MEET YOUR
2026 PRESENTERS
Shalini Srikanthan
Leadership mentor & human-centred change specialist
Shalini Srikanthan is a Change Manager and Leadership Mentor with 17 years of experience partnering with organisations across diverse corporate sectors in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Her work sits at the intersection of change management and leadership development, grounded in the belief that leaders can only guide others through complexity when they know how to navigate themselves first.
Alongside her corporate change practice, Shalini co-founded Leadership Reshaped - a coaching and development offering that helps growth-minded leaders build the self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and clarity needed to lead with confidence in a rapidly shifting landscape.
She writes monthly on Substack and recently hosted the Rewriting the Playbook masterclass series with Caitlin Guilfoyle.
Melanie Loy
Author | Speaker | Facilitator | Consultant
Mel is the founder of Cuttlefish, a change and internal communication agency working with clients around the globe.
An author, podcast host and international award winner, Mel brings deep expertise in strategic communication and a talent for turning complex ideas into messages that connect.
Her work helps organisations minimise risk, seize opportunities and create communication that genuinely moves people.
Sian Rinaldi
Founder, Unordinary
Sian is a strategic consultant and Founding Director of Unordinary, bringing more than 20 years’ experience in transformation across the Australian Public Service and consulting sector.
Her work spans organisational change and emerging AI, including the development of practical AI products and approaches that start with real workplace friction rather than technology for technology’s sake.
A respected leader in the change profession, Sian is also an ACT Chapter Lead and Lifetime Member of the Change Management Institute.
Nicky Keeble
Experienced Change Manager
Nicky is is a Senior Change Manager with more than 20 years’ experience leading enterprise-wide transformation across systems, operating models and cultural change.
Known for cutting through complexity and corporate noise, Nicky brings a pragmatic, human-centred approach that connects people, process and technology.
Her focus is firmly on turning strategy into meaningful adoption and creating change that delivers results that stick.
Zora Artis
Alignment, Brand and Communication Strategist and Advisor
Zora brings more than 30 years’ experience across change, strategic alignment, communication, brand and stakeholder engagement.
She works with boards, executives and senior leaders and has co-authored global research exploring leadership, communication and strategic alignment.
An internationally experienced speaker, facilitator and coach, Zora combines deep expertise with a strong understanding of the conversations and connections that make organisational change work.
Kate Murray
Enterprise Transformation Leader | Founder @ Changify
Kate is the Co-Founder of Changify and a workplace psychologist with close to two decades of experience leading major leadership, operating model and technology transformations.
A passionate advocate for AI as a workplace teammate, Kate helps organisations explore how humans and AI can work together while building the readiness required to make that partnership successful.
She is known for bringing clarity, care and pragmatism to complex conversations about the future of work and change.
John Merkus
Keynote speaker, podcast host, and transformation specialist
John is a Senior Change Consultant with more than 20 years’ experience supporting complex transformation across industries including financial services, telecommunications, energy and government.
Known as The Positive Change Guy, John has a gift for making change practical, engaging and deeply human.
His ability to read the room, build genuine connections and challenge conventional thinking helps change practitioners strengthen their confidence, influence and impact.
Hannah Oakley
People Transformation Leader
Hannah is a People Transformation Leader with over 10 years of experience across change management, organisational design, leadership and learning.
Blending psychology, design and analytics, she brings a creative, people-first approach to complex transformation, helping organisations build capability, minimise disruption and drive lasting change.
Caitlin Guilfoyle
Modern Work Leader | Speaker | Certified Coach
Caitlin is a leadership strategist, coach and modern work specialist with more than 18 years of experience across public and private sector organisations in Australia and internationally.
Previously a Future of Work Leader at PwC Australia, her work spans leadership strategy, organisational culture, workplace wellbeing and sustainable performance. Caitlin supports leaders to build the clarity, confidence and self-awareness needed to navigate complexity, lead people effectively and achieve results without sacrificing their wellbeing.
She is the founder of Forae, an Adviser to the Global Wellness Institute’s Workplace Wellbeing Initiative and the AHRI Future of Work Panel, and co-founder of Leadership Reshaped with Shalini Srikanthan.
Jessica Fryer
Leadership | Executive Transformation | Enterprise Change
Jessica is the Change Management Centre of Excellence Lead at Westpac New Zealand, with more than 20 years’ experience leading transformation across the financial services sector.
With deep expertise across technology, operations, culture and customer experience, Jess is passionate about building organisational change capability and creating sustainable adoption. She has a particular interest in how emerging technologies such as AI can improve change experiences while protecting employee wellbeing and psychosocial safety.