We believe that great leadership is the key to driving positive change in organisations and society.
Our purpose is to promote, accelerate, and educate emerging and current leaders, empowering them with the knowledge and skills to make a lasting impact on their organisations and communities.
Thought leaders. Trailblazers.
Expert facilitators.
Our speakers are experts in their field.
Lucinda Barry AM (She/Her)
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Organ & Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority
Poh (She/Her)
Malaysian-Australian Celebrity TV Chef, Artist, Judge on
MasterChef Australia & Author
Sarah Corrigan
NSW Director
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Alliance (NATSIWA)
Indrani Sen (She/Her)
Director, Business Transition and Change, Transformation Office
Clean Energy Regulator
Yu-Lan Chan (She/Her)
Chief Executive Officer
ACT Gambling and Racing Commission
Nerida O’Loughlin PSM (She/Her)
Chair & Agency Head
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Dr Rachel Bacon (She/Her)
Deputy Commissioner Integrity, Reform and Enabling Services
Australian Public Service Commission
Tess Bishop (She/Her)
Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Secretary Portfolio, Strategy and Services Group
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Callie Barrett (She/Her)
Digital Strategy and Investment Manager
Department of Health & Aged Care
Patricia Falcetta OAM (She/Her)
Founder, Facilitator & Neurodiversity Advocate
Social Living Solutions
Aunty Pat Waria-Read
South Australian Representative
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Alliance (NATSIWA)
Shantelle Thompson OAM (She/Her)
a proud Barkindji and Ngyampaa woman, Founder & Aunty Shan
Kiilalaana Foundation
Vanessa Summers (She/Her)
Butchella and Kabi Kabi-Gubbi Gubbi woman, General Manager Youth, Child and Family Services
Kalwun Development Corporation
Kathy Donnelly (She/Her)
Uralaroi woman from the Kamilaroi Nation, Reconciliation Action Lead, Communications & Partnerships
Wesley Mission
Alisha Agland (She/Her)
proud Wiradjuri woman, Chair of the Board
Orange Aboriginal Medical Service
Helena Wright (She/Her)
Kabi Kabi woman, Executive Director Delegated Authority, Office of the Chief Practitioner Child and Family Services
Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs (QLD)
Rebecca Johnson OAM (She/Her)
Proud Aboriginal and South Sea Islander woman, Partnerships and Programs First Nations Education | Early Years
Department of Education (QLD)
Joslyn Eades-Tass (She/Her)
proud Noongar woman, Chairperson
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance (NATSIWA)
Wendy Anders
CEO
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance (NATSIWA)
Lucy Davis (She/Her)
proud Aboriginal & South Sea Islander woman of the Cobble Cobble clan, Reconciliation Action Plan & Projects Manager
The Salvation Army
Jenny Brown (She/Her)
Wandi Wandian woman, Director of First Nations Centrality
Australian Red Cross
Lesley Richardson (She/Her)
proud Anmatyerre and Jaru descendant, Director Connected Beginnings Groote Eylandt
Department of Education (NT)
Angela Leitch (She/Her)
Woppaburra woman, Deputy Vice Chancellor Indigenous Strategy
Queensland University of Technology
Corinna Theodossio (She/Her)
proud Wiradjuri woman, Chief Executive and Operating Officer
SEED Climate Network
Louisa Warren (She/Her)
proud Torres Strait Islander woman, Executive Manager, Indigenous Engagement
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Rachel Fishlock (She/Her)
proud descendant of the Yuin Nation, Chief Executive Officer
Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia
Emily Pugin (She/Her)
proud Kombumerri Woman, Director of the Indo-Pacific and Global Interests Section, Office for First Nations International Engagement
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Erin Lang (She/Her)
proud Bundjalung woman, Chief Executive Officer
Reconciliation Queensland
Jessica Bulger (She/Her)
Wiradjuri woman from Tumut and Brungle, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Indigenous Governance Institute
Tricia Stroud (She/Her)
Kungarakan and Warumungu woman, Registrar
