8th Annual Women in Leadership Summit 2022 | Women Leaders Institute | 28 November 2022 | Hilton Brisbane, 190 Elizabeth St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia

Hear fresh perspectives from our diverse line-up of leaders, and proactively address the external and internal roadblocks that hinder your leadership growth by:
• Developing a comprehensive action plan to accelerate your career trajectory
• Fostering a culture of inclusivity and becoming a true ally to empower our intersectional women leaders
• Overcoming counterproductive perfectionism by nurturing your leadership skills through our Leadership Coaching Clinic

In line with our vision of connecting leadership communities, tune in to select sessions from key speakers live-streamed from locations across .

Key Reasons to Attend:
• Hear from some of Australia’s most influential thought leaders on fostering gender diversity, equity and inclusion within the workforce 
• Chart your leadership trajectory by applying the strategies, techniques and lessons learnt from other high-performing leaders
• Learn to coach and sponsor the best leadership talent to grow your organisation
• Network with like-minded leaders, create meaningful connections and share best practice strategies in taking your career to the next level 
• Engage in interactive leadership workshops and formulate a clear path of action to advance your leadership skills  
• Curate an organisational culture founded on respect and recognition for talented employees from diverse backgrounds  
• Employ best practice methods and procedures to attract, nurture and retain high-performing women in your workplace  
• Establish allyship amongst your workforce to reduce toxic competition and collaborate as an organisation to achieve optimal outcomes 

Who Should Attend?
Regardless of gender or role – whether you are a board director, CEO, senior or middle manager, entrepreneur or young emerging leader, the Women in Leadership Summit is a valuable platform of information, insights, and networking opportunities for you:
• CEOs, Directors, General Managers, Managers and Executives 
• Human Resources Professionals, Recruitment and Talent Specialists
• Diversity and Inclusion Professionals  
• Women Leadership Programme Managers  
• Mentors, Mentorship Programme Managers, Sponsors, Coaches  
• Changemakers championing diversity in the workplace including male allies and advocates 
• Budding and established entrepreneurs 
• Aspiring leaders, managers, millennials, and recent graduates

2022 Speakers

Simone Clarke
Chief Executive Officer, UN Women Australia

Senator The Hon Katy Gallagher
Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Minister for the Public Service, Parliament Of Australia

Leigh Sales AM
Australian Journalist and Author

Annabel Crabb
Australian Political Journalist, Commentator and Television Host

Hon. Linda Burney MP
Minister For Indigenous Australians

Jessica Taylor
Chief Executive Officer, Five Bridges

Catherine Clark
Chief Executive Officer, Paralympics Australia

Carol Taylor
Award Winning Lawyer, World's First Quadraplegic Fashion Designer, Disability Advocate, Non-Executive Director, Spinal Life Australia

Alice Barbery
Chief Executive Officer, Universal Store

Oakley Kwon
Chief Executive Officer, Asian Food And Film

Terri Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Gadens

Athena Manley
Chief of Strategy, AON

Jane Humphreys
Vice President, People & Culture, Volvo Group

Richard Barrett
Chief Executive - Australia New Zealand, AECOM

Michelle Tuahine
First Nations Media Veteran, Member, National NAIDOC Committee

Kirsty Dywer
Chief People Officer, Diabetes Australia

Tracey Martin
Chief Executive Officer, AusAgritech

Anthony Heraghty
Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Super Retail Group

Julie McKay
Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Well-Being Officer, PwC

Kirsty Rourke
Chief Executive Officer, City Of Brisbane Investment Corporation

Emily Martin
Chief Executive Officer, Dundies

Sandra Creamer
Interim Chair, Adjunct Professor, Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council, University Of Queensland

Virginia A Nelson
Chief Superintendent, Operations Commander Internal Investigation Group (ESC), Queensland Police

Adrian Langford
Deputy Chief People and Culture Officer, Department Of Transport And Main Roads

Cherry Ward
Founder & Director, Bluebird Leadership; Head of People - Asia, Thiess

Ben Bjarnesen
Founder, Managing Director, LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Foundation

Jasmine Newman
Managing Director, Killara Services

Danielle Duell
Founder & CEO, Industry Fellow, People With Purpose, QUT Centre For Future Enterprise

Fardowsa Yussuf
Vice-Chair, Future Leaders Advisory Group (FLAG)

Madison Birtchnell
Innovation Coordinator, Youth Advocate / 2021 Gold Coast Young Woman of the Year, Bp

Sonia McDonald
Keynote speaker, Executive coach, Author; CEO & Founder, LeadershipHQ

Maria Artango
Business & Empowerment Coach, One Heart Mentoring & Coaching

Suzie Lightfoot
Personal Brand Coach, Personal Brand Expert

Karen Schulz
Neuroscience Leadership Coach, Psychological Safety Consultant, Founding Partner & Director, Reveur

Dr. Vicki Webster
Leadership Specialist, Executive Coach and Leadership Mentor, Career Resilience Coach, Incisive Leaders

Sally Foley-Lewis
Middle Management & Self-Leadership Expert

2022 Partners

OFFICIAL CHARITY PARTNER:
• UN Women Australia

OFFICIAL ENDORSING PARTNERS:
• Diversity Council Australia
• National Association of Women in Construction

MEDIA PARTNER:
• F magazine