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Kelly-Ann Denton is an image maker who holds a masters degree in Art, majoring in PhotoMedia. For almost a decade Kelly-Ann has been involved in lecturing both the historical and contemporary practices of photography and including the technical components; holding the position of lecturer at The Australian Centre for Photography, a leading photographic institution in Sydney and Sydney College of the Arts at the University of Sydney. Kelly-Ann also practices as an independent photographer nurturing her own interest in photography from a philosophical, cultural and historical context. Her personal work have received finalist standing in the most significant Photographic Prizes in Australia. In recent years Kelly-Ann Denton has been asked to present her portraiture for Albury Art Gallery, The Australian Centre for Photography, Head-On Photo Festival, & The City of Sydney “Art & About” Public Art Festival.

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Department of Defence. Tutor of CCE

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James has published widely across the across the fields of international security, science and technology, and media studies, including a book and several articles on the geopolitical, societal and ethical impact of quantum innovation.  He has designed and taught over twenty different courses, at Oxford University, Columbia University, University of Massachusetts, University of Southern California, Brown University, The University of Sydney and the state prison systems of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  He has produced five documentary films, most recently, Project Q: War, Peace and Quantum Mechanics.

James received a B.A. in History and Political Science from McGill University (Joint First Class Honours) and a M. Phil and D. Phil in International Relations from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He is currently Director of the Centre for International Security Studies and Michael Hintze Chair of International Security at The University of Sydney.

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Thomas Derwin. Tutor of CCE

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Peter brings extensive experience and expertise, acquired over a long career in the Banking and Finance sector. His most recent position was with Westpac Banking Corporation, where he served as an Executive Director, responsible for the Asset Finance business.

His considerable knowledge includes financial expertise, with accountability for business profit & loss, balance sheet, sales KPIs, and shareholder return metrics. He is skilled in strategy planning, creation, and execution, as well as people leadership, including workplace culture, mentoring, succession, and well-being.

Peter has developed strong customer relationships across various industries, including the public and private sectors and all levels of executive leadership. He is also experienced in change management and business transformation.

In addition to his industry experience, Peter undertakes workplace consulting, business coaching, and mentoring. He helps individuals and teams create change, achieve their goals, and reach their potential.

Peter holds a Master of Business and Finance from the University of Technology Sydney, a Bachelor of Arts with majors in Economics and Government from the University of Sydney, and a Graduate Diploma in Leadership from the University of New South Wales. He is an accredited business coach and a member of the International Coaching Federation.

Peter is an enthusiastic teacher who combines his technical knowledge with hands-on industry experience. He has an engaging, authentic, and informed approach and seeks to inspire the people he works with.

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I hold the following qualifications: ATCL (Lon); BA, LLB (Syd); BEc (Macq); LLM (Syd); GradCertEdStudies(Higher Education).

I have worked in private legal practices and for twenty years lectured at Sydney University and University of Western Sydney in a range of subjects including Commercial Law, Corporations Law, Banking and Securities Law, and Consumer Law.

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Pip Deveson has a long-standing interest in Yolngu culture developed though a long involvement with the Yolngu community at Yirrkala, work on the Yirrkala Film Project (1981-1984) and subsequent research on Yolngu art and knowledge systems. With Howard Morphy and Katie Hayne, she co-authored The Art of Narritjin Maymuru, a multi-media biography of a major Yolngu artist. More recently she and Hayne have produced the Living Knowledge Website as part of an ARC funded linkage project titled Indigenous knowledge and western science pedagogy: a comparative approach. The website was part of an investigation of the potential for using networked curriculum materials to introduce aspects of Indigenous knowledge into the NSW school science curriculum.

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Vanessa has been tutoring and teaching English to native and foreign speakers for 4 years, in Tokyo, New York, Brisbane and now Sydney. Vanessa comes from a Project Management and Events Management background and has worked with some of the worlds largest companies such as Mitsubishi Corporation. Vanessa has a diploma in TESOL, specialising in business language and IELTS, she works for OzMigration as an IELTS specialist as well as for CH Entertainment as an Event Director.

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Devo Y. Devrim is a PhD candidate and a lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. He has experience in teaching EFL/ESL and academic writing for more than ten years. Following his BA and MA degrees in applied linguistics, he is currently working on his PhD research titled: ‘Development of Grammatical Metaphor in Academic Literacy through Online Language Support’. His research interests include teacher education, critical discourse analysis, Systemic Functional Linguistics and World Englishes.

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Benito Di Fonzo is a journalist, playwright, poet and performer.

Benito has written for, and been profiled by, some of the finest, and lowest, publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun Herald, The Weekend Australian, and Bardfly Magazine, of which he was the editor, and possibly the only reader.

Benito has performed his poems and tragicomic travelogues in theatres, bars, pubs, piazzas, toilet cubicles and radio studios in London, Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Rome, Adelaide, Perth and Ubud (Indonesia).

Several of Benito’s plays have been performed at The Sydney Opera House, which is that big place on the harbour with the wings. He has written radio serials and plays for both 2SER and 2FBI, and has performed his work on those and other stations including ABC 702 & Radio National, and Resonance FM (London).

Benito’s most recent production "The Chronic Ills of Robert Zimmerman, AKA Bob Dylan (A Lie) A Theatrical Talking Blues & Glissendorf" was the hit of Adelaide Fringe 2010 and was followed by sold-out seasons in Sydney and Byron Bay that received a litany of glowing reviews.

In 2001 Benito was awarded the Inner City Life Literary Award by The NSW Writers' Centre. His favourite colour is irrelevant.