Our Speakers
Senior leaders from across business, government, and community will share practical insights on navigating change, building resilient teams, and leading with purpose.
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Jess Fox
3 x Olympic Gold Medallist
SYDNEY, LIVE STREAM TO OTHER CITIES
Melissa Leong
TV Week Gold Logie-nominated Television Personality, Freelance Writer, and Food Critic
MELBOURNE
Hon Fiona Simpson
Minister for Women and Women's Economic Security | Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships | Minister for Multiculturalism
BRISBANE
Kim Farmer
Magistrate; Patron and Vice Chair; 2025 WA Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee
Children's Court of WA; Polly Farmer Foundation
PERTH
Kelly Jamieson
Founder and Managing Director; Premier’s Council for Women, Co-Chair; Facilitator
The Edible Blooms Group; Fearless Females; Behind Closed Doors
ADELAIDE
David Hill
Chief Executive Officer
Deloitte Asia Pacific
ADELAIDE
Victoria MacKirdy
Chief Executive Officer
City of Victor Harbor
ADELAIDE
Tricia Blight
Chief Executive
Super SA
ADELAIDE
Kirsty Mundy
Former Worldwide Sales Enablement Director
Microsoft; SA’s Premier’s Council for Women Member
ADELAIDE
Laura Schonfeldt
Chief People Officer
RAA
ADELAIDE
Debbie Kirby
General Manager - People & Safety
SA Water
ADELAIDE
Amanda Martin
Acting Chief Executive Officer
The Zahra Foundation
ADELAIDE
Antoinette Tatarelli
Managing Partner
PKF Adelaide
ADELAIDE
Sandra Hills OAM
Chief Executive Officer
Benetas
MELBOURNE
Brigid Monagle
Commissioner
Victorian Public Sector Commission
MELBOURNE
Micaela Drieberg
Chief Executive Officer
Gender Equity Victoria
MELBOURNE
Paula Benson
Chief Strategy Officer
AustralianSuper
MELBOURNE
Meaghan Telford
Group Executive - Policy, Advocacy and Reputation | Co-Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Council
Medibank
MELBOURNE
Fleur Katsmartin
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
MELBOURNE
Professor Margaret Sheil AO
Vice-Chancellor and President
Queensland University of Technology
BRISBANE
Justine Cain
Group Chief Executive Officer; AFR Women in Leadership 2025 Finalist
Diabetes Australia
BRISBANE
Lotte Hoekstra
Sector Director – Generation & Storage (ANZ)
AECOM
MELBOURNE
Josette Owen
Executive and Organisational Coach
Elevate Leadership
MELBOURNE
Teeshal Bal
General Manager Planning and Integration
Metro Trains Melbourne
MELBOURNE
Gemma Johnston
Chief of Staff and CEO Office Lead
Aware Super
SYDNEY
Georgina Williams
Board Chair
UN Women Australia
SYDNEY, LIVE STREAM TO OTHER CITIES
Erin Phillips OAM
Dual Olympian and 3 x AFLW Premiership Player
ADELAIDE
Madison de Rozario
Australian Paralympic Athlete
BRISBANE
Haidee Kozman
Chief Operating Officer, ANZ
Salesforce
SYDNEY
Sandy Pitcher
Chief Executive
Department of Human Services
ADELAIDE
Melissa Librandi
Managing Director
News Corp Australia SA | NT | WA
ADELAIDE
Nicole Clinch
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
South Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation Network (SAACCON)
ADELAIDE
Maree Wauchope
Chief Executive Officer
District Council of Barunga West
ADELAIDE
Allison Nikula
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
CareAPP
ADELAIDE
Jacki Done
Chief People, Partnerships & Quality Officer
Uniting SA
ADELAIDE
Samantha Killington
Director People & Culture
Local Government Association South Australia
ADELAIDE
Lyndal Denny
Chief Executive Officer
Women in Trucking Australia
ADELAIDE
Liz Walsh
Media Manager
Adelaide Football Club
ADELAIDE
Angela Nolan
Group Chief Executive Officer
Mercy Health
MELBOURNE
Christelle Young
Managing Director; AFR Women in Leadership 2025 Category Winner
T2 Tea
MELBOURNE
Gavin Freeman AFSM
Commissioner
Fire Rescue Victoria
MELBOURNE
Caroline Rawlinson
Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Culture Amp
MELBOURNE
Genevieve Elliott
Chief Information Officer
Bunnings
MELBOURNE
Jacqui Walters
Non Executive Director; Chair
Port of Brisbane; UNIQ You
MELBOURNE
Rowenna Walker
Managing Director, Australia
EGIS
BRISBANE
Shannon Fentiman
Queensland’s Shadow Treasurer | Member for Waterford
BRISBANE
Dr Vicky Au
Director, Strategic Advisory APAC
Wood
MELBOURNE
Stacey Ong
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
One Red Step
MELBOURNE
Mei Ouw
