Speakers

You’ll be joined at the Solutions Summit by a distinguished group of leaders. The full roster includes voices from government, industry and thought leaders from around the world. Subscribe to the summit newsletter for exclusive insights, speaker announcements and program updates.

Subscribe
Renee Leon
Professor Renee Leon
Vice-Chancellor
Charles Sturt University
Hugh Mackay
Hugh Mackay AO
Social psychologist and author
Self-employed
Iain Martin
Professor Iain Martin
Vice-Chancellor
Deakin University
Kelly Matthews
Dr Kelly Matthews
Professor, Higher Education
University of Queensland
Sanjay Mazumdar
Dr Sanjay Mazumdar
Executive Director
Defence Trailblazer
Su McCluskey
Su McCluskey FCPA FTSE
Member of the Crawford Fund Board of Directors and Former Special Representative for Australian Agriculture
Samantha McCulloch
Ms Samantha McCulloch
Chief Executive
Australian Energy Producers
Margaret McDonald
Ms Margaret McDonald
Chair, TRaCE
Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE)
Jonathan Mead
Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead AO
Director-General
Australian Submarine Agency
El Iza Mohamedou
El Iza Mohamedou
Head
OECD Centre for Skills
Tim Nelson
Associate Professor Tim Nelson
Associate Professor
Griffith University
Caryn Nery
Caryn Nery
Director, TNE Partnerships
Victoria University
Rachel Noble
Ms Rachel Noble PSM
Chair
iLaUNCH Advisory Board
Margy Osmond
Margy Osmond
CEO
Tourism and Transport Forum
Andrew Parfitt
Professor Andrew Parfitt
Vice-Chancellor and President
University Of Technology Sydney
Michael Pezzullo
Mr Michael Pezzullo
Former Secretary Department of Home Affairs
Commonwealth of Australia
Nicola Phillips
Professor Nicola Phillips
Vice Chancellor & President
Adelaide University
Sharon Pickering
Professor Sharon Pickering
Vice-Chancellor and President
Monash University
Lawrence Pratchett
Dr Lawrence Pratchett
CEO
UniReady Global - ECA
Xiao Qian
Xiao Qian
Chinese Ambassador
Thomas Robinson
Mr Thomas Robinson
CEO
Edelman Australia Pty Ltd
Alex Robson
Professor Alex Robson
Commissioner and Deputy Chair
Productivity Commission
Aruna Sathanapally
Dr Aruna Sathanapally
CEO and Democracy Program Director
Grattan Institute
Mark Scott
Professor Mark Scott
Vice-Chancellor and President
The University of Sydney
Margaret Sheil
Professor Margaret Sheil AO
Vice-Chancellor and President
Queensland University of Technology
Adam Shoemaker
Professor Adam Shoemaker
Vice-Chancellor and President
Victoria University
Bill Shorten
Professor Bill Shorten
Vice-Chancellor
University of Canberra
Natalie Siegel-Brown
Natalie Siegel-Brown
Inspector-General of Aged Care
Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care
Zlatko Skrbis
Professor Zlatko Skrbis
Vice-Chancellor and President
Australian Catholic University
David Slucki
Associate Professor David Slucki
Director, Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation Loti Smorgon Associate Professor in Contemporary Jewish Life and Culture
Monash University
Steve Smith
Sir Steve Smith
UK Government International Education Champion & UK Government Special Representative to Saudi Arabia for Education
Chris Smith
Chris Smith
Head of Innovation
ReadyTech
Deborah Terry
Professor Deborah Terry AC
Vice-Chancellor and President
The University of Queensland
Michelle Trudgett
Professor Michelle Trudgett
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Leadership
Western Sydney University
Satara Uthayakumaran
Ms Satara Uthayakumaran
2025 Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations
UN Youth Australia/DFAT
Jessica Vanderlelie
Professor Jessica Vanderlelie
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic
Deakin University
Hilligje van't Land
Mrs Hilligje van't Land
Secretary General
International Association of Universities (IAU)
Adam Watson
Adam Watson
CEO
APA Group
Steve Wesselingh
Professor Steve Wesselingh
CEO
National Health and Medical Research Council
George Williams
D/Professor George Williams AO
Vice-Chancellor and President
Western Sydney University
Paul Young
Professor Paul Young
Emeritus Professor
University of Queensland