8 MAY 2024
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CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPACT

For too long, the true value of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity has been overlooked, eclipsed by competing priorities of the corporate agenda. While systemic transformation can be hard to envision, and harder still to unleash, the business case for Diversity and Inclusion is stronger than ever before, and pathways to action are clearing.

The Diversity and Inclusion Forum is dedicated to better understanding and unlocking this value by drawing on the shared experiences of Diversity and Inclusion Leaders from some the nation’s most respected businesses. The Forum will feature the voices of international and local leaders of authority and proven success to drive this mission-critical dialogue and attendees will walk away with practical, case-based insights into advancing and innovating within their own Diversity, Inclusion and Equity programmes.

Why Attend

    • We secure the highest calibre thought leaders from Australia and across the world to speak within a seamless and integrated format, facilitating fully interactive sessions that allow you to ask the questions that matter.

 

    • Every session is independently moderated to facilitate candid discussion and debate.

 

    • Your experience is at the heart of the Forum. Our audience is screened for seniority, allowing for a five-start networking environment to extend the conversation beyond formalities.

 

    • We respect the seniority of our delegates by diving deeper into technical subject matter with a business-driven, outcomes-focused agenda.

 

Gain Access

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7 Exclusive Keynote Addresses
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150+ Executives
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Executive Learning Agenda
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5-Star Networking Environment
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20+ Executive Speakers
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2024 Speakers

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Randall Tucker
Chief Inclusion Officer

Mastercard (US)
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Randall Tucker
Chief Inclusion Officer

Mastercard (US)
Randall Tucker is Executive Vice President, Chief Inclusion Officer for Mastercard, where he is responsible for aligning the company’s global diversity and inclusion initiatives with the corporate business strategy to ensure that every employee has the opportunity to reach their greatest potential.

Before joining Mastercard, Randall served as head of Inclusion and Diversity at Darden Restaurants Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Earlier in his career, he served in various sales and human resource roles at Marriott International.

Randall has been named Crain’s New York Business’ Notable Black Leaders, Adweek’s Pride Star Honoree, featured in Forbes, Fortune, Quartz, Business Insider, and regularly speaks at key industry events including Money20/20, FT Moral Money, the World Bank, Financial Alliance for Women, and many others. He also serves on the World Economic Forum’s Steering Committee for the Partnership for Global LGBTQI+ Equality.

Randall holds a Bachelor of Arts from James Madison University, where he currently serves on the College of Business Advisory Council. He has been a guest lecturer at Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies and is a Six Sigma Black Belt.

He lives in New York City with his husband.

INTERNATIONAL
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Ifem Onuora
Head of Race, Equity & Inclusion

FA Premier League (UK)
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Ifem Onuora
Head of Race, Equity & Inclusion

FA Premier League (UK)
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Dan Te Whenua Walker
Co-Chair of Indigenous

Microsoft (NZ)
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Dan Te Whenua Walker
Co-Chair of Indigenous

Microsoft (NZ)
Award-winning leader, Dan Te Whenua Walker is the Global Co-Chair of Indigenous at Microsoft, focused on supporting Indigenous empowerment wherever Microsoft is and raising the Indigenous voice in technology globally.

Through the help of his whanau, his elders and his tribal teachers, Dan has learned much of his Māori cultural wisdom through the 15+ years of service to his iwi tribe Ngāti Ruanui.

Today Dan will share from his experiences how any business can embrace Te Ao Māori wisdom to create long-term inter-generational change for our future.

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Courtney Pond
Group Inclusion & Diversity Manager

The NRMA
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Courtney Pond
Group Inclusion & Diversity Manager

The NRMA
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Katie Wyatt
Head of Diversity and Inclusion

Coles Group
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Katie Wyatt
Head of Diversity and Inclusion

Coles Group
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Sharon Jones
Head of Diversity and Inclusion

Origin Energy
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Sharon Jones
Head of Diversity and Inclusion

Origin Energy
Sharon is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion specialist with over 20 years’ experience in Human Resources in Australia and the UK.

Sharon is passionate about disrupting the barriers to inclusion for everyone and embedding change within organisations.
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Marcelle Harrison
Head of Diversity & Inclusion

Kmart Group
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Marcelle Harrison
Head of Diversity & Inclusion

Kmart Group
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Joshua Griffin
Head of Inclusion & Talent Development

SBS
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Joshua Griffin
Head of Inclusion & Talent Development

SBS
Josh Griffin is the Head of Talent, Development and Inclusion at the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Australia’s multicultural and Indigenous broadcaster. At SBS Josh is responsible for leading a group of cross functional teams across Talent Acquisition, Employee Experience, Diversity & Inclusion, Learning and Development and Leadership Capability.

