Adelle Robinson is a descendant of the Wiradjuri people and has over 20 years’ experience producing some of Australia’s largest music festivals including Field Day, Harbourlife, Shore Thing and Listen Out. Having worked across Australia’s most unique and sensitive venues Adelle has led the way for best practise in event management and event stakeholder liaison.

As Chair and committee member of the Australian Festival Association Adelle has worked as member of the NSW Music Festivals Regulatory Round Table and she gave evidence at the 2019 Parliamentary Inquiry in Music Festival Regulation. Adelle is currently undertaking a Graduate Certificate of Wiradjuri Language Culture and Heritage through Charles Sturt University.

Matt Crocker is a strategic advisor with expertise in infrastructure, public policy, and corporate strategy. As Head of Market Development & Corporate Affairs at Plenary, he leads advocacy for private capital solutions and oversees corporate affairs, including communications and stakeholder relations.

Previously, Matt served as Policy Director for three NSW Premiers, shaping key infrastructure and social policies. He has advised organisations like the University of Technology Sydney, Westpac, and the Australian Energy Market Commission. Matt is also Deputy Chair of the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Deputy Chair of United Way Australia, and a Board Member at the Committee for Sydney.

Anne Flanagan, former deputy director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, is one of Australia’s most respected art museum leaders. During her 23 years at AGNSW she was responsible for exhibitions and major capital project delivery including Yiribana gallery for Indigenous art, the Asian gallery expansion, John Kaldor Family Gallery and the masterplan for the Gallery expansion. She was a director of Bundanon Trust from 2015 to 2024.

Chris Wirasinha is the co-founder of Linkby, an advertising technology company connecting brands with publishers, email newsletters and creators through a cost-per-click content model. Since launching in 2020, Linkby has expanded globally to the US and UK, working with over 1,500 brands and major publishers like USA Today, Morning Brew and News Corp. Before Linkby, Chris co-founded Pedestrian.tv, which became Australia’s leading youth media platform and was acquired by Nine Entertainment Co.

Danielle Earp is currently the Senior Exhibitions Manager at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Her managerial and directorial experience spans two decades working for visual arts and cultural organisations including; Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Living Museums, Biennale of Sydney, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sherman Galleries and 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art.

Emma Perera is an experienced and passionate media professional who has managed some of Australia’s most popular print brands over the last 15 years. She is currently a director at Universal Media Co and has a background in law. Early in her career Emma volunteered her time to the Arts Law Centre of Australia, a not-for-profit that provides advice to artists and creative communities and is the preeminent authority on artists’ rights and arts law in Australia.

Geoffrey Cassidy is an experienced arts administrator and expert in Australian and International Art. Presently the CEO of Herringbone Fine Art Systems and Transport, he is a former Director of Sothebys Worldwide and the former Director of Artbank, The Federal Government Arts support initiative. As such he has broad experience in both the commercial and institutional aspects of the art world.

He believes in the relevance and importance of art to national identity, and specialises in art curation, advisory and arts management. In another life Geoffrey was also a supporting solicitor in the Queensland Native Title Unit, where he assisted on major litigation to determine the effect of pastoral leases on Aboriginal land rights.

Johanna Featherstone is the Founder and former Artistic Director of Red Room Poetry where she established a national poetry education program for schools and correctional centres in New South Wales. Her poetry has been featured in a range of journals and anthologies, and she is currently Director of the Oranges & Sardines Foundation and also of Black & Bright and Belvoir board.

Khaled Sabsabi is an acclaimed contemporary artist who uses art as a tool for communication and engagement. For over 35 years, he has worked across mediums, borders, and communities, creating more than 65 major mixed media and installation works. Represented by Milani Gallery, Brisbane, he has exhibited in over 90 solo and group shows globally, including the Biennale of Sydney, Shanghai Biennale, Sharjah Biennial, and Kochi Muziris Biennale.

Sabsabi has received numerous awards, including the Blake Prize, the Creative Australia Visual Arts Award, and most recently the Mordant Family and Creative Australia American Academy Rome Affiliated Fellowship. Born in Tripoli, Lebanon, he migrated to Australia in 1976 and holds a Master of Fine Arts from UNSW.

Marina Olsen is a Partner at Gadens specialising in intellectual property and media law. She brings over two decades of experience in litigation matters involving defamation, intellectual property (with a particular focus on trade marks, copyright and designs), consumer law and general commercial disputes. Marina’s experience spans sectors including media and entertainment, furniture and lighting, consumer goods, banking and sports. Prior to Gadens, Marina was a partner at specialist IP / media firm Banki Haddock Fiora, and before that Allens Linklaters, and she spent a period of time working at a Magic Circle firm in London.

Marina is passionate about protecting the creative efforts of Australia’s furniture, lighting and object designers and has been actively involved in advocating for stronger intellectual property legal protection in these fields, including through her involvement with the Authentic Design Alliance. She is heavily involved in media legal education and advocacy, sitting on the board of the Communications and Media Law Association, which brings together a wide range of people interested in law and policy relating to communications and the media (including lawyers, journalists, broadcasters, publishers, academics and public servants). As part of Gadens’ involvement in the Arts Law Centre of Australia, she regularly provides pro bono legal advice to artists and other creatives.