Women of Colour Gathering 2020

Theme: 'Women of Colour in Leadership: Complexity, Identity & Intersectionality' 

 Women of colour face multiple challenges in our quest to achieve and perform in various leadership capacities. During this e-conference, we will discuss the collective barriers we encounter and address key factors such as gender, race, stereotypes and their impact on under representation of WOC in leadership roles. Our speakers will recount their stories of resilience, struggles and perseverance as well as reveal copious insights regarding the extensiveness of each of their leadership journey. The e-conference promise to be a time of reach learning, sharing, networking and collective reflections on recent global events that has shaped our world. 

The conference theme have been developed in consultation with Women of Colour Melbourne Collective and the WOC community.

Keynote speaker: Dr Mehreen Faruqi ( Senator for NSW)

Panelist & Session Facilitators:

Leila Gurruwiwi (Sport commentator and Journalist)

Rachel Saravanamuthu (Refugee advocate & Senior Solicitor)

Jane Vadiveloo (Social Justice Leader & CEO of Children's Ground)

Tendai Togara (Motivational Speaker & Life Coach)

Marcella Brassett (Communications expert & Campaigner) 

Rachael Maza ( Artistic director, IIbijeri Theatre, Melbourne)

Sherene Hassan (Education Director, Islamic Museum Australia & Ambassador for the Muslim community)

Noosheen Mogadam (Senior Lawyer & Refugee Advocate)

Rachel Edwardson (Cultural consultant and filmmaker) 

Thuy Hoang ( Human Capital Lead PwC Australia) 

Emma Fulu ( Head, Global Feminist Leader & CEO Equality Institute) 

Karen Milward (Co- Chairperson for the Indigenous community Volunteers and Consultant at Karen Milward Consultancy Services) 
 

Women of Colour Melbourne Collective acknowledge and appreciate RMIT for their sponsorship and continued support.