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
Donna Burns (She/Her)
proud Wiradjuri descendant, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Indigenous Doctors Association
Professor Marcia Langton AO (She/Her)
Yiman and Bidjara woman, Associate Provost and Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies
University of Melbourne
Dean Knudson He/Him
Deputy Secretary
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Heather Preston (She/Her)
CEO
Out For Australia
Stacey Giles (She/Her)
Proud Gamilaraay woman, Senior Director, Strategic Policy and Priority Reforms First Nations Housing and Homelessness
Department of Housing QLD
Nolene Gray (She/Her)
Director Local Thriving Communities Wellbeing Programs
Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts QLD
Aarti Joshi She/Her
Chief Information Officer
NSW Department of Customer Service
Dr Elaine Laforteza She/Her
Equity and Diversity Project Officer (Cultural Diversity)
University of Technology Sydney, Host of award-winning SBS podcast My Bilingual Family
Dr Bilquis Ghani She/Her
Lecturer in Arts, University of Canberra academic, former Head of Inclusion
Sydney Opera House, Lead of the Hunar collective
Cherlyn Chia She/Her
Multicultural Program Lead
Ambulance Victoria
Jessica Singh She/Her
Principal Project Manager | Anti-Racism Unit & Chair, Multicultural Network
Department of Communities and Justice
Christina Li She/Her
Principal Manager & Co-Chair, Transport Multicultural Network
Sydney Metro, Transport for NSW
Dr Shamaruh Mirza She/Her
Senior Regulatory scientist
Department of Health and Aged Care, Member, ANU Women Alumni Network steering committee, ACT 2023 Local Hero (Australian of the year Awards), Co-founder SiTara’s Story
Jacqueline Mayer She/Her
Director | Multicultural Affairs Branch , Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Division
Department of Home Affairs
Kelly McFadyen She/Her
Executive Director, Corporate Services
Parliament of NSW
Xiaoyan Lu She/Her
A/g Group Executive Director, Systems Assurance and Data Analytics Group
Australian National Audit Office
Paul Hubbard He/Him
A/g Deputy Head
Simplified Trade System Implementation Taskforce
A/ Professor Kathomi Gatwiri PhD
DECRA Fellow and President
Australian Women & Gender Studies Association (AWGSA)
Dr Tinashe Dune She/Her
Director & Senior Clinical Psychologist, Dune Health and Wellbeing, President, African Women Australia Inc
Associate Professor in Translational Health Research, Western Sydney University
Juliana Nkrumah AM She/Her
Founder & President
African Women Australia Inc. (AWAU)
Tahlia-Rose Vanissum She/Her
Woppaburra women, Commonwealth, Public Servant, Board Director & Chairperson
Department of Social Services
Dr Virginia Mapedzahama She/Her
Director of Research, African Women Australia (AWAU) & Member Education Director
Diversity Council Australia
Michelle Lim (She/Her)
Organisational Culture & Change Lead, Deputy Chair Race and Cultural Identity Employee Resource Group (R&CI ERG), 40 under 40 Most Influential Asian Australian
Reserve Bank of Australia
Manisha Amin She/Her
Chief Executive Officer
Centre for Inclusive Design
Mandy Young (She/Her)
Gomeroi Woman & Chief Executive
State Insurance Regulatory Authority NSW
Div Pillay She/Her
CEO
MindTribes, Researcher, Gender, Race & Ethnicity Practitioner & AFR 100 Women of Influence
Meena Singh
Yorta Yorta & Indian woman,
Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People Victoria
Lil Gordon (She/Her)
Ngemba Woman & First Assistant Secretary - First Nations Outcomes
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Jason Armstrong (He/Him)
Pride and Allies Network Co-Chair
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
David Enever (He/Him)
Senior Manager, Business Services, Office of the CE
Sydney Trains
John Neil (He/Him)
Assistant Secretary, Fiscal Policy Branch and Pride Champion
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Kelly Wood (She/Her)
Assistant Secretary
Department of Finance
Dr Rina Bruinsma (She/Her)
Head of Government Engagement
Australian Red Cross
Hannah Venn-Brown (She/Her)
a/g Director, HR Strategy & Co-chair Services Australia Rainbow Roundtable
Services Australia
