2024 Speakers

50+ speakers from the Government and Community sector:

Ngaree Jane
Hon Ngaree Jane Ah Kit MLA
Minister for Territory Families, Minister for Urban Housing
Northern Territory Government
Alisi Tutuila
Chairperson
Aboriginal Housing Company
Dr Catherine Robinson
Dr Catherine Robinson
UTAS Homelessness ColLAB and School of Social Sciences UTAS
UTAS
Wendy Hayhurst
Chief Executive Officer
Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA)
Lani Tuitavake
Chief Operations Officer
Aboriginal Housing Company 
Alison Cole
General Manager
Youth Housing Project
Tina Ugle
Managing Director
Noongar Mia Mia
Sandra Harben
Cultural Consultant
Noongar Mia Mia
Leonie Pickett
Coordinator Moorditj MiaProgram
Noongar Mia Mia
Sharon Gough
Chief Executive Officer
Indigo Junction
Karen Walsh GAICD
Chief Executive Officer
Venture Housing Company
Trish Connolly
Chief Executive Officer
YFoundations
Ben Vasiliou
Chief Executive Officer
Youth Projects
John Engeler
Chief Executive Officer
Shelter NSW
Paul Tommasini
Chief Executive Officer
inCommunity Inc | Tenancy Skills Institute | inCommunity Connect | Beddown
Haehaetu Barrett
Chief Executive Officer
Lifewise
Lisa Graham
Chief Executive Officer
Taldumande Youth Services
Kate Munro
Chief Executive Officer
Youth Action
Kirsty McGeachy
Manager - Tenancy and Accommodation Services, Family and Community Services
MercyCare
Marie – Louise Carroll
Business Development Manager, Family and Community Services
MercyCare
Suzanne Caren
General Manager - Youth Wellbeing and Accommodation, Family and Community Services
MercyCare
Suzanne Naden
Chief Executive Officer
Bungree Aboriginal Association
Susan Richards
Executive Manager Community Services
Lutheran Care
Margaret Maljkovic
Margaret Maljkovic
Chief Executive Officer
Link Wentworth
Irena Baric
State Manger
Salvation Army 
Dushy Thangiah
Chief Executive Officer
Yunba Meta QLD
Davyn de Bruyn
General Manager
Parramatta Mission
Professor Allan Morris
Institute for Public Policy and Governance
UTS
Mike Collins
Principal Advisor - Social and Affordable Housing
Merri-Bek City Council
Kim Sinclair
Chief Executive Officer
SEARMS Community Housing Aboriginal Corporation
Uncle Winston Cutts
Director
Margie’s Safe Space
Proprietor
Blossoms and Turf the Original Property Group
Fiona Hamilton
Chief Executive Officer
LinkPeople
Hal Pawson
Professor of Housing Research and Policy
UNSW
Tanya Corrie
Chief Executive Officer
Juno
Frances Rush OAM
Chief Executive Officer
Asylum Seekers Centre
Dr Kate Davies
Policy and Research Manager
Homelessness NSW
Asha Bhat
Asha Bhat
Chief Executive Officer
Southern Aboriginal Corporation
Emma Greenhalgh
Chief Executive Officer
National Shelter
Stephen Woodland
Founder and Managing Director
Head Start Homes
Nathan Dal Bon
Chief Executive Officer
Housing Australia
John Mogdrige
Co- Chair
Karlup Aboriginal Corporation
Steve Pinner
Team Lead
Southern Aboriginal Corporation
Carol Atkinson
PhD Candidate
Charles Darwin University
Annalisse Wirtz
National Housing Specialist
Workskil Australia
David Pearson
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Alliance to End Homelessness
Sarah Thurgood
Chief Operations Officer
Venture Housing Company
Billie-Jo Williams
Team Leader
Link Wentworth
Marion Bennett
Executive for Practice
Evidence and Impact, Mission Australia
Mark Peacock
General Manager, Strategy, Transformation and Impact
HammondCare
Zak Davidson
Zak Davidson
Manager Youth Services
Meli
Katie Schomacker
Katie Schomacker
Learning and Engagement Coordinator
Meli
Lucy Dodemaide
Lucy Dodemaide
Coordinator of Youth Homelessness and Housing
Meli
Zachariah Matysek_
Zachariah Matysek
Chief Operating Officer
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association (NATSIHA)
Kristy Allan
Senior Manager
Homelessness and Housing Services, Toward Home Lutheran Care
Gerry Georgatos
Founder
The Georgatos Foundation