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Speakers

Sheree Lowe

Executive Director; Member of the South West Region

The Balit Durn Durn Centre, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO); The First Peoples Treaty Assembly

Jahdai Vigona

Co-Founder and Director

One Percent Program; 2023 NT Young Australian of the Year

Nerita Waight

Chief Executive Officer; Deputy Chair

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS); National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (NATSILS)

Melissa Puertollano

Program Manager, Cultural Supervision

Headspace

Jeremy Wong

Manager, Throughcare Programs

North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency

Caleb Thaiday

Fullaship Program Alumni

culture is Life

Meriam/Erub Kebi Le Person

Cara Webber

Senior Advisor – Children, Youth and Families

eSafety Commissioner

Meena Singh

Victorian Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People

Nicola Perry-Peters

Acting Executive Director, Social and Emotional Wellbeing;

The Balit Durn Durn Centre, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)

Joshua Brown

Headspace Alice Springs Community Engagement Lead

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress

Natalie Bassett-Bokic

Senior Accreditation Officer (Inclusion & Diversity)

Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)

Jessica Bamblett

Youth Worker, A Grade Netball Coach

Rumbalara Football Netball Club

Jarrod Stains

Marrung Team Leader

Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated (VAEAI)

Daniel Knapp

Executive Director of First Nations Wellbeing and Engagement

Headspace

Jason May

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Bawamarra Cultural Services

Tammy Wallace

Director, Cultural Capability and Strategy

Act for Kids

Dan Powell

LGBTIQ First Nations Senior Project Coordinator, Rainbow Health Australia, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society

La Trobe University; 2025 Victorian NAIDOC Pride Award Winner

Kevin Maroney

Youth Worker

Rumbalara Football Netball Club

Deidre King

Schools Project Officer

Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated (VAEAI)

Jacara Egan

Head of Operations, Cultural Practice and Engagement

Headspace

Dr Michael Doyle

Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School

University of Sydney

Rocket Bretherton

Campaign and Advocate Coordinator NT

Justice Reform Initiative

Marly Wells

First Nations Participation Advisor

Headspace

Caitlin Leahy

Measurement and Evaluation Manager

Culture is Life

Matt O’Brien

Senior Advisor – Safer Communities

eSafety Commissioner

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