Business Skills - Conferences and Public Speaking - Teaching & learning economics

I, Susantha Dissanayake, have over fifteen years of experience in lecturing, beginning my career as a visiting lecturer. After completing my first degree, I earned a postgraduate diploma in economic development, a master\\\'s degree in financial economics, and another master\\\'s in economics by research from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. I have taught university-level courses in subjects such as economics, research methods, mathematics, and statistics. Additionally, I conduct visiting lectures for several programs, including the Master of Financial Economics, Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of Information Technology.\\r\\n\\r\\nIn 2018, I joined Aquinas College of Higher Studies as a senior lecturer, where I also served as the head of the research centre. Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in economics at the University of New England in Armidale, while also contributing to the academic program as a casual tutor and marker.\\r\\n

Dr Taj Khandoker currently working as a ‘Research scientist’ with the Energy Economics Team, Energy System Program, CSIRO. Taj is an economist by training, specialised in macroeconomic modelling and application-in policy and forecasting –now broadening her horizons to energy economics and techno-economic modelling. Before joining CSIRO, in 2022, Taj worked as an academic and researcher in economics at the University of Newcastle for decades.

Dr. Silvia Salazar is an applied economic researcher at Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre at Curtin University. Silvia\'s work focuses on household finance and consumption, the cost of living, and housing economics. She also leads the Quarterly Economic Commentary of the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre where she focuses on the economic indicators relevant to the Western Australia economy. As a consequence, Silvia has developed a particular interest in regional diversification and the green economy; topics on which she has authored and led numerous reports and economic analysis. \r\n\r\nDr. Salazar has published in multiple academic outlets on subjects central to her academic research such as the economics of the household, unpaid work, and gender inequality. Silvia obtained her Ph.D. at the Paris School of Economics and she has previously held academic and teaching positions in France at the University of Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne, the University of Paris 13, and the Dom Bosco Catholic University in Brazil. She has presented her research at numerous international conferences and workshops.

Marian is an Associate Professor at The University of Sydney, an IZA Research Fellow, an ARC Life Course Centre Researcher in Human Capital, and a Charles Perkins Centre Affiliate.\\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nMarian graduated from her PhD at Boston University in 2011 and moved to the University of New South Wales between 2010-2015 before joining the University to the Sydney. \\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nHer research focuses on education, human capital, health, and discrimination and has been published in leading international journals in economics and health (PNAS). Marian\\\\\\\'s down to earth divulgation style has led her to obtain a range of teaching awards and recognitions.\\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nMarian has given a myriad of national and international radio interviews and her research has been featured in TV shows such as Sunrise Weekend and ABC News. She is also a regular collaborator of educational-related news on SBS Radio in Spanish.