Thought leaders. Trailblazers.
Expert facilitators.
Our speakers are experts in their field.
Cathryn Greville She/Her
Chief Executive Officer
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
Kaarla Baabpa Consulting
Women’s Lead Facilitator: Renee Ronan – Managing Director, Women’s Co-Facilitator: Natasha Kickett – Managing Director, Men’s Lead Facilitator: Henry Lockyer – Senior Project Consultant & Men’s Co-Facilitator: Andrew Garlett – Male Cultural Lead
Kaarla Baabpa Consulting
Jordin Payne (She/Her)
Nimanburr woman, Principal Aboriginal Community Relationships
Water Corporation
Arrin Hazelbane (He/Him)
Warai and Kokatha, Director Aboriginal Practice and Partnerships
Department for Human Services SA
Robert Taylor (He/Him)
Nhanda Yamaji man, Chief Executive Officer
Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council
Laurel Sellers (She/Her)
Goreng/Menang Noongar woman, Chief Executive Officer
Yorgum Healing Services Aboriginal Corporation
Paul Bridge (He/Him)
Kidja man, Director Education Kimberley and Advisor, Cultural Responsiveness and Aboriginal Perspectives
Department of Education WA
Lesley Nelson (She/Her)
Noongar woman, Chief Executive Officer
South West Aboriginal Medical Service
Associate Professor Mandy Downing (She/Her)
maternal lineage through the Lockyer family to the Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi people, Dean Indigenous Futures
Curtin University
Jessi Gidgup-Lovett (He/Him)
Noongar Whadjuk and Koori Gunditjmara man, First Nations Assistant Director, Evaluation Insights
Attorney-General’s Department
Mechelle Turvey (She/Her)
Noongar-Yamatji woman, Assistant Director Aboriginal Affairs Division
Western Australia Police Force, 2024 WA Australian of the Year
Alicia Barnes (She/Her)
Wiradjuri woman, General Manager, Project Delivery
Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Kiel Williams-Weigel (He/Him)
Assistant Secretary, First Nations Participation and Place Based Partnerships
Department of Education
Blair Exell (He/Him)
Deputy Secretary for Health Strategy, First Nations and Sport
Department of Health and Aged Care
Lieutenant General Susan Coyle (She/Her)
Chief of Joint Capabilities and Indigenous Champion
Department of Defence
Sarah Leary (She/Her)
Palawa woman, Assistant Commissioner - Indigenous Policy and Reporting
Productivity Commission
Cris Castro (He/Him)
Assistant Secretary, Closing the Gap
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Wynetta Dewis She/Her
Chief Executive Officer
Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)
Lilly Graham She/Her
Bigambul, Quandamooka, and Barunggam woman | Assistant Company Secretary and Paralegal
Kerrin Anderson Consultant Lawyer
Angela Young She/Her
Kullalli/Koa woman | Executive Director Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement
Children’s Health Queensland
Candice Butler She/Her
Aboriginal woman with connections to Yarrabah | Director Centre of Excellence
Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children Protection Peak (QATSICPP)
Naomi Moran She/Her
Nyangbal, Arakwal, and Dunghutti woman | NSW Treaty Commissioner
NSW Government
Kerry Staines She/Her
descendant of the Mandananji and Walka Wakka people | Chief Executive Officer
First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence (FNAAFV)
Professor Odette Best She/Her
Goreng Goreng (Wakun clan), Boonthamurra and Yugambeh woman | Pro Vice-Chancellor (First Nations Strategy)
University of Southern Queensland
Donna Murray She/Her
Wiradyuri and Wonnarua woman | Chief Executive Officer
Indigenous Allied Health Australia
Courtney Fewquandie (She/Her)
Butchulla and Gubbi Gubbi woman, and General Manager First Nations Football
Football Federation Australia
Stephen Wood
Senior Corruption Prevention Officer
NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW ICAC)
Catherine Roberts
Director, Police Policy and Strategy
Department of Justice and Community Safety, VIC
Mark Sullivan
General Manager, Risk, Audit and Resilience Division, Chief Risk Officer
National Disability Insurance Agency
Deborah Hume
Deputy Director-General
Office of the Deputy Director-General | Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Kylie Barber CPHR
