International Women’s Day Gala Dinner 2022

Moana Weir is the Local Jobs First Commissioner and Chair of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.

Moana has over 20 years leadership experience as a senior executive and officer in ASX listed digital companies including SEEK and REA (realestate.com.au), and across a range of industries including health as an executive at Bupa. She is an experienced lawyer and has led businesses and functions including Legal, Governance and Company Secretarial, Regulatory, Risk, Corporate Affairs, and ESG/Sustainability.

Moana is also an experienced non executive director for over 10 years in the not for profit sector. In addition to being the Chair of VEOHRC, she currently serves as a director of the Movember People and Culture Committee.  

Molina is the first South Asian woman to be elected President Elect of the Law Institute of Victoria. She is also the National President of the Asian Australian Lawyers Association. She is an experienced commercial lawyer having practiced at top-tier Australian law firms and the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office and in the Supreme Court of India.

Molina also serves on various boards including AMES Australia, Graduate House of the University of Melbourne, Good Shepherd ANZ, Gymnastics Victoria, AFL South East Commission, Table Tennis Victoria and Australasian Centre for Human Rights and Health. She is also the co-founder of the Asian Australian Alliance and the founder of the organisation Multicultural Women in Sport.

She has received multiple awards for her work including the Victorian Multicultural Award for Excellence twice.

Captain Mona Shindy, CSC is a Reserve Naval Officer with over 30 years of military and business experience. Drawing upon strong academic credentials and the lessons and skills gained throughout a truly inspiring career, Captain Shindy now imparts knowledge to others as an international keynote speaker and strategic leadership and management consultant.

With degree qualifications in Engineering, Commerce (Advanced Major in Organisation and Management Studies) and Arts (Masters in Politics and Policy), Mona has been a trailblazer in male dominated environments, consistently delivering outstanding organisational outcomes.

A Cross-cultural Consultant, Tasneem addresses issues of diversity, equity and inclusion across organisational leadership, including intersectionality within government, corporate, arts and community sectors. For her efforts she was recently appointed the inaugural Ambassador for Women of Colour, Australia – and in 2020, awarded an OAM.