Kai Noonan is the Director of Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Prevention at LGBTIQ+ Australia, which is the national peak body for organisations and individuals that provide health-related programs, services and research focused on LGBTIQ+ people and communities. Kai has 15 years’ experience delivering and managing programs and services in the for-purpose sector, including work in homelessness, the drug and alcohol sector and working with refugees and asylum seekers. In 2015, Kai has specialised in sexual, domestic and family violence in LGBTIQ+ communities. During this time, they have developed and evaluated numerous educational resources, including websites, toolkits, campaigns, printed resources and videos. Kai has also developed and facilitated on line and in-person training sessions for a range of professionals across Australia and co-authored an online sexual assault e-learning package. They have presented at numerous conferences, served on expert advisory committees, advocated for policy and legislative reforms and co-authored four research reports.

Dr. Gene Lim is a Research Officer from the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society whose research spans Intimate Partner Violence, Alcohol and other Drugs, Sexual Racism and LGBTQ+ health, broadly. He hopes to use this expertise to provide robust services for Singaporean LGBTQ+ communities in the future.

Justine Elliot is the Federal Labor Member for Richmond and lives on the NSW North Coast with her husband Craig and family. She serves as the Assistant Minister for Social Services and the Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence in the Albanese Labor Government. Justine also served as the Minister for Ageing (2007-2010) and Parliamentary Secretary for Trade (2010-2013). Before becoming a Federal MP, Justine was a frontline police officer, and worked as a Youth Justice Convenor with the NSW Department of Juvenile Justice. Justine graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts in English and History, and also holds a Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations from Griffith University.

Micaela Cronin commenced as Australia’s first Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner on 1 November 2022. Micaela began her career as a social worker in family violence and sexual assault services, and has held leadership roles across the social service sector in Australia and internationally, including President of ACOSS. Micaela was the CEO of an international non-government organisation based in Asia, working to build global service delivery and strategic partnerships to tackle human trafficking and human rights abuses. In 2014, Micaela was awarded the Robin Clark Leadership award, Victoria’s most prestigious Children’s Protection award, recognising a leader who inspires others in achieving the best outcomes for children, young people and their families.