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Meet the Speakers

Emma McKeon AM
Emma McKeon AM

Australia's Most Decorated Olympian, 2024 Young Australian of the Year

Brooke Roberts
Brooke Roberts

Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Director

Sharesies

Lisa Sarago
Lisa Sarago

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Winner - Indigenous Leader of the Year 2022 for Women in Digital

Land on Heart

Lisa Harrison
Lisa Harrison

She/Her

Chief Executive Consumer Insurance

Suncorp

Shannon Finch
Shannon Finch

She/Her

Group General Counsel

Westpac

Giuliana Tretti
Giuliana Tretti

Chief of Staff

Uber Eats APAC

Harleen Oberoi
Harleen Oberoi

She/Her

Group Head of Talent & DEIB

Crown Resort

Sanaz Bassiri
Sanaz Bassiri

Head of Change and Transformation, and Co-chair

Nine, WiT+ (Women in Tech+)

Sarah McLennan
Sarah McLennan

Director, Mid-Market and Enterprise Marketing

Optus

Simone Clarke
Simone Clarke

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

UN Women Australia

Shivani Gopal
Shivani Gopal

CEO and Founder; Member, Women’s Economic Working Group,

Elladex; G20 Brasil 2024

Mariam Veiszadeh
Mariam Veiszadeh

She/Her

Former Chief Executive Officer; Advisory Group Member, Yindyamarra Pledge for Democracy; Chair and Founder; Ambassador and Advisory Panel

Media Diversity Australia; Charles Stuart University; Islamophobia Register Australia; Welcoming Australia 

Nicholas Stone
Nicholas Stone

He/Him

Chief Executive Officer APAC

Bupa

Kerryn Coker
Kerryn Coker

Co-chair Australasia

Arup

Anouk Darling
Anouk Darling

Chief Executive Officer

Scape

Hanna Fold
Hanna Fold

Sales Director

Kenvue

Janani D’Silva
Janani D’Silva

Head of Future of Work – APAC and Middle East

Capgemini  

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

Chantelle Stratford PSM
Chantelle Stratford PSM

She/Her

Member, Women’s Economic Working Group; Chair, Global Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy

G20 Brasil 2024; APEC – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Moo Baulch
Moo Baulch

She/They

Chair; Director Primary Prevention; Advisor

Our Watch; Women and Girls' Emergency Centre; Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Ashok Sukumaran
Ashok Sukumaran

Managing Director Australia

Stantec

Mike Zorbas
Mike Zorbas

Chief Executive

Property Council of Australia

Kristen Sweeney
Kristen Sweeney

She/Her

Group Executive, People and Corporate Affairs

Sydney Airport

Anna Cheney
Anna Cheney

She/Her

Communication Performance Coach

Bendelta

Georgie Trickett
Georgie Trickett

Co-founder

Play on Media; Women Who Innovate

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

Annika Freyer
Annika Freyer

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

Champions of Change Coalition

Sarah Walsh
Sarah Walsh

Head of AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ 2026 Office

Football Australia

Shreya Sethi
Shreya Sethi

Global President, Salesforce Women's Network | Regional VP Sales of Tableau Financial Services

Salesforce

Sam Turner
Sam Turner

She/They

Chief People Officer

Allens

Professor Susan Rowland
Professor Susan Rowland

She/Her

Vice Provost

University of Sydney

Shelley Flett
Shelley Flett

She/Her

Leadership Trainer, Facilitator & Executive Coach, Mentor

Shelley Flett Pty Ltd

Elise Sharpley
Elise Sharpley

Partner

Deloitte Australia

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