Program

TimeTitlePresenter
Tuesday 6 May 2025
2:00pmRegistration commences
4:00pmWelcomeBen Clausen
4:15pm1. IntroductionRoss Grant
5:00pm2. Choosing Your CosmologySven Östring
5:30pmQ&ABen Clausen
5:45pmDedication PrayerSmall Groups
6:00pmDinner
7:15pmWorshipOlivia Pavitt
7:30pmThe John 10:10 Project
7:40pm3. The Cosmic Power of His WordQuintin Betteridge
8:15pmExperiencing His PowerScriptural Prayer
Wednesday 7 May 2025
8:15amWorshipOlivia Pavitt
8:30amWelcomeDarius Jankiewicz
8:35am4. Exploring Days 1, 2 & 4 of Genesis 1 Emanuel Millen
9:15am5. The Unreasonable Effectiveness of MathematicsAnthony Bosman
10:00amQ&ADarius Jankiewicz
10:15amBreak
10:30amIntroductionMalcolm Coulson
10:35am6. Big Bang and the BibleAleksei Popov
11:15am7. A Scientific Assessment of Big Bang CosmologyMickey Kutzner
12:00pmQ&AMalcolm Coulson
12:30pmLunchCatered
2:00pmIntroductionJean Carter
2:05pm8. Making Friends with CosmologistsBen Clausen
2:45pm9. Cosmic Fine-tuningLorenzo Procopio
3:30pmQ&AJean Carter
3:45pmBreak
4:00pmWorkshop Streams (1 hour repeated twice)
A. Starlight Travel-Time ProblemJosué Cardoso dos Santos
B. Cosmological AgeBen Clausen
C. Eternal God: Timeless or Temporal? A Trinitarian PerspectiveAnthony Bosman 
D. Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe: Diving into Dark Energy & Dark MatterAleksei Popov
E. The Mystery of GravityLorenzo Procopio
5:00pmDinnerPacked Dinner
5:30pmTravel to Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium
6:00pmPlanetarium Field Trip
9:00pmReturn to Brisbane Central Church
9:30pmReturn to Accommodation
Thursday 8 May 2025
8:15amWorshipOlivia Pavitt
8:30amWelcomeMichael Croft
8:35am10. A Life-filled Universe? Job 38:7Emanuel Millen
9:15am11. Searching for ExoplanetsMickey Kutzner
10:00amQ&AMichael Croft
10:15amBreak
10:30amIntroductionJohn Ashton
10:35am12. Quantum Physics & Divine InterventionSteven Simpson
11:15am13. Evolution from SpaceSean Pitman
12:00pmQ&AJohn Ashton
12:30pmLunch
2:00pmIntroductionMareta Vaovasa
2:05pm14. Engineering the Complexity of the Living Cell Sean Pitman
2:45pm15. Aliens in Popular Media & Politics Anthony Bosman
3:30pmQ&AMareta Vaovasa
4:00pmWorkshop Streams (1 hour repeated twice)
A. Evaluating Cosmological ArgumentsAnthony Bosman
B. The View of the Universe through the James Webb TelescopeMickey Kutzner
C. The Origins of the Solar SystemJosué Cardoso dos Santos 
D. Quantum CosmologiesLorenzo Procopio 
E. Can Intelligent Design be Scientifically Detected?Sean Pitman 
6:00pmDinner
7:15pmWorshipOlivia Pavitt
7:30pmThe John 10:10 Project
7:40pm16. The Heavens Declare the Glory of God Quintin Betteridge
8:15pmAwed by His GloryScriptural Prayer
Friday 9 May 2025
8:15amWorshipOlivia Pavitt
8:30amWelcomeRonald Stone
8:35am17. The Cosmic Home Jesus is Preparing for Us Christopher Petersen
9:15am18. Physical Eschatology: How Will the Cosmic Story End? Josué Cardoso dos Santos 
10:00amQ&ARonald Stone
10:15amBreak
10:30am19. Where to from here?Ross Grant
11:00amNetworking & Heading Home