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DRIVING CHANGE FEATURED SPEAKERS

The Driving Change speaker line up includes industry leaders, advocates and change makers from across the disability, screen and advertising sectors.

Keely Cat-Wells

Founder & CEO Making Space (USA)

ELLIE COLE

Paralympian

Nas Campanella

ABC National Disability Affairs Reporter

Dana Cadden

Global Head of Production Unilever

Hannah Diviney

Actor, Advocate and Author

The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Minister for Social Services

Leigh Sales AM

Anchor of ABC-TV’s Australian Story

Kyas Hepworth

Head of Screen NSW

Lisa Cox

Advertising Consultant and Disability Advocate

Stevie Ray

Casting Director at McGregor Casting

Anousha Zarkesh

Vice President Casting Guild of Australia

Emily Dash

Disability Advocate, Actor, Filmmaker and Bus Stop Films Board Member

Liana Dubois

Chief Marketing Officer Nine

Sam Turley

Invention Lead | Head of Inclusive Innovation Mindshare

Dianna La Grassa

COO and Head of Screen Bus Stop Films

Matt Deaner

CEO Screen Producers Australia

Daniel Valiente-Riedl

General Manager Job Access

Chanel Bowen

Disability Advocate, Filmmaker and Access Coordinator

Nathan Borg

Deaf Advocate, Actor and Producer

Damian Griffis

CEO First Peoples Disability Network Australia

Paul Nunnari

CEO Inclusively Made, Access Expert, Entertainer, Paralympian and BSF Advisory Board Member

Sofya Gollan

Screenwriter, Director and Access Coordinator

Rae Pastuszak

Experience Delivery Assistant oOh!media and Award Winning Actor

Ken Crouch

Head of Industry Development

Michael Wrenn

Producer and Executive Producer

Daniel McDonald

Deaf Advocate

Jack Small

Camera Operator

Sharon Xabregas

Managing Director Sign Hear

Priya Addams Williams

Shift 20 Initiative Lead at the Dylan Alcott Foundation

Jason Potkins

Director Screen Incentives Office for the Arts

Kerri-Lee Harding

Indigenous Lead SBS Audio

Joanna Agius OAM

Founder of Deaf Aboriginal Services

Brandon Fairley

BSF Ambassador, Indigenous Actor and Advocate

Louise Yates nee Philip

Actor & PR Executive

Andrew Mercado

Aussie Film & TV Historian

Josie Mason Campbell

Head of Programming Eureka, a Fremantle Company

Pip Smart

Producer Revolver

Raj Gupta

Chief Strategy & Growth Officer UM Australia

Josh Griffin

Head of Talent, Development and Inclusion at SBS

Steph Dower

Disability Advocate, Filmmaker and Access Coordinator

Sara Shams

Model, Speaker, Creator, Actor, and Disability Activist

Meret Hassanen

Writer & Producer

Johanna Garvin

Filmmaker, Advocate & Communications Officer Create NSW

Lewis Smith

Bus Stop Employment Member

Stephanie Begas

Bus Stop Employment Member

Charlie Smith

Bus Stop Employment Member

Seema Dudley

Employment Trainer & On Set Support Worker Bus Stop Employment

Diana Fisk

Manager of Advocacy and Partnerships Bus Stop Films

Sarah Jane Johnson

General Manager Bus Stop Employment

Meet the Mc's

To provide the laughs and keep the show moving smoothly are two great women;

MADELEINE STEWART
Stand-up Comedian and Disability Advocate

APRIL HELENE-HORTON
Body Positivity Advocate AKA the Bodzilla

  • Brandon Fairley
  • Emily Dash
  • Damian Griffis
  • Daniel Valiente-Riedl
  • Keely Cat-Wells
  • Paul Nunnari
  • Steph Dower
  • Pip Smart
  • Nathan Borg
  • Lisa Cox
  • Stevie Ray
  • Rae Pastuszak
  • Diana Fisk
  • Ken Crouch
  • Daniel McDonald
  • Jack Small
  • Chanel Bowen
  • Jason Potkins
  • Sofya Gollan
  • Matt Deaner
  • Joanna Agius OAM
  • Sharon Xabregas
  • Dianna La Grassa
  • Anousha Zarkesh
  • Seema Dudley
  • Leigh Sales AM
  • Priya Addams Williams