
Celeste Barber
Australia’s Queen of Comedy

Mikaela Jade
Founder and CEO
Indigital

Laura Benger
Chief Executive Officer
Maroomba Airlines

Mark Glasson
Chief Executive Officer
Anglicare WA

Nicole Duncan
Lead Facilitator
Chief Executive Women Leaders Program

Sophie Hyde
Director, Filmmaker & 2026 AACTA Awards Nominee

Sandy Verschoor
Former Lord Mayor of Adelaide during Covid, Chair
Art Gallery of South Australia, Mid North & Yorkes Tourism Zone, SA Heritage Council

Susan Crago
Chief Risk Officer
RAA

Todd Roberts
Chief Executive Officer & founder
Credit Union SA

Melanie MacGillivray
CHief Executive Officer
Adelaide Lightning WNBL

Kelly Jamieson
Founder and Managing Director, Co-Chair
The Edible Blooms Group, Premier’s Council for Women, Fearless Females, Behind Closed Doors

Simone de Laine
Facilitator
Leading Teams

Carmel Mortell
Non-Executive Director & Deputy Chair
UN Women Australia

Leanne Griffin
Vice President, Transformation
Toll Group

Marnie Baker AM
Former Chief Executive Officer, Non-Executive Director, Board Member
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Australian Retirement Trust, Reserve Bank of Australia

Sisi Kun Ying
Group, Manager Commercial, AFR BOSS “Top 10” Young Executives 2024
Zinfra

Micaela Drieberg
Chief Executive Officer
Gender Equity Victoria

Nell Wilson
Founder
Nell Wilson Consulting

Caitlin McConnel
Farmer, Chair & Director
Cressbrook Station Pastoral, Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority

Thelma Schwartz
Executive Director Legal, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service

Tash Tobias
Chief Executive Officer
Salter Brothers Hospitality

Sally Foley-Lewis
Middle Manager Leadership Development Expert
Sally Foley-Lewis MBA CSP

Amy Jackson
Leadership Coach
Nuturing Confidence

Jennifer Westacott
Chancellor
Western Sydney University

Cr Zoe Baker
Mayor
North Sydney Council

Hannah Ferguson
Founder
Cheek Media

Alison Terry
Board Chair
UN Women Australia

Luca Giacovazzi
Chief Executive Officer
Wyloo

Andrew Hadley
Chief Executive Officer
P&N Bank

Claire Seeber
Career and Leadership Coach, Managing Director
Claire Seeber & Co., Future Female Leaders

Jane Lomax-Smith
Lord Mayor of Adelaide
South Australian Government

April Lawrie
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Former Commissioner for Aboriginal Children & Young People
SA Aboriginal Housing Peak Body

Cheryl Axelby-Keeffe
Head of Aboriginal Housing
SA Housing Trust

Vicky Welgraven AM
General Manager, Co-Deputy Chair, 2026 Aboriginal Women of Achievement Award, Member of the Order of Australia
Department of Primary Industries & regions SA, Our Watch

Steve Testar
Chief Executive Officer
Showcase SA

Kelly Noble
Founder
Glam Adelaide

Rebecca Christianson
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Thriving People Consulting

Michelle O’Byrne
Australian Ambassador for Gender Equity

Antoinette Braybrook AM
Chief Executive Officer
Djirra

Naba Alfayadh
Medical Doctor & Founder, Winner of Business of the Year at the 2025, Telstra Best of Business Awards
Rahma Health

Amy Goldenberg
Head of EV Network, Australia (Ampol) & New Zealand (Zinfra), AFR BOSS “Top 10” Young Executives 2022
Ampol

Jacqui Loustau
Founder & Chief Executive Women
Australian Women in Security Network

Mei Ouw
Director
Mei Ouw Consulting

Jacqui Feeney
Chief Executive Officer
Screen Queensland

Tim Rawlings
Chief Executive Officer
TAFE Queensland

Ben Klaassen
Deputy Director-General
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services

Deejay Egan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
DCC Industry Group

