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MC & Keynote - Anthony Lehman (Lehmo)

Utopia regular and Comedian

Lehmo is one of Australia’s most experienced and well travelled comedians. Lehmo stars in the Logie winning and critically acclaimed Utopia, a Working Dog TV production, which airs on the ABC and Netflix. He has appeared on many other TV shows including Have You Been Paying Attention?, The Cheap Seats, The John Cleese Roast, Hughesy, We Have A Problem, Good News Week, Rove Live, Studio 10, The Circle, The Glasshouse, Stand Up Australia, 11am, Hey Hey It’s Saturday and Stand Up Live (UK tv). Read full bio here

Carol Vale

Co-founder & CEO, Murawin

Carol Vale is a Dunghutti entrepreneur, businesswoman, CEO and co-founder of Murawin, who’s passion, determination and commitment have driven her impressive 40-year career as a specialist in intercultural consultation, facilitation, and participatory engagement, and an empathetic and visionary leader.

Luke Barrowcliffe

Butchulla Enterprises Limited

Luke is a creative industry practitioner with vast experience in Indigenous knowledge systems, histories and cultures, multimedia production, corporate governance, community development and commercial enterprise management. His deep understanding of Butchulla country and their cultural ways has allowed him to be a representative spokesperson for his people for over two decades. Read full bio here

Shereene Currie

Director of the Butchulla Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (BNTAC) & a proud signatory to The Ulu峁焨 Statement From the Heart.

Shereene has a long history of working & being a proud advocate for our Butchulla Peoples, as a descendant of the Wondunna & Owen Clans of K’gari - as well as a varied career within Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander organisations from Mt Isa & Burketown to Canberra.

Shereene is an everyday community member, currently a Director of the Butchulla Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (BNTAC) & a proud signatory to The Ulu峁焨 Statement From the Heart.

Dr Simon Bradshaw

Research Director at the Climate Council

Simon has spent two decades researching climate impacts and solutions in Australia, the Pacific, and South Asia, previously with Oxfam and the Australian Conservation Foundation. He is a prolific commentator on climate issues and has authored numerous influential research reports. Simon is passionate about the role of climate action in reducing inequality and creating a brighter future for all. His research with the Climate Council covers extreme weather, bushfires, health, security and many other areas of climate science and impacts.

Toni Powell

Author and Corporate Speaker

Failure, trauma and disaster can be a fantastic springboard. Toni’s great gift is using stories and comedy to teach simple ways all of us can use to turn our pain, stress, failure and trauma into a fantastic springboard to better things.
It’s amazing to find that you can overcome almost anything with a few simple tools and Toni’s work is chock-a-block full of useful, easy, simple tools that actually work in real life.

Tess Pickering M海角社区

Deputy Director-General, Department of Housing, Local Government and Planning and Public Works

Tess is an experienced and energetic planner, passionate about delivering placed-based planning outcomes that make a real impact – shaping Queenslanders’ lives now and for the future, including First Nations communities.
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Matt Collins M海角社区

CEO, 海角社区

Matt is a qualified planner with significant experience in leadership, policy and advocacy. Prior to becoming CEO, Matt was the State Manager for 海角社区’s Queensland and Northern Territory Divisions from 2020 – 2023. Has was also the General Manager of the Queensland Government’s Cities Transformation Taskforce, where he played a central role in negotiating the $1.8 billion SEQ City Deal. Read full bio here

Dy Currie AM R海角社区 (Life Fellow)

City Planner, Executive General Manager, Brisbane 2032 Host City and Strategic Partnerships, Brisbane City Council

Dy Currie AM is Brisbane City Council’s City Planner and Executive General Manager Brisbane 2032 Host City and Strategic Partnerships. Dy is a highly experienced planning executive with national and international experience in planning and economic development. Read full bio here