Ben is part of the senior leadership team at Get Skilled Access, managing projects across a wide range of industries. He specialises in face-to-face presentation delivery, workshop facilitation, and building inclusive cultures within organisations. Ben brings a vast range of both professional and personal experiences to his role. He has experienced society both with and without a disability. He has run his own business as a person with a disability, worked closely with small to medium businesses as an access and inclusion consultant, and coached a basketball team without being able to see. Ben lost 98% of his eyesight overnight at age 16. He knows firsthand the challenges faced by people with disabilities, as well as the importance and impact of inclusion. He is passionate about building people's confidence around disability and why disability should not dictate who someone is or what they are capable of. Disability does not stop Ben, either professionally or personally. He is the first blind person to compete in the Southern 80 water ski race, has crossed the Kokoda track twice, and loves riding motorbikes.

Based on the lands of Wurundjeri people, Simon’s career has focused on using sport for development with a passion for providing improved opportunities for people from underrepresented groups. Simon’s work at the ASC centred on young people being more active and at Special Olympics Australia he built an understanding of the significant barriers people living with intellectual disability face accessing sport. Simon applied these experiences in meaningfully connecting with multicultural communities while working at the Western Bulldogs, leading diversity programs across Melbourne and Victoria’s west. Simon now heads CMSport – an initiative from the Centre for Multicultural Youth that aims to support sport to engage meaningfully with multicultural communities.

Brooke Atkins is an Executive Director at LARCAN consultancy and has over 20 years experience in the community and recreation industries. Having held executive roles in the NFP, NGO and Local Government settings, Brooke has a unique lens on the industry undertaking these roles in a variety of organisational contexts and locations including NSW, Northern Territory, ACT and Victoria. Brooke has extensive experience in leadership of large and diverse teams, stakeholder engagement, organisational strategy, business administration and management. Brooke has a passion for driving holistic health outcomes and improved connectivity for all communities. Brooke holds an MBA majoring in Strategic Management and Sports Management and is also a Board Director at Aquatics and Recreation Industry NSW.