Assistant Commissioner, Integrity, Performance & Employment Policy Branch
Australian Public Service Commission
Nicole Toohey (She/Her)
Strategic Facilitator, Mindset Coach, Catalyser for Transformation Director
Way of Being
Emily Humphreys
Director of Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
Department of Human Services SA
Sareena Saunders
Team Leader Reintegration Family Group Conferencing
Relationships Australia South Australia
Alex Joseph
Manager - Supported Accommodation and After-Hours Crisis Responses
The Salvation Army
Rebecca Kimlin
Aboriginal Health Co-Director - Aboriginal Health Strategy and Operations
Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
Natasha Harvey
A/Advanced Clinical Lead – Prevention and Response to Violence, Abuse and Neglect
Rural Support Service
Megan Gulbin
Advanced Clinical Lead Women, Children and Family Safety
Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network SA
David Tully
Practice Manager of Specialist Family Violence Service
Relationships Australia South Australia
Catherine Coleiro
Senior Lawyer & Team Leader, Family Safety and Support: Integrated Services
Legal Services Commission of SA
Buffy Kerekes
National Head of Financial Counseling and Financial Wellbeing
The Zahra Foundation
Anna Dawson She/Her
Organisational Psychologist - Employee Experience & Wellbeing
Alumni of the NSW Government's Elevate and Advocate program
Sascha Thyer
Director Business Operations, Business Operations, (Sustainability, Property & PMO), Corporate Services Branch
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (Virtual Panelist)
Alison Lloydd-Wright (She/Her)
Managing Director
The Good Trouble Group, Former Deputy CE, Department of Premier & Cabinet, SA
Miriam Veisman-Apter
Dr Natalie Pelham
Chief Executive & Regulator
Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator
Professor Michael Salter
Director East Asia and Pacific Hub, Childlight & Global Child Safety Institute
University of New South Wales
Will Dredge
Risk Advisor, Assistant Director, Strategy and Governance Branch
Attorney General’s Department
Raymond Hassall
Principal, Lincoln Regulatory Consulting
| Former Executive Director, Statutory Compliance, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
Stephen Hall
Principal Adviser, Legal Services - Biosecurity Tasmania
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
Brett Crawford
Chief Investigator, Senior Executive Leader- Companies & Small Business Portfolio, Enforcement and Compliance
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Jane Lin
Executive Director, Regulatory Operations & Enforcement, Liquor & Gaming NSW, Hospitality & Racing
Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport NSW
Tim Lear
General Counsel & National Manager Legal and Enforcement
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
Matteo Donato
Senior Mental Health Nurse and Program Manager, Older Adult Community Team
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dr Rahul Gupta
Clinical Lead, Virtual Mental Health Emergency Care, Lecturer
Hunter New England LHD, University of Newcastle
Dr Vinay Lakra
Divisional Director, Past President of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Northern Health
Mel Ochocki (she/her)
Project Manager and Engagement Lead, Gender Economic Equality Study
Jobs and Skills Australia
Mohamed Al Abri (he/him)
Senior Advisor, Lead Cultural Capability Sprint & Action Plan
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
Aranza Bulnes-Beniscelli she/her)
Senior Scientist, Director of CALD Sprint project
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
Tanya Young
Schools Presenter, Dr Selena Fisk Pty Ltd
& Director of Strategy, ACT Education Directorate
Amelia Pearson
Climate Change Communicator & Operations Manager
Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub
Lucy Tramacchi
Manager, Adaptation Policy | Climate Science, Analytics and Adaptation
Queensland Treasury
Dr Carlos Bartesaghi Koc
Climate Risk Manager
Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (NSW)
Carlye Sycz
Acting Deputy Under Treasurer | Energy and Climate Division
Queensland Treasury