Alicea Yu (She/Her)
Coordinator, Training and Capacity Building, Gender Equity, Respect and Inclusion
Deakin University
Aly Howard (They/Them)
Co-Chair DCJ Pride LGBTIQA+ Executive Committee & Manager, Environment & Heritage Planning
NSW Department of Communities and Justice
Frances Gamble (She/Her)
Principal Strategic Designer, NDDA
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Assistant Commissioner Gelina Talbot (She/Her)
Commander, Transformation Office
NSW Police Force
Greta Doherty (She/Her)
First Assistant Secretary, Social Policy Division
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Yenn Purkis (They/Them)
Author, Autism Advocate & Inclusion Officer
Australian Public Service
Simon Cotterell PSM (He/Him)
First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care
Department of Health and Aged Care
Senator Scott Wiener He/Him
Chair, Housing Committee. Former Chair, Legislative LGBTQ Caucus
California State Senate
The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG (He/Him)
Former Justice of the High Court of Australia, Educator and Jurist
Rachael Bonetti (She/Her)
Keynote Speaker, Forbes Contributor, Podcast Host & Founder
Elite EA Academy
Anna Feringa (She/Her)
Workplace Mental Health Consultant, Director
Anna Feringa Consulting Pty
Letitia Hope (She/Her)
Bundjalung, Torres Strait Islander and South Pacific Islander woman, Deputy Secretary Families and Communities
Department of Social Services
Deidre Mulkerin (She/Her)
Director-General
Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services, QLD
Dr Rachel Chay (She/Her)
Deputy Director-General and Chief Biosecurity Officer
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, QLD
Dr Linda Colley
Special Commissioner
Office of the Special Commissioner Public Sector Commission, QLD
Maryanne Kelly (She/Her)
Strategic Projects Specialist Advisory Services Division
Queensland Treasury Corporation
Veena Goverdhan (She/Her)
Magistrate
Magistrates Court of Queensland
Heidi Bushell (She/Her)
Principal Human Resources Advisor
Queensland Treasury
Hon Jodie Harrison MP (She/Her)
Minister for Women, Minister for Seniors, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Anne Moffat (She/Her)
Chief Operations Officer
Department of Transport and Main Roads, QLD
Kathryn McMillan KC (She/Her)
Deputy Commissioner
Crime and Corruption Commission Queensland
Tania Porter (She/Her)
Deputy Director-General Early Childhood
Department of Education, QLD
Erin Earle (She/Her)
Senior Executive Director
Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services, QLD
Jodie Hoger (She/Her)
Manager Disability & Access Services
Tafe NSW
Christina Hey-Nguyen (She/Her)
Head of the Respect at Work Taskforce
SafeWork NSW
Aly Howard (They/Them)
Co-Chair DCJ Pride LGBTIQA+ Executive Committee & Manager, Environment & Heritage Planning
NSW Department of Communities and Justice
Emilie Priday (She/Her)
Director, Workforce Inclusion and Experience
NSW Public Service Commission
Catherine Carvolth (She/Her)
Chief People Officer
NSW Department of Communities and Justice
Nicole Stafford (She/Her)
Trainer, Facilitator, Leadership Coach, Human Behaviouralist & Co-CEO
LeaderLab
Famey Williams (She/Her)
Githabul woman & Chief Executive Officer
NSW Aboriginal Housing Office
Susan Pearce AM (She/Her)
Secretary
NSW Health
Yvonne Weldon AM (She/Her)
Wiradjuri woman, City of Sydney Councillor, Deputy Chair Metro Land Council
Author, Mum & Nin
Stacie Hansel (She/Her)
Deputy Director-General Schools and Student Support
Department of Education, QLD
The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP (She/Her)
Minister for the Environment and Water
Dr Anna Cody (She/Her)
Sex Discrimination Commissioner
Australian Human Rights Commission
Juanita McCarthy
proud Mithaka woman, Director Operations, Aboriginal Land Strategy
Department of Environment and Planning NSW
Corey Trembath (He/Him)
Kurnai brother boy
Director, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Board and Board Director & Secretary, Wear It Purple
Tahlia-Rose Vanissum
Woppaburra women, Commonwealth Public Servant
Board Director and Chairperson, Department of Social Services
Melanie Hawyes
