2025 SGD Skills Workshop: How Information Makes or Breaks the SDGs

A Focus on Misinformation Undermining SDG13 - Climate Action

This hands-on, guided workshop will be highly interactive, engaging and centered around creative thinking and problem-solving towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Attending this interactive workshop will help you gain vital knowledge regarding SDGs, understand how to extrapolate relevant information and problem-solving applications towards your local community and city. Whether coming from, education, or industry this workshop is not to be missed for your professional development.

Featured Facilitators

Rashan Senanayake – Design Thinking Facilitator

Rashan is inspiring innovation & emerging technologies around Australia as the founder and CEO of Australia’s leading professional development for 21st century education & industry: Inspired Education Australia. In addition to this, Rashan is also the Design Director for Inspired Design Australia, servicing and helping other entrepreneurs, start-ups and small to medium businesses with ‘Design for Business’. Rashan has established a strong reputation for his entrepreneurial mindset and leadership across diverse industries and projects. As a published author of 'Inspired Success: Designing Your Own Definition Of Success' and an international speaker, he has delivered impactful content to many stakeholders, schools, universities and businesses and has been a sought-after voice at global conferences, seminars, keynotes, and lectures for many years. Rashan's insights have been featured on various podcasts, in design journals, and in academic publications across Australia. His podcast, Inspiring Design, consistently ranks among the top 200 education podcasts globally and has been Australia's leading design and technology education resource for schools since 2021.

Professor Brendan Mackey – Director of the Griffith Climate Action Beacon

Professor Brendan Mackey is Director of the Griffith Climate Action Beacon at Griffith University, Queensland. He has a PhD in plant ecology from The Australian National University. He has over 300 academic publications in the fields of climate change research and biodiversity as well as related topics in environmental science and policy. Brendan was a Coordinating Lead Author for the 2022 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC 6th Assessment Report, Working Group II - Impacts, Vulnerability & Adaptation.

🗓️ Date: 19 August 2025, 5:30pm
📌 Location: Griffith University (South Brisbane Campus - Workshop Room 6), 226 Grey St, South Brisbane 4101

Whether you're coming from education, research, or industry, this workshop offers essential insights and skills that will contribute meaningfully to your professional development.