My name is Yvonne Odegaard Odegaard and I am a a Senior Elder of the Odegaard/Cubillo family. My clan group is Saltwater Crocodile, Dangalabba and a proud Saltwater woman and Traditional Owner. I have three ancestor Larrakia grandmothers, all born at Delissaville, Cox Penninsula in the 1800's before Delissaville was settled. My ancestor fathers mother was a Larrakia storyteller, born in 1899. I am inspired to create my art from the stories my Larrakia grandmother told to me and my sisters as a little girl. My larrakia and Torres Strait Islander father gave me permission to paint Larrakia art many years ago. I am an artist, Fashion designer, jewellery designer and a storyteller and my art I create spiritually comes from my Larrakia grandmother. I have been creating my art for 30 years and have previously taught our Indigenous people through Larrakia Nation and Ironbark for a period of 10 years in Aboriginal Communities and recently been involved in two collaborative projects with a local artist at the end of 2023 in a Cultural screenprinting project with Belyuen school and 2024 in a Larrakia Gulumoerrgin 7 Season Murals with Giraween Primary School children. I have exhibited my art in many exhibitions throughout Darwin and participated in public art projects. I have showcased my fashion garments at DAAF , Country to Couture from 2018 to 2023. I continue to mentor and teach and empower or First Nations people to create their Cultural stories by Closing the Gap and keep culture strong, and achieve positive outcomes for our First Nation's peoples.

A/Prof Jane Davies is a Principal Research Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research and Co-Director of Infectious Diseases at Royal Darwin Hospital. Her research focuses on Hepatitis B spanning molecular and clinical epidemiology as well as implementation of holistic and sustainable clinical care.

My name is Fiona, and I am NTAHC’s Needle and Syringe Program/Harm Reduction Peer Educator. With lived experience as an injecting drug user, I understand the stigma faced by people who inject drugs (PWID). I aim to create a welcoming and confidential environment for our clients, ensuring they feel heard and valued. Having lived in the NT for 26 years and cleared hepatitis C through treatment, I am committed to reducing the spread of blood-borne viruses like HIV and hepatitis C. This includes providing sterile injecting equipment and information, particularly to those at risk, such as PWID and "Baby Boomers."

Ged Kearney is the Federal Member for Cooper. Ged has served in the parliament since March 2018, when she was elected in a by-election. She is the first woman to hold the seat. Ged is the Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care. Ged started her working life as a nurse and rose to become Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation. From 2010, Ged served as the president of the ACTU – the peak body of Australia’s union movement – where she fought for better conditions for Australian workers. Ged’s working life – from nurse to president of the ACTU to parliamentarian – has been about fighting for the rights of others. She is a strong voice for social justice, workers’ rights and universal healthcare inside Labor and the parliament. Ged is a passionate advocate for the environment and throughout her career she has supported a humane response to refugees.

Adjunct Professor Christine Connors OAM MBBS MPH FAFPHM is an experienced public health physician, general practitioner, researcher and health service executive with more than 35 years' experience working in health care in the Northern Territory. Christine is now the Chief Health Officer for NT. Her field of expertise has been health system improvement to improve population health outcomes. This has included integration of health care delivery between remote primary health care services and hospitals, clinical guideline development, education and training, audit and quality improvement and revision of models of care. Christine was nominated by Health Ministers as a member of the National Preventative Health Taskforce 2008-2009 which produced the National Preventative Health Strategy in September 2009 Christine has been actively involved in research translation with Menzies School of Health Research, with a focus on reducing skin infections, Diabetes detection and control and quality improvement in primary care.

Philippa Easterbrook is an infectious disease specialist, public health physician, epidemiologist, and researcher who has dedicated more than two decades to scale-up of the global response to the HIV epidemic, and the last 10 years also to the global elimination of hepatitis C and B infection. She is currently Visiting Professor in Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College, London. For eleven years, she was Head of Department, Professor of HIV Medicine, and consultant physician in Infectious Diseases at King´s College London, and also Head of Research at the Infectious Diseases Institute in Uganda. For the last 12 years, she has been based in the Global Hepatitis Program at the World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva, where she has led the development and dissemination of global normative guidance for HIV as well as Hepatitis B and C testing and treatment. This includes the 2022 HCV guidelines on simplified service delivery and diagnostics and treatment of children and adolescents, the first guidance for countries on validation of viral hepatitis elimination, and the new 2024 WHO hepatitis B guidelines which substantially simplifies and expands treatment eligibility and an anticipated game-changer in promoting treatment access globally. She has also provided technical guidance to national programs in more than 20 countries worldwide on the implementation of hepatitis B and C testing and treatment. Philippa has served as a Member of the UK Medical Research Council Infection and Immunity Committee, was vice-chair of the World Health Organization Guidelines Review Committee, and an expert member of the recent UK Infected Blood Enquiry. Her HIV research has encompassed epidemiology, clinical trials, operational and qualitative research, and laboratory-based studies. In 2023, she received the WHO Director General excellence team award for support of Egypt to achieve the gold tier award on the path elimination of hepatitis C infection.

