ACCEL Distinguished Speaker Address
Speakers
Adjunct Professor Anne Poelina, Nyikina Warrwa Traditional Custodian
Marlikka Perdrisat, Nyikina Warrwa and Wangkumara Barkindji (Indigenous Australian)
Short biographies
Dr Poelina is a Nyikina Warrwa Traditional Custodian. She is an active Indigenous community leader, respected human and earth rights advocate, and filmmaker. Dr Poelina’s current work explores the entrepreneurial ‘New Economy’ opportunities for Indigenous people of the Martuwarra, Fitzroy River.
Marlikka Perdrisat has attained her Bachelor of Commerce, completing her Juris Doctor in Law (University of Sydney), with a vision to commencing her PhD in 2021. Marlikka is Chair of Beyond Empathy, which collaborates with communities across Australia to shift perceptions and generate positive social change through the process of creating and sharing culture and the arts.
