Meet the Speakers

Simone Clarke

Chief Executive Officer

UN Women Australia

Professor Shelley Dolan

Chief Executive Officer

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Jo-Anne Ruhl

Managing Director & Vice President Australia/New Zealand

Workday

Stacey Ong

Australian Delegate; Founder and CEO

W20; One Red Step

Ashley McGrath

Chief Executive Officer

CEOs for Gender Equity

Besa Deda

Former Chief Economist

Westpac Group

Lauren Callaway

Assistant Commissioner

Victoria Police

Teeshal Bal

Head of Metro Tunnel Transition Office

Metro Trains Melbourne

Christine Khor

CEO and Founder

Peeplcoach

Professor Rae Cooper AO

Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations; Founding Director

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

Hang Vo

Chief Executive Officer; President

Sacred Heart Mission; ACOSS Australian Council of Social Service

Georgie Harman

Chief Executive Officer

Beyond Blue

Alison Leighton

Chief Executive Officer

City of Melbourne

David Hawkins

Chair and Managing Director

BASF Australia and New Zealand

Louise Adams

Chief Operating Officer

Aurecon

Mish Eastman

Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Vocational Education and Vice President

RMIT University

Deb Cownley

Head of Operational Services - Energy

John Holland

Josette Owen

Executive & Organisational Coach

Elevate Leadership Limited

Catherine van der Meulen

Co-Founder; Founder; Board Member

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

Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett AM

Chief Executive Officer

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Cooperative

Shayne Elliott

Chief Executive Officer

ANZ

Georgina Williams

Board Chair

UN Women Australia

David Locke

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Ombudsman

Australian Financial Complaints Authority

Amelia Forbes

Chief Technology Officer IBM A/NZ

IBM

Krithika Hansen

Chief People Officer

TelstraSuper

Maggi Hughes

Partner | APAC Unity Co-Chair

EY

Ellie Cole OAM

Australia's Most Decorated Female Paralympian

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Lorie Argus

Chief Executive Officer

Melbourne Airport

Tim Richardson MP

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

Parliament of Victoria

Carmel Mortell

Board Member

UN Women Australia

Clare Douglas

CEO, Healthy Ageing

Mercy Health

Suzanne Hall

Chief Information Officer; CIO50 2023 Award Winner 

Baptcare

Kiria McNamara

Director, People and Culture

Swisse Wellness AFR BOSS Young Executive 2024

Div Pillay

CEO; Founder

Mind Tribes; Culturally Diverse Women