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Ian Walker is a lawyer and served as Brisbane Managing Partner of his international firm before being elected as a State MP from 2012 - 2017. He was appointed Assistant Minister for Planning Reform and, subsequently, Minister for Science, IT, Innovation and the Arts. He has had a long association with the arts, having chaired the Board of Camerata (Qld’s Chamber Orchestra) and served on the board of Circa. He is now President of Queensland Youth Orchestras. He maintains an interest in science and innovation, and from 2017-2020 was a member of the External Engagement Board of the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation within QUT. He is a Life Member of the Urban Development Institute of Aust. (Qld).

Leanne is a renowned leader in the Visitor Economy sector, particularly for marketing Queensland’s tourism industry and enhancing the State's major events calendar.

She chairs Netball Queensland and is a Non-Executive Director of Helloworld Travel Limited, the Museum of Brisbane, and the Queensland Performing Arts Trust. Leanne has been an industry representative on the Australian Government’s Reimagining the Visitor Economy Expert Panel and is an Adjunct Professor at UQ Business School.

She was CEO of Tourism and Events Queensland from 2013 to 2022 and has held senior roles at Tourism Queensland and the Hyatt Hotel Group.

Dr Sophie Galaise is a recognised arts executive and non-executive director with more than 20 years' experience leading organisations including Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, and Orford Arts Centre. Sophie is Ambassador and Executive Advisor with the Advisory Board for the Arts, Honorary Consul of Canada, and served as Chair of Symphony Services International. Non-Executive Director roles include I Musici de Montréal and a Queensland private family foundation; she also serves on advisory councils for Harvard Business Review and HEC Montréal/Bocconi–SMU MMIAM.

Rod Pilbeam has more than 35 years' experience in major public event venues. He is a Founding Partner of AEG Ogden, now part of the Legends Global group, which operates and provides consulting for arenas, performing arts centres and theatres, convention and exhibition centres, and sports stadia, in Australia and New Zealand, Asia and the Middle East. Rod is an Executive Director of ASM Global overseeing contracted operations across the Asia-Pacific region. Rod has served on the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Board since 2014. He has also served on the boards of various venue management and ticketing associations, charities and was a member of the Executive Council of Live Performance Australia.

Bec Pini is a seasoned leader in brand, marketing and communications with over 30 years’ experience across television, film and creative industries. She founded M4M in 2003, delivering integrated campaigns for national and global clients in entertainment, arts, education, healthcare, retail, AI and social impact. Bec is Deputy Chair of Creative Brisbane Collab. and a Non-Executive Director of The Allison Baden-Clay Foundation, leading campaigns on coercive control and respectful relationships. Her career includes roles at Network Ten, Sony Pictures, and Columbia TriStar, and long-term consulting for Roadshow Films, representing major studios and supporting Australian screen talent.

Susan Rix AM is an accomplished business leader with over 40 years’ experience as a chartered accountant and corporate advisor assisting clients in varied aspects of commercial, financial and taxation matters with an emphasis on small to medium enterprises across a broad range of industries and professions. 

Ms Rix is an experienced company director and Chair with current and past board roles spanning the private, not-for-profit and government sectors in diverse industries including health, infrastructure, disability services, and education. She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants, Australia and New Zealand and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

Patrice Scott is a Registered Company Auditor with over 18 years of experience in audit and assurance. She is a Partner at KPMG and currently serves as the Lead Partner of the Sydney KPMG Enterprise Audit and Assurance team. Patrice has extensive experience across not-for-profit organisations, multinational groups, ASX-listed companies, and large privately held businesses. Her career has been focused on the middle market, with particular expertise in the consumer, retail, and health industries. She is a Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and holds a Master of Accounting from Bond University and a Bachelor of Journalism from Griffith University.