CMSport Forum 2026: Speaker Profiles
Meet the full speaker line up for our 2026 CMSport Forum.
Date: Thursday 27 August 2026
Location: The Home of the Matildas, Football Victoria, 3 Sports Drive, Bundoora
Time: 10am – 3pm AEST
We’re excited to share the speaker lineup for the 2026 CMSport Forum: Racism Doesn’t Belong in Our Game.
We’ll be joined by an inspiring group of leaders and practitioners from across Victoria’s sport and recreation sector to explore how we can collectively create safe, more inclusive sporting environments.
Speakers
Master of Ceremonies by TAMM Kingi Falakoa (Team Leader, Centre for Multicultural Youth)
Carmel Guerra OAM (CEO, Centre for Multicultural Youth)
Patrick Johnson OLY (Culture and Safety Advisor, Sport Integrity Australia)
Dan Birrell (CEO, Football Victoria)
Aunty Linda Bamblett (CEO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Ltd)
Rob Hyatt (Cultural Experiences Manager, Koorie Heritage Trust)
Professor Ruth Jeanes (Deputy Dean, Monash University)
Shaun McEachin (General Manager, Collingwood Basketball Association)
Ben Hartman (Managing Director, No 2nd Place)
Dr Carleigh Yeomans (Senior Lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology)
Lauren Matthews (Special Counsel, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission)
Andrea Pearman (CEO, Netball Victoria)
Sophie Byrne (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager, Football Victoria)
Brigitte Walker (Senior Project Officer, Centre for Multicultural Sport)
