Keynote, Plenary & Invited Presentations


Selected Presentations (2015-2025)

Given, Lisa M., Philip Pond, Nicole Shackleton, and Senuri Wijenayake (plenary panel). 2025. “What are the harms of digital harms? Definitions, taxonomies, toxicities.” RMIT/University of Melbourne, Digital Hostility and Disinformation Lab. Melbourne, Australia, November.

Given, Lisa M. 2025. “Impact is a skill: Building research that reaches beyond the journal.” RACS 2025: Royal Australian College of Surgeons, Academic Surgery Conference. Melbourne, Australia, November.

Given, Lisa M. 2025. “Transdisciplinarity as ethos for information science: A research imperative?” RAILS 2025: Research Applications for Library and Information Science. Sydney, Australia, November.

Given, Lisa M. 2025 “Preparing ourselves for ethical AI futures: Strategies for investigation, experimentation, and development” CAVAL AI Futures. Melbourne, Australia, July.

Given, Lisa M. 2024. “Socially responsible AI practices: Moving from hype to hope in higher education.” GenAI Forum, RMIT University. Melbourne, Australia, November.

Given, Lisa M. and Anthony Elliott. 2024. “The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia’s Great Debate: Does social media unite or divide us?” National Library of Australia. Canberra, Australia, September. Award winner.

Given, Lisa M. 2024. “LIS Research in Australia & Future Possibilities: Insights from LISRA.” ALIA National LIS Research Roundtable. Melbourne, Australia, August.

Given, Lisa M. 2024. “AI and fraud: What are the implications for people’s behaviour?” Equifax Fraud Focus Group. Melbourne, Australia, July.

Ruiz, Rebecca Prince, Lara Barclay, Deborah Lau, Xavier Mulet, and Lisa M. Given. 2024. “Putting plastic waste to good use: Building a sustainable relationship.” RMIT University, The Capitol. Melbourne, Australia, July.

Given, Lisa M. 2024. “A transdisciplinary ethos for a Society 5.0 ethical future.” RMIT University, Society 5.0 Ethics: A Festival of Ideas. Melbourne, Australia, June.

Damousi, Joy, Anthony Elliott, Lisa M. Given, Terry Flew, Scott Stephens, and Paul Dalby. 2024. “AI, ethics and the future: Can the arts and humanities save us?” Australian Catholic University, In Focus: Executive Dean Presents. Sydney, Australia, April.

Duffy, Alan, and Lisa M. Given. 2024. “The night of ideas (La nuit des idées): Fault lines in the value of science and the arts.” National Gallery of Victoria – in partnership with French Embassy and Institut Français. Melbourne, Australia, March.

Given, Lisa M. 2023. “Centring people in technology research: A methodological imperative.” Monash University, FatE Methods for the Edge Symposium. Melbourne, Australia, December.

Pink, Sarah, Toby Walsh, Lisa M. Given, Heather Horst, and Yolande Strengers. 2023. “Shaping our digital future: Challenges for the social sciences.” Digital Society, Social Science Perspectives for a Better Future – Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Annual Symposium. Canberra, Australia, November.

Given, Lisa M., Kate Williams, and Andrew Wear. 2023. “The future of research impact in Australia (and beyond).” The Future of Impact: A Research Symposium, University of Melbourne. Melbourne, Australia, November.

Given, Lisa M. 2023. “Academic librarians, artificial intelligence, and social change: How to harness technological innovation and support positive transformation.” Keynote – CAVAL Research and Information Group (CRIG) Seminar. Melbourne, Australia (virtual), October.

Given, Lisa M, Dhawal Jaggi, and David Yip. 2023. “AI in Education” Digital Innovation Futures (DIF) Victoria Festival, DIF Download. Melbourne, Australia (virtual), August.

Given, Lisa M., Dean Grandy, and Andrew Hammond. 2023. “AIIA and KPMG: Navigating AI Report Roadshow.” Australian Information Industry Association, Plenary Session. Melbourne, Australia, July.

