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Presenter
Professor Ben Newell

Professor Ben Newell

Professor of Behavioural Science and Director of the Institute for Climate Risk & Response, UNSW.

Ben is a Professor of Behavioural Science in the School of Psychology at UNSW Sydney and Director of the Institute for Climate Risk & Response. His research focusses on the cognitive processes underlying judgment, choice and decision-making, and the application of this knowledge to environmental, medical, financial and forensic contexts.

Nicholas Biddle

Professor Nicholas Biddle

Professor Nicholas Biddle is Associate Director of the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods and Director of the Policy Experiments Lab. He has a Bachelor of Economics (Hons.) from the University of Sydney and a Master of Education from Monash University. He also has a PhD in Public Policy from the ANU where he wrote his thesis on the benefits of and participation in education of Indigenous Australians.

Dr Alex Gyani

Dr Alex Gyani

Alex is the APAC Director of Research and Methodology at the Behavioural Insights Team. He has been based in Sydney since 2014 and oversees the team’s research and evaluation work across Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. Since joining the team in 2012, he has worked in a diverse set of fields from domestic violence, energy regulation, health system efficiency, obesity, financial regulation, employment services to education.