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OCHRe Convocation | Keynote Speakers Announced
We are delighted to welcome four incredible women who will be sharing their insights and bringing invaluable perspectives to First Nations research
Context: OCHRe is holding its annual Convocation in Brisbane on the 29 & 30 October 2025 with the
Theme | Voices of Country: Research, Resilience and Renewal.
FEATURING:
• Prof. Papaarangi Reid – Tumuaki - Deputy Dean Māori, Head of Department,
University of Auckland Te Kupenga Hauora Māori– Specialist in public health medicine, focused on health equity for Māori and other Indigenous People.
• Emma Rawson-Te Patu - President-Elect, World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) – First Indigenous women to hold this role and is developing a global public health framework based on Indigenous knowledge and rights.
• Prof. Ngiare Brown BMed, MPHTM, FRACGP – Chancellor JCU - First female and first Indigenous Chancellor of James Cook University with a strong commitment to Indigenous health, child safety, and youth development.
• Dr. Jackie Huggins AM FAHA – Director, Indigenous Research, The University of Queensland – A leading First Nations scholar, acclaimed historian, and author dedicated to reconciliation.
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