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.
Glenda Abraham
Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation
Humair Ahmad PSM
Homes NSW
Dr Tom Alves
AHURI
Jacek Anderst
The George Institute For Global Health
Cheryl Axelby Keeffe
South Australian Housing Trust
Jai Bentley-Payne
Comcare Trust
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
John Brockhoff
Planning Institute of Australia
Professor Phil Brown
University of Huddersfield (UK)
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
Joseph Connellan
Advocate
Damien Crough
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Elle Davidson
Zion Engagement and Planning
Kate Davis
Murdoch University
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
Jenniy Gregory
RACE for 2030 CRC
Jackson Hills
QShelter
Leanne Hodyl
Hodyl
David Islip
Office of the Victorian Government Architect
Dr Angela Jackson
Productivity Commission
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
Jasmine Kadic
Noongar Mia Mia
Russell Kingdom
City of Fremantle
Stephen Land
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
Scott Langford
Housing Australia
Professor Michael Lennon
Adelaide University
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
Rebecca McDonald
Firm Foundations
Rob McGauran
MGS Architects
Dan McLennan
Local
Dr Helen Merrick
Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania
Nicola Middleton
BHC
Andrew Mills
HomeStart
Natasha Mitchell
ABC Radio National
Corin Moffatt
Foyer Foundation
Akira Monaghan
The Fulcrum Agency
Lee Monik
Community Housing Limited
Kirsty Moore
Consultant
Shorna Moore
Melbourne City Mission
Wendy Morris
Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG)
Michelle Moss
Queenslanders with Disability Network
Vanessa Munday
UnitingSA
Yananymul Mununggurr
Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation
Peter Nelson
Office of the Queensland Government Architect
Simon Newport
Homes Victoria
Rebecca Oelkers
BHC
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)
Renee Ronan
Kaarla Baabpa
Professor Steven Rowley
Curtin University
Lola Ryan
South East Sydney Local Health District
Professor David Sanderson
UNSW
Susanna Savolainen
Homes NSW
Alison Scotland
Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC)
Sonia Sheppard
Junction Australia
Chris Smith
Foundation Housing
The Hon. Dr Rob Stokes
Faith Housing Australia
Professor Wendy Stone
Swinburne University of Technology
Annette Sutherland
Comcare Trust
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
Jacob Wallace
Homes Victoria
Liam Wallis
HIP V. Hype
Karen Walsh
Karen Walsh Consults
Michael Wheatley
Homes NSW
Shaun Whittaker
Hall & Wilcox
Kate Whittle
YWCA Australia
Famey Williams
NSW Aboriginal Housing Office
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
Monique Wiseman
Birribee Housing
Fiona York
Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG)