Dan Haesler is a performance and leadership coach specialising in mindset and mental skills, with a strong focus on elite sport. He works with top-level athletes and teams, including the 4x NRL Premiers Penrith Panthers, NSW Swifts (Super Netball), and athletes from the Wallabies, Socceroos, and Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Games teams.

Alongside his sporting work, Dan partners with leading organisations across Asia Pacific through Cut Through Coaching. He is the bestselling author of The Act of Leadership and host of The Habits of Leadership podcast. Dan's keynotes blend high-performance sport insights with practical strategies, delivering engaging and actionable outcomes for every audience.

Four-time AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) nominated actor and critically acclaimed author, Matt Nable is an Australian actor, writer, director, and novelist with a career spanning film, television, and literature.

He first gained attention in 2007 when he wrote and starred in The Final Winter, which became Paramount Pictures' first Australian acquisition. This success led to international opportunities, with roles in films like The Killer Elite alongside Jason Statham, Clive Owen, and Robert De Niro, Riddick with Vin Diesel, and Son of a Gun with Ewan McGregor. Nable also starred in 1%, which he wrote; the film premiered at TIFF before being acquired by A24, earning him an AACTA nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

Nable's directorial debut came in 2021 with Transfusion, a crime thriller starring Sam Worthington. His television career includes standout roles in East West 101, Underbelly: Badness, Arrow, Mr Inbetween, and Last King of the Cross. In addition to acting and directing, Nable is a bestselling author — his fourth novel, STILL, released in 2021, reached number one on the Australian bestseller list. With over two decades of experience, Matt Nable continues to be a highly respected and versatile figure in Australian and international entertainment.

Tarek Barakat is the Deputy Secretary Hospitality and Racing, with responsibility for Liquor & Gaming NSW, the Office of Racing, and the Office of Responsible Gambling.

With more than 15 years' experience in the public sector, Tarek first joined the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade (DEIT) — now the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports (DCITHS) — as Hospitality and Racing's new Executive Director, Policy and Programs in September 2022, before stepping in as A/Chief Executive Hospitality and Racing in August 2023. Tarek formally commenced in the role of Deputy Secretary Hospitality and Racing on 22 April 2024.

Steve Sammartino, a prominent futurist, commands the technology and AI scene with his dynamic and humorous keynote speeches, making him a celebrated speaker worldwide. Writing his first lines of computer code at age 10, Steve boasts an extensive record of tech accomplishments, including co-founding Macro3D — the AI-driven robotics firm that 3D-printed five buildings in five days for the hit TV show The Block.

His three best-selling books explore technology's accelerating future, supported by a successful TED Talk. He was also the host of the nationally broadcast TV series The Rebound on Channel 9 for three seasons. Renowned for turning complex tech into relatable insight, Steve's viral videos have attracted more than 100 million views, and his analysis is regularly featured across major media.

Steve has delivered over 700 keynotes in 41 countries in the past decade. A trusted voice in global tech circles, Steve doesn't just predict the future — he helps build it.

Mr Brendan Thomas commenced his 5-year appointment as AUSTRAC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on 29 January 2024. As AUSTRAC CEO, Brendan leads Australia's financial intelligence unit and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regulator.

Brendan is AUSTRAC's representative on the ACIC Board, the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce CEO Board, and the Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Forum. In view of AUSTRAC's role as a member of the National Intelligence Community (NIC), Brendan is also responsible for agency head-level engagement with the Office of National Intelligence and other NIC members.

Brendan is a Wiradjuri man, with significant experience in leading, designing and delivering major public services, especially in the criminal and civil justice systems in NSW, and in leading organisational reform. Ahead of his commencement with AUSTRAC, Brendan served as a Deputy Secretary at the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, with responsibility for implementing major changes to reduce the over-representation of the Indigenous population in the NSW criminal and child protection systems. Prior to this, Brendan was the CEO of Legal Aid NSW and was formerly the Deputy Secretary at the NSW Department of Justice.

David Harris MP
Member for Wyong
Minister for Gaming and Racing
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty
Minister for Veterans
Minister for Medical Research
Minister for the Central Coast

David Harris was elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly as the Member for Wyong on 24 March 2007. He lost the seat at the 2011 election and was re-elected as the Member for Wyong on 28 March 2015, holding the seat at the 2019 and 2023 elections.

Following the election of the Minns Labor Government on 25 March 2023, David was appointed Minister for Gaming and Racing, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Minister for Veterans, Minister for Medical Research, and Minister for the Central Coast. David held various positions before being appointed a Minister. Before entering Parliament, David was a teacher and a primary school principal.