Kathryn Smith
Assistant Secretary National Adaptation Policy Office
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
Monique Yeoman
VIC State Manager, Child, Youth & Family Services
Kids First Australia, Accredited Caring Dads & Safe and Together trainer
Prof. Susan Heward-Belle
Professor of Social Work, University of Sydney, Director, Barnardos Australia
& Director, DV West
Prof. Cathy Humphreys
Honorary Professor, Social Work, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Co-researcher
MAEVe (Melbourne Research Alliance to End Violence Against women and their children), University of Melbourne
Rebecca Yan (She/Her)
Senior Adviser, Empact Group
Head of Marketing & Community, Careers in Colour
Professor Rory Medcalf AM (He/Him)
Head of College, National Security College
The Australian National University
Mantej Singh
Manager Diversity & Inclusion
NSW Department of Planning, Housing & Infrastructure
Professor Michael Pervan
Chief Executive Officer
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA)
Tim Richardson MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention &
Inaugural Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Men's Behaviour Change VIC
Rob Bonnici
Assistant Principal of Learning and Teaching
De La Salle College Malvern (VIC)
Fred Alale AM (He/Him)
Senior Public Service Professional, Chair
African Music and Cultural Festival (AMCF)
Dr Jodi Graham (She/Her)
Executive Director, Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group
Department of Health WA
Sally North (She/Her)
Worksafe Commissioner
Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety WA
Kameli Rova
Co-facilitator, We Can Together Men’s Brief Intervention Program
GRAMS Gascoyne Outreach Service
The Hon Verity Firth AM (She/Her)
Former NSW Minister for Women
Vice-President Societal Impact, Equity and Engagement, University of New South Wales
Clare Beech ASM (She/Her)
Executive Director Clinical Capability, Safety & Quality
Ambulance NSW
Laura Christie PSM (She/Her)
Deputy Secretary & NSW Government Chief Information Officer
NSW Department of Customer Service
Calissa Aldridge (She/Her)
Executive Director, Markets
Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)
Nancy Chang (She/Her)
Executive Director, Planning, Housing and Homelessness
The Cabinet Office
Cara Gleeson (She/Her)
Director of Prevention in Action at Our Watch
| Director of the Our Watch Institute
Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon (She/Her)
Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics
Monash University
Dr Harvinder Kaur (She/Her)
Specialist Gynaecologist and Laparoscopic Surgeon
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Consulting Group
Kristen Hilton (She/Her)
Former Commissioner
Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission
Fiona McLeay (She/Her)
Victorian Legal Services Board
Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner
Nicola Quin (She/Her)
Deputy Secretary
Corporate and Delivery Services, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Jodi Henderson (She/Her)
Deputy Secretary, Youth Justice
Department of Justice and Community Safety, VIC
Elizabeth Molyneux (She/Her)
Deputy Secretary, Energy
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, VIC
Sophie Muller PSM (She/Her)
Deputy Secretary Parks and Wildlife Service
Department of Natural Resources and Environment (TAS)
Jenna Cairney (She/Her)
Acting Deputy Secretary Economic Development
Department of State Growth (TAS)
Mayor Mary Knowles OAM (She/Her)
Ambassador for the ‘Hearing Lived Experience’ campaign against family violence and Mayor
Northern Midlands Council
Natasha Vavrek (She/Her)
Director and Consulting Specialist Women's GP
The Bubble Tasmania
Dr Leanne Nunn (She/Her)
Senior Psychologist and Sociologist focused on intimate partner abuse
Real Success Pty Ltd
Hannah Brown (She/They)
Executive Director, SARDI
Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), SA
Stacey Nelan (She/Her)
Co-founder of "Pay Our Respects to Australian Murdered Women”
Corporate Compliance Manager, SA Water
Carol T. Kulik (She/Her)
Bradley Distinguished Professor
Centre for Workplace Excellence, University of South Australia
