Anna Conrick is a PhD Candidate at Monash University and the Creative Director of Studio Phantastica, a sensory design practice that explores how spaces are created and experienced by diverse bodies and minds. Her doctoral research investigates atmospheres of Set and Setting in the context of psychedelic-assisted therapy, engaging sensory ethnography, weird spatialities, and relational design to examine how therapeutic environments shape embodied experience.

Adrienne was raised in Ipswich, Queensland, where she grew up on a single-parent family farm alongside her mother and Filipino grandparents. From a young age, she learned about tropical and sub-tropical plants through everyday experience, helping to care for fruit trees, orchids, and a range of other sub/tropical species. This early exposure fostered a quiet but steady interest in horticulture, particularly in plants valued within her family’s heritage.

Samuel Douglas is a philosopher, writer, and former non-profit leader whose work sits at the crossroads of psychedelic ethics, political disillusionment, and attempted satire. He holds a PhD in philosophy and spent 15 years teaching critical thinking and professional ethics at the University of Newcastle before mostly stepping away from academia. Since then, he’s worked as a freelance writer and editor for a range of psychedelic organisations and publications, including Third Wave, Psychedelics Today, and Wakeful Travel.

Nick Sun is the current individuated ego expression of 5th dimensional consciousness incarnating within a 3rd dimensional flesh suit in order to navigate this simulation often mistaken as life on Earth. After emerging from his mother’s womb amidst loud protests sometime in the late 20th century, he was cast upon this Earth in the prerequisite state of spiritual amnesia. In this state, he began performing standup comedy around the world, winning many prestigious competitions (Triple J Raw Comedy, UK's So You Think You're Funny, Director's Choice Award) and appearing on various television programs.

Dr Adam J. Carroll (PhD, Plant Biochemistry) Exposure to the profound transformational power of psychedelics as a teenager in the mid-late 1990s - combined with a deep sense of spiritual connectedness with nature.

Drawing on his background in horticulture, arboriculture and ethnobotany, Communacacian brings an accessible and unique approach to growing Australian native trees.

Jessica Moulynox from Backyard Botany Australia is a qualified Ethnobotanist with over 20 years of experience identifying and utilising Australian native edible plants.  During this workshop, she will explain the importance of connecting people to these plants and the importance in using native edible and medicinal plants in your garden.  

Lee Miles, PhD, is a biologist and geneticist, who has an inquisitive nature that drives a passion for understanding the inner workings of various biological processes and sharing this knowledge with others. He is passionate about decriminalisation and has had an interest in education around roadside saliva testing.

Dr Nigel Strauss FRANZCP is a psychiatrist best known for his longstanding interest in Psychedelic Medicines and their safe introduction into Clinical Psychiatric Practice in Australia. He is currently a Consultant Psychiatrist at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and an Adjunct Clinical Associate within the School of Health Sciences Swinburne University.

Agnieszka is a scientist with a background in biomedical engineering, psychology and design. She is currently a PhD candidate at Clinical Psychedelic Lab at Monash University and a co-investigator on a psilocybin study for depression, with the goal to improve outcomes and increase access through a personalised, tech-supported design of PAT. As a scientist at Monash, she investigates mechanisms of novel therapeutics, including psychedelics and VR. As a co-founder of Enosis Therapeutics she developed a novel method of leveraging immersive technology to create an insight-focused approach to mental health treatment, well-being and human optimisation. She conducted the World’s first study on using an immersive therapeutic approach in combination with psychedelics to sustain psycho-emotional change.

Dr. Prash P is a consultant psychiatrist, psychedelic therapist and entrepreneur at the forefront of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Alongside his private practice, he works as a psychedelic therapist and researcher at the Clinical Psychedelic Lab at Monash University. As a founding member of Psychedelic Institute Australia, he is a vocal advocate for evidence-based, accessible psychedelic care, and has contributed to leading journals including The Lancet and the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, where he promotes the integration of novel therapies into mainstream psychiatry.