John Rogerson was the Chief Executive of the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) since 2008 and has over 20 years’ experience in the alcohol and other drugs field. John joined the ADF in 1994 as General Manager of Operations and has had a number of positions in the ADF including Director of Good Sports. He is a member of a number of key advisory groups, including the Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drugs, National Alliance for Action on Alcohol, International Drug Policy Consortium and the Liquor Control Advisory Council (Victoria). He is a Board member of ReGen and Board Chairman at Hello Sunday Morning.

Anna is an experienced finance professional with a passion for the whole of self mental and physical health as a means of taking on life’s challenges. Her current role is Head of Finance at the Butterfly Foundation.

She has over 20 years of experience across a breadth of company sectors holding senior financial and operational roles in established multinational firms and start-up enterprises in Europe, the Middle East / North Africa and Australia and more recently as Head of Finance at a health technology start-up in Sydney. As a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Anna has extensive experience around governance and fit for purpose systems and processes and providing strategic advice to senior leadership teams and Boards.

Dr Nicole Lee is Founder and CEO at leading alcohol and other drug specialist consultancy, 360Edge, and Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University.

She is a psychologist with 32 years clinical, research and teaching experience in the alcohol and other drug and mental health sectors. Nicole is a member of the Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and other Drugs (ANACAD); Chair of the Clinical Governance Committee and Board Member at Hello Sunday Morning; and Board Member at the Australian drug checking service, The Loop Australia. She is also Fellow of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT), serving on state and national committees for 20 years, twice as National President.

Nicole has published more than 120 journal articles, guidelines, chapters and books and is a regular contributor to The Conversation and other media.

Ishtar Vij is a public policy and government affairs practitioner who has held senior roles in public policy, government relations and law in private firms and global ICT player. She advises on strategy and advocates across a broad range of policy areas including media, communications, privacy, security, copyright and technology policy. She has a practical understanding of brand and reputation in competitive markets. Ishtar is currently Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs for Google in Australia and New Zealand. She is also on the board of Next Wave Festival and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Fred is a self declared Global Health Technologist working to transform access to essential healthcare through design led, data driven technological innovation. He is a lapsed software engineer, clinical doctor, public health specialist and ‘failed academic’ with experiences across tech start-ups, clinical medicine, global health research and digital health.

Fred is passionate about harnessing technology to improve access to quality healthcare and was a pioneer in the early days of telemedicine back when a 56k internet connection was blazing fast!

In 2018, Fred landed his dream job working within the research & innovation team at Google Health. As a product/program manager he is working on open source tools for mobile first healthcare systems and research into how AI can improve access to care … anywhere (imagining what’s possible with mobile broadband today!).

Dhanesh is a Risk and Governance Professional with 30+ years of experience in Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance across multiple countries. She has worked across major international Banks throughout her career managing risks, designing efficient and cost-effective processes, addressing regulatory issues, and providing overall assurance and governance. Dhanesh is passionate about the not for profit sector and supports several organisations to identify, manage and monitor ongoing and emerging risks to support their ultimate objectives. 

Dr Nicole Lee is Founder and CEO at leading alcohol and other drug specialist consultancy, 360Edge, and Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University.

She is a psychologist with 32 years clinical, research and teaching experience in the alcohol and other drug and mental health sectors. Nicole is a member of the Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and other Drugs (ANACAD); Chair of the Clinical Governance Committee and Board Member at Hello Sunday Morning; and Board Member at the Australian drug checking service, The Loop Australia. She is also Fellow of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT), serving on state and national committees for 20 years, twice as National President.

Nicole has published more than 120 journal articles, guidelines, chapters and books and is a regular contributor to The Conversation and other media.