Rod Soper is the Director of Education for Thinkers.inq, an early years school dedicated to offering 21st-century teaching and learning through transformational play. He has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of education and leadership design. Rod’s expertise includes research into ontological and interpersonal development and critical thinking.

Dr Amanda Niland has a long career in the field of early childhood education. She has taught in a range of early childhood, primary school and early intervention settings.

Jane Bourne is an early childhood professional who has taught and led within diverse ECEC settings. She is currently the CEO of Lady Gowrie Qld, which delivers a range of education and care services throughout Queensland.

Karen Thorpe is Deputy Director (Research) at the Institute for Social Science Research where she also leads the Childhood Development, Education and Care Research group. Her research focus is early childhood education and care environments; particularly the interplay of ECEC quality and the ECEC workforce.

Susan Irvine is a Professor and Head of the School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education at QUT. She is an early childhood teacher with diverse work experience spanning ECEC policy, service provision and higher education.

Claire Warden is one of the world’s leading consultants and writers on the use of consultative methods in education. She is particularly well known for her Nature Pedagogy Approach.

Beth Macgregor is a psychologist who began her career in 1993 as a child protection caseworker.

REAIE is an Australian not-for-profit membership organisation and is honoured to be a longstanding invited member of the Reggio Children International Network, Italy. REAIE draws on the Reggio Emilia experience as the ongoing catalyst for thinking, research and advocacy in Australian educational settings; it promotes the rights and potentials of children and facilitates national and international dialogue and debate about education.

Jennifer Ribarovski has over 30 years' experience in the education sector, including playing a key role in the implementation of the National Quality Framework for both the NSW Regulatory Authority and the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).

Cindy Davenport is a registered midwife, is passionate about the health and wellbeing of families, and offers a response-based approach to help babies and children with sleep problems.