International Speakers Group

“We won’t rest until the case is solved.” It is a pledge which Detective Inspector Ken Ashworth, of Victoria Police, has made many times. In 2014 Ashworth headed the Purana taskforce on organised crime when it helped NSW police follow new...

Writer and reporter Andrew Rule has written, edited and published more than 30 true crime books – including the best-selling Underbelly series with John “Sly of the Underworld” Silvester. Their work inspired the hit Underbelly television drama on Melbourne’s gangland war....

A Former Detective Sergeant, Simon Illingworth was bashed, threatened and intimidated by bent cops and underworld criminals, all in the line of duty. His life gives dramatic insight into Melbourne’s gangland war and the ugly world of police corruption. Simon appeared...

  Charlie Bezzina became a member of the Homicide Squad in 1989 and was involved in approximately 150 Homicide Investigations and fatal police shootings, and over 300 investigations into suspicious deaths. He was involved with Police shootings inquiry into high number...

John Silvester is a veteran crime journalist we love to read in ‘The Age’ to get the inside stories on the underworld, bikies, cops and crims. He has written several crime books including the top-selling ‘Underbelly’ series on Melbourne’s gangland wars which he co-authored with...

Dan Crowley is a former Rugby great, playing for Australia in three consecutive World Cups, winning in 1991 and 1999. Dan made his Test debut in Brisbane in 1989 against the British Lions. As part of a lineup that included Tom...