International Speakers Group

Phil Cleary grew up in Coburg in Melbourne’s northern suburbs where he completed an Arts degree at La Trobe University, majoring in politics and sociology. He is a former teacher, footballer and Independent member of the federal parliament – winning former...

Heath Black is a retired AFL footballer who struggled with mental illness throughout his 12-year professional career. Originally from Victoria, he started as a 17-year old in 1997 with the Fremantle Dockers, moving to St Kilda for a stint and finishing...

Most people know ‘Razor Ray’ Chamberlain as the larger than life AFL Umpire who stamps his mark on the game each week! Ray is an enigmatic character who struts his stuff on the field often making it into the media for...

Originally from Collie, a small town in Western Australia, Neroli set her sights on sports media from a young age. An avid sports and Fremantle Dockers fan, Neroli is now a Fox Sports News and Fox Footy Presenter in Melbourne. After...

An interrupted AFL career due to imprisonment, Andrew Krakouer has experienced the highs and lows of life. He now shares his journey and the lessons he has learnt, in an incredibly moving, inspirational way. One of the AFL’s most famous names...

Tom is a prominent South Australian weekday sports reporter for Channel Nine. He is also an AFL football commentator and presenter with 1395 FIVEaa Adelaide, SEN in Melbourne and CROC Media. Aside from television and radio, he is an accomplished MC...

Shelley Ware is a proud Yankunyjatjara and Wirangu woman from Adelaide, South Australia, who currently lives in Melbourne and well known as part of the ground breaking SBS football program Marngrook. For the past decade or so, Shelley has worked in...

Brent “Boomer” Harvey – retired at the end of the 2016 AFL season along with a host of other North Melbourne players. He ended his AFL career as the all-time games record holder with 432 games. At only 167cm he had...

Kate Sheahan is the Richmond AFLW football operations manager, a professional tennis coach noted for helping Daria Gavrilova return from a knee injury, and a former Australian rules football player who played for Collingwood in the 2017 AFL Women’s season. She is the daughter of sports journalist Mike Sheahan....

Katie Brennan was signed as a player for the Western Bulldogs ahead of the inaugural AFL Women’s season in 2017. In July 2016, Brennan signed with the Western Bulldogs as one of their two marquee players ahead of the AFL Women’s...