Mr Mark Mayo is a descendent of the Mudburra (Aboriginal) and Mabuiag/Badu (Torres Strait Islands) people of Australia. He is a leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researcher with 30 years of experience in biomedical research at the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin Australia. Mark is also the Associate Deputy Director of Indigenous Leadership and Engagement (ADDILE) at Menzies and plays a pivotal role in Menzies pathway programs for youth in the NT with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth entering the health workforce. He is committed to improving the health of Australia’s First Nations people and fostering career development of other researchers, drawing from his own experience. He continues research into melioidosis for the flagship Menzies Melioidosis Program which has been running for 34 years in 2023.

George Garambaka Gurruwiwi is a Yolngu man and clan leader and has been a Community Based Researcher for 15 years.

I am an Aboriginal Health Practitioner working at Ngalkanbuy and Marthakal Health Services in Galiwin’ku, Elcho Island, East Arnhem Land, Australia, as well as an emerging researcher in the field of hepatitis B. I am a Yolŋu woman and the clinical lead for hepatitis B services within Elcho Island and the driving force behind the development of the Menzies School of Health Research HBV research program. I completed my Aboriginal Health Practitioner training (certificate IV) in 2010, mental health non-clinical certificate IV in 2008, Aboriginal health worker training (certificate III) in 2005 and Community Based Research (cert II) in 2016. In 2015 I completed a diploma of management through BCA National. In 2015 I won three awards at the Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner excellence awards. I am a founding member of the Menzies School of Health Research Indigenous Reference Group which guides research in a culturally appropriate direction.

Teresa is a proud Tiwi woman, working and living on Larrakia Country in the Northern Territory. Teresa is an Aboriginal Health Practitioner (AHP) Coordinator in Population & Primary Health Care, NT Health and has been an AHP for 20 years. Teresa has been a part of the Hepatitis B (HBV) research program for 5 years through her work as an AHP Coordinator. She has been pivotal in the co-design, development and implementation of the Accredited First Nations Workers (FNW) course and is an ongoing course presenter and facilitator as well as an author on the manuscript describing the course development and evaluation. She is an author on a Hepatology review paper “Pathway to Hepatitis B elimination, cure is just the first step” and a member of the Commonwealth commissioned team establishing a roadmap to liver cancer control for Australia. In both settings Teresa has been invited as a cultural and HBV content expert. Teresa continues to contribute her cultural knowledge to ensuring that messages are communicated in a culturally safe way. Teresa will also continue to input into the Menzies Infectious Disease Indigenous Reference Group. Teresa is continually striving to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal people. What Teresa loves most about her role as an AHP Coordinator is working with AHP’s and Trainees. She strives to be a positive role model to guide the trainees during their learning journey, through to completion and registration, to then go on and be confident, competent Aboriginal Health Practitioners.

Stuart Yiwarr McGrath is a Gumatj man from the Yolngu nation and an inspiring figure in the field of Indigenous healthcare. As an Aboriginal Health Practitioner, Stuart has dedicated his career to improving the health outcomes of Aboriginal communities. Stuart recently made history by becoming the first Yolngu registered nurse. He brings unique perspectives from his diverse life experiences, including a nomadic upbringing in remote Indigenous communities, schooling in Canberra, and studying in Darwin. Stuart co-produced the multi-award-winning podcast "Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi, and Yolŋu stories to inspire better healthcare." This podcast features leaders from the Larrakia, Tiwi, and Yolngu communities sharing insights to help healthcare professionals better understand and care for Aboriginal patients.

Kelly is the Director of Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses for Northern Territory (NT) Health. Her PhD research aims to eliminate CHB in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the NT and focuses on improving clinical care, systems and health education.

Jason is a Professor and leads the Hepatitis and Drug Use Group in the Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney.