AFRAN Forum 2025: Evolving Pacific: Shared Pathways for a Sustainable Future
Tue, 21 Oct
|Four Points by Sheraton, Sydney


Time & Location
21 Oct 2025, 12:45 pm – 22 Oct 2025, 5:00 pm
Four Points by Sheraton, Sydney, 88 Broadway, Hotel entrance via, 4 Central Park Ave, Chippendale NSW 2008, Australia
Guests
About The Event
The 2025 AFRAN Forum, organised by the Australian-French Association for Research and Innovation Incorporated (AFRAN), will take place in Sydney on 21–22 October. This transdisciplinary event will bring together researchers, innovators, policymakers, industry leaders and civil society from France, Australia and the broader Pacific to explore the multiple dimensions of evolution — biological, ecological, technological, social and geopolitical — in the Pacific region.
Under the banner “Evolving Pacific: Shared Pathways for a Sustainable Future”, the Forum aims to foster cross-sectoral dialogue, showcase collaborative research and innovation, and build new bridges of cooperation to address shared regional challenges in a changing world. From biodiversity to health, from Indigenous knowledge to climate resilience, the event will highlight inclusive and sustainable pathways for the Pacific’s future.
Key Objectives
Promote scientific and technological cooperation between France, Australia, and Pacific partners on key regional priorities
Explore evolution as a unifying theme to understand and address environmental, societal, and geopolitical transformations
Strengthen dialogues between science, society,…