2026 Speakers

Stan Grant

Journalist, Author, Moral Philosopher, Thinker, Film maker and Communicator

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The Hon. Ged Kearney MP

Assistant Minister for Social Services, Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence

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Murray Benton

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak, (QATSICPP)

Michael Currie

Mulunjali/ Yugembeh/ Bundjalung Man, Director of Sector Engagement and Innovation,

SNAICC - National Voice for our Children

Mona Roberts

Indigenous Evaluation Officer

North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)

Christian Smith

Senior Family Violence Case Manager, Aboriginal Centre for Males

Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Associated Limited (VACSAL)

Rona Scherer

Senior Lead, Mamu – Kuku Yalanji

WorkUP Queensland

Lenny Dahlen

Manager of Cultural Engagement

Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP)

Thelma Schwartz

Executive Director Legal

Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)

Yasmin Johnson

Chief Executive Officer

Maburra Collective Inc.

Christine Thomas

Chief Executive Officer

Cygnet Centre for Peace Building and Transformation

Beck Blore

Anaiwan Woman, Project Officer Sector Engagement and Innovation

SNAICC - National Voice for our Children

Jason Smith

Family Violence Case Manager, Aboriginal Centre for Males

Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Associated Limited (VACSAL)

Katie Gardiner

Aboriginal Centre for Males

Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Associated Limited (VACSAL)

Theresa Kellett

Senior Project Officer

WorkUP Queensland

Candice Hughes

Principal Solicitor

YFS Legal

Ana Falemaka

Youth Mentor and Ambassador

Talitha Project Tonga

Aletia Twist

Chief Executive Officer

Mura Koser

Kerry Staines

Chief Executive Officer

First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence (FNAAFV)

Jordyn Flagg

Manager, Community Strengthening

Wathaurong Aboriginal Corporation

Emily Wright

Research Assistant

Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP)

Marnie Davis

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Learning and Development Lead

Women up North Housing

Georgina Binjuda

Manager

Lena Passi Women’s Shelter

Georgina Ambrum

Owner-Operator

Heart Based

Zachariah Matysek

Chief Executive Officer

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association

Maggie Blanden

Advisory Council Member;Contributing Writer;Co-Founder

Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism; Common Ground; Naarm Law Students

Tahlia-Rose Vanissum

Strategic Director

First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence (FNAAFV)

Francesca Lai

Data and Evaluation Manager

North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)

Rachel Neary

Women, Children and Family Violence Practice Lead

North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency

Dr Brian Sullivan

DV Intervention Consultant

Sicura

Julia Yorkston

Project Officer

Lena Passi Women’s Shelter

Tamara Nikolaou

National RAP Manager

Alcohol Drug Foundation