Julie Bullen
Leadership Coach
The Women's Coach

Lisa Annese
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Women

Simone Clarke
Chief Executive Officer
UN Women Australia

Rabia Siddique
Director, Int’l Humanitarian Lawyer, Global Inspirational Speaker, Consultant & Mentor, Best Selling Author
Colab Advisory

Michelle Reynolds
Chief Executive Officer
City of Perth

Dr Ashley McGrath
Chief Executive Officer
CEOs for Gender Equality

Libby Hewton
Vice President, Group Financial Control
Woodside Energy

Jo Saunders
LinkedIn Mentor & Coach
Wildfire Social Marketing

The Hon. Katrine Hildyard MP
Minister for Human Services, Minister for Seniors & Ageing Well, Minister for Women
South Australian Government

Rebecca Livesey
Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer
ASC

Shikha Sharma
Chief Technology Officer
Department of Human Services

Kate Croser
Chief Executive Officer
SA Film Corporation

Corrina Wright
Winemaker & Director
Oliver’s Taranga Vineyards

Sinja Hallam
Founder & Executive Leadership Coach, Winner of Coach of the Year
The Power to Transform, Women Changing the World APAC Award 2026

Brenda Wilson AM FAICD
Board Director, Telstra Business Women Award Winner, Former Lieutenant Governor of SA

Claire Ross
Chief Executive Officer
Mercer Super

Katie Wyatt GAIC
Head of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (Global), Board Director
BHP, Supply Nation

Mark Mazurek
Chief Executive Officer
Linfox Logistics Australia & New Zealand

Julie Bissinella
Chief Executive Officer
Champions of Change Coalition

Michelle Pizer
Executive Coach

Ellen Fanning
Host
ABC

Chiou See Anderson
Head of Delegation, Chair
Women 20, Conpago

Megan Corfield
Founder & Chief Executive Officer; Non-Executive Director & Board Chair
Glass Ladder

Lynne Benzie
President
Village Roadshow Studios

Karen Lay-Brew
Director
Energy Queensland

Ruth Guice
Communication Mentor, Owner
Mouthin' Off Academy of Communication and Kickassery

Joanna Robinson
Chief Marketing Officer
THE ICONIC

Cara Varian
Chief Executive Officer
NSW Council of Social Service

Kate Holsgrove
Chief Commercial and Aviation Officer
Perth Airport

Lexy McDonald
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
HerHelp, Forbes 30 under 30, Princess Diana Award, Young Australian of the Year Nominee 2026

Jennifer McMahon
Co-Founder & Chief Purpose Officer
Modern People Global

Rachel Falzon
Founder & National President
Women in Defence Association (WiDA)

Teika Chinnery
WA Chairperson, Relationship Manager
Women in Super, Australian Retirement Trust

Donny Walford
Managing Director, Former Chair
Behind Closed Doors, Adelaide Festival Corporation

Tara Moses
Chief Operating Officer
R.M. Williams

Carmen Garcia
Chief Executive Officer & founder
Community Corporate

Hannah Wandel
Chief Executive Officer
SAFECOM

Fiona Dorman
President, Chair
National Council of Women Australia, SA Premier's Council for Women

Katie Illes
Founder & EChief Executive Officer
The Praxis Collective

Kate Reid
Founder, Former Formula 1 Aerodynamicist
Lune Croissanterie

Niki Vincent
Commissioner for Gender Equality in the Public Sector

Sally Curtain
Chief Executive Officer
Victorian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Mish Eastman
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Vocational Education & Vice-President
RMIT University

Katherine Ellis
Chief Executive Officer
Leadership Victoria

Professor Madhu Bhaskaran FTSE
Co-Chair, Distinguised Professor
Women in STEMM Australia, RMIT University

Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM
Author, Public Speaker, Columnist

Dr Diana Tolmie
Woodwind Performing Artist, Senior Lecturer, Professional Practice
Griffith University

Micheal Pennisi
Chief Executive Officer
WorkCover Queensland

Rebecca Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Queensland LGBTIQA+ Alliance

Jenae Tien Jenkins
Director
Expand Today pty ltd

Alexia Hilbertidou
Founder
GirlBoss NZ

Kate Russell
Chief Executive Officer
Supply Nation

Romilly Madew
Chief Executive Officer
Engineers Australia