2021 FACILITATORS
Cammy Lu
Community Educator & Facilitator
2021 GUEST SPEAKERS
viv Nguyen AM
Chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission
Chris Turner
Principal Consultant at Neuro Advantage
Denisse Sandoval
Advocacy Lead at Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria
Dr Siew Fang Law
Senior Lecturer (Engagement, Collaboration and Partnership) at Melbourne CSHE
Jieh-Yung Lo
Director of The Centre for Asian-Australian Leadership at The Australian National University
Minh Nguyen (Judy)
Psychologist at Department of Education and Training
Celia Tran
Principal Adviser of the Victorian Multicultural Commission
Claudia Nguyen
Councillor for Yarra City Council
Ishwar Singh
Manager of Workforce Advisory at EY
Dr Sheila Nguyen
Co-Founder & CEO of Sports Environment Alliance Inc
Judy Do-Hang
Communications Coordinator CEO at ANZ
2019 FACILITATORS
HELEN RODD
Community Developer, Practitioner & Educator
2019 GUEST SPEAKERS
CELIA TRAN
Leader in Youth Advocacy & Community Development
Ishwar Singh
Senior Consultant, People Advisory Services Ernst & Young
Zione Walker-Nthenda
Principal Advisor - Department of Premier & Cabinet
Piper Huynh
Theatre Practitioner
TOM Nguyen
Graduate Water Resources Engineer
Jade lillie
Community Engagement Specialist, Director, Public Affairs - cohealth
Alisha Fernando
Associate Director, Social Diversity & Inclusion, The University of Melbourne
Mary Nhan Nguyen
Founder and President of Hands for Hope Inc.
Jennifer Tran
Community Designer
Chris pham
Managing Director of CP Associates & Co
Grant liptrot
Healthcare Services Professional, Senior Consultant - Generative Solutions
anna song
Senior Advisor of Diversity & Inclusion - Department of Jobs, Precincts, and Regions
Tim Lo Surdo
Founder and National Director of Democracy in Colour
Benson Saulo
Head of Partnerships Australian Unity Wealth
Selba Luka
Chief Executive Officer, Afri-Aus Care
andrew pham
Emerging Leaders Mentor & Pastor
William Le
Co Creative Director, International Casting and Creative Management
2018 FACILITATORS
HELEN RODD
Community Developer, Practitioner & Educator
Maria Dimopoulos
Policy Formulation Expert
Alisha Fernando
Associate Director, Social Diversity & Inclusion, The University of Melbourne
2018 GUEST SPEAKERS
awan Mading
South Sudanese Community Leader
Tu-anh Nguyen
Senior Executive, PwC
KErry BENNETT
CEO & Head of College, Graduate House, The University of Melbourne
Cheri Ong
Chair & Founder, Asian Australian Foundation
PIPer Huynh
Theatre Practitioner
Jason Ball
Australian LGBTI and Mental Health Advocate and former political candidate
Carmel Guerra
CEO, Centre for Multicultural Youth
JENNIFER TRAN
Community Designer
2017 FACILITATORS
ANH NGUYEN
Research Associate, Melbourne Museum
HOA PHAM
Founder, Peril
Leadership Victoria
2017 GUEST SPEAKERS
Helen Kapalos
Chair, Victorian Multicultural Commission
VINCENT SHIN
Australia’s first School Lawyer
ANDREW PHAM
Emerging Leaders Mentor & Pastor
Benson Saulo
Youth Indigenous Leader
Rowena AlleN
Victoria’s first Gender & Sexuality Commissioner
WESA CHAU
Director, Cultural Intelligence
2016 GUEST SPEAKERS
Helen Kapalos
Chair, Victorian Multicultural Commission
Dr Nicholas EconomoU
Senior Lecturer, Monash School of Political and Social Inquiry
Bulent Hass DellaL
Director & Chairman, Special Broadcasting Services
Shabnam Safa
Co-Founder of Noor Foundation
Padmini Sebastian
Manager, Immigration Museum of Victoria
2015 GUEST SPEAKERS
Nathalie NguyeN
Associate Professor & Author
Lucinda HartleY
CEO & Co-Founder, CoDesign Studio
Julian Burnside
Human Rights Lawyer
Duong Nguyet Anh
Director, Borders & Maritime Security Division, United States Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate
Michelle Bonney
CEO, Bounczn Dance Company
2014 GUEST SPEAKERS
Cam Nguyen
Founding Member, Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association
Tim Costello
Chief Advocate, World Vision Australia
Jon Faine
Radio Presenter, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Chin Tan
Race Discrimination Commissioner
Laura John
Former United Nations Youth Representative for Australia
Bishop Vincent Long Nguyen
Roman Catholic Bishop, Archdiocese of Melbourne
Nicola Roxon
Australia's first female Federal Attorney General