Sharon has more than 25 years of broad international experience leading strategic growth initiatives including mergers, sales, acquisitions, private equity and strategic partnerships. Sharon is the Executive Chair and majority shareholder of InterFinancial; has been a partner of Clairfield International for 19 years and was appointed to the global board of Clairfield in 2022. Her local and international experience extends across many sectors, including engineering, mining services, technology, healthcare and financial services. Clients consistently value her ability to think creatively and solve complex problems in transactions, and her genuine interest in, and proven ability to create, more value for both parties in a transaction. Prior to joining InterFinancial, Sharon was General Counsel, and then Vice President of Strategic Planning and Integration at Mincom Limited, a global enterprise software company. Sharon started her career as a corporate lawyer with Allens. Sharon is also a non-executive director on Technology One (ASX50) and Auto & General Insurance Company (Budget Direct).

Experienced entrepreneur, startup coach and venture investor. Co-founder of Redwood, a private community for high-growth founders. Venture Partner at Black Nova Venture Capital. Executive coach to startup founders looking for an experienced sounding board. Previously co-founded and grew Startup Victoria, a non-profit aimed at helping Melbourne develop into a world class startup ecosystem.

"Patrycja Slawuta is an Australia-based, NYC-educated and Poland-born behavioural scientist, successful entrepreneur, and life-long learner. After spending 10+ years in academia, Patrycja founded SelfHackathon, a NYC-based global boutique behavioural consultancy of scientists that applies evidence-based research to help organizations and enterprises navigate the complexities of human nature in the face of disruption, change and uncertainty. After being chosen specifically by the Australian Government to migrate to Australia in March 2020 as a part of its Global Talent Program, Patrycja founded Unlab, a Sydney-based company whose mission is to take behavioural science out of the laboratory and into life through in-depth research initiatives, immersive learning programs and evidence-based consultations. Patrycja believes the human mind is the world’s most untapped natural resource. As such, her mission is to give people and organizations clear frameworks and practical tools to meaningfully and efficiently mine their own minds in order to find purpose, clarity and alignment. In her free time she runs marathons (32 so far), reads (audiobooks) and meditates. In that particular order."

Mike Kelly is a poet, meditation teacher, and contemplative guide whose work bridges inner transformation with the changing landscape of modern life and technology. Formerly immersed in the tech and innovation world, he now brings this creaitve lens to ancient contemplative traditions, exploring how mindfulness, Dharma, and somatic awareness can support individuals navigating complexity, creativity, and uncertainty. He has completed mindfulness and meditation teacher training with the Greater Good Institute (UC Berkeley) and is currently completing a four-year Insight Dharma Teacher Training. Mike’s writing and teaching emphasise presence, spaciousness, and the art of living well - inviting people into deeper connection with themselves, each other, and the wider systems we inhabit."

Award-winning actress Marta Dusseldorp has worked extensively in theatre, film and television for over 30 years and is one of Australia’s most recognised performers. She is also a producer, having founded Archipelago Productions in lutruwita/Tasmania with Ben Winspear. The company creates distinctive theatre and screen projects, including BAY OF FIRES Seasons One and Two, co-created, produced by and starring Dusseldorp. Season One was the ABC’s #1 most-watched drama in 2023, Season Two is now on ABC iview, and the series has exceeded 6 million streams on ITVX in the UK, with sales to multiple territories. Marta has received numerous nominations and awards, including the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a TV Drama for Janet King, in which she also served as Associate Producer. She starred in A Place to Call Home, Jack Irish, Wentworth, Stateless, and Foxtel’s The Twelve. Bay of Fires was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Drama. On stage, she has been a member of Sydney Theatre Company’s Actors Company and won a Helpmann Award for War of the Roses. She has worked with major theatre companies nationwide, earning acclaim for A Doll’s House Part 2, The Deep Blue Sea, Gloria (Sydney Theatre Award), and Archipelago’s The Bleeding Tree, The Maids, and Women of Troy. Her film credits include Paul Cox’s Innocence, Praise, Paradise Road, Ellie & Abbie, With or Without You (Netflix), and the upcoming NZ feature Caterpillar.

