviation security, service centre and IT system implementation.

Before CASA, Roger was the policy advisor at the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority. A lengthy stint at Massey University involved establishing the first aviation academic program in the Southern Hemisphere for undergraduate through to PhD courses as well as several international engagements in Asia.

His first involvement in aviation was flight training at the Civil Aviation Training Academy in the Hunter Valley. Roger is the chair of the ICAO Personnel Training and Licensing Panel and a member of the Aviation Industry Reference Committee.

Dr Rohan Rainbow is Managing Director of Crop Protection Australia, a wholly owned business of Rainbow & Associates Pty Ltd established in 2001. Originally from a farming family background, Dr Rainbow has over 30 years of experience in industry leadership in the fields of agronomy, farming systems development, crop protection technology, breeding for biotic traits and biosecurity preparedness. Dr Rainbow is also a national specialist in agricultural engineering, precision agriculture, robotics and automation, which integrate with these biological technologies. Dr Rainbow has extensive experience in leadership, strategic planning, management and delivery of new agricultural technologies resulting in industry practice change.