Nick Kent is an educator and advocate working in harm reduction and drug policy reform. A school teacher by trade, Nick began researching school drug education policies and leading Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia in his mid 20's, and has since worked at local, state, national and international levels across various drug policy areas, projects and organisations.

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.

Stu Hatton is a writer/editor who lives on Dja Dja Wurrung country, near Castlemaine, Victoria. He’s a member of the Australian Psychedelic Society (APS), contributing to their Goldfields and Melbourne chapters, and has served on the APS committee. He is also a managing editor and moderator for the online harm reducation community Bluelight. He’s been attending EGA since 2008.

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.

Sianna-Rose ‘Pixie’ Miller is the founder of Psychedelically Aware, a harm minimisation group, and The PATCH – The Psychedelically Aware Talking Circle Hub. Having studied psychology and health science with a focus on neuroscience, she possesses a comprehensive understanding of how entheogens impact both the body and mind. Pixie is passionate about research and the potential therapeutic applications of entheogens. Currently, her pursuit of harm minimisation through Psychedelically Aware and The PATCH has led to ongoing community discussions and education.

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.

Tom Forrest is one of the world’s most respected experts in cannabis industry and a global leader in medicinal cannabis. As the first-ever Churchill Fellow for cannabis agronomy, Tom has authored a landmark white paper on behalf of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, on cannabis botany, global cultivation practices and emerging market trends.

Vince Polito is a Senior Lecturer, and leads the Altered States Lab in the School of Psychological Sciences at Macquarie University. Vince has a keen interest in understanding how altered states of consciousness can impact on cognition and mental health, and he and his students have studied hypnosis, states of flow, meditation, yoga, chanting, virtual reality, religious rituals and psychosis.
Vince is best known for his work on microdosing psychedelics. He is developing a psychedelic research program at Macquarie that includes the world’s first magnetoencephalography (MEG) study of microdosing, and is leading one of Australia’s largest psychedelic clinical trials, which will investigate low doses of psilocybin as a potential treatment for depression.

Mickey Space is a senior yoga teacher, breathwork facilitator, and ceremonial guide with over 1000 hours of formal yoga training and more than a decade of experience sharing transformative embodiment practices. He specialises in breath-led journeys that weave together the ancient science of pranayama with modern somatic wisdom and sound healing.

Dr Verity Litten is a Clinical and Counselling psychologist and a freelance academic based in Perth, Western Australia. With over a decade’s worth of experience working across a range of therapeutic settings in both the public and private sector, Verity’s research and clinical expertise focuses on neurodivergence, complex trauma, addiction, personality, and gender and sexual identity. Drawing on her background in humanistic, existential, and trauma-informed approaches to mental health, Verity is a strong advocate for therapeutic models that validate personal narratives and social context.

Tobias Penno is an academic and lecturer in Social Work at the University of Western Australia (U.W.A). His first academic publication titled ‘How Ayahuasca Offers Psychosocial Wellbeing’ won the social work research prize in the school of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science at U.W.A. in 2017. Tobias co-founded the Australian Psychedelic Society WA Chapter with Dr. Stephen Bright, and co-ordinates the Mental Health Professional Network’s local Psychedelic Community of Practice.

Jef Baker is a committee member of The Australian Psychedelic Society (APS) and the Sydney Chapter Lead. With a long-standing interest in psychoactive plants and compounds, Jef completed an Honours thesis examining the philosophy of Deep Ecology within Ayahuasca discourse at SCU in 2015. 

Co-Director, Anam Cara Centre for Psychedelics and Contemplative Therapies | Chair, AMAPP | Founder & Director, Signs of Life Psychology

Dr. Alana (Lani) Roy is Co-Director of the Anam Cara Centre for Psychedelics and Contemplative Therapies and Chair of the Australian Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Practitioners (AMAPP). She is also the Founder and Director of The Signs of Life Psychology and has dedicated more than 15 years to mental health, trauma, suicide prevention, sexual abuse, family violence, disability, and harm reduction.

Melissa Warner is a multidisciplinary researcher, educator, technologist, and artist inspired by the intersection of neuroscience, contemplative science, extended reality, and psychedelic-therapy. As a Research Fellow at The Intangible Realities Laboratory and Swinburne University, she explores how altered states such as psychedelics, meditation and virtual reality can foster wisdom and well-being. In her role as Secretary of the research charity Psychedelic Research in Science and Medicine (PRISM), Melissa has supported Australia’s first clinical trials of psilocybin and MDMA.

Tanya Loos is a field naturalist, educator and science communicator living in central Victoria, who is passionate about nature. Whether it be via writing, radio or giving presentations Tanya loves drawing from ecological science to educate and inspire people to care about wildlife and wildlife habitat.

In 2023 she published Daylesford Nature Diary: a six season guide to the foothill forests. In 2024, Tanya was thrilled to launch her book about fostering coexistence with our "earth mates" here in Australia: Living with Wildlife: a guide for our homes and backyards.