Given, Lisa M. 2023. “Connecting for social change in information practice: What is on the horizon and how can we help?” Keynote – Health Libraries Australia’s Asia-Pacific Health, Law, and Special Libraries Virtual Conference. Melbourne, Australia (virtual), June.

Given, Lisa M., Leanne Williams, and Susan La Marca. 2023. “The great debate: A library without librarians is not a library” Panel Debate – Public Libraries Victoria Conference. Melbourne, Australia, May.

Given, Lisa M. 2023. “Artificial intelligence and the potential for fraud: What does this mean for customer protection?” ANZ Bank – Customer Protection Division, Staff Town Hall. Melbourne, Australia, May.

Given, Lisa M. 2023. “Educating for change: Adopting an impact mindset in research practice.” Invited Talk – University of Bristol Conversations in Education Research Seminar Series. London, UK, January.

Given, Lisa M., and Sarah Pink. 2022. “Responsible data science: Layered frameworks.” Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy, University of Cambridge. Cambridge, UK (virtual), October.

Given, Lisa M. 2022. “The power of evidence-based practice: Fostering social change through library and information research.” Keynote – Australian Library and Information Association, Library Applied Research Kollektive (LARK)10th Anniversary Symposium: Research for Library and Information Practice. Sydney Australia, September.

Given, Lisa M. 2022. “Embracing the human in HCI: Co-design, collaboration, and culture change.” Keynote Address – the 7th ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval. Bavaria, Germany (virtual), March.

Given, Lisa M., and Angela Murphy. 2021. “Enabling research-based practice in library and information science: A preliminary model from the LISRA project.” Library and Information Science Research Australia – Seminar Series. Melbourne, Australia, November.

Given, Lisa M. 2021. Educating for practice change: A critical role for research in the information professions. Keynote Address – Whyte Lecture, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University. Melbourne, Australia, September. https://www.monash.edu/it/events/2021/whyte-lecture

Given, Lisa M. 2019. Alternate funding opportunities: Going beyond traditional funding sources. Invited presentation – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, Research Symposium. Melbourne, Australia, February.

Given, Lisa M. 2018. An impact agenda for information behaviour research: The time is (was) now! Keynote Address – Information Seeking in Context: The 12th Information Behaviour Conference. Krakow, Poland, October.

Given, Lisa M. 2018. The impact of engagement: Strategies for connecting beyond academe. Research Retreat – Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University. Wagga Wagga NSW, Australia, August.

Given, Lisa M. 2018. The proactive supervisor. Supervisor Retreat – Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology. Melbourne VIC, Australia, July.

Given, Lisa M. 2017. Embracing your inner researcher: Strategies for successful research practice in the information professions. CAVAL Research and Information Group Seminar Series. Melbourne VIC, Australia, November.

Given, Lisa M. 2017. Engagement and research impact. 17th Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities Conference – Humanities and Social Sciences in the Asian Context. Melbourne VIC, Australia, September.

Given, Lisa M. 2017. Fostering research impact through industry engagement: Information sharing and technology use in the wine industry. Professorial Lecture – Swinburne Research, Swinburne University of Technology. Melbourne VIC, Australia, July.

Given, Lisa M. 2016. Information behaviour and research impact: Fostering industry relationships to support knowledge transfer and research adoption. Research Seminar Series, Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås. Borås, Sweden, October.

Given, Lisa M. 2015. Bringing science to the vineyard: How to build a better bridge. Tumbarumba Wines Association, Annual General Meeting – Plenary. Tumbarumba NSW, Australia, August.

Given, Lisa M. and Megan Hill. 2015. Information seeking for research adoption: Targeting messages and media to the market. Australian Grape and Wine Authority Extension Day. Adelaide SA, Australia, May.

Given, Lisa M. 2015. The medium is (not always) the message: Wine industry findings from an information behaviour perspective. Adoption of Grape and Wine Research and Development Outputs Workshop, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Victoria. Melbourne VIC, Australia, March.