Deputy Secretary Crown Lands and Public Spaces
Department of Environment and Planning NSW
Wendy Ah Chin
Proud Waanyi Woman, Chief Superintendent First Nations and Cultural Capability
Queensland Corrective Services
Wynetta Dewis
proud Torres Strait Islander Woman, Joint Council Representative for Queensland, Coalition of Peaks & Chief Executive Officer
Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Prevention Service
Richie Ah Mat
Co-Chair, Cape York Partnership Board and Chairperson
Cape York Land Council
Vonda Malone
Former CEO, Torres Strait Regional Authority & Inquiry Member
Truth Telling & Healing Inguiry
Shane Hamilton
Wakka Wakka and Bundjalung Man, Deputy Secretary Aboriginal Affairs and Outcomes
Aboriginal Affairs NSW
C’Zarke Maza
descendant of the Meriam people of Mer (Murray Island) in the Torres Strait Islands and Yidinjdji people
Commissioner (Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa)
Renee Blackman
proud Gubbi Gubbi Woman, Chief Executive Officer
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane
Pele Ware
Proud Torres Strait Islander Woman, Chair
Queensland South Native Title Services
Lil Anderson
Te Rarawa and Ngāpuhi Woman, Chief Executive Officer
Office of Maori Crown Relations - Te Arawhiti
Phillip Brooks (He/Him)
Bidjara, Kairi and Ducabrook Man, Deputy Director General First Nations Strategy and Partnership
Department of Education QLD
Stan Grant
Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Dharrawal man
Journalist, TV Presenter, Academic, Author & Columnist
Chrystina Stanford (She/Her)
CEO
Canberra Rape Crisis Centre
Melanie Montalban (She/Her)
Managing Lawyer, ACT
EDO
Dr Romina Santos Reyftmann (She/Her)
Human Rights Lawyer, PhD (Medicine), Mentor, Mother of tween twins & Pro Bono Leader
Illawarra Reproductive Medicine and Laparoscopy
Josh Byrnes (He/Him)
Institutional CSA survivor and advocate
Attorney-General's Department
Liam Scotland (He/Him)
Senior Advisor, Safety, Leadership and Comm-State Engagement, Office for Women & PM&C Pride Co-Chair
Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet
Jo Cantle (She/Her)
Director, APS Professions
Australian Public Service Commission (APSC)
Robin Edmonds
Assistant Director, Media Reform, Online Safety, Media and Platforms Division
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Traci-Ann Byrnes (She/Her)
First Assistant Secretary
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Budi Sudarto (They/Them)
Intersectionality, Inclusion and Belonging Expert, Educator and Consultant
Andrew Pfeiffer (He/Him)
TEDx speaker, Neurodiversity Advocate & Data Leader
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Sam Keech-Marx (She/Her)
Director Research Access and Workforce Diversity, Neurodiversity & Inclusive Leadership Advocate
Australian Research Council
MAJGEN Tony Rawlins DSC, AM (He/Him)
Major General, Head Force Design
Department of Defence
Dr Catriona Bruce (She/Her)
Director, Patent Co-Design, Patent Examination Group
IP Australia
Professor Nareen Young (She/Her)
Gadigal descendant, Former CEO, Diversity Council of Australia & Associate Dean, Indigenous Leadership & Engagement
UTS
Anita Agett (She/Her)
Assistant Secretary, Communication and Media Branch
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Megan Spindler-Smith (They/Them)
Deputy CEO
People with Disability Australia
Nicky Bell (She/Her)
General Manager, Smart Centres Operations Division
Services Australia
Akii Ngo (They/Them)
Disability, Equity, Inclusion and Gender Equity Activist, Family and Intimate Partner Survivor-Advocate, Accessibility Educator & Trainer. Councillor
Victorian Disability Council - International Day People with Disabilities Ambassador | United Nations - Consultant: Senior Co-Design & Engagement Advisor | National Disability Insurance Agency
Liz Nair (She/Her)
Founder, Leadership Specialist, Neuroscience for Business Practitioner, Coach and Mentor
Attivo Consulting
Craig Foster AM (He/Him)
Former Socceroo, Broadcaster, Adjunct Professor of Sport & Social Responsibility, Author & Human Rights Activist
Yemi Penn
Researcher (PhD), Engineer, Author & Curious Rebel
Dr Sian Proctor
Geoscientist, Explorer & Diversity in STEM Advocate
