2018 Guest Speaker: Tanya Hosch
As we celebrate another year supporting the work of UN Women National Committee Australia through the Adelaide International Women’s Day Breakfast, we are delighted to announce that the AFL’s Tanya Hosch will be our guest speaker in 2018.
Tanya Hosch is the AFL’s General Manager of Inclusion and Social Policy and has a long and distinguished history in Indigenous policy, advocacy, governance and fundraising.
Before joining the AFL as the first ever Indigenous person and second woman in their executive ranks in August this year, Tanya was the Joint Campaign Director of the Recognise movement for constitutional reform.
At the AFL Tanya is tasked with the implementation of the AFL’s enhanced Indigenous strategy, advising the AFL Indigenous Advisory Council, reviewing the Respect and Responsibility Policy and implementing the AFL’s Gender Action Plan.
Tanya was recently appointed to the Indigenous Advisory Group of the NAB and is a Board Director of the Indigenous Land Corporation, the Australian Indigenous Governance Institute and a member of the Referendum Council. In addition, Tanya is the Independent Chair of PricewaterhouseCoopers Indigenous Consulting.
Leader of the Opposition of the Senate
Former Speakers
| 2017 | Hon Julia Gillard AC | Australia’s first female Prime Minister Video and Audio recording |
| 2016 | Fran Kelly | Journalist Audio recording |
| 2015 | Dr Susan Carland | Academic and social commentator |
| 2014 | Dr Gill Hicks MBE | Founder of M.A.D for Peace |
| 2013 | Dr Anne Summers AO | Author and journalist |
| 2012 | Alice Pung | Author, lawyer and teacher |
| 2011 | Professor Tanya Monro | SA’s Australian of the Year for 2011 |
| 2010 | Sally Sara AM | ABC foreign correspondent |
| 2009 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley AO MBE | Australian tennis star |
| 2008 | Margaret Pomeranz AM | Host of “The Movie Show” |
| 2007 | Larissa Behrendt | Professor of Law and Indigenous Studies |
| 2006 | Ms Kirsty Sword-Gusmao AO | First Lady of East Timor |
| 2005 | Hon Mary Gaudron QC | Former Justice of the High Court of Australia |
| 2004 | Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AO, CVO, MBE | Governor of South Australia |
| 2003 | Carmel Travers | ABC TV documentary maker |
| 2002 | Christine Nixon APM | Commissioner of Police, Victoria |
| 2001 | Hon Dr Jocelyn Scutt | Barrister and author |
| 2000 | Camilla Cowley | Reconciliation campaigner and pastoralist |
| 1999 | Sister Patricia Pak-Poy RSM | Activist against land mines |
| 1998 | Robyn Archer AO, CdOAL | Adelaide singer and songwriter |
| 1997 | Phoebe Fraser | Aid worker with Care Australia |
| 1996 | Hazel Hawke AO | Prominent Australian |
| 1995 | Mem Fox AM | Children’s author |
| 1994 | Dorinda Haffner | Chef and media personality |
| 1993 | Julia Lester | ABC radio presenter |