Sumen Rai (She/Her)
Director, Defence Innovation Partnership | Director Defence & Space Innovation
South Australian Space Industry Centre
Katarina Carroll APM (She/Her)
First woman to serve as police commissioner in Queensland | Former Commissioner of Police
Queensland Police
Melina Connors (She/Her)
Proud Gurindji woman, Australia's Inaugural First Nations Midwifery Director, 2023 National Midwife of the Year,
Office of the Chief Midwife, Queensland Health
Jane Pires (She/Her)
Ombudsman
Energy and Water Ombudsman Queensland & Ombudsman, Land Access Ombudsman Queensland
Sarah Vandersee (She/Her)
Deputy Director-General
Corporate Services, Department of Tourism and Sport QLD
Michelle Tayler (She/Her)
Executive Director Corporate Affairs
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
Leah Kelly (She/Her)
Deputy Director-General, Infrastructure and Regional Strategy
Department of State Development and Infrastructure QLD
Jacqueline King (She/Her)
General Secretary, Queensland Council of Unions
Deputy Chair & Non-Executive Director, WorkCover Queensland
Tess Raby (She/Her)
Team Leader Inclusion, Queensland Health, Developer and Facilitator - DFV Workplace Programs
Facilitator, Be There Group
Dr Faiza El-Higzi OAM (She/Her)
Member, Queensland Multicultural Advisory Council
Deputy Chair, University of Queensland’s Cultural Inclusion Council
Charmaine Matebau (SES) (She/Her)
Regional Director - Sunshine Coast and Central Region
Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety
Emma Tovell (She/Her)
A/Manager – Engagement , Strategy and Engagement, Community Services, Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts QLD
Member, Queensland Public Sector LGBTIQ+ Steering Committee
Jennie Fluin (She/Her)
Director Environmental Water Science
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Sarah Withell (She/Her)
Executive General Manager Health, Safety & Environment
Whitehaven Coal
Dr Kirsten Connan (She/Her)
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
TasWomen by TasOGS & University of Tasmania
Trudy Pearce (She/Her)
Deputy Secretary Schools and Early Years
Department for Education, Children and Young People TAS
Kate Mckenzie (She/Her)
Executive General Manager Governance, General Counsel & Corporation Secretary
Hydro Tasmania
Vanessa Pinto (She/Her)
Chief Operations Officer
Department of Natural Resources and Environment (TAS)
Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher (She/Her)
Senator for the Australian Capital Territory, Minister for Finance, Women and the Public Service
Representative of the Prime Minister & Australian Government
The Honourable Katrine Hildyard MP (She/Her)
Minister for Child Protection, Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing
South Australian Government
Councillor Dr Zelinda Sherlock (She/Her)
Chief Executive Officer at Sherlock and Dutta Constulting |
Deputy Lord Mayor of City of Hobart
Dr Stephanie Hodson CSC PSM (She/Her)
Chief Executive Officer
Relationships Australia Canberra & Region
Marie Jackson (She/Her)
Assistant Secretary
Regional Services Northern Bases, Australian Department of Defence
Deborah Johnston (She/Her)
Registered Psychologist, Organisational Consultant & Coach
Psychological Safety at Work (Workshop Facilitator)
Julia Waddington-Powell (She/Her)
Chief Executive
South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM)
Honourable Madeleine Ogilvie MP (She/Her)
Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital Economy, Minister for Corrections and Rehabilitation, Minister for the Environment, & Minister for the Arts and Heritage
Government of Tasmania
Hon Sabine Winton BA BPS MLA
Minister for Early Childhood Education; Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Padma Raman PSM (She/Her)
Executive Director, Office for Women
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Stephanie Copus Campbell AM (She/Her)
Ambassador for Gender Equality
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Rt Hon Dame Jacinda Ardern (She/Her)
Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017-2023)
Senior Fellow, Harvard University; Patron, Christchurch Call; Board Member, The Earthshot Prize