SpaceX Inspiration4 Crew Pilot
LTGEN Natasha Fox AM CSC
Chief of Personnel
Australian Defence Force
Captain Mona Shindy CSC
Reserve Naval Officer, Royal Australian Navy, Australia’s First Muslim Navy Captain and Engineer, Author, Shattering Identity Bias
Courtney Act
Drag Icon, Artist, Singer and LGBTQIA+ Advocate
James Clear
Author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Atomic Habits”
Hon. Julie Bishop
38th Foreign Minister of Australia, Chancellor Australian National University
Adam Goodes
Adnyamathanha man, Legendary AFL player, community leader & anti-racism advocate
2014 Australian of the Year
Grace Tame AO
2021 Australian of the Year & Advocate for Survivors of Child Sexual Assault
Dylan Alcott AO
2022 Australian of the Year, Paralympian, Tennis Player, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker
The Hon. Julia Gillard AC (She/Her)
1st and only woman to serve as Prime Minister of Australia
Hillary Rodham Clinton (She/Her)
67th United States Secretary of State & first woman to win a presidential nomination by a major U.S. political party
Live streamed from the USA
Catherine Hollyman She/Her
Founder | Leadership Communication Strategist & Coach
Behind The Scenes Communications
Lucy Archinal-Hudson (She/Her)
Registered Psychologist & Clinical Director at Feel The Magic
Archwise Psychology
Zebunnissa Khan (She/Her)
ABC Radio Presenter & Work/Life, Family & Workplace Psychologist
Lifestyle Psychology
Dr Bec Jackson (She/Her)
Veteran, Defence Executive Coach, Psychologist & Mentor
The Jackson Company
Isobelle Winter (She/They)
Departmental Officer, Job Seeker Payments Section & DSS Pride Committee Co-chair
Department of Social Services
Anna Szabo (She/Her)
International Development Specialist & CALD Advocate
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Professor Michelle Ryan (She/Her)
World-renowned gender equality expert, Professor of Social and Organisational Psychology & Inaugural Director
Global Institute for Women's Leadership (ANU)
Donna Purcell (She/Her)
Branch Manager, Participant Advocate & NDIA Disability Champion
National Disability Insurance Agency
Marian Agbinya (She/Her)
Assistant Secretary, Migration and Citizenship Litigation Branch
Department of Home Affairs
Robyn Shannon (She/Her)
Deputy Secretary | Disability and Carers Stream
Department Social Services
Jo Evans PSM
Deputy Secretary
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Melinda Turner (She/Her)
Yuin/Monaro woman from Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community and First Assistant Secretary First Nations Health Division
Department of Health and Aged Care
Jim Betts (He/Him)
Secretary
Department of Infrastructure, Transport Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Usha Narain (She/Her)
A/g Deputy Commissioner, Superannuation and Employer Obligations
Australian Taxation Office
Jody Broun (She/Her)
Yinjibarndi woman & Chief Executive Officer
National Indigenous Australians Agency
Nyadol Nyuon OAM
Lawyer & Writer, Executive Director
Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, Victoria University
Professor Maja
Sociologist, Author, TedX Speaker & Confidence-Builder
The world’s foremost expert and researcher on gendered confidence inhibitors
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Experience our events
Women of Colour Leadership & Allyship Summit March 2023, Canberra – Melbourne Business School
Public Sector Women in Leadership Summit July 2023, Canberra
First Nations Leadership & Allyship Summit November 2023, Brisbane
Women of Colour Leadership & Allyship Summit March 2023, Canberra
LGBQTIA+ Leadership and Allyship Summit February 2023, Canberra
Women in Defence & Defence Industry Leadership Summit June 2023, Canberra
What our delegates say
The event was not just engaging and amazing, it was a profound journey of education and insight for me, told through the vulnerability, passion and authenticity of the speaker. It was a deeply moving and transformative experience”
Lindsey Hewett
Department of Defence
If you have the chance to attend this event, go for it – it’s a rare life experience. It’s inspiring, motivating and a good chance for allyship amongst women.”
