Daniel Riley
Artistic Director, Australian Dance Theatre

Daniel, a Wiradjuri man from Western NSW, is Artistic Director of Australian Dance Theatre (ADT). He is the sixth Artistic Director in the company’s 59-year history, and the first Blak artist to hold the position. Riley currently sits on the inaugural Creative Australia First Nations Board. He previously served as an Associate on the Board of A New Approach (ANA), Australia’s leading cultural think tank and the Board of Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute. He is an Honorary Fellow through the Faculty of Fine Arts (Dance) at the University of Melbourne.

Ryan Garreffa
Production Manager, Rizer

Ryan brings over a decade of experience across the live entertainment industry, spanning theatre, arts festivals, hospitality, live music, and touring productions. He has predominantly worked as a Production Manager, collaborating with a broad range of producing theatre companies in the not-for-profit sector. More recently, moving into the commercial events space as a Production Manager at RIZER, bridging theatre production with large-scale event delivery. A committed sustainability advocate, Ryan champions environmentally responsible practices across the industry, having chaired Sydney Theatre Company’s sustainability team, contributed to Griffin Theatre Company’s “Green Griffin” framework, and consulted on Arts on Tour and Theatre Green Book Australia’s Green Circle Program.

Cat Studley
Production Manager, Bangarra Dance Theatre

Cat has been the Production Manager for Bangarra Dance Theatre since 2018. She’s created and toured shows in all the capital cities of Australia, regionally in all states, in remote Western Australia and South Australia, at various festivals, as well as internationally to India, Japan, Canada, America and New Zealand. Her highlights include Bennelong, Wudjang, Terrian, Yuldea, Sandsong, and Illume. 

Chris Mercer
Co-Founder, Theatre Green Book Australia

Chris is the Managing Director at Aboriginal owned design company Yerrabingin and Co-Founder of Theatre Green Book Australia with Grace Nye-Butler. Chris’s passion is integrating and communicating environmental sustainability in the creative, arts and cultural sector. His key focus is in exploring the sector's role to create safe and brave spaces to gather, educate and inspire action on climate change.