Gill Hicks

Creative Director
Gill Hicks is a powerful award winning and thought provoking communicator and artist, challenging us to think deeply about the relationship we have with the world around us, with each other and importantly hold with ourselves. Gill’s organisation is Music Art Discussion

Julian Ferraretto

Composer and Jazz Violinist
Julian Ferraretto is known for his virtuosic and melodically charged improvisational style, collaborating internationally with works premiered at the Sydney Opera House, The Adelaide Festival, Wigmore Hall and The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Gigs at Grainger’ series. Julian Ferraretto

Mike Worsman

Visual Artist
Mike Worsman is a filmmaker, writer and global adventurer dedicated to capturing and sharing stories that can move people to chase a happier, more connected life that will better our world. He does this through his organisation's The Happiest and Give Media

Dr Fiona Kerr

Founding Director of Neurotech Institute Dr Fiona Kerr integrates both cognitive neuroscience and complex system engineering to enhance our understanding of human to machine connection, and the wondrous intricacy of human to human connection. More about her amazing work can be found here. Dr Fiona Kerr

‘Connection sculpts how we think, feel and live’

Adelaide cognitive scientist Dr Fiona Kerr says we are all “electrochemical bags” beautifully designed to connect.

As told to Genevieve Meegan
Portrait photos by Tony Lewis

Anthony Leppa

Musician
An extraordinarily diverse artist who specialises in creating music and sound scapes leaving audiences spellbound, close your eyes and his uncanny mimicry brings characters to life - whether he is behind the microphone or the decks, you are sure to be entertained!
Band Zooma Zooma

Annie Harvey

Wellbeing Educator and Author
Once a school teacher, now a wellbeing educator, Annie is also a keynote speaker who spoke at TEDx Adelaide 2017 and published an Amazon #1 bestseller, The Little Book of STILL: Calm for Busy Lives (foreword by Dr Gill Hicks AM MBE). Annie has been practising and teaching mindfulness for nearly 10 years and is also a laughter therapist. Her youngest customer is 4 and her oldest, 94. The Little Book of Still

Max Brading

Digital Artist
Max is an artist working on Kaurna Land specializing in interactive and real time visual arts, immersive media and artistic integration with multimedia systems. With a diverse range of skills including photography, digital design, music and sonic art, and lighting design. Max Brading Instagram

Dylan Paul

Musician

Tom Kneebone

Musician