The DAB Indigenous Industry Advisory Group are involved in the development of the ‘Designing with Country’ Institute, a world leading cross-disciplinary design laboratory that specialises in Country-centered design thinking, research, education and practice in the real world.
The Institute will bring together a collaborative group of Industry professionals, Indigenous designers, community leaders and land management experts incorporating the best of design thinking and innovation strategies with traditional knowledges to create an approach to problem solving that builds on the world’s oldest living culture and its successful ecologists.
UTS representatives
| Name | Position |
| Mark Evans | Dean, UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building |
| Professor Josh Pienaar | Deputy Dean, UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building |
| Alison Page | Associate Dean (Indigenous Leadership & Engagement), UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building |
| Maree Graham | Director (Indigenous Students and Community Engagement) UTS Jumbunna |
| Charlotte Bedford | Associate Lecturer (Indigenous Cadetship), UTS School of Design |
External advisors
| Name | Position |
| Jason Gordon | Chair Head of Advisory Group, Head of Technical and Advisory Services, Water NSW |
| Craig Kerslake | Managing Director, Nguluway Design Inc Pty Ltd |
| Damien Barnes | Senior Legal Counsel, UGL Pty Ltd |
| Kevin O'Brien | Principal, BVN Architecture Pty Ltd |
| Marni Reti | Graduate of Architecture, Kaunitz Yeung Architecture Pty Ltd |
| Michael Manikas | General Manager, DLG Shape Pty Ltd |
| Nadeena Dixon | Founder, Nadeena Dixon Art |
| Troy Rugless | Managing Director, PSG Holdings Pty Ltd |
| Dr Gillian Barlow | Indigenous Architect |
| Rowena Welsh-Jarrett | Culture & Heritage Officer, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council |