Get a taste of France - Café débat - 10 years of AFRAN

Café débat - Celebrating 10 years of AFRAN and talk about heatwaves

Café débat - Celebrating 10 years of AFRAN and talk about heatwaves

Friday 25 September from 6PM to 8PM

In 2026, the AFRAN, which stands for Australian-French Association for Research and Innovation, is celebrating its 10th anniversary!

On this occasion, join us at the Alliance Française de Canberra for an inspiring evening of ideas, exchange and connections as we celebrate a decade of collaboration.

The evening will be divided into two parts:

  • A Café-Débat from 6pm to 7pm: enjoy a thought-provoking discussion on heatwaves and what French-Australian cooperation can bring to create positive solutions across health, agriculture, water, bushfires and ecosystem resilience ;


  • A Networking session from 7pm to 8pm: continue the conversation and celebrate 10 years of collaboration over drinks and canapés.



More information about AFRAN can be found on their website: Home | AFRAN

Meet our speakers

Dr Arnagretta Hunter

Dr Arnagretta Hunter

Clinical Senior Lecturer, College of Health and Medicine, ANU.
Her research interest is in health and public policy development, particularly the influence of public policy approaches to health outcomes.

Prof Katherine Daniell

Prof Katherine Daniell

Director of the school of Cybernetics, ANU ; President of AFRAN.
Her research work focusses on collaborative approaches to policy, action and education for sustainable development.

Dr Alison Bentley

Dr Alison Bentley

Deputy Director, Science in Agriculture & Food at CSIRO.
Her scientific background is in genetics and plant breeding spanning fundamental understanding of plant processes through to the development of field- and farm-level decision support tools.

Dr Andrew Sullivan 

Dr Andrew Sullivan 

Leader of the CSIRO Bushfire Behaviour and Suppression team.
His expertise lies in understanding of the factors that influence the behaviour and spread of bushfires, development of operational systems for the determination of fire danger and the prediction of the behaviour and spread of fires in a range of vegetation types and burning conditions.

Practical information


Entry tickets: $15
 general admission (for non members) | $10 for AFRAN and Alliance Française de Canberra members

Venue : Alliance Française, 66 McCaughey St, Turner ACT 2612 | From 6PM to 8PM

Drinks and canapés included in the ticket 

Please note that the conversation will be in English


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