No Safe Screen

WAYNE HOLDSWORTH | Founder, SmackTalk - KEYNOTE SPEAKER

A father who turned unimaginable loss into a mission to protect others. Wayne Holdsworth never expected to become one of Australia's most powerful voices on sextortion and online safety. That changed after the devastating loss of his 17-year-old son, Mac, following an incident of sextortion. Since then, Wayne has made it his mission to make sure other young people, parents and families know what he wishes his own family had known. Through SmackTalk, Wayne travels across Australia speaking openly about sextortion, online harm and the conversations we need to be having before it's too late. His work has reached thousands of Australians and his story has been shared across national media, but at the heart of everything Wayne does is something much simpler: Mac's story. A story Wayne continues to tell in the hope that another young person recognises the warning signs. Another parent starts the conversation. Another family knows where to turn. At No Safe Screen, Wayne will share Mac's story, what he has learned since losing his son, and what he wants every Australian to understand about the dangers that can exist behind our screens. This is a story that is difficult to hear. But it is one we cannot afford not to.

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LAURA BATES | Best-Selling Author & Activist

Laura Bates went inside the deepfake economy, the sex robot trade and the online worlds influencing teenage boys, investigating what is already being built, who it is reaching and what it could mean for the next generation. Her work raises confronting questions about the digital world our children are growing up in and how rapidly changing technology is shaping their understanding of sex, relationships, consent and each other. Laura Bates is an internationally recognised author, activist and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, a global movement examining sexism and inequality and their impact on women and girls. She is the best selling author of Everyday Sexism, Men Who Hate Women and The New Age of Sexism. Her work has taken her deep inside online communities, emerging technologies, algorithms and digital cultures to understand how they are influencing attitudes and behaviour in the real world. Her campaigning has helped drive real world change, from putting consent on the national curriculum to influencing Facebook's policies on rape and domestic violence content. At No Safe Screen, Laura will join us live from the UK for a special conversation exploring: What is happening behind our screens, and what is it doing to the way a generation thinks about sex, relationships, consent and each other? From AI and deepfakes to harmful online content, digital influence and the rapidly changing technology reaching our children, this isn't a conversation about blaming men or women. It's about understanding the world our children are entering and what all of us can do to help make it safer. This is a conversation for mothers and fathers, men and women, professionals, educators and community leaders, because online safety affects all of us.

NOELLE MARTIN | Lawyer, Activist & Global Advocate Against Deepfake Abuse

She became the target of online abuse. Then she became one of the world's most prominent voices fighting it. Noelle Martin is a lawyer, award-winning activist and internationally recognised advocate against deepfake and image-based abuse. After experiencing horrific online abuse herself, Noelle transformed her experience into more than a decade of advocacy for survivor rights, women and girls, and greater accountability in the digital world. Today, she is a PhD Candidate researching the regulation of deepfake abuse across Australia, the United Kingdom and the European Union, placing her at the forefront of one of the fastest-evolving challenges of the digital age. Her advocacy has received international recognition, including being named Young Western Australian of the Year and to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. At No Safe Screen, Noelle will bring together lived experience, law and research to confront an increasingly urgent question: What happens when technology can create an intimate image of you that never existed, without your consent, and make the world believe it's real? This isn't a problem of the future. It's already here.

THERESE BORGER | Barrister, Nationally Accredited Mediator & Leading Family Law Counsel

A leading family law barrister bringing the legal and family perspective to the conversation about online harm. Therese Borger is a highly respected family law barrister at Holmes List and a Nationally Accredited Mediator, with extensive experience across complex parenting, property and financial matters. Recognised by Doyle’s Guide as Leading Family Law Counsel in Victoria for four consecutive years, Therese brings a unique perspective to No Safe Screen: what happens when the digital world collides with families, relationships, parenting and the law. At No Safe Screen, Therese will explore the legal realities of our increasingly digital lives, including how online behaviour, emerging technology and digital harm can impact children, parents and families. Because what happens behind a screen doesn't always stay behind a screen. Sometimes, it ends up in a courtroom.

OLIVIA COE FOX | Acknowledgement and Welcome to Country

Opening No Safe Screen with a powerful celebration of Country, culture and connection. Olivia Coe Fox is a proud Wiradjuri woman, acclaimed singer, songwriter and storyteller who uses music, Language and culture to create deeply moving moments of connection. Many Australians will recognise Olivia from her unforgettable four-chair-turn audition on The Voice Australia, where she performed I Am Australian in English and Yawuru alongside didgeridoo player Neenan Simpson. Olivia has since performed on some of Australia's biggest stages, including Australia Day Live at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, WugulOra at Barangaroo, the Australian Open and the NRL All Stars. At No Safe Screen, Olivia will open our evening with a Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement, bringing everyone together before we begin an important night of conversation, connection and impact. There could be no more meaningful way to begin No Safe Screen.

LEGALSCOUT

LegalScout is an Australian legal AI platform giving small and medium law firms their own private, sovereign AI. Firm data stays firm data, never shared, never used to train anyone else's model, so practices can adopt AI with confidence and keep their clients' trust. Technology has transformed how young people live and connect, but it has also opened new avenues for harm. As a company built on the belief that technology should protect people, we are proud to support early intervention, awareness, and the trusted conversations that keep young Australians safe. LegalScout is honoured to stand with Melmark Law to help make that possible.

WBP GROUP

WBP Group is one of Australia’s largest national independent property valuation firms, bringing over three decades of expertise to the ever-changing property landscape. Driven by a passion for property that extends beyond the professional, we are committed to helping individuals, businesses and institutions make smarter, evidence-based decisions. We provide professional, legally compliant property valuations for a wide range of purposes, including pre-purchase, pre-sale, renovations, mortgage refinancing, capital gains tax, stamp duty, family law, development feasibility, rental disputes, estate realisation and financial reporting. With a rigorous, multi-layered quality assurance process, WBP Group ensures accuracy, consistency and reliability in every valuation. Our team of highly qualified valuers are members of the Australian Property Institute (API), maintain up to date Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certifications. As Australia’s property market continues to evolve, we are proud to be a trusted partner, we stand ready to guide you with expertise, precision and professionalism.”