Elizabeth Li
Analytical Chemist, Resources Safety and Health Queensland
The Women In Leadership Summit was a great event. Truly inspiring speakers who were authentic, engaging and humble. Great conversations and practical advice.”
Alysha Abbott
Head of Inclusion and Belonging, TPG Telecom
This was amazing and mind blowing. So many exceptional stories and speakers sharing their journeys. It has made me realise I am on track, and to keep being authentic.”
Paulette Del Popolo Marchitto
Team Manager, Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing
An excellent two days. High quality and inspiring presenters, with lots of passion, humour and wisdom to share.”
Kate Edwards
Director, Planning, Performance and EPMO, Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions, VIC, February 2024
The lineup of speakers and topics was excellent. The open and support atmosphere was incredibly conducive to extremely vulnerable presentations”
Kirsty Bilton
Director Traffic Engineering, Department of Transport and Main Roads (QLD), February 2024
This was an exceptional event, the speakers were all fantastic. I was in awe of such wonderful leaders”
Natalie Gordon
Principal Functional Analyst, Department of Education (QLD), February 2024
“If you have the chance to attend this event, go for it – it’s a rare life experience. It’s inspiring, motivating and a good chance for allyship amongst women”
Elizabeth Li
Analytical Chemist, Resources Safety and Health Queensland, February 2024
The Queensland Women in Leadership Summit was inspiring and much-needed. All the presenters generously shared their experiences, journeys, wisdom, insights and scripts for everyday situations. Truly amazing women”
Papinda Window
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, February 2024
What a fantastic conference for the great leaders in the public sector. I left feeling inspired and reinvigorated to do the best job I possibly can.”
Sharon McCullough
A/Statewide Program Manager, NSW Aboriginal Housing Office, February 2024
One of the best leadership summits I have attended. Well-prepared and greatly thought of. Preparing to find my next session with the hatchery!”
Nina Sebastian
Manager, Recruitment and Resourcing, People & Culture, NSW Health, February 2024
A wonderful, insightful and inspiring two days. I loved hearing practical leadership tips and am now considering various new leadership tactics and strategies to help me succeed as an emerging leader… I highly recommend investing in yourself and attending future women in leadership events.”
Kathryn Blake
Unit Commander, NSW State Emergency Service, February 2024
The Summit was a diverse, inspirational and inclusive space to talk about gender empowerment, diversity, positivity and inclusivity in the public service.”
Helen Cassidy
Operations and Inventory Manager, Department of Industry, Science and Resources, February 2024
I encourage all aspiring women leaders to attend this summit. The thought-provoking and inspiring speakers really helped me understand my own potential to be a future leader.”
Alexandra Phillips
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, February 2024
I would definitely recommend attending the summit. It was very well organised & all of the speakers & panels were excellent. They were all so very real & inspiring.”
Nicole Jones
Department of Social Services, February 2024
“This was by far the best summit I have attended and the speakers were amazing, Hillary Clinton, Leigh Sales, Professor Michelle Ryan to name a few.”
Michelle Ung
Department of Health and Aged Care
The Hatchery arranges amazing speakers to inspire its audience to strive for better.”
State Manager
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Great seminar. Very informative and practical. I plan to share a good portion of this with work colleagues to move our journey of inclusion further down the path.”
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting
This course not only gave me skills and tools to become a better leader, it opened my mind and made me look in the mirror. It was an amazing journey and course.”
