Country Connection & Lighting - Experts Round Table

Join us for an inspiring evening exploring how lighting design and First Nations knowledge can work hand-in-hand to shape more sustainable, culturally respectful construction projects.

✨ Speakers & Host

• Pr. Alison Page – Dharawal and Yuin Artist, designer, and filmmaker whose award-winning work bridges Indigenous knowledge and contemporary design.
• Shay McMahon –Yuin woman and First Nation strategic design lead at Arup bringing Indigenous perspectives into planning and architecture.
• Anna Cook – Divisional Lead to the Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan at TfNSW.

• Fanny Soulard (Host) – Senior Lighting designer at Aurecon focusing on sustainability, light pollution, and culturally aware design.

(cover artwork from @Lincoln Harrison and @Shanan Costello)

an event supported by Unios, Fos Lighting and Aurecon.

✨ Why attend?

• Hear from leading voices at the intersection of lighting, science, culture, design and infrastructure.
• Discover inspiring ways to weave Country and lighting principles into projects.
• Learn strategies for more inclusive, sustainable, and connected design outcomes.

✨ Spaces are limited!