Narelle Devine CSM (She/Her)
Former Commander, RAN & Chief Information Security Officer Asia Pacific
Telstra
Donna Purcell (She/Her)
Chair, APS SES Disability Network, Branch Manager, Participant Advocate & NDIA Disability Champion
National Disability Insurance Agency
NSW Department of Education Leader
Harriet Whyte (she/her)
Executive Director
Regional Programs and Partnerships, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, NSW
Jess Evans
Youth Justice Family Led Decision Making
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane
David Casey (he/him)
Director - Men’s, LGBTIQA+ and Children and Young People
Department of Health and Aged Care
New Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities
Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities
Casey Conway (he/him)
Member of Advisory Group, Black Rainbow & Organisational Development Lead - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (APAC)
Bupa
Dr Judy Tang (she/her)
Director & Clinical Neuropsychologist at Invictus Health AU; Commissioner at Victorian Multicultural Commission; and Board Director
Victorian Pride Centre
Renee Dixson (they/them)
Member of ACT LGBTIQ+ Ministerial Advisory Council & Co-founder, Chair of Forcibly Displaced People Network
Matthew Guy (he/him)
Manager, LGBTIQA+ Equality Programs
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, VIC
Martin Vinton (he/him)
Founding Member | Queensland Public Sector LGBTIQ+ Steering Committee & Program Director
Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works, QLD
Michael West (he/they)
Director, Seniors Policy, Equality and Elder Abuse Reform
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, VIC
Rachel Moss (she/her)
Legal Officer, Office of International Law and Co-chair of Pride Network
Attorney-General's Department
The Hon. Harriet Shing MP (she/her)
Minister for Housing, Water, and Equality
Parliament of Victoria
John Neil (he/him)
Assistant Secretary, Fiscal Policy and Co-chair of Pride Network
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Anita Agett (she/her)
Assistant Secretary
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Commander Prudence Hawkins-Griffiths (she/her)
Deputy Director, Navy Diversity & Inclusion
Department of Defence
Kylie Crane PSM (she/her)
Deputy Secretary
Early Childhood & Youth | Department of Education
Ian Thorpe (he/him)
5x Gold Medallist, LGBTIQA+ Champion, Olympic Commentator and National Hero
Shamsa Lea (She/Her)
Veteran, Leaders, Speaker & Facilitator, Director, Innovation and Strategy
Anglicare WA
Lesley Johnson
Head of Pedagogy and Practice Development; Director of Research
Trinity College, South Australia; Trinity Research Institute (SA)
Tanya Koeneman (She/Her)
Dharawal, Jerrinjah & Wonnarua woman & La Perouse Koori community member, Assistant Secretary - First Nations Partnerships
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications & the Arts
Sharni Wilson She/Her
Gamilaraay woman, A/g Assistant Director, First Nations Unit, Workforce & Inclusion Strategies Group
Australian Public Service Commission
Senator Lidia Thorpe She/Her
Gunnai, Gunditjmara & Djab Wurrung Woman
Independent Senator for Victoria
Michelle Steele She/Her
Kamilaroi/Gomeroi woman, Chief First Nations Officer
Paul Ramsay Foundation
Leeanne Caton She/Her
Kalkadoon Woman, Ambassador, Smarter Justice for Safer Communities & previous recipient of Top End NT NAIDOC – Lifetime Achievement
Jody Broun She/Her
Yindjibarndi woman, Chief Executive Officer
National Indigenous Australians Agency
Dr. Lisa Conway She/Her
Yorta Yorta woman, Chair, APS Indigenous SES Network, Assistant Secretary, First Nations Employment Policy Branch - Employment Policy & Strategy Division
Department of Employment & Workplace Relations
Carlyn Waters She/Her
Kamilaroi woman, Assistant Secretary, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment & Water, Senior Fellow - Practice of Business, Australian National University (ANU), Mentor/coach
First Nations Director Scholarship Program, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Cara Brown She/Her
Wiradjuri woman, A/g Director, First Nations Employment Policy & Programs Branch, Employment Policy & Analytics Division
