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.

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Nick Klomp
Professor Nick Klomp
Vice-Chancellor and President
CQUniversity
Adele Lausberg
Dr Adele Lausberg
Executive Director, Student Accommodation
Property Council
Betty Leask
Professor Betty Leask
Professor Emerita School of Education
La Trobe University
Renée Leon PSM
Professor Renée Leon PSM
Vice-Chancellor and President
Charles Sturt University
Max Lu AO
Professor Max Lu AO
Vice-Chancellor and President
University of Wollongong
Hugh Mackay AO
Hugh Mackay AO
Social psychologist and author
Social psychologist and author
Geetika Madan Patel
Dr Geetika Madan Patel
Vice President
Parul University
Kelly Matthews
Professor Kelly Matthews
Professor, Higher Education
University of Queensland
Sanjay Mazumdar
Dr Sanjay Mazumdar
Executive Director
Defence Trailblazer
Su McCluskey
Su McCluskey
Member of the Crawford Fund Board of Directors and Former Special Representative for Australian Agriculture
Samantha McCulloch
Samantha McCulloch
Chief Executive
Australian Energy Producers
Margaret McDonald
Margaret McDonald
Chair
Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy
El Iza Mohamedou
El Iza Mohamedou
Head
OECD Centre for Skills
Christopher Moran
Professor Christopher Moran
Vice-Chancellor and CEO
University of New England
Tim Nelson
Associate Professor Tim Nelson
Associate Professor
Griffith University
Caryn Nery
Caryn Nery
Director, TNE Partnerships
Victoria University
Rachel Noble PSM
Rachel Noble PSM
Chair
iLaUNCH Advisory Board
Mary O'Kane AC
Professor Mary O'Kane AC
Executive Chairman
O'Kane Associates
Margy Osmond
Margy Osmond
CEO
Tourism and Transport Forum Australia (Virtual)
Andrew Parfitt
Professor Andrew Parfitt
Vice-Chancellor and President
University of Technology Sydney
Michael Pezzullo
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
Layton Pike
Layton Pike
Vice President, International
RMIT University
Clare Pollock
Professor Clare Pollock
Vice-Chancellor
Edith Cowan University
Lawrence Pratchett
Dr Lawrence Pratchett
CEO
UniReady Global - ECA
Xiao Qian
His Excellency Xiao Qian
Ambassador of the People's Republic of China
Pascale Quester AO
Professor Pascale Quester AO
Vice-Chancellor and President
Swinburne University of Technology
Thomas Robinson
Thomas Robinson
CEO
Edelman Australia Pty Ltd
Alex Robson
Professor Alex Robson
Commissioner and Deputy Chair
Productivity Commission
Jacinta Ruru
Professor Jacinta Ruru
Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori
University of Otago
Aruna Sathanapally
Dr Aruna Sathanapally
CEO and Democracy Program Director
Grattan Institute (virtual)
Mark Scott AO
Professor Mark Scott AO
Vice-Chancellor and President
The University of Sydney
Margaret Sheil AO
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 the Hon. Bill Shorten
Vice-Chancellor and President
University of Canberra
Natalie Siegel-Brown
Natalie Siegel-Brown
Inspector-General of Aged Care
Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care
Raj Singh
Dr. Raj Singh
Vice Chancellor
Bennett University
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 AC
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
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
Dr Hilligje van t land
Secretary General
International Association of Universities
Adam Watson
Adam Watson
CEO
APA Group
Steve Wesselingh
Professor Steve Wesselingh
CEO
National Health and Medical Research Council
George Williams AO
Distinguished Professor George Williams AO
Vice-Chancellor and President
Western Sydney University
Paul Young
Professor Paul Young
Emeritus Professor
University of Queensland