Currently Director, Stakeholder Engagement and Communications, Office of Olympic and Paralympic Games, 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, and is currently 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 commentator and 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.

Richard is the Strategic Director – Sport and Place Partnerships - at Greater Manchester Moving, the Active Partnership for Greater Manchester. With a career spanning over 25 years in sport, physical activity, and health development working in Local Government, national organisations and Public Health, Richard brings extensive experience to his role. For the last 6 years, Richard has led the Place Partnership approach and investment in Greater Manchester working alongside a range of partners to bring transformational change, focusing on reducing inactivity and promoting sustainable engagement in physical activity and sport. His approach emphasizes insight-driven, person-centred engagement, behaviour change, and whole-system strategies.