Fleur Katsmartin
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Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Fleur Katsmartin is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), Victoria’s first public hospital. An experienced governance and legal professional, she has built her career in the health sector with a commitment to delivering legal services with curiosity, humility and empathy to create meaningful impact for the community. Fleur also serves as a Board Director at the Victorian Women’s Trust, a leading gender equality organisation, and is the Gender Equity Executive Sponsor at RMH. Her contributions to the sector have been recognised through consecutive finalist nominations for Corporate Counsel Healthcare Lawyer of the Year in 2023 and 2024.
With a deep understanding of the challenges facing women in leadership, Fleur brings practical insights into building confidence, cultivating an authentic executive presence and positioning oneself for progression in complex, high stakes environments.
SESSIONS
Day 1
3:25
Mini Leadership Labs
Lab A: Resilience in High-Pressure Environments
The rules keep changing. Priorities shift. Teams are stretched thin. Learn how to lead decisively through ambiguity, protect momentum when others are burning out, and stay anchored when the pressure builds.
Fiona Schutt, Executive General Manager, Corporate Services, Melbourne Water
Lab B: Building Executive Presence and Self-Belief
Develop your leadership confidence by understanding how to back yourself, speak with authority, and position yourself for progression.
Fleur Katsmartin, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Lab C: Building Strategic Influence
Learn how to manage up, shape decisions, and shift thinking to drive outcomes across your organisation.
Ally Nitschke, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Made for More
Lab D: Leading High-Performing, Inclusive Teams
Unpack what it really takes to build and sustain a team that consistently delivers results. This lab focuses on the behaviours, systems and leadership practices that drive accountability, trust and performance for long-term success – even in the face of conflict, underperformance, or team dysfunction – to support long-term success.
Elizabeth Kim, Head of Customer Experience, Product and Marketing, Transurban