John has living experience of drug use, and had the opportunity to work for several incredible organisations: NUAA, ACON, AIVL, community organisations and harm reduction centres internationally. They specialise in workforce development, cultural leadership and innovation, and strengthening movements for social change and equity, and are now CEO of AIVL.

Chris Gough is Executive Director of the (CAHMA). He has worked at the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) and the NSW Users and AIDS Association (NUAA). Chris has served on the Boards of the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), NUAA, the ACT Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association (ATODA)