Berish Bilander is a composer, pianist and CEO of Green Music Australia, a globally recognised independent not-for-profit dedicated to harnessing the cultural power of music to tackle the climate crisis. He has toured extensively with his own ensembles and as a freelance musician for bands like Vika and Linda Bull, and dedicated his activist life to climate and social justice – fighting back toll-roads and campaigning for refugee rights. He is a fellow of the prestigious Banff International Jazz and Creative Music Program and the Change Agency’s Community Organising Fellowship.