Josh also acts as an advisor to a number of organisations in both the public and private sectors on how to accelerate diversity and inclusion efforts and to build cultures of vulnerability and cultural capacity. Josh is an accomplished speaker, presenter and MC and is passionate about realising the social and economic benefits of a more inclusive Australia as well as the role that the media sector plays in particular.
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Amy Singe
General Manager, People, Performance and Culture

Yarra Valley Water
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Amy Singe
General Manager, People, Performance and Culture

Yarra Valley Water
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Kelly Williams
Head of Indigenous, Diversity & Inclusion

ABC
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Kelly Williams
Head of Indigenous, Diversity & Inclusion

ABC
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Alex McGrath
Senior Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Wellbeing Specialist

REA Group
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Alex McGrath
Senior Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Wellbeing Specialist

REA Group
Alex leads the DEI and Wellbeing porfolios at REA Group, a leading Australian digital business working to change the way the world experiences property.

In the first decade of Alex’s career she worked in marketing and communications roles, passionately leading DEI communications in different industries including construction and infrastructure, engineering and finance, before joining the Cerebral Palsy Alliance to manage World Cerebral Palsy Day.

As a skilled writer and content strategist, Alex’s work sees her design DEI and wellbeing programs around the narrative, shaping impactful employee experiences that make a real difference to the lives of REA people.
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Majella Curtis
Diversity and Inclusion Manager

Development Victoria
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Majella Curtis
Diversity and Inclusion Manager

Development Victoria
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Amelia Britton
Head of Diversity & Inclusion

Norton Rose Fulbright
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Amelia Britton
Head of Diversity & Inclusion

Norton Rose Fulbright
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Harleen Oberoi
Group Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Talent

Crown Resorts
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Harleen Oberoi
Group Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Talent

Crown Resorts
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Chyloe Kurdas
Inclusion & Diversity Senior Manager

Australian Red Cross
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Chyloe Kurdas
Inclusion & Diversity Senior Manager

Australian Red Cross
Own Journey Director, Chyloe Kurdas, is an inclusion & diversity specialist, with over twenty years’ experience coaching systemic, structural and cultural change in organisations to deliver belonging and inclusion.

Chyloe was one of the driving forces behind the AFL Women's competition and led the implementation of the Australian golf industry’s national gender equality strategy, Vision 2025. She consults across a variety of national sporting organisations and industry bodies on how to lead gender inclusive organisations and outcomes, and coaches industry staff on their career development and inclusive leadership practice. An AFLW TV and radio commentator, Chyloe is also an accomplished keynote speaker.

Chyloe stepped away from sport into the Inclusion and Diversity Senior Manager role at Australian Red Cross where she is helping to lead a whole of community organisational development effort to build a greater experience of belonging and inclusion for all Red Cross people.

Chyloe’s expertise lies in delivering leadership systems to identify, pipeline, and coach key leadership personnel to build gender and inclusion-empowered organisations. In particular, she has extensive expertise in supporting male leaders as allies of gender equity.

Her track record of coaching leaders in positively shaping inclusive cultures is demonstrated through her facilitation of whole of industry buy-in and in the creation of AFLW. She is an evidence-based thought leader who understands the importance of providing a variety of motivators to meet the diverse needs of people within organisations in order to create change.

A TedX Sydney presenter, Chyloe is an excellent public speaker and workshop facilitator, delivering bespoke presentations for clients across a wide range of industries and countries. A progressive innovator whose leadership is growth mindset oriented, Chyloe’s presentations share how she approaches cultural change in male-dominated industries, and the legacy she has created for female athletes.

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Graduate Diploma of Education, Psychology & Health (University of Melbourne) Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Hons.), Psychology & Health Promotion (Deakin University) Graduate Certificate (Organisational Coaching)*in progress (Swinburne University)

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Leadership, change & transformation, gender equality, inclusion and diversity, organisational development, inclusive & executive leadership coaching, facilitation of learning & development initiatives.
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Manon Pietra
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead

Canva
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Manon Pietra
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead

Canva
Manon is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lead at Australia's tech design unicorn, Canva.

A strategic and creative DEI leader with a strong track record in talent management and operational excellence, Manon is passionate about partnering with business leaders to unlock human potential while advancing DEI initiatives.

Her journey in championing DEI began as the Co-Chair of Open Pride, an employee resource group under the Omnicom People Engagement Network (OPEN). Beyond this, during her time as Head of People & Culture & APAC Regional Lead for PHD Media, Manon played a pivotal role in developing the media industry's first Reconciliation Action Plan and authored the Mentally Healthy Minimum Standards.
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Lauren Levin
Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

MinterEllison
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Lauren Levin
Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

MinterEllison
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Ross Wetherbee
Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Ross Wetherbee
Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Catherine Dixon
Fmr Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Telstra
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Catherine Dixon
Fmr Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Telstra
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Lilian Kikuvi
Co-Founder and Facilitator

Becoming Better Together Collective
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Lilian Kikuvi
Co-Founder and Facilitator

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Shantelle Thompson OAM
Co-Founder Storyteller & Weaver

Becoming Better Together Collective
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Shantelle Thompson OAM
Co-Founder Storyteller & Weaver

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Gemma Saunders
Co-Founder

Becoming Better Together Collective
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Gemma Saunders
Co-Founder

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  • 8:30 am
    Registration, Refreshments & Networking
  • 9:00 am
    Opening Remarks from the Chair
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    Gemma Saunders
    Co-Founder

    Becoming Better Together Collective
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    Shantelle Thompson OAM
    Co-Founder Storyteller & Weaver

    Becoming Better Together Collective
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    Lilian Kikuvi
    Co-Founder and Facilitator

    Becoming Better Together Collective
  • 9:05 am
    Welcome to Country
  • 9:15 am
    Ministerial Address
  • 9:25 am
    Keynote
  • 9:45 am
    Outlook Session

    Creating Opportunities for Impact: Responding to a Perpetual Landscape of Inequality 

    • Moving with momentum: Aligning internal strategies to external change. 
    • From Foothills to Mountains: Mapping a pathway through Australia’s current DEI terrain. 
    • Sharpening your radar: ambitious leadership through tumultuous times. 
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    Kelly Williams
    Head of Indigenous, Diversity & Inclusion

    ABC
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    Majella Curtis
    Diversity and Inclusion Manager

    Development Victoria
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    Harleen Oberoi
    Group Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Talent

    Crown Resorts
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    Marcelle Harrison
    Head of Diversity & Inclusion

    Kmart Group
  • 10:25 am
    Partner Keynote
  • 10:55 am
    Morning Refreshments & Networking
  • 11:25 am
    Diamond Keynote
  • 11:50 am
    Keynote
  • 12:10 pm
    Leadership Strategy Session

    Measuring Impact: Structuring a Compelling Case for Change 

    • Turning vocal commitments into firm strategic priorities. 
    • Crafting a compelling story: strategies of effective qualitative measurement. 
    • Protecting DEI progress in the midst of tighter budgets and economic uncertainty. 
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    Amelia Britton
    Head of Diversity & Inclusion

    Norton Rose Fulbright
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    Amy Singe
    General Manager, People, Performance and Culture

    Yarra Valley Water
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    Ross Wetherbee
    Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    nbn
  • 12:50 pm
    Keynote
  • 1:10 pm
    Lunch Welcome Remarks
  • 1:20 pm
    Lunch and Networking
  • 2:15 pm

    Intersectionality Masterclass

    Breaking Barriers and Shaping Understanding 

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    Catherine Dixon
    Fmr Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    Telstra

    Addressing Bias Masterclass

    Dismantling Systemic Discrimination

  • 3:30 pm
    Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
  • 4:00 pm
    Keynote
  • 4:20 pm
    Culture Session

    Fostering a Thriving Culture of Inclusivity 

    • Culture or compliance: approaching the complexity of transformational change. 
    • Strengthening DEI visibility across the workforce. 
    • Crafting learning environments to align and equip cross-functional teams. 
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    Alex McGrath
    Senior Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Wellbeing Specialist

    REA Group
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    Chyloe Kurdas
    Inclusion & Diversity Senior Manager

    Australian Red Cross
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    Manon Pietra
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead

    Canva
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    Lauren Levin
    Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

    MinterEllison
  • 5:00 pm
    Keynote
  • 5:20 pm
    Closing Remarks from the Chair
  • 5:30 pm
    Close of Forum
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SPONSORS

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Gold Partner | equalityinstitute.org
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The Dream Collective is a global diversity, equity and inclusion consultancy that supports organisations to attract, retain and advance diverse talent, through strategic advisory, training and employer branding.

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The Equality Institute is a global social enterprise working to advance equality. They provide holistic and tailored diversity, equity and inclusion services and support for organisations and individuals.

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Why Get Involved

The Diversity and Inclusion Forum is driven by an ambitious business agenda, and our audience is screened for seniority to ensure you are networking the minds shaping business.

Our limited keynote and moderated panel speaking opportunities will effectively embed you in this top-end business community. Digital and physical brand activations, as well as consultations in dedicated activation spaces further enable you to engage with this decision-making audience.

As a marketing platform to demonstrate expertise, credibility and grow your business with leading executives, the Diversity and Inclusion Forum offers unrivalled cut-through.

 

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Jessica Ewing-Flynn Commercial Director
Tel: 0400 998 248
Email: [email protected]

 

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

Tel: 61 2 8004 8590
Email: [email protected]

Venue/Accommodation

  • Venue
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RACV City Club Melbourne

Level 17, Bourke Room, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000. Click here for more venue information.

Pricing and Discounts

Early Bird Registration
(until 16/02/2024)
$1195 + GST
$3585 + GST
Standard Registration
(from 17/02/2024)
$1395 + GST
$4185 + GST

If you are a Vendor or Service Provider, please email [email protected] to discuss your involvement.

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

Tel: 61 2 8004 8590
Email: [email protected]

 

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Jessica Ewing-Flynn Commercial Director
Tel: 0400 998 248
Email: [email protected]

 

We look forward to delivering this event for you.

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