Jane MacMaster has worked as an aerospace, mechanical and systems design engineer in Australia and internationally, focusing primarily on supersonic flight vehicle design, operations research and rapid prototyping in the Defence and cyber security sectors. She has previously worked as a senior advisor within the strategy unit of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Prior to becoming Chief Engineer at Engineers Australia, she developed a generalised approach for complex problem solving which she taught across all faculties at universities, and to staff from Commonwealth, and State and Territory government departments.She is a director on the Board of the Australian Council of Professions.

Susan Coyle graduated from the Royal Military College in 1992 and into the Royal Australian Corps of Signals. She has worked at the tactical, operational and strategic level in a variety of command and staff appointments including Commander, Commanding Officer 17th Signal Regiment and Head Information Warfare. Major General Coyle has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia as Commander Joint Task Force 633, a Distinguished Service Medal as the Deputy Commander JTF 636 / Commander Task Group Afghanistan on Operation SLIPPER / HIGHROAD, and a Conspicuous Service Cross as the Commanding Officer 17th Signal Regiment. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree, Master of Strategic Studies, a Master in Organisational Development and Strategic Human Resource Management, and a Master of Management in Defence Studies. Major General Coyle currently holds the appointment of Commander Forces Command for the Australian Army, which she commenced in November 2022.

Patricia is the founder and director of Social Living Solutions, and the creator of the Family Joy Model™; a holistic program to support neurodivergent families. As a passionate advocate for neurodiverse people, Patricia helps families with neurodivergent members live a joyful life free of discrimination and judgment. Patricia has co-developed “Leading on the Spectrum” a professional development program for managers to develop a greater understanding to best support their neurodivergent employees to thrive in the workplace and achieve truly inclusive teams and work environments. In addition to her business, Patricia was featured on ABC Radio in Canberra and is a regular writer for HerCanberra. She also has her own podcast, “Nurturing Neurodiversity” which she co-hosts. Patricia’s most recent appearances include the Women’s Economic Forum in Bangalore, the Women with Altitude Conference in Sydney, and the Premier Annual Summit on Autism and Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders in Paris.

As partner of Canberra-based law firm Maliganis Edwards Johnson, Kate Waterford leads a practice in health law and medical negligence law, acting for injured plaintiffs. Kate has extensive experience as a board director, serving primarily on boards in the healthcare sector and in human rights-focused charities. She currently holds chair, non-executive director, and/or board committee positions with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia, Corryong Health, the Fred Hollows Foundation, the Australasian Birth Trauma Association, Amnesty International Australia and the AusCam Freedom Project. Kate is also a Councillor and committee member for the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She has recently authored the entire "Medicine" section of legal encyclopedia, “Halsbury's Laws of Australia", covering a broad range of health law topics, such as regulation of the healthcare professions, surrogacy, tissue transplantation, consent and confidentiality. Kate is a graduate of the WLA Advanced Leadership program in 2017. As one of four close sisters, Kate is a lifelong enthusiast of empowerment through women’s networks.

Dixie Crawford, is a Barkindji woman from Brewarrina and Broken Hill, living on Ngunnawal country in Canberra. Dixie is the Founder& Director of Nganya, an Aboriginal Engagement Consultancy specialising in cross-cultural leadership, and the development/implementation of Reconciliation Action Plans. Dixie has a strong background in policy design, program implementation and monitoring, and governance expertise in the spheres of social policy, human services, and community wellbeing. She also hosts a podcast named Black Business with Dixie Crawford, was named one of ‘20 Australian ​​Women Making Moves in 2022’ by the Australian Business Journal, was a plenary speaker at the 2022 Reconciliation Australia conference, is the first Aboriginal woman appointed to the Cricket ACT Board (September 2022) and the first Aboriginal woman to become President of Canberra Women in Business (December 2022).