Christine is the Strategic Lead – Active Children and Young People at Greater Manchester Moving, the Active Partnership for Greater Manchester. With over 25 years’ experience in sport and physical activity across Local Government, Education and the voluntary sector, she brings deep expertise to her role. For the past four years, Christine has provided strategic leadership whilst fostering collaboration among sectors, partners, and organisations across Greater Manchester, as well as at regional and national levels. Her work focuses on building positive, meaningful relationships to promote movement, physical activity, and sport for all children and young people. She is dedicated to ensuring they engage in daily physical activity with greater choice and meaningful input, all within safe, age-appropriate spaces. Christine engages with partners to drive transformational, policy and cultural change, focusing on reducing inactivity and inequalities to enable active lives for all.

Tony Craswell is the Head of Venue Development at Golf Australia and has been a PGA Professional for more than 30 years. He is passionate about creating sustainable golf experiences that welcome more people into the game and support lifelong participation. The philosophy that all formats of golf play an important role in a connected golf ecosystem, providing people with multiple ways to discover, experience and enjoy the game. His work focuses on developing inclusive, welcoming and confidence-building pathways that allow participants of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to engage with golf on their terms.

Luke is the Executive Director, Strategy and Performance within the Department for Education South Australia. He holds bachelor degrees in business administration and technology, a Masters in Environmental Management, and is a fellow of the Governors Leadership Foundation. His current role includes leadership of the Departments communications, engagement, strategic policy, data as well as state, national and international relations functions. Luke has predominantly led work in policy reform, as well as leadership roles in disaster response through COVID-19, Murray River floods and more recently responding to the Algal Bloom in SA.

Belinda Marsh brings extensive experience in placemaking across state and local government, working to create vibrant, functional spaces that strengthen communities and foster connection. In her current role as Head of Infrastructure and Government Relations at SANFL, she leads a team dedicated to developing and enhancing football facilities across South Australia, ensuring clubs have the infrastructure needed to grow and thrive. Belinda has significant stakeholder management expertise and has successfully built strong partnerships between SANFL and government departments, enabling the delivery of impactful, collaborative projects that achieve outstanding outcomes for local players, volunteers, officials and fans. A long-time volunteer in local football and a proud sport mum to her young adult children, Belinda understands firsthand the vital role sport plays in building connection, opportunity and lifelong skills.

Jodie Spedding is a strategic education and sport leader with over 20 years of experience spanning teaching, curriculum innovation, and consulting. Her career began in physical education, wellbeing, and outdoor recreation, where she developed inclusive programs that supported student growth and engagement. Today, Jodie leads initiatives that strengthen partnerships between education and the sport sector to increase participation and foster lifelong learning. Committed to creating equitable and sustainable systems, she brings a values-led, people-focused approach that prioritises meaningful collaboration, strategic design, and improved outcomes across education and sport.