Tim Allen is the National AI Skills Director for Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, where he leads efforts to build AI capability across the workforce and ensure inclusive access to digital opportunity. Passionate about technology and social impact, Tim works across government, education, industry, and community sectors to drive strategic partnerships that support AI adoption and upskilling. His mission: to empower every person and organisation to thrive in an AI-enabled future.

Monica Bhatia is an experienced marketing and communications leader with a global career spanning roles at L’Oréal, WPP, and LinkedIn. She brings a deep understanding of brand strategy, B2B marketing, and purpose-led leadership, shaped by years of working across diverse markets and teams. Having lived and worked in five countries, Monica is deeply attuned to cultural nuances and the complexities of leading with empathy and impact across borders. As a former trailing spouse, she is passionate about sharing the lessons she’s learned—offering the ellora. community access to her insights on visibility, career resilience, and navigating professional reinvention with confidence.

Elly Both is a coach, mentor, and the founder of Bright Green, bringing more than 15 years of experience in HR, change management, and leadership development across the Asia-Pacific region. Elly supports purpose-driven professionals to realign their careers with clarity and intention, particularly during periods of transition. Elly’s work blends systems thinking, project leadership, and a commitment to conscious, values-aligned careers.

Grace Clapham is an ex‑Meta Director, four‑time founder and seasoned strategic executive leader who has helped more than 80 organisations across APAC and the UAE scale through community-led growth, product and program design and ecosystem partnerships. Known as one of the region’s most influential voices in tech, leadership, transformation and social change, she co-founded The Change School and frequently speaks and writes about values-driven reinvention, connection frameworks like the “Change Cycle” and “Conscious Connection Compass,” