Pheobe Ho, a Clinical Psychologist Registrar in Western Australia, shares her journey from a young Singaporean person with eating disorders, to being a multicultural clinician that is changing the narrative for others.

Sandeep Varma, the founder and CEO at South Asian media start up SAARI Collective, shares his experiences of reclaiming South Asian unity and the power of creativity and community in defining your own narrative.

Antoinette Lattouf, a multi award-winning journalist based in Sydney, Australia, shares her experiences with postnatal depression and challenging the cycle of intergenerational trauma within a refugee family.

Budi Sudarto, an intersectionality advocate who identifies as non-binary, gay, Indonesian, and Muslim, reflects on the debates around the Religious Discrimination Bill that overlooked and ignored the voices of intersectional LGBTIQA+ faith and ethnic minorities.

Ishara Sahama, a human geographer and young woman of colour, speaks about their experiences navigating intergenerational conversations about youth mental health challenges in a migrant family.

Oliver Tye, a young Wardandi Noongar man and the First Nations Statement of Commitment Coordinator at Orygen, talks about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, the harmfulness of scientific reductionism, and his lived experience of culture and connection to Country.

Jeffrey Lai, Founder of Equal Ed, a social enterprise that specialises in providing tailored education support to diverse young people, speaks about his experiences of working with diverse people, being a diverse person, and how communicating about mental health can look different for everyone.

Dr. Kaushik Sridhar, winner of the ESG Thought Leader of the Year, Global Top 100 CSR Influence Leader Award, one of the 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians, TEDx Speaker, Former Professional Athlete, and self-proclaimed “Weirdo”, shares his lived experiences of resilience and how he found his purpose in life: his “dot”.

Türkan Aksoy, a Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant, speaks about their personal and professional experiences regarding creating social cohesion through inclusion and equity. They share about the social, cultural, economic and civic challenges that diverse communities experience and share how we communities can better embrace diversity.

Sheetal Deo, Founder of Shakti Legal Solutions and the Diversity Collective, shares how she uses platforms and privilege to work alongside people to advocate on behalf of members from underrepresented and marginalised communities.

Ashley Kirsner, Founder of Skip the Small Talk, shares how she uses her background in clinical and social psychology research from Harvard, Cornell, and Boston University to design and host events that help groups of people skip the small talk and connect deeper through conversation.

Dr Dakhina Mitra, a researcher specialising in child rights and participatory research design, shares how she works to elevate the voices of children experiencing a range of marginalisation, including family violence, migration, HIV, malnutrition, poverty, and child marriage.