Escape Conversation and Literary Lunch with Juliet Kinsman and Siddarth Shrikanth on Sustainability

Kirsti Melville is an Australian award-winning documentary producer with ABC RN's Earshot and presenter of The History Listen, currently based between Perth and the remote Aboriginal community of Balgo. With a strong commitment to social justice, Kirsti's storytelling delves into the complexities of human relationships, utilizing the nuances of voice and sound. Her work has covered topics ranging from the impact of asbestos on Aboriginal communities to the Roma in Europe, Indigenous history, and the resource industry's relationship with Aboriginal communities in north-western Australia.

Kirsti Melville adalah seorang produser dokumenter dari Australia yang ada di balik program ABC RN, Earshot, sekaligus pembawa acara The History Listen, yang kini membagi waktunya di antara Perth dan komunitas Aboriginal terpencil di Balgo. Dengan komitmen tinggi terhadap keadilan sosial, penuturan Kirsti menyelami kerumitan hubungan antarmanusia, menggunakan kekayaan nuansa suara dan bunyi. Karyanya telah mengangkat topik beragam, mulai dari dampak asbes terhadap komunitas Aborigin hingga Roma di Eropa, sejarah masyarakat adata, juga hubungan antara industri ekstraktif dengan komunitas Aborigin di Barat Laut Australia.

Juliet Kinsman is a London-based Journalist, Sustainability Consultant, and Broadcaster who has lived in New York, Algeria, India, and Greece, and has been celebrating the world’s most special places to spend time for more than two decades. As Condé Nast Traveller's first Sustainability Editor, she created the Evening Standard's sustainable travel channel and hosts their award-winning podcast. A talking head for Sky News and the BBC, Founding Editor of Mr & Mrs Smith, and Founder of the non-profit communications consultancy Bouteco, she has written and edited scores of guidebooks, most recently The Green Edit: Travel and The Bucket List: Eco Experiences. In her 30-year career, she has reviewed, edited, and critiqued thousands of hotels for newspapers, magazines, and websites globally.

Juliet Kinsman adalah seorang jurnalis, konsultan keberlanjutan, dan penyiar yang berbasis di London dan pernah tinggal di New York, Aljazair, India, dan Yunani. Selama lebih dari dua dekade, ia menghabiskan waktunya menyambangi dan merayakan tempat-tempat paling istimewa di dunia. Sustainability Editor pertama di Condé Nast Traveller, ia menciptakan saluran perjalanan berkelanjutan di Evening Standard dan menjadi pembawa acara podcast pemenang penghargaan mereka. Ia juga merupakan komentator di Sky News dan BBC, Pendiri & Editor Mr & Mrs Smith, serta Pendiri konsultan komunikasi nirlaba Bouteco, dan telah menulis dan menyunting banyak buku panduan, dengan yang terbaru berjudul The Green Edit: Travel dan The Bucket List: Eco Experiences. Dalam 30 tahun kariernya, ia telah meninjau, menyunting, dan mengkritik ribuan hotel untuk surat kabar, majalah, dan situs web di seluruh dunia.

Siddarth Shrikanth serves as an Investment Director for Just Climate’s Natural Climate Solutions strategy. He holds a degree in Biological Sciences from Oxford and has experience in corporate sustainability with McKinsey in London and Indonesia. He later transitioned to journalism as a foreign correspondent for the Financial Times in Hong Kong. In 2023, he released his book The Case for Nature: Pioneering Solutions for the Other Planetary Crisis.

Siddarth Shrikanth serves as an Investment Director for Just Climate’s Natural Climate Solutions strategy. He holds a degree in Biological Sciences from Oxford and has experience in corporate sustainability with McKinsey in London and Indonesia. He later transitioned to journalism as a foreign correspondent for the Financial Times in Hong Kong. In 2023, he released his book The Case for Nature: Pioneering Solutions for the Other Planetary Crisis.