Director
Mei Ouw Consulting
MELBOURNE
April Palmerlee
Chief Executive Officer
AmCham Australia
SYDNEY
Simon Holmes à Court
Founder & Co-convenor
Climate 200
SYDNEY, LIVE STREAM TO OTHER CITIES
Professor Muriel Bamblett AM
Chief Executive Officer
Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Cooperative
MELBOURNE
The Hon Katrine Hildyard MP
Minister for Child Protection, Minister for Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, Minister for Women
Government of South Australia
ADELAIDE
Natalia Kacperek
Chair; Chief Data Officer
WA Government AI Advisory Board; Department of the Premier and Cabinet of WA
PERTH
Jane Pickering
Chief Executive
Eldercare Australia Ltd
ADELAIDE
Jodie Hatherly
Chief Executive Officer of the Santos Foundation
Santos Ltd
ADELAIDE
Andrew Kay
Chief Executive Officer; Member
South Australian Business Chamber; SA Leader’s for Gender Equity
ADELAIDE
Varo Lee
Chief Executive Officer
SA Rainbow Advocacy Alliance
ADELAIDE
Nick Abley
Chief Executive Officer
Badge Group; SA Leaders Gender Equity
ADELAIDE
Leesa Chesser
Mentor and Non-Executive Director
Adelaide Festival
ADELAIDE
Sinja Hallam
Founder & Director
The Power to Transform
ADELAIDE
Rebecca Christianson
Founder & CEO
Thriving People Consulting
ADELAIDE
Carmen Garcia
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Community Corporate
ADELAIDE
Catherine Liddle
Chief Executive Officer
SNAICC – National Voice for Our Children
MELBOURNE
Lisa Chiba
Managing Director
Momentum Energy
MELBOURNE
Giles Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
VicRoads
MELBOURNE
Dorothy Hisgrove
National Managing Partner – People & Inclusion
KPMG Australia
MELBOURNE
Simone Weston
Chief People Officer
Kismet
MELBOURNE
Elizabeth Kim
Head of Customer Experience, Product and Marketing
Transurban
MELBOURNE
Stephanie Leathers
Managing Director (ANZ); AFR Women in Leadership 2025 Young Leader Winner
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BRISBANE
Dr Carolin Kautz
Consultant; Academic Tutor
SinoVise; UNSW
BRISBANE
Tenielle Rolfe
Inclusion Program Manager
ANZ
MELBOURNE
Ally Nitschke
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Made for More
MELBOURNE, BRISBANE
Kristin Stubbins AM
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
KSIB
SYDNEY
Helena Turpin
Chief Executive Officer
GoFIGR
SYDNEY
Zoe Daniel
Speaker, Consultant, Author, Journalist, Former Federal MP
SYDNEY, LIVE STREAM TO OTHER CITIES
Diane Smith-Gander AO
Chancellor
The University of Western Australia
PERTH
Luci Ellis
Chief Economist
Westpac Banking Group
SYDNEY
Fiona Dorman
President; Chair
NCWA; SA Premier's Council for Women
ADELAIDE
Bronwyn Dodd
National General Manager of Indigenous Banking
Westpac
ADELAIDE
Heather Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Harcourts Real Estate
ADELAIDE
Emma McCahon
Chief Executive Officer
Central Adelaide Local Health Network
ADELAIDE
Leah Cassidy
Chief Executive Officer
Sports SA
ADELAIDE
Dr. Shikha Sharma
Chief Information Officer & Director Business Improvement & Technology
Department of Human Services, SA
ADELAIDE
Fiona Hall
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Commercial
Beach Energy
ADELAIDE
Emma Kelly
Founder & Breathwork Facilitator
Breath Life Studio
ADELAIDE
Kim Hunt
Project, Strategy & Delivery Sector Lead SA
Mott MacDonald
ADELAIDE
Paulette Kolarz
Managing Director
BespokeHR
ADELAIDE
Dr Jill Gallagher AO
Chief Executive Officer
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
MELBOURNE
Carolyn Morris
Chief Executive Officer
YMCA Victoria
MELBOURNE
Dr Angela Jackson
Commissioner (Social Policy)
Productivity Commission
MELBOURNE
Fiona Notley
Chief Operating Officer and Vice-President
RMIT University
MELBOURNE
Carmel Mortell
Board Member
UN Women Australia
MELBOURNE
Kate Farrar
Chief Executive Officer
Brighter Super
BRISBANE
Fiona Jose
Chief Executive Officer
Cape York Partnership
BRISBANE
Christine Khor
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Peeplcoach
MELBOURNE, BRISBANE
Arianna Clarke
Renewables Lead
Djookian
MELBOURNE
Tammy Casselson
Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher and Coach
ThrivePlus Coaching
MELBOURNE
Julie Coates
Non-Executive Director
Wesfarmers and Scentre Group
SYDNEY
Dr. Ashley McGrath
Chief Executive Officer
CEOs for Gender Equity
SYDNEY