Kelly Jamieson founded Edible Blooms with her sister Abbey, which began as a business start-up in 2005 and has grown to be the most googled gifting brand in Australia. In fact, Edible Blooms & Co deliver a moment of joy faster than every two minutes somewhere in Australia and New Zealand daily. Kelly and her team are also previous National Telstra Business Award winners and have been shortlisted in the AFR Innovation Awards. An advocate for women leading in business, Kelly is an SA Telstra Business Woman of the Year recipient, a member of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Winning Women program and co-founder of the Fearless Female movement and the Fearless Innovator grant program for emerging female founders in SA. In her spare time, Kelly can be found jumping off the Port Elliot jetty fully clothed, challenging her team to how many chocolates they can eat in a day or busting embarrassing disco moves with her husband and two children.

"Joel McKerrow is the go-to speaker for creativity-driven transformation. He has spent the last fifteen years on global stages, captivating hundreds of thousands of people with his passionate performative style, highly inspiring keynotes and strategic training. The CEO of Village Roadshow lauds Joel as, ‘a true creative genius’ and says of his work with their executive, 'His impact on my team was nothing short of extraordinary.’ Joel is the VIC/TAS President of PSA (Professional Speakers Australia), Director of The School for Creative Development, an author with Penguin-Random House, an award-winning writer of eleven books and Australia’s only certified Applied Narrative Intelligence specialist. A CREATIVITY and STORY expert, Joel passionately believes that both creativity and story are far too important to be confined only to ’the arts.’ He works with visionary professionals in many different industries to bring about creative momentum and see real-world transformation in their work."

"Henry Shukman is a poet, author, mindfulness teacher and Zen master. He has studied meditation for 35 years, principally in the Sanbo Zen lineage and is the Co-Founder of acclaimed meditation app The Way. His most recent books are Original Love and the Zen memoir One Blade of Grass. He has taught at Google, the New York Times, Harvard Business School, and the Institute of American Indian Arts. He has written several award-winning books of poetry and fiction, and his poems have appeared in The New Yorker, Guardian and Sunday Times. He has a degree from Cambridge and an MLitt from St Andrews."

Gavin Artz is a strategic leader with over 20 years of experience building innovation economies at the intersection of government, research and industry. At South Australia's Department for Trade and Investment, he developed a technology investment strategy that secured commitments for over 11,000 tech jobs and $5 billion in economic impact. His career spans from CEO of a national Arts and Science organisation to Director of Critical Technologies in State government and roles at CSIRO's Data61, where he orchestrated technical teams across cybersecurity, AI, quantum technologies and data architecture. Through extensive international trade work, he has developed a deep understanding of the geopolitical dynamics that shape technology ecosystems and cross-border collaborations. He holds an MBA from the University of South Australia.

Eloise Hall is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of TABOO Period Products, a social enterprise selling organic cotton period care, established to eradicate period poverty in Australia. She is a passionate social entrepreneur, committed to making long-lasting, structural changes to bridge the inequality that exists in our communities. Eloise has been recognised with various awards including EY's Entrepreneur of the Year, (Impact category, 2023), Westpac 2023 Social Change Fellow, InDaily’s 40 under 40 and The Advertisers Woman of the year Rising Star award. Eloise has double bachelors degrees in Business and International Relations and has sat on various boards including the South Australian Social Enterprise Council and the Robinson Research Institutes Advisory Board. Eloise has most recently been appointed as the Social Enterprise Expert in Residence at Flinders New Venture Institute.

Dr Samantha Pillay OAM is a Polymath Changemaker operating at the vital intersection of medicine, cutting-edge technology, and social advocacy. As a pioneering surgeon, multi-award-winning author, and the Founder of AIFilm4Good, the world's first AI-native film studio dedicated to social impact, she synthesizes the analytical rigor and ethical grounding of the operating room with the disruptive power of AI to accelerate progress for women and girls globally. Dr Pillay is a leading voice on the ethical and high-impact application of technology in advocacy, turning the difficult lessons of her career into a powerful, scalable mission. She is a recipient of the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for her service to urology.

As a creative entrepreneur, I am motivated by delivering sustainable growth across wholesale and retail markets, locally, nationally and internationally. My formidable practical and astute commercial acumen has provided me with the opportunity to successfully launch my business and continue to grow in a highly competitive market. As a Co-Founder of Fearless Females and the Fearless Innovator Grant Program, I am invested in building and fostering strong business relationships and authentically engaging with all stakeholders to drive transformational business outcomes. Grounded in my values of integrity and trust, I am dedicated to building connections, collaborating and mentoring of startups, enabling them to scale up and this has been further amplified by our Fearless Females Podcast, supported by Westpac.