Keynote Presenters
Meet our Keynote Presenters
The WASLI Oceania Conference Organising Committee is thrilled to announce our four keynote presenters.
Della Goswell
Dr Della Goswell is a Sydney-based interpreter, interpreter educator and researcher. She was certified as a NAATI Auslan/English professional interpreter in 1987, and holds NAATI Conference level certification (English to Auslan).
She has a Master of Adult Education, Master of Translation & Interpreting, and a PhD in Linguistics. Della has been training Auslan interpreters at both introductory level (TAFE from 1990) and professional level (Macquarie University from 2008), as well as on some international training projects: Cambodia, Fiji and NZ.
She is currently program lead of the Auslan-English Interpreting program at Macquarie University in Sydney and her main areas of research interest are: interpreting pedagogy, use of constructed action, and managing lexical and knowledge assymetries.
Della is co-author of Sign Language Interpreting: Theory and Practice.
Dr Christopher Stone
Dr Christopher Stone is a Reader in Interpreting and Translation at the University of Wolverhampton, in the UK.
He is the course leader for the MA interpreting and currently supervises 8 PhD students in the UK, US and Belgium. He is the Principal Investigator for the Deaf Mediator, Interpreter and Translator (DMIT) project working with colleagues in Jean Jauré University Toulouse France and Humboldt University Germany (2025-2028) exploring DMIT across Europe and a co-investigator for the SmartSafeSigning project with colleagues at Wolverhampton and Lancaster Universities exploring the role of technology in creating barrier free support for deaf people experiencing domestic violence. He is also an international collaborator with the DEPICT project Norway (2022-2026).
He has maintained an interpreting practice predominantly in media and conferences work.
He is the current President of WASLI.
Krishneer Sen
Krishneer Sen is born Deaf and a native Fiji Sign Language user living in Suva, Fiji in the Pacific region. He is currently a Pacific senior advisor- sign language, interpreting and deaf leadership for a deaf education project under Tetra Tech.
He is the Deaf Interpreter representative for the World Association of the Sign Language Interpreter for Oceania (WASLI Oceania). Sen founded Deaf Consultancy Pacific in which he did Ready2Read project with local Deaf and CODA interpreter team on early sign language intervention and sign language e-book in Samoa, PNG and Fiji.
He is the Regional Director of the World Federation of the Deaf Regional Secretariat for Oceania (WFDRSO). He is the co-lead for the Disability Pride Hub – Fiji. Sen has advanced the human rights of deaf people and persons with disability for over 10 years by participating politically, professionally and socially in the diverse communities.
Sen holds Masters degree in Linguistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong. He also graduated from University College London in the United Kingdom, Gallaudet University in Washington D.C, U.S.A and UNITEC New Zealand in Auckland, New Zealand with Masters degree in Human Rights, Bachelors Science and Certificate in Information Technology respectively.
Sen actively promotes recognition of the Deaf Community by providing awareness to the stakeholders on the importance of linguistic and Deaf culture, interpreting, education etc. Sen contributes a lot to the Deaf Community and disability sector in regards to youth, sign language, sports, interpreting, LGBTIQ and education in the Pacific.
Inise Tawaketini
Inise Tawaketini, Acting Head Teacher of Nasavusavu Special School, Fiji, has led inclusive education programs for students with disabilities since 2018. Prior to this, she taught at the Gospel School for the Deaf for over 15 years — where her journey as a passionate advocate for the Deaf and interest in sign language began.
She holds a Bachelor of Education in Special and Inclusive Education, a Postgraduate Diploma in Linguistics from the University of the South Pacific, and a Master of Arts in Linguistics (Sign Linguistics) from The Chinese University in Hong Kong.
She currently serves as the Regional Representative for WASLI Oceania, supporting interpreter development across Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Kiribati. She played a key role in the successful WASLI Oceania Training Program Launch in 2024 and co-designed the first-ever 26-week interpreter training program for Pacific Island Countries.
Her work is grounded in Christian values and guided by Proverbs 31:8–9: “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.” She believes that “true inclusion happens when every voice—spoken or signed—is heard, valued, and empowered,” and she works to ensure no one is left out of the conversation.
A passionate advocate for Deaf inclusion, linguistic rights, and accessible education, she brings to the conference a wealth of leadership experience and a deep commitment to regional collaboration. As Helen Keller said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much,” which underscores her belief in the power of working together across the Pacific to achieve true inclusion.