Department of Employment & Workplace Relations
Dr Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes
proud Gomeroi woman who is vision impaired, Lecturer in Indigenous Studies, Deputy Associate Dean, Diversity & Inclusion - Disability, Faculty of Arts
The University of Melbourne
Michelle Crilly
proud Yorta Yorta woman, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Program Lead, Diversity & Inclusion
Ambulance Victoria
Suzanne Coates
proud Yorta Yorta & Wamba Wamba woman, Manager, Recovery Outcomes - Aboriginal Culture & Healing
Emergency Recovery Victoria
Troy Williamson
proud Budawang –Yuin man, Director Aboriginal Practices & Partnerships
Department of Families, Fairness & Housing, VIC
Gail Lister
Manager, First Peoples Self Determination & Reform, People and Business Services
Department of Transport and Planning
Nyssa Murray
proud Dunghutti/Goorie woman, Manager First Nations, Australian Steel Products
BlueScope Steel
Jade Wilson (She/Her)
Proud Ngarrindjeri, Arabana & Pitjantjatjara woman, Deputy Director for Aboriginal Strategy
Department for Infrastructure & Transport SA
Michelle Matthews
proud Gangalidda / Tagalaka woman, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs Manager
Bunnings
Kelly Williams
proud Bundjalung woman, Head Indigenous, Diversity & Inclusion
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Luke Isaacs
proud Wadandi Nyungar man, First Peoples Partnership Lead,
State Electricity Commission
Tim McCartney
proud Wotjobaluk man, Executive Director, First Peoples Self Determination & Reform
Department of Transport & Planning, VIC
Dr.Jill Gallagher AO (HonLLD)
proud Gunditjmara woman, Chief Executive Officer
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
June Oscar AO She/Her
proud Bunuba woman, Inaugural Chair
The Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice
Lateesha Jeffrey She/Her
proud Woowonga and Kukatj woman, Founder and Director
Wave of Change Consultancy
Jade Ritchie She/Her
Gooreng Gooreng woman, General Manager Business Development
Tellus Holdings
Nigel Browne He/Him
descendant of the Larrakia and Wulna peoples, Chief Executive Officer
Larrakia Development Corporation
Joshua White He/Him
Kunja and Wakka Wakka man, Director Pathways Programs and Transitions, First Nations’ Strategy and Partnerships
Department of Education (QLD)
Rob McPhee He/Him
Aboriginal man from Derby, Chief Executive Officer
Danila Dilba Health Service
Professor Reuben Bolt He/Him
descendant of the Yuin/Wandandian and Ngarigo peoples, Deputy Vice-Chancellor First Nations Leadership
Charles Darwin University
Ingrid Staggard
Director of Learning Design & Teacher Development
Christian College Geelong (VIC)
Charlotte Forwood
Director of Learning Design & Development
Camberwell Girls Grammar School (VIC)
Fiona Cooney
Head of Learning Enrichment and Research K-12
Ravenswood School for Girls (NSW)
Bernadette Cronin
General Manager Student Wellbeing and Diversity
Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (VIC)
Jonathon Captain-Webb He/Him
Gomeroi and Dunghutti man, Director, Aboriginal Cultural Heritage & Land Strategy
Department of Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Jason Gordon
Barkindji man, Executive Director of Operations
NSW Environment Protection Authority
Claire Beattie (She/Her)
Aboriginal woman, Former Deputy Secretary Transforming Aboriginal Outcomes
NSW Department of Communities and Justice
Phil Duncan He/Him
Gomeroi man, COP 28 representative, 2024 Australian Water Professional of the Year & inaugural Galambany Professorial Fellow
The University of Canberra
Katrina Fanning AO PSM She/Her
2020 ACT Australian of the Year, Chair, Australia Rugby League Indigenous Council, Director Canberra Raiders, Fred Hollows Foundation & CEO
Coolamon Advisors
Benson Saulo He/Him
Wemba Wemba, Gunditjmara & New Ireland Province (PNG) man, Managing Partner
First Australians Capital
Shona Reid
The South Australian Guardian for Children and Young People, Training Centre Visitor
Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre & Director, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
Lucinda Barry AM (She/Her)