Jodie Birt
APS6
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, March 2023
What a great course. Daniel was so engaging and had some really great ideas.”
Alison Cole
Executive Assistant
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, March 2023
Daniel was very engaging and the exercises really made me think! I have learnt and am taking away a lot from this course.”
Ilaisa Lafitani
Manager
Attorney-General's Department, March 2023
The summit was thought provoking, inspiring and brutally honest. I hope to share these thoughts, learnings and ideas with my colleagues – and I feel well equipped to do so. Thank you for the hard yet vital conversations that amplified and validated our feelings and voices.”
Director
Department of Home Affairs
Stories are powerful, when WoC & gender diverse PoC are given the opportunities to speak truth to power. Their experiences remind us to be better, they remind us to question the status quo and they remind us that it’s all of us or nothing at all.”
Manager
Victorian Department of Family Fairness & Housing
This is one of the only spaces in which I have felt safe to be my authentic self. The speakers were not only inspiring and empowering, the content was ‘real talk’. No fluff, no sales. I am grateful I got the opportunity to connect with so many powerful, like-minded women. This experience has been invaluable”.
Senior Policy Officer
Department of Education
Inspirational and practical with very useful exercises to apply directly on how to increase my team performance. Thank you!”
Florencia Torelli
Founder, CEO and Coach, The Powerful Brand Group
How to deliver exceptional team performance and culture in a high stakes environment - March 2023
Professional and knowledgeable facilitator, interesting and practical content. Highly recommended.”
Ben Sherry
Manager VRMC, Department of Transport and Planning VIC
Essential Negotiation and Influence Skills for Effective Leaders - April 2023
Really makes you question and reassess what you think you know and provides great practical ways about how you might achieve better results by trying something new and different. Highly recommended for everyone who thinks they know it all already.”
Public Servant
Performance Coaching and feedback for Government
May 2023
Great course and invaluable to be able to connect with others in different fields and learn from their experiences.”
Chiara Galbraith
Assistant Director Forensic Audit, Office of the Auditor General WA
Mastering Difficult Conversations and Feedback - August 2022
I enjoyed the seminar and thought the interaction with other PA’s was great! I look forward to reading and listening to all your suggestions.”
Lisa Castle
Assistant to the Directors
Saunders Havill Group
Fantastic course with many great hacks & resources to help me do my job better!”
Michelle Gataric
Executive Assistant, Australian Taxation Office
July 2022, Executive Assistant Upskilling & High Performance Seminar Series
Great webinar. I gained new tools and information that have already helped me in my role.”
Peggy Conridge
Executive Assistant, NSW Department of Customer Service
February 2023, Executive Assistant Upskilling & High Performance Seminar Series
The seminars were extremely insightful, interactive and delved into topics core to our busy and complex roles as Executive Assistants.”
Joanne Caligari
Executive Assistant, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action VIC
February 2023, Executive Assistant Upskilling & High Performance Seminar Series
This course gave me the confidence in having mental health conversations in the future, with the clear instructions, sharp messaging and tools provided”
Suk Maan Kong
Project Management Team Leader
Department of State Growth Tasmania
This seminar provided practical advice and clear guidelines on how to conduct mental health conversations in the workplace. I would recommend this webinar to anyone in a leadership role in any organisation”
Debbi Allaway
Support Services Lead
Talis Consultants
I have been working in this space for about a decade but Lil’s knowledge and enthusiasm has given me back my enthusiasm and reminded me of the ‘Why’.”
Associate Professor
Deakin University
This session was eye opening and thought-provoking. Just the right foundation for me to continue leading work on an Indigenous Communications Protocol for my place of employment.”
Executive PR & Media Specialist
Sutherland Shire Council
The masterclass delivered through the Hatchery was well organised, the resources were on topic and very relevant and as such, I am able to share the knowledge and information I have received in the workshop with my team to better improve the psychosocial risk management space more broadly.”
Inspector
WorkSafe Tasmania
Dr Brown presented the topic in an easy to digest format and was great at actively engaging participants in the discussions. Overall a great masterclass with an exceptional teacher.”
