Currently working in Stakeholder Engagement and Communications, Stephanie has over 25 years of experience as a major events presenter, sport producer, commentator and MC. She also has wide experience beyond the sporting domain, regularly facilitating conferences and moderating panels in the fields of education, technology advancement and corporate product rollouts. Stephanie is immediate past Chair of DFAT’s Sports Diplomacy Advisory Council and Deputy Chair of the Football NSW board, while currently serving as a director on the Venues NSW, Volleyball NSW and Stadium Australia Club Boards. She is Deputy Chair of the Carbine Club of NSW and sits on the organising committee of the Primary Club of Australia and the Pacific Sports Diplomacy Network as well as the UNSW Sport Advisory Council. Previously trained in Health Sciences, she owned a complementary medicine clinic for 8 years before beginning her media career at SBS followed by stints with Channel 9, Fox Sports and ABC TV. Stephanie is a contributor for ESPN, World Feed Host for Tennis Australia as well as a football producer for FIFA TV. An Adjunct Fellow of the Griffith University Business School, she is also a Membership Ambassador for the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground, an Ambassador and student mentor for both the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation and The Chappell Foundation.

Elizabeth Calleja is the Senior Advisor for Physical Activity at the National Heart Foundation of Australia. Elizabeth serves as the subject matter expert, media advisor and program lead for physical activity and cardiovascular disease. With over 20 years’ experience as a clinical exercise physiologist and public health practitioner, Elizabeth leads a dynamic team that provides advocacy, strategy and leadership for system change for population based physical activity programs, healthy built environments and is the project lead for the upcoming 4th Edition of the Blueprint for an Active Australia.

Darryl Condon is interested in design that acts as a catalyst for positive social change. As Managing Principal at hcma architecture + design, he has helped create engaging public spaces across Canada for more than 35 years. Darryl is a registered Architect, and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). He is a Past-President of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) and has been an Adjunct Professor at the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Darryl is also President of the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities’ (IAKS) Executive Board, a Senior Fellow with Design Intelligence’s Design Futures Council, a Global Fellow with WRLDCTY, and a Fellow of the UK’s Royal Society of Arts.

16 year old Abbie is founder of HER WAY Sports Media, a media platform dedicated to amplifying women in sport. Launched initially as a digital magazine when Abbie was just 11 years old to provide better coverage of women’s sport, the platform is a respected accredited media outlet covering many of Australia’s elite sporting leagues and events. A journalist, presenter and keynote speaker, Abbie has now interviewed hundreds of women across sport, and has featured on a number of TV, radio and podcasts both in Australia and globally. HER WAY connects with its audience through short form content plus the HWSM podcast. Abbie is also leading the way for a future sports media that is more inclusive, representative, and inspiring.

Michele Levine was born with a passion for people and what makes them tick, social justice and an insatiable curiosity about life. With over 30 years’ experience as a researcher, Michele has been responsible for thousands of surveys, including many of the largest research projects ever undertaken in Australia, many of which continue to play a critically important part in shaping our society today. With a fundamental belief in the empowering value of information, Michele was instrumental in the development and refinement of Roy Morgan Single Source, the world’s leading consumer study (based on over 50,000 interviews a year) and, in 2010, the introduction of the Roy Morgan Business Survey. Michele was ahead of her time in foreseeing the exponential growth of Big Data and, consequently the need for software (like ASTEROID) which can manage and order massive volumes of data – as well as the need for highly trained analysts and data scientists who can help make sense of it. Affiliations • Chair of the Board, Life. Be in it • Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors • Member, Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria • Honorary Fellow at the Australian Institute for Business and Economics (AIBE) • Honorary Patron at Menzies School of Health Research

Across the past 30+ years, Richard has volunteered and worked across multiple roles, sports, metro and regional, domestic and international. From cricket to touch football to netball and water polo he has held a wide range of roles including development officer to head and assistant coach roles at club, state and national level, referee, president, high performance manager, national talent manager and CEO before undertaking his current role. He is energised by doing meaningful work that makes a difference to the experience people have with sport, regardless of their role, age, background, location or ability level. He is a system thinker who understands that nothing we do in sport, occurs in isolation and it takes a collaborative, system wide approach to ensure we can ensure sport can provide great experiences for everyone and that sport remains a valued and relevant part of the Australian lifestyle.

Shantel Netzler is a dynamic sports executive and transformational leader, currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of QSport, Queensland’s peak sporting body. With deep experience across state and national sport organisations, she has built a reputation for driving strategic growth, strengthening governance, and forging high-impact partnerships that expand participation and sustainability across the sector. Before joining QSport, Netzler was CEO of Squash Queensland, where she delivered significant organisational growth—including a 95% increase in affiliated clubs—while securing vital government investment and elevating the sport’s profile at both grassroots and high-performance levels. A passionate advocate for inclusion and opportunity, Netzler has led initiatives spanning gender equity, athlete pathways, and community engagement. Her leadership is grounded in collaboration and purpose, informed by her background growing up between Samoa and New Zealand and her longstanding commitment to creating pathways for underrepresented communities in sport. As the first woman of Samoan and Pacific heritage to lead QSport, she brings a distinctive voice to the sector—championing diversity, empowering communities, and positioning sport as a catalyst for social and economic impact in the lead-up to Brisbane 2032 and beyond.