Lesley Podesta

Alannah & Madeline Foundation

As CEO of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, Lesley has established a range of new key global partnerships for the Foundation to deliver ambitious new public health goals. Her time at the Health Department, saw her lead the response to the tsunami crisis in Aceh, Indonesia and later developed the National Incident Room following the Bali bombings.

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg

Michael sits on the Board of many organisations including the National Centre Against Bullying. In 1985 he founded CanTeen, a cancer support group for teenagers. He is the resident psychologist on Channel 7’s Sunrise and has worked as an academic, researcher and political lobbyist. Michael has written several bestselling books on parenting including ‘Surviving Year 12’.

Susan McLean

Cyber Safety Solutions

Susan is the Founder of Cyber Safety Solutions and is Australia’s foremost expert in cyber safety. A member of Victoria Police for 27 years, she is widely known as the ‘cyber cop’, being the first officer appointed to a position involving cyber safety and young people. 

Julie Rae

Julie is the Head of Information and Research at the Alcohol and Drug Foundation where she leads a team devoted to providing evidence-based information for the prevention of alcohol and other drug problems. She is an advocate for upstream prevention.