top of page

Meet the Speakers

Simone Clarke
Simone Clarke

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

UN Women Australia

Professor Shelley Dolan
Professor Shelley Dolan

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Jo-Anne Ruhl
Jo-Anne Ruhl

She/Her

Managing Director & Vice President Australia/New Zealand

Workday

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

Besa Deda
Besa Deda

Former Chief Economist

Westpac Group

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

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

Hang Vo
Hang Vo

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer; President

Sacred Heart Mission; ACOSS Australian Council of Social Service

Georgie Harman
Georgie Harman

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

Beyond Blue

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

Louise Adams
Louise Adams

She/Her

Chief Operating Officer

Aurecon

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

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

Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett AM
Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett AM

Chief Executive Officer

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Cooperative

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

Amelia Forbes
Amelia Forbes

Chief Technology Officer IBM A/NZ

IBM

Krithika Hansen
Krithika Hansen

She/Her

Chief People Officer

TelstraSuper

Maggi Hughes
Maggi Hughes

She/Her

Partner | APAC Unity Co-Chair

EY

Ellie Cole OAM
Ellie Cole OAM

Australia's Most Decorated Female Paralympian

Lorie Argus
Lorie Argus

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

Melbourne Airport

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

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

bottom of page