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Meet the Speakers

Ariarne Titmus OAM
Ariarne Titmus OAM

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

Brooke Roberts
Brooke Roberts

Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Director

Sharesies

Kate Jones
Kate Jones

She/Her

ARL Commissioner; Executive Director; Advisor - Strategy and Engagement

National Rugby League; Tech Council of Australia; Soda

Steve Gollschewski
Steve Gollschewski

Commissioner

Queensland Police Service

Wendy Ah Chin
Wendy Ah Chin

She/Her

Assistant Commissioner, First Nations & Cultural Capability

Queensland Corrective Services

Richard Knox
Richard Knox

General Manager

Thynne + Macartney

Nicole Detsimas
Nicole Detsimas

She/Her

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

Belnic Constructions

Dr Diana Tolmie
Dr Diana Tolmie

She/Her

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

Griffith University

Gillian Smith
Gillian Smith

She/Her

Leadership Coach & Facilitator; Partner – Leadership, HR

Connect Lead Coach; FifthEagle - Next Generation Business Advisory

Simone Clarke
Simone Clarke

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

UN Women Australia

Jayne Hrdlicka
Jayne Hrdlicka

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Virgin Australia 

Sandy Gillies
Sandy Gillies

She/Her

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

Western Queensland PHN; James Cook University

Kate Gould
Kate Gould

She/Her

CEO | Artistic Director

Brisbane Powerhouse

Angela Leitch
Angela Leitch

Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Australians

Queensland University of Technology

Lydia Gentle OAM
Lydia Gentle OAM

She/Her

Head of Engineering

BHP

Sheetal Deo
Sheetal Deo

She/Her

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

Shakti Legal Solutions; Diversity Council Australia; The Diversity Collective

Sally Foley-Lewis
Sally Foley-Lewis

She/Her

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

Caron Yep
Caron Yep

Owner and Director, Lead Coach

Enhanced Potential

Professor Rae Cooper AO
Professor Rae Cooper AO

She/Her

Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations; Founding Director

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

Amelia Evans
Amelia Evans

Chief Executive Officer

Queensland Airports

Kerri Hayman
Kerri Hayman

She/Her

Domino’s ANZ Chief Executive Officer

Domino’s

Patricia O'Callaghan
Patricia O'Callaghan

Acting Director-General

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Anne Moffat
Anne Moffat

She/Her

Chief Operations Officer

Department of Transport and Main Roads

Kate Muller
Kate Muller

Executive Producer – Partnerships

Nine

Dr Jane O'Leary
Dr Jane O'Leary

She/Her

Research Director

Diversity Council Australia

Danielle Duell
Danielle Duell

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

People with Purpose

Catherine van der Meulen
Catherine van der Meulen

She/Her

Co-Founder; Founder; Board Member

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

Chiou See Anderson
Chiou See Anderson

President

National Council of Women Australia

Carly Irving-Dolan
Carly Irving-Dolan

She/Her

Executive Director, Advisory and Delivery

Prospecta Utilities

Sarah-Jane Peterschlingmann
Sarah-Jane Peterschlingmann

Director; Managing Director

Autism Queensland; ATech

Angie Kerle
Angie Kerle

She/Her

General Manager

nbn Australia

Adeline Hough MAICD
Adeline Hough MAICD

She/Her

Head of People, Culture and Safety

Cancer Council Queensland

Nadine Moore
Nadine Moore

Director of Philanthropy and Government Relations

Children’s Hospital Foundation

Cherry Ward
Cherry Ward

She/Her

Founder, Leadership Development, Executive Coach & Advisor

Bluebird Leadership

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