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Meet the Speakers

Virginia Haussegger AM
Virginia Haussegger AM

She/Her

Journalist, Author, Speaker

Jody Broun
Jody Broun

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

NIAA

Robbie Campo
Robbie Campo

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer; Chair

ESSSuper; Women in Super

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

Wayne Phillips
Wayne Phillips

He/Him

Commissioner

ACT Emergency Service Agency

Kristin Boag
Kristin Boag

She/Her

Director

APS Academy and Graduate Development

Penelope Jones
Penelope Jones

She/Her

Assistant Secretary, Digital ID Communication, Inclusion and Governance, and Gender Equity Champion

Department of Finance

Sally Dooley
Sally Dooley

She/Her

Facilitator, Executive Coach and Speaker

Sally Dooley Leadership

Hon Kate Thwaites MP
Hon Kate Thwaites MP

Federal Member; Assistant Minister

Jagajaga; Social Security, Women and Ageing

Louise Davidson AM
Louise Davidson AM

She/ Her

Chief Executive Officer; Co-Founder

Australian Council of Superannuation Investors; Mother's Day Classic

Greg Moriarty
Greg Moriarty

He/Him

Secretary

Department of Defence

Craig Mutton
Craig Mutton

He/Him

Chief Digital Officer; Non-Executive Director

University of Canberra; Diversity Council Australia

Dr Emma Fulu
Dr Emma Fulu

She/Her

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

The Equality Institute

Lucy Poole
Lucy Poole

She/Her

General Manager Digital Strategy, Architecture and Discovery

Digital Transformation Agency

Amy Callan-Webb
Amy Callan-Webb

She/Her

General Manager

Ora Advisory

Melinda Gill
Melinda Gill

She/Her

Senior Communication Advisor

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand

Stephanie Smith
Stephanie Smith

She/Her

Trade and Investment Commissioner, Greater China; 2024 Young Leader Winner

Austrade; Women in Leadership Awards

Dr Caroline Hughes (Ngunnawal) AM
Dr Caroline Hughes (Ngunnawal) AM

She/Her

Executive Director

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Amanda Whitley
Amanda Whitley

She/Her

Founder and Editor in Chief

Her Canberra

Delfina Shakespear
Delfina Shakespear

She/Her

Program Manager, Empowering Women and Girls in Sport Integrity; Elite Match Official

Sport Integrity Australia; Football Australia

Alison Rose
Alison Rose

She/Her

Chief of Space Division

Geoscience Australia

Katherine Jeffries
Katherine Jeffries

She/Her

Manager Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

NSW Health - Southern NSW Local Health District

Kim Vella
Kim Vella

She/Her

Founder and Chief Coach

Kim Vella Coaching

Simone Clarke
Simone Clarke

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

UN Women Australia

Alison Frame
Alison Frame

She/Her

Secretary

Department of Veterans Affairs

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

Jessica Bulger (Wiradjuri)
Jessica Bulger (Wiradjuri)

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

Australian Indigenous Governance Institute

Sheena Ireland
Sheena Ireland

She/Her

Executive Director; Government Engagement

Synergy Group; Canberra Women in Business

Sarah Gibbons
Sarah Gibbons

She/Her

Communication and Engagement Advisor

Department of Infrastructure

Leisha Johnstone
Leisha Johnstone

Director Strategic Business Advisory & Commercial

GEODETICA

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