Suzanne Thompson FTSE

Suzanne Thompson

Position:

Chair

Department:

Hub Advisory Committee

Role:

Steering Committee,Advisory Committee

Topics:

  • Carbon & environmental markets
  • Communities in transition
  • First Nations
  • Nature based solutions
  • Economics

Geographic Coverage:

Queensland

BIO

Suzanne Thompson FTSE is a proud Iningai woman from Central West Queensland, an advocate for respectful cultural knowledge-sharing, and a highly respected Elder rooted in her land and community. She founded and established Yambangku Aboriginal Cultural Heritage and Tourism Development Aboriginal Corporation. By drawing links between Aboriginal knowledges and research agendas, Thompson creates social impact and creates space for caring for country. She is the chair of Australian Native Foods and Botanicals, a national peak body developing a national strategy for this emerging sector. She also serves as an advisor to Indigenous Tourism Queensland, a member of the Indigenous Carbon Network, chair of our Advisory Committee, and member of the Federal Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee.