Sean is a Wangkumarra and Barkindji man, raised on the Brewarrina Mission. Sean is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Yadha Muru Foundation and Director of Gidgee Group Consulting and Partnerships Pty Ltd. 

Until recently, Sean was the Independent Chairman of Barkly Regional Deal, a Member of the Woolworths First Nations Advisory Board, a Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank Indigenous Advisory Council, and an Indigenous Advisor to Steadfast. Sean is applying his considerable leadership skills to drive place-based development and support Indigenous communities in establishing decision-making governance structures to drive positive social change.

Sean is a strong advocate of self-determination for Indigenous communities, as well as for social, cultural, and economic empowerment. Sean serves on numerous boards and advisory committees/councils.

Jane is one of Australia’s most experienced public sector leaders. She has held key roles, including Secretary of the Australian Department of Finance, Secretary of the Australian Department of Health; Secretary for the Department of Health and Ageing; and Executive Coordinator (Deputy Secretary) of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 

Jane was a member of the National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board and has contributed to community health through local and international organisations, including the World Health Organisation and as Co-Chair of the COVAX Coordination Mechanism.

Professor Tom Calma is an Aboriginal Elder from the Kungarakan (Koong ara kan) tribal group and a member of the Iwaidja (Ee wad ja) tribal group whose traditional lands are south west of Darwin and on the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory of Australia, respectively.

He has been involved in Indigenous affairs at a local, community, state, national and international level and worked in the public sector for over 45 years and is currently on a number of boards and committees focusing on rural and remote Australia, health, mental health, suicide prevention, all levels of education, culture and language, justice reinvestment, research, reconciliation and economic development. In 2010 after a distinguished career of 38 years in the Australian Public Service Professor Calma retired and currently works as a consultant, volunteer and academic.

Vanessa Elliott is a Jaru woman from the Kimberley region of Western Australia with cultural and family connections in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

She has more than 20 years’ experience working in strategic leadership roles in economic development, community services, regional and remote project management, strategic planning, including headworks, energy, mining, native title and service commissioning.

Ms Elliott has worked on some of the major project developments in Australia across the resource industry, regional development and town planning, specialising in project life cycle, land access, regulatory approvals, social performance, local content and diversity and inclusion.

Natalie Siegel-Brown is a passionate advocate for human rights with more than two decades of leadership across aged care, disability, child protection, youth justice, and violence prevention. She is the inaugural Inspector-General of Aged Care, providing independent oversight of Australia’s aged care system, and also works with UNICEF in the Pacific on child protection and justice.

Natalie has served as Commissioner for Social Policy at the Productivity Commission, a member of the Queensland Independent Truth and Treaty Body, and on the Boards of Oxfam Australia and Ageing and Disability Advocacy Australia. Her career spans roles as CEO, statutory office-holder, and human rights defender, including as Queensland Public Guardian. She began her career as a lawyer working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and remains deeply committed to advancing shared decision-making between communities and government.