Speakers
Meet the speakers for 2027, with more to be announced soon.
Dr Sam Tsemberis
Chief Executive Officer
Pathways Housing First Institute
International Keynote
Kate Colvin
Chief Executive Officer
Homelessness Australia
The Hon. Katrine Hildyard MP
Minister for Human Services, Minister for Seniors and Ageing Well, Minister for Women
South Australian Government
Sherri Bruinhout
Chief Executive Officer
Launch Housing
Rachael Hill
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Qualified by Lived Experience
Frances Crimmins
Chief Executive Officer
YWCA Canberra
Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon
Professor
Monash University
Paul McDonald
Chief Executive Officer, Anglicare Victoria
Chair, Home Stretch
Pam Barker
Chief Executive Officer
Brisbane Youth Services
Leah Watkins
Senior Advisor Impact and Advocacy
Housing First Community of Practice
Ewan Higgs
Housing Services Program Manager
Hobart City Mission
Nicola Ballenden
Executive Director Strategy, Engagement and Housing Transformation
Mind Australia
George Hatvani
Head of Systems Change and Advocacy
Launch Housing
Catherine Robinson
Associate Professor in Communities and Social Justice Lead, Homelessness ColLAB
University of Tasmania
Katie Wynne
Director of Client Services
Women and Girls Emergency Centre
Paul Wright
National Manager, Policy, Advocacy & Government Relations
Mission Australia
Josh Tilley-Darvill
Manager - Inclusion and Recovery Services
Vincent Care Victoria
Duncan Bainbridge
Lived Experience Advocate
Janna Voloshin
Chief Executive Officer
Vassey RSL Care
Jonathan Dyer
Program Manager, Veteran Support Team
The Salvation Army Australia
Patricia Cotton
Chief Executive Officer
Yangadlitya Indigenous Corporation
Jason Tamplin
VISHN Coordinator
Ngwala Willumbong
Sharelle McGuirk
First Nations Workforce Development Project Lead
Council to Homeless Persons
Kay Lombino
First Nations Workforce Development Project Officer
Council to Homeless Persons
Kath Brackett
Director Community and Sector Development
Municipal Association of Victoria
Jonathon Louth
Director
Standpoint Consulting
Lauren Moulds
Director, Homelessness Systems and Partnerships
Department of Human Services
Natalie Bogoias
Street Health Manager
Homeless Healthcare
Robb Smart
Principal Policy and Programs Officer
Department of Human Services SA
Jocelyn Tan
Research Fellow
University of Notre Dame Australia
Jon Swain
Director
Byabarra
Jessamin Curtis
Ruby’s Service Manager
Uniting Communities SA
Maidie Graham
Head of Homelessness and Social Inclusion Programs
Uniting Vic Tas
Tim Carter
Intake & Disability Services Manager
Wintringham
Jackson Hills
Chief Executive Officer
Shelter National
Kylie Adams
Acting Senior Operations Manager, Homelessness Services
Lutheran Care
Stephen Hawkins
Head; Strategy, Systems and Project Delivery
Homelessness QLD
Associate Professor Rhiannon Pilkington
Co-Lead, Thriving Families, Co-Director, BetterStart Group
Adelaide University
David Lilley
Senior Policy Officer
Homelessness NSW
Fallon Hardy
Senior Project Officer
Department of Human Services South Australia
Erin Longbottom
National Director of Homelessness
St Vincent’s Health Australia
Jocelyn Bignold
Chief Executive Officer
McAuley Community Services for Women
Jenna Tawera
Peer Outreach Worker
Homeless Healthcare
Trudi Ray
Chief Executive Officer
Haven Home Safe
Mike Byrne
Regional Coordinator
NT Shelter
Maya Glassman
Policy and Strategic Engagement Lead
Q Shelter
Nathan Klingem
Chief Executive Officer
RSL Care SA
Lisa Wood
Professor
Notre Dame University
Dr Laura Hayes
Research and Evaluation Manager
Mind Australia
Michael Smith
Director - Haven Foundation
Mind Australia
Sharon Gough
Chief Executive Officer
Indigo Junction
Marcia Harkins
Head of Housing and Homelessness
South East Community Links
Leanne Mitchell
General Manager Partnerships and Advocacy
Australian Alliance to End Homelessness
Taylor Grills
Practice and Systems Improvement Lead
Australian Alliance to End Homelessness
Michala McMahon
Advance to Zero General Manager
Australian Alliance to End Homelessness
Danielle Schutte
Chief Operating Officer
We Are Mobilise
Noah Yang
Chief Executive Officer
We Are Mobilise
Shannen Vallesi
Research Associate
The University of Notre Dame
Swagata Bapat
Director Workforce Development & Innovation
Council to Homeless Persons
Dale Renner
Founder
ShareCraft
Larissa Taylor
Senior Lecturer in Aboriginal Health and Education — College of Medicine and Public Health
Flinders University
Charlotte Georgiou
Program Coordinator, Homes First Inner South
Sacred Heart Mission