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Meet the Speakers

Simone Clarke
Simone Clarke

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

UN Women Australia

Ellie Cole AM
Ellie Cole AM

Most Decorated Australian Female Paralympian of all time

Lorie Argus
Lorie Argus

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

Melbourne Airport

Shayne Elliott
Shayne Elliott

Chief Executive Officer

ANZ

Georgina Williams
Georgina Williams

Board Chair

UN Women Australia

David Locke
David Locke

He/Him

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Ombudsman

Australian Financial Complaints Authority

Lauren Callaway
Lauren Callaway

She/Her

Assistant Commissioner

Victoria Police

Teeshal Bal
Teeshal Bal

Head of Metro Tunnel Transition Office

Metro Trains Melbourne

Christine Khor
Christine Khor

She/Her

CEO and Founder

Peeplcoach

Deborah Wu
Deborah Wu

Research & Content Manager

Diversity Council of Australia

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

Nicky Chung
Nicky Chung

Chief Executive Officer

Australian Vietnamese Women's Association

Jo-Anne Ruhl
Jo-Anne Ruhl

She/Her

Managing Director & Vice President Australia/New Zealand

Workday

Tim Richardson MP
Tim Richardson MP

He/Him

Parliamentary Secretary for Men's Behaviour Change | Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Parliament of Victoria

Carmel Mortell
Carmel Mortell

Board Member

UN Women Australia

Clare Douglas
Clare Douglas

She/Her

CEO, Healthy Ageing

Mercy Health

Mish Eastman
Mish Eastman

She/Her

Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Vocational Education and Vice President

RMIT University

Deb Cownley
Deb Cownley

She/Her

Head of Operational Services - Energy

John Holland

Josette Owen
Josette Owen

Executive & Organisational Coach

Elevate Leadership Limited

Mei Ouw
Mei Ouw

Leadership Facilitator, Executive Coach, Culture and Change Consultant and Speaker

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

Professor Shelley Dolan
Professor Shelley Dolan

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Georgie Harman
Georgie Harman

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

Beyond Blue

Stacey Ong
Stacey Ong

She/Her

Australian Delegate; Founder and CEO

W20; One Red Step

Ashley McGrath
Ashley McGrath

Chief Executive Officer

CEOs for Gender Equity

Louise Adams
Louise Adams

She/Her

Chief Operating Officer

Aurecon

Krithika Hansen
Krithika Hansen

She/Her

Chief People Officer

TelstraSuper

Dr Leonora Risse
Dr Leonora Risse

Economist; Associate Professor

University of Canberra

Georgia Ellis
Georgia Ellis

Founder, Lead Facilitator, Mentor, Trainer & Coach

Blue Chip Minds

Brooke Roberts
Brooke Roberts

Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Director

Sharesies

Hang Vo
Hang Vo

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer; President

Sacred Heart Mission; ACOSS Australian Council of Social Service

Lionel Dukakis
Lionel Dukakis

Managing Director

First Nations Traffic Management

Alison Leighton
Alison Leighton

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

City of Melbourne

David Hawkins
David Hawkins

Chair and Managing Director

BASF Australia and New Zealand

Suzanne Hall
Suzanne Hall

Her

Chief Information Officer; CIO50 2023 Award Winner 

Baptcare

Kiria McNamara
Kiria McNamara

Director, People and Culture

Swisse Wellness AFR BOSS Young Executive 2024

Div Pillay
Div Pillay

She/Her

CEO; Founder

Mind Tribes; Culturally Diverse Women

Shalani Tharumanathan
Shalani Tharumanathan

Project Manager

Diversity Council of Australia

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