Director WHS
Parliament of Australia
“I highly recommend this summit as a safe space for women to explore their power and make connections with peers and mentors.”
Giang Pham
Department of Education VIC
Cannot highly recommend this event more, being surrounded by like-minded individuals listening to incredible speakers that hold our interest, offer thought-provoking insights and make you feel there still more to be done!”
Sam WIlson
Transport Accident Commission
“The summit has honestly changed my life. I know that sounds quite cliche, but I feel I found so much insight in the two days that I had been searching for years to find. I have a new sense of confidence, empowerment and inspiration that I am going to take into both my personal and professional life.”
Case Officer
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
“The Public Sector Women in Leadership Summit Conference was highly inspiring. The breadth of experience and knowledge provided a very interesting insight into the diversity of leadership as well as the fundamental attributes that great leader’s share. There was a lot to take away and reflect on. Thank you for enabling me to take part in this learning opportunity!”
Leiane Pretyman
Transport for NSW
“Inspiring event! Well done for a great cohort of presenters”
Elise Naylor
Transport for NSW
As an ally, I feel inspired to do more in all aspects of my life. What an amazing two days – I feel richer in my knowledge and in my heart”
Director
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
April 2023
The First Nations Leadership & Allyship Summit was incredibly valuable and really reinforced my passion and commitment to leadership in my work with community as a First Nations Woman”
Co-Founder
First Nations Response
April 2023
Walking away from this summit I feel I have gained much more insight, practical examples of leadership and strategies to cope. Remembering my purpose and motivation and why I am here”
Assistant Director
Attorney General’s Department
April 2023
An affirming experience for everyone in the workplace. Respect for all, building a community that loves, protects and affirms.”
Program and Exhibitions Coordinator
Goulburn Mulwaree Council
You will leave feeling empowered, inspired and proud.”
Manager
National Indigenous Australians Agency
The Hatchery’s event surpassed all my conference experiences. Listening to the inspiring stories of leadership journeys was profoundly reassuring and motivating. The genuine openness and vulnerability displayed were truly empowering, serving as an antidote to the perfectionism, self-criticism, and imposter syndrome many of us endure.
Marianne McArthur
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Attended Women In Regulation Leadership Summit 2022
The best conference I have ever attended. The commitment to diversity and intersectionality, and unflinching approach to tough conversations was really powerful.
Vaidehi Mahapatra
Attorney-General's Department, Australian Federal Government
Attended Women of Colour Leadership & Allyship Summit 2023
I felt seen, validated, and left utterly inspired, motivated, and reassured that I am not alone in this journey. The overwhelming encouragement and witnessing the systemic changes underway to address barriers faced by women of colour were truly empowering.
Bahati Ferdinand
Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing
Attended Women of Colour Leadership & Allyship Summit 2023
The Hatchery events are a ‘must attend!’. There was a diverse range of speakers, all very accomplished women, eager to share their success stories but more eager to enable change within the workforce. The event ignited a spark that I am eager to share!
Ruth Mkunu
Department of Education NT
Attended Women of Colour Leadership & Allyship Summit 2023
As an emerging leader, the event provided me with new tools to add to my leadership toolbox. I especially loved that these tools came from diverse presenters. I’d encourage all leaders, at all levels, to attend a summit. Invest in yourself and others.
Kayla Enchong
Royal Australian Air Force
Attended Women in Defence & Defence Industry Leadership Summit 2023
If you do one training session this year, make sure it’s with The Hatchery. I cannot recommend them enough. I have gained a wealth of knowledge from incredible women and taken away many leadership strategies I can use in my team, and as I progress upwards in the public sector.
Renae Missikos
Commonwealth Ombudsman
Attended Public Sector Women in Leadership Summit 2022
Excellent event! I couldn’t recommend it more strongly. The presenter, Lil Gordon, was incredibly knowledgeable and spoke powerfully in an informative and well paced session. Great examples, practical applications, and a strong call to action.
Darleen Taylor
First Chance
Attended Build Your First Nations Cultural Capability 2023