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Organ & Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority
Ben Peddie
Senior Teaching and Learning Specialist
Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO)
Jane Chen (She/Her)
Senior Policy Officer, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
& PhD candidate, University of Melbourne
Shannon Turner
Birthing and Early Childhood Services Manager
Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
Sarah Richardson
Program Director, Research & Evaluation
Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO)
Cate Whiting
Cate Whiting
Principal Teaching and Learning Specialist, Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO)
Aisha Aboulfadil (She/Her)
Diversity, Inclusion and Employee Experience Advisor
Southern Metropolitan Cemetries Trust
Jamey Nguyen (She/Her)
Manager, Marketing Major Projects and Customer |
Co-Chair of Transport Multicultural Network, Transport for NSW
Susan Elvery
Team Leader Family Safety program – Sydney City Centre
Relationships Australia NSW
Pushpa Siroley
Manager, Mental Health & Family Domestic Violence Services
Ishar - Multicultural Women's Health Services
David Batty
We Can Together Men's Behaviour Change Coordinator
Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (GRAMS)
Hannah McGlade
Expert Member
UN Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues, Expert Member, First Nations National Plan Steering Committee, & recently appointed Member, First Nations Advisory College
Professor Victoria Hovane
Adjunct Professor, Law School, University of Western Australia
Managing Director, Tjallara Consulting & Member, National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council on Family Violence
Praveen Reddy (He/Him)
Executive Director, Freight Victoria
Department of Transport and Planning Victoria
Sharika Jeyakumar (She/Her)
Associate Director (Acting), Family Violence Response
Victoria Legal Aid
Gloria Yuen (She/Her)
GAICD, Risk and Compliance Executive, NAB
Winner of Women’s Agenda Private Sector National Award, 40 under 40 Most Influential Asian Australian, Women in Banking & Finance Rising Star Leadership Award
Vanya Kumar (She/Her)
Executive Director, Innovation, Commercial and Investment Attraction
Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Lama Tiavo (She/Her)
Commercial Office Associate Director
Pacific Community Australia and Papua New Guinea Lead, Deloitte
Ruby Anandajayasekeram (She/Her)
Global Diversity Equity & Inclusion Excellence Advisor
Shell
Mariam Veiszadeh (She/Her)
Former Lawyer, Founder & Chair Islamophobia Register Australia, Ted Speaker | AHRC Anti-Racism Champion , 2023 Most Influential Asian-Australian of the Year
Chief Executive Officer, Media Diversity Australia
Sue-Ann Hunter (She/Her)
Proud Wurundjeri & Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman
Deputy Chair & Commissioner, Yoorrook Justice Commission
Hon Judge Sharon Burchell (She/Her)
Judge of the Commercial Division
County Court of Victoria
Poh (She/Her)
Malaysian-Australian Celebrity TV Chef, Artist, Judge on
MasterChef Australia & Author
Kristie Watego
Executive Director for Moreton
Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Community Health Services (ATSICHs)
Dr Jacob Prehn
Associate Dean Indigenous for the College of Arts, Law and Education (CALE)
University of Tasmania
Wiyi Yani U Thangani First Nations Gender Justice Institute Team
Dr Cassandra Sedran-Price
Senior Research Manager Indigenous Science and Engagement Program, CSIRO
& Executive Member, Maiam Nayri Wingara
Leonard Hill
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Professor Chelsea Watego
Executive Director, QUT’s Carumba Institute
& Commissioner, The O’Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health
Cecilia McKenzie (She/Her)
Advocate, Educator, Connector
NSW Coercive Control Taskforce (Lived Experience & First Nations)
Kristy Drower
Motivational Speaker for domestic abuse
Lived Expertise Coercive Control Reference Group
Nerita Waight
Chief Executive Officer, Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service & Justice
and Youth Justice Representative, Ngaweeyan Maar-oo