Our 2024 Speakers

Australia's Most Decorated Olympian, 2024 Young Australian of the Year

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President; National Vice President; Governor

National Council of Women SA; National Council of Women of Australia; St Peter’s College

CEO

Lifeline WA

CEO

Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations

Deputy Theme Head; Non-Executive Director; Founder and Principal

The Kids Research Institute Australia; Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Services; ParadAI Solutions

CEO and Founder

Sans Prejudice Solutions

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Virgin Australia 

Chief Executive Officer; Adjunct Professor, Murtupuni Centre for Rural and Remote Health

Western Queensland PHN; James Cook University

Commissioner

Queensland Police Service

Assistant Commissioner, First Nations & Cultural Capability

Queensland Corrective Services

General Manager

Thynne + Macartney

Director; 2023 QLD 40 Under 40 First Among Equals Award Recipient

Belnic Constructions

D'Addario-Endorsed Woodwind Performing Artist; Senior Lecturer, Professional Practice

Griffith University

Leadership Coach & Facilitator; Partner – Leadership, HR

Connect Lead Coach; FifthEagle - Next Generation Business Advisory

Chief Executive Officer

Champions of Change Coalition

Head of People and Capability

Racing and Wagering WA

Presentation Skills Expert, Keynote Speaker, Master Trainer and Executive Coach

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Head of People Transformation and Change

Water Corporation

Senior Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Australia and Asia Pacific

Deloitte

Chair; Director Primary Prevention; Advisor

Our Watch; Women and Girls' Emergency Centre; Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Managing Director Australia

Stantec

Chief Executive

Property Council of Australia

Group Executive, People and Corporate Affairs

Sydney Airport

Communication Performance Coach

Bendelta

Co-founder

Play on Media; Women Who Innovate

4-time Olympic Gold Medallist and World Record Holder in the 200m and 400m Freestyle

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Retired Matilda’s Goalkeeper; Current Melbourne Victory Goalkeeper; Speaker; Brand Ambassador; Children’s Author

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Chief Commercial and Aviation Officer

Perth Airport

Entrepreneur, Speaker, Producer, Promoter; Founder; Director; 2019 Western Australian of the Year (Arts & Culture); 2022 WA Business News 'Power 500' List

Perth Symphony Orchestra; North Street Music

President, Operations - Asia Pacific

Wood

Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations; Founding Director

University of Sydney; The Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion @ Work

Chief Executive Officer

Queensland Airports

Domino’s ANZ Chief Executive Officer

Domino’s

CEO | Artistic Director

Brisbane Powerhouse

Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Australians

Queensland University of Technology

Head of Engineering

BHP

Founder and Principal Solicitor; Senior Project Manager (RISE Project); Founder and Lead Facilitator

Shakti Legal Solutions; Diversity Council Australia; The Diversity Collective

Middle Manager Leadership & Porfessional Development Expert – Speaker, Author, Facilitator, Mentor

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Owner and Director, Lead Coach

Enhanced Potential

CEO

Economic Regulation Authority

Director People & Culture

Anglicare WA

Diversity and Inclusion Lead

Anglicare WA

CEO

Tall Poppies Leadership

Chief Executive Officer

Australian Vietnamese Women's Association

Head of AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ 2026 Office

Football Australia

Global President, Salesforce Women's Network | Regional VP Sales of Tableau Financial Services

Salesforce

Chief People Officer

Allens

Vice Provost

University of Sydney

Leadership Trainer, Facilitator & Executive Coach, Mentor

Shelley Flett Pty Ltd

Partner

Deloitte Australia

Chief Executive Officer

UN Women Australia

Partner Manager; CEO; Ambassador

Amazon Web Services; SHOUTOUT; Women in Technology

CEO

Pilbara Port Authority

CEO

City of Joondalup

CEO

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia

Co-Founder; Founder; Board Member

Girls who Grow; Climate Action Marlborough; UN Women Aotearoa New Zealand

President

National Council of Women Australia

Executive Director, Advisory and Delivery

Prospecta Utilities

Acting Director-General

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Chief Operations Officer

Department of Transport and Main Roads

Executive Producer – Partnerships

Nine

Research Director

Diversity Council Australia

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

People with Purpose

CEO and Founder; Member, Women’s Economic Working Group,

Elladex; G20 Brasil 2024

Organisational Solutions Lead

RAC

Executive Manager People

Western Power

CEO

Reimagine HR

Coach

Discern Training

Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Winner - Indigenous Leader of the Year 2022 for Women in Digital

Land on Heart

Chief Executive Consumer Insurance

Suncorp

Group General Counsel

Westpac

Chief of Staff

Uber Eats APAC

Group Head of Talent & DEIB

Crown Resort

Head of Change and Transformation, and Co-chair

Nine, WiT+ (Women in Tech+)

Director, Mid-Market and Enterprise Marketing

Optus

Co-Chair Australasia Region; Winner Women in Leadership Awards

Arup

Sports Broadcaster

Network 10, ABC Radio; Former Olympic Hockey Player, World Cup Silver Medallist and Dual Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist

CEO

Maroomba Airlines

General Manager, Financial Crime Risk & COO Portfolio Performance Risk

Commonwealth Bank

Director

Kardan

Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Director

Sharesies

ARL Commissioner; Executive Director; Advisor - Strategy and Engagement

National Rugby League; Tech Council of Australia; Soda

Most Decorated Australian Female Paralympian of all time

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Director; Managing Director

Autism Queensland; ATech

General Manager

nbn Australia

Head of People, Culture and Safety

Cancer Council Queensland

Director of Philanthropy and Government Relations

Children’s Hospital Foundation

Founder, Leadership Development, Executive Coach & Advisor

Bluebird Leadership

Member, Women’s Economic Working Group; Chair, Global Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy

G20 Brasil 2024; APEC – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Director Australia and Partner

Visagio

Senior Manager

South32

Leadership Coach

Leaders Lobby

Director

Veraison

Former Chief Executive Officer; Advisory Group Member, Yindyamarra Pledge for Democracy; Chair and Founder; Ambassador and Advisory Panel

Media Diversity Australia; Charles Stuart University; Islamophobia Register Australia; Welcoming Australia 

Chief Executive Officer APAC

Bupa

Co-chair Australasia

Arup

Chief Executive Officer

Scape

Sales Director

Kenvue

Head of Future of Work – APAC and Middle East

Capgemini  

Chief Executive Officer

The Royal Melbourne Hospital