2026 Speakers

Stan Grant

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

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Zachariah Matysek

Chief Executive Officer

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association

The Hon. Ged Kearney MP

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

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Aletia Twist

Chief Executive Officer

Mura Kosker

Kerry Staines

Chief Executive Officer

First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence (FNAAFV)

Jordyn Flagg

Manager, Community Strengthening

Wathaurong Aboriginal Corporation

Iesha Poyner-Gambley

Community Education and Engagement Officer

North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)

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

Muriel Bamblett

Chief Executive Officer

Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA)

Micaela Cronin

Commissioner

Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Commission

Joshua Creamer

Barrister at Law

QLD Bar

Maggie Blanden

Lawyer and Co-Founder

Naarm Law Students

Tahlia-Rose Vanissum

Strategic Director

First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence (FNAAFV)

Kieran Stewart

Program Manager, Justice Our Way

Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service

Mollie Middleton

Community Legal Education Manager

North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Founding Practice Lead and Trainer – Domestic and Family Violence

Heart Based

Thelma Schwartz

Executive Director Legal

Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)

Emily Carter AM

Chief Executive Officer

Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre

Kulumba Kiyingi

Senior Policy Officer

Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)

Murray Benton

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

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

Michael Currie

Director of Sector Engagement and Innovation

SNAICC - National Voice for our Children

Leteisha Peckham

Program Manager, Justice Our Way

Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service

Emily Wright

Research Officer

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

Dr Brian Sullivan

DV Intervention Consultant

Sicura

Julia Yorkston

Project Officer

Lena Passi Women’s Shelter

Henry Leafa

Outreach Engagement Advisor

Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)

Ana Falemaka

Youth Mentor and Ambassador

Talitha Project Tonga

Dr Marlene Longbottom

Professor, Indigenous Education and Research Centre

James Cook University

Yasmin Johnson

Chief Executive Officer

Maburra Collective Inc.

Christine Thomas

Chief Executive Officer

Cygnet Centre for Peace Building and Transformation

Beck Blore

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)

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)

Tamara Nikolaou

National RAP Manager

Alcohol Drug Foundation