The Honourable Don Harwin served in the NSW Parliament for 23 years in a range of roles, including 5 years as the Minister for the Arts and 6 years as President of the Legislative Council. During this time, he secured over $2.5 billion in funding for over 150 cultural infrastructure projects (including the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall upgrade, Walsh Bay re-development, Sydney Modern at AGNSW, the Powerhouse Museums at Parramatta, Ultimo and Castle Hill, and the Bundanon Art Museum). He also secured the future of the National Arts School and the Theatre Royal Sydney. He has been appointed to the Advisory Committee of Roc Partners, one of the largest and most experienced private markets investment managers in the Asia Pacific and, also serves as a Trustee of a small legacy public sector superannuation fund with over $500 million under management. He is Director of Harwin Advisory, a firm established to act as a key catalyst in fostering the role that arts and culture can play in place-making. He serves as a Board Member of the Australia Council for the Arts and the Australia Youth Trust. Previously, he has served as the Co-Chair of the NSW Joint Council on Closing the Gap, the NSW Representative on the COAG Energy Council, a Board Member of the NSW State Archives and Records Authority and a Member of the NSW Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government Committee. He is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and a Member of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.

David Francis is the Chief Executive officer of the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music. He joined WollCon in May 2021 after leading renowned regional arts organisation Four Winds Concerts Inc — home of the Four Winds Festival — as Executive Director since 2014. David’s skills not only lie in music programming but in organisational change and development in the arts, both in the UK and Australia. His work at Four Winds transformed the organisation from a biennial music Festival to a thriving, year-round organisation. David’s work in the UK included producing and programming the Contemporary Music Network, a touring agency that supported the development and touring of new collaborations and performances. He subsequently developed Sound and Music, the UK’s peak body for art music. David is also a Director of the Australian Music Centre.

Karen Moses has a business leadership background in the energy sector and is an experienced Non-Executive Director. She was the former Deputy Chair of Sydney Symphony, Chair of Sydney Dance Company and Chair of the NSW Artform Board for Dance and Physical Theatre. Her current directorships include Orica Ltd, Charter Hall Group and SnowyHydro Ltd. As an executive, her roles covered all operational aspects, major projects and corporate functions including finance, capital markets, strategy and transactional activity, risk, Information Technology and HSE.