Speakers
Workplace Wellness Festival 2023 Speakers Coming Soon!
Past Speakers 2022
Layne Beachley AO, world champion surfer, Co-Founder, Awake Academy
Sir John Kirwan,
Co-founder, Groov
Wesa Chau, Co-Founder of Resilience Against Racism; CEO, Cultural Intelligence
James White, Global Diversity and Inclusion, Fastly, USA
Maurice Wilkins, Director and Head of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Belonging, Twitch, USA
Professor Paula Brough, Director, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University
Dr Sally Phillips, Head of Health Services, Zurich Life & Investments
Domino Risch, Principal; Global Commercial & Workplace Sector Leader, Hassell Studio
Lynnette Edmonds, Head of Talent and Engagement, Edelman Australia
Pauly Grant, Chief Talent Officer, Publicis Groupe
Aunty Munya Andrews, leading Indigenous Australian thinker, author and barrister; Co-Director, Evolve Communities
Ariane Virtue, Lead for Family Friendly Workplaces, UNICEF
Professor Cassandra Szoeke, Director, Healthy Ageing Program, University of Melbourne
Lauren Levin, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Minter Ellison
Allisa O’Connell, Head of People and Culture, Flight Centre Travel Group
Nicki Luther, Senior Director, Human Resources, Stryker
Andrea McDowell, VP of People, Culture and Impact, Cape
Claudia Barriga-Larriviere, People & Culture Director, Sendle
Kelly Mitchell, General Manager Employee Experience, Tabcorp
Lindy Visagie, HR Director, Selleys and Dulux Group International
Fay Calderone, Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Council, Hall & Willcox
Professor David Dunstan, Head, Baker-Deakin Department Lifestyle and Diabetes, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Professor Genevieve Healy, MRFF Emerging Leadership Fellow, Professor of Physical Activity and Nutrition, The University of Queensland
Iva Durakovic, Interior Architect; Lecturer, School of Built Environment, UNSW
Kristin Hay, Partner, Head of People and Culture, Knight Frank Australia
Fiona Andrew, National Health and Wellbeing Manager, Australia Post
Bettina Sammut, Manager People and Culture, Canteen
Nicole Karagiannis, Chief People & Culture Officer, Harrison.ai
Rob Taylor, Head of New Markets – Australia & New Zealand, Zoom Video Communications
Jo Cairns, Chief People & Safety Officer,
Bingo Industries
Mark Blackman,
Founder, Floe
Scott Hood, APAC Managing Director, Virgin Active
Jay Boudou, Regional Vice President, APAC, Virgin Pulse
Naomi Seddon, International lawyer, Partner, Littler
James Windon, Co-founder & Co-CEO, Flare
Rita Slogrove, Learning and Organisational Development Manager, Fletcher Building Australia
Jack Noonan, Vice President, Asia Pacific, International WELL Building Institute
Dr Kate Daley,
Head of Psychology, Unmind
Vesna Garnett, Chief People & Culture Officer, The Iconic
Ross McDonald,
Country Manager, Australia and New Zealand, Perkbox
Damien Woods, Chief Executive Officer, Benestar Group
Matt Elliott, Co-Founder and Creator, The Change Room
Christine Yeung, CEO & Founder, Beyond Story
Yemi Penn, Engineer, entrepreneur and mindset transformation leader, Yemi Penn
Allan Ball, Executive Director, White Ribbon Australia
Dr Patrick Aouad, Co-founder & CEO, [cu]health
Sarah Berry, Lifestyle Health Editor, Sydney Morning Herald & The Age
Gillian Coutts, Country Director Australia, Potential Project
Jessica Mayers, Senior Relationship Manager, Pride in Diversity, ACON
Dwayne Bannon-Harrison, Director, Ngaran Ngaran Cultural Awareness
Simon Jarvis,
CEO, Mentoring Men
Carla Rogers, Churchill Fellow and highly respected program designer; Co-Director, Evolve Communities
Hussein Hamka, Senior Regional Manager, APAC, Virgin Pulse
Steph Gillon, Head of Financial Wellness, Flare
Davina Bester, Project Lead & Interior Architect, Mineral Resources Limited
Eran Thomson,
Founder, PowerProv
Rebecca Kouimanis, Psychologist, Benestar
Jeff Hardy, proud Yulwaalaraay man, former NRL star and Mentor for young Indigenous people, The Change Room
Heidi Sturk, Director, e-Mental Health In Practice, Queensland University of Technology
Pete Ekstedt, Program Implementation, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Movember
Dr Mark Deady, UNSW Senior Research Fellow, Black Dog Institute
Lucas Finch, Global Head of Wellbeing, Xero
Kate Munnings, Group CEO, Virtus Health Limited
Debora Kocak, Chief Operations Officer, PUML Better Health
Emma Howard, National Mental Health Manager, Clayton Utz
Amanda Tipping, National Partnerships Director, The Pink Elephants Support Network
Carli Philips, Wellbeing Keynote Speaker, Corporate Wellbeing Hub
Laurie Aznavoorian, Leader, Strategy and Research, Bates Smart
John Bale, Managing Director and Founder, Fortem Australia
Dale Cleaver, Chief Executive Officer, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
Jessica Yun, Business Reporter, Sydney Morning Herald/The Age
Matt Clarke,
Country Manager Australia, Groov
Dr Suzy Green, Founder, The Positivity Institute
Suzie Barnett, CEO, Junglefy
Jo Hetherington, Head of Financial Health, TAL Australia
Ricky Pena, Chief People Officer, Engineers Australia
Ryan McGrory, Founder, exsona
Jenny Steadman, Senior Consultant & facilitator, Potential Project
Mark Graham, Chief People Officer, RGF Staffing
Daniel McGregor, Co-Founder, Workplace Wealth
Professor Denise Jepsen, organisational psychologist, academic and researcher, Macquarie University Business School
Teena Pisarev, Chief Operating Officer, Virtus Health
Matt Meffan,
Regional Sales Lead, APAC, Unmind
Jordana Cheong,
Client Success Lead ANZ, Unmind
Fiona Murphy, General Manager People and Culture, mycar
Annabel Khoo, Workplace & Change Strategist, Meta5 Group
Emma Baxter,
Director, YOUtax
Dr Justine Tuffley, Health and Wellbeing Specialist, Healthworks
Tegan Davies, General Manager, The Oranges Toolkit
Kevin Janks, Chief Meditation Officer, Co-founder, Centred Meditation
Camille Wilson, National Organisational Development Manager, Benestar
Devan Valenti, Manager Asia Pacific, International WELL Building Institute
Tim Nelson, Director, APAC Business Development, Lifeworks
Kelly Trupkovic, National Sales Manager, Livewell by Zurich
A/Professor Fraser Torpy, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
Danny Mann, Co-founder and Managing Director, [cu]health
Kate Pippos, Yoga Head Coach, Virgin Active
Uncle Allen Madden, Respected Gadigal Elder, cultural representative for the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
Alice Scott, Pilates Head Coach, Virgin Active
Harry Godber, Head of Strategy, Flare