Speakers
Meet our exciting lineup for the 2025 National Housing Conference. These speakers will be joining the stage to bring you diverse perspectives to contemporary challenges in the housing and homelessness sector.
We will continue to update this page as more speakers and facilitators are confirmed.
Humair Ahmad PSM
Homes NSW
Dr Tom Alves
AHURI
Jacek Anderst
The George Institute For Global Health
Nicole Bennetts
Planning Institute of Australia
Jess Berry
PIQUE
Elly Bird
Resilient Lismore
Mark Black
Architectus
Ellis Blaikie
Bridge Housing
Kathryn Blake
Link Wentworth
Trish Blake
Commissioner for Consumer Protection
Dr Nicola Brackertz
AHURI
Jody Broun
Consultant
Heather Browne
Economic Development Queensland (EDQ)
Suzanne Brown
Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA)
Julie-Anne Burgess
South Australian Housing Trust
Fiona Caniglia
Q Shelter
Justin Cantelo
Housing Plus
Natalie Clark
Homes NSW
Simone Clinch-Moore
Wungening Aboriginal Corporation
Emma Colombera
Department of Treasury and Finance WA
Joseph Connellan
Advocate
Damien Crough
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Lisa Dalla Zuanna
Melbourne City Mission
Andrew D'Arcy
St Kilda Community Housing
Kate Davis
Murdoch University
Mae De Sesto
Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania
Mary Doctor
Umpi Korumba
Tanya Edmonds
Housing Choices Australia
John Engeler
Shelter NSW
Dr Alison Evans
Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing
Faysal Fassi
Indigenous Business Australia (IBA)
Dr Michael Fotheringham
AHURI
Emili Fox
Architectus
Brett Goring
St Patrick's Community Support Centre
Dr Jefa Greenaway
Greenaway Architects
Jenniy Gregory
RACE for 2030 CRC
Adam Haddow
Australian Institute of Architects
Shane Hamilton
Aboriginal Hostels Limited
Andrew Hannan
DevelopmentWA
James Henry
Housing Choices Australia
Jackson Hills
QShelter
Leanne Hodyl
Hodyl
Heather Holst
Victorian Commissioner for Residential Tenancies and Social Housing; Commissioner for Retirement Villages
Associate Professor Amity James
Curtin University
David Islip
Office of the Victorian Government Architect
Tamika Jarvis
YWCA Australia
Samantha Jenkinson
Advocate
Kat Johns
People with Disabilities WA
Trina Jones
NSW Rental Commissioner
Associate Professor Tod Jones
Curtin University
Sophie Jordan
City of Melbourne
Sara Kane
Anglicare WA
Russell Kingdom
City of Fremantle
Stephen Land
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
Dr Renée Lane
AHURI
Scott Langford
Housing Australia
Professor Michael Lennon
Adelaide University
Ash Livingston
Homes NSW
Kristie Looney
Uniting Vic Tas
Alison Maclean
Queenslanders with Disability Network
Margaret Maljkovic
Link Wentworth
Dr Chris Martin
UNSW
Rachelle Martin
University of Otago
Andrew McAnulty
Link Wentworth
Shaz McCullough
NSW Aboriginal Housing Office
Rebecca McDonald
Firm Foundations
Rob McGauran
MGS Architects
Dr Alexandra Meek
Department of Housing and Works WA
Shaun Middlebrook
Woor-Dungin
Nicola Middleton
BHC
Stephanie Miller
Common Equity Housing SA
Andrew Mills
HomeStart
Natasha Mitchell
ABC Radio National
Corin Moffatt
Foyer Foundation
Akira Monaghan
The Fulcrum Agency
Lee Monik
Community Housing Limited
Wendy Morris
Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG)
Michelle Moss
Queenslanders with Disability Network
Vanessa Munday
UnitingSA
Stephen Neale
Community Housing Limited
Peter Nelson
Office of the Queensland Government Architect
Simon Newport
Homes Victoria
Zoe O'Neill
ThirdStory
Professor Rachel Ong ViforJ
Curtin University
Teresa Pereira
Pereira-atelier
Professor Chris Pettit
UNSW
Deborah Pratt
Queensland Mental Health Commission
David Reynolds PSM
Department for Housing and Urban Development (SA)
Alix Rhodes
Homes Victoria
Renee Ronan
Kaarla Baabpa
Professor Steven Rowley
Curtin University
Professor David Sanderson
UNSW
Susanna Savolainen
Homes NSW
Alison Scotland
Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC)
Sonia Sheppard
Junction Australia
Chris Smith
Foundation Housing
Darren Smith
Aboriginal Housing Victoria
Harry Smith
Australasian Housing Institute
The Hon. Dr Rob Stokes
Faith Housing Australia
Professor Wendy Stone
Swinburne University of Technology
Annette Sutherland
Comcare Trust
Jesse Taylor
Mission Australia
Jo Taylor
Siddle Family Foundation
Dushy Thangiah
Yumba-Meta
Mark Tomasz
Keystart
Dr Rachel Trigg
AHURI
Chris Trypas
Launch Housing
Alisi Tutuila
Aboriginal Housing Company
Tina Ugle
Noongar Mia Mia
Dr Lissa van Camp
Suburban Rail Loop Authority
Carmel Van Ruth
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
Jacob Wallace
Homes Victoria
Liam Wallis
HIP V. Hype
Karen Walsh
Karen Walsh Consults
Helen Waters Silvia
YWCA
Michael Wheatley
Homes NSW
Shaun Whittaker
Hall & Wilcox
Kate Whittle
YWCA Australia
Famey Williams
NSW Aboriginal Housing Office
Kylie Williams
Economic Development Queensland
Dr Tim Williams
Grimshaw
Emma Williamson
Government Architect of Western Australia
Neil Willmett
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Queensland
Cassandra Winzar
CEDA
Renee Wirth
Homes NSW
Emeritus Professor Gavin Wood
RMIT University
Fiona York
Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG)