Conferences that put people before PowerPoint with Russell Arnott and Sarah McLusky (Episode 85)
Tue Jan 27 2026
Russell Arnott is an ocean science educator, facilitator and event organiser. Sarah McLusky is a research event consultant, trainer and facilitator. Sarah and Russell are reinventing research conferences to prioritise connection and collaboration through their joint venture Re:Conference.
Sarah and Russell talk about
Why traditional academic conferences are failing everyone - attendees, presenters, organisers and the wider worldPrioritising people, connection and collaboration over PowerPoint and information overloadThe small changes that can make a big differenceHow Russell, Sarah and Re:Conference can help reinvent conferences for good
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Check out the Re:Conference websiteConnect with Russell on LinkedIn or visit the Incredible Oceans websiteConnect with Sarah on LinkedIn or sign up for her newsletter Gathering with Purpose
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Russell Arnott is an ocean science educator, facilitator and event organiser. Sarah McLusky is a research event consultant, trainer and facilitator. Sarah and Russell are reinventing research conferences to prioritise connection and collaboration through their joint venture Re:Conference. Sarah and Russell talk about Why traditional academic conferences are failing everyone - attendees, presenters, organisers and the wider worldPrioritising people, connection and collaboration over PowerPoint and information overloadThe small changes that can make a big differenceHow Russell, Sarah and Re:Conference can help reinvent conferences for good Find out more Check out the Re:Conference websiteConnect with Russell on LinkedIn or visit the Incredible Oceans websiteConnect with Sarah on LinkedIn or sign up for her newsletter Gathering with Purpose About Research Adjacent Follow Research Adjacent on LinkedIn or Instagram Email a comment, question or suggestionLeave a voice notePost a review on PodchaserSign up to the Research Adjacent newsletter Mentioned in this episode: Interested in advertising on the podcast? If you have a service, product, event, or opportunity that would be of interest to our audience get in touch via hello@researchadjacent.com to explore how we can work together. Member of the Month: Vicky Bowskill, Inklusive Nature Vicky helps researchers and changemakers to connect nature, science & society by telling compelling visual stories. Find out more at www.inklusivenature.com