Program speakers

Emeritus Professor Judyth Sachs

Principal, Judyth Sachs Consulting
Professor Elaine Saunders

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health, Arts & Design, Swinburne University of Technology, and Chair of the Swinburne Innovation Precinct Advisory Board
Professor Helana Scheepers

Professor, Academic Director Research Training, School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology, Co-Chair of the P2022 WATTLE Organising Committee
Professor Brian P. Schmidt

Vice-Chancellor and President, The Australian National University 2011 Nobel Laureate Physics
Professor Cordelia Selomulya

Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, and ARC Future Fellow
Kean Selway

Executive Vice-President, Futures, Deakin University
Professor Cindy Shannon AM

Pro Vice Chancellor (Indigenous), Griffith University
Luke Sheehy

Executive Director, Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN)
Ms Tracey Slatter

Managing Director, Barwon Water
Dr. Andrew J. Smith

Business Director, Pneutech Pty Ltd
Ms Anna Song

Senior Advisor, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Victorian Government
Bridget Soulsby

Executive Director, Operations, Office of the Provost, La Trobe University
Julie Steiner AM

Executive Search Consultant
Professor Rosemary Stockdale

Dean (Engagement), Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Professor Gabriele Suder

Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Federation University Australia
Professor Helen Sullivan

Dean, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University
Professor Simone Taffe

Professor in Communication Design, Swinburne University of Technology
Dr Vivienne Thom AM

Independent Consultant, specialising in integrity and governance
Anna Tsikouris

Chief Financial Officer, The Australian National University
Ms Tiina Tuulos

Innovation Coach and Lecturer, Design Factory Melbourne, Swinburne University of Technology
Professor Jessica Vanderlelie

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students), La Trobe University
Dr Niki Vincent

Commissioner for Gender Equality in the Public Sector, Victorian Government
Dr Jennifer de Vries

Organisational Consultant, Gender Researcher and Strategist
Professor (Emeritus) Sally Walker AM

Former Vice-Chancellor and President, Deakin University
Professor Ruth Wallace

Dean of College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society, and Director of the Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University
Ms Tara Waller

Manager, Organisational Development, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victorian State Government
Dr Leonie Walsh

Board Chair, Centre for New Energy Technologies, Founder and Director, Productive Management Solutions, and former Victorian Lead Scientist, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport, and Resources (2013-2016)
Dr Anne Walters

Chief Plant Health Officer, Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Northern Territory
Sophia Hamblin Wang

Chief Operating Officer, Mineral Carbonation International
Jane Ward

Executive Director, Higher Education, Department of Education and Training, Victorian Government
Lisa Watts

CEO and Executive Director, The Conversation
Georgeina Whelan

Commissioner, ACT Emergency Services Agency