Anja Christoffersen
Award-winning keynote speaker — health system reform, disability inclusion and the power of lived experience.
"Her story challenged assumptions, sparked reflection, and reinforced why the work we do towards a more inclusive world matters so deeply." - Kat Alderson, Senior Manager, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Anja Christoffersen is one of Australia's most distinctive voices on disability and human-centred design. Born with a complex rare disability, she has spent her career building inclusive systems from the inside — as a researcher, co-design practitioner, and consumer health leader. She is the author of Behind The Smile and editor of In Crowd magazine.
Keynotes:
Born This Way Radical self-acceptance, disability and leading from the margins.
What We Need to Unlearn About Disability Reframing the narratives we're taught – and the role each of us plays in inclusion.
Million Dollar Medicare Baby A new take on value-based healthcare, told from the inside.
Designing with the Margins What happens when we design with people, rather than for them.
Workshops also available. Custom Topics Available on request to suit your event's specific needs.
Anja is represented exclusively by Heart Out Media.
Storm Menzies
Founder, researcher and accessibility advocate. Keynote speaker on inclusive design, the commercial case for disability markets, and building product businesses from lived experience.
Founder of ByStorm Beauty, the accessibility-first makeup brand in partnership with L'Oréal ANZ; 2025 Kickstarter Challenge winner; and lead researcher on beauty accessibility in Australia.
"Every time she steps on stage, she makes an impact. Storm has this rare ability to combine deeply personal storytelling with sharp commercial insight, and audiences respond to that immediately." Pete Horsley, CEO, Remarkable (Cerebral Palsy Alliance)
Storm Menzies is a founder, researcher and accessibility advocate who turned a lifetime of workarounds into a career reshaping how the beauty industry thinks about design. She has delivered 70+ speaking engagements across disability, beauty, startup and investor audiences, and has been featured in Vogue Australia, Marie Claire, ABC Radio and Channel 9 News.
Keynotes:
The Beauty Industry's Billion-Dollar Blind Spot: The commercial case for accessibility as beauty's next major growth lever, backed by original research on the $13 billion market the industry is leaving on the table.
Co-Design Is Not a Checkbox: What real community-led design looks like when brands do it properly, not as a marketing exercise.
Built by Someone Who Gets It Identity, independence and what happens when you stop asking permission and start building the thing nobody else will.
Storm is represented exclusively by Heart Out Media.
Melanie Dimmitt
Award-winning author, podcaster and caregiver advocate — keynote speaker on disability parenting, inclusive storytelling and NDIS navigation.
International acclaimed author of Special; founder of The Blend the world's only tube-feeding lifestyle magazine; and co-founder of Heart Out Media.
"Our team voted her session as the most gripping and insightful of the day. She had us all laughing, tearing up, and deeply moved." - Gabriella Ptasznik, CEO, GRP Speech Pathology
Melanie Dimmitt is a writer, broadcaster and caregiver advocate who turned her own crash-landing into disability parenting into a career championing the communities that don't get enough airtime. She hosts the Tubie Talks and NDIS Know-how podcasts and has spoken for organisations from The Project to Future Women to clinical teams across Australia.
Keynotes:
Under the Hood of Disability Parenting Real insight into caregiver life and what families actually need from the professionals around them.
This Is Why We Need Nice Things The case for beautiful, premium storytelling for overlooked audiences — and what happens when we get it right.
Advocate Like a Boss Practical strategies and mindset shifts for caregivers navigating the NDIS and medical systems.
Workshops also available. Custom Topics Available on request to suit your event's specific needs.
Melanie is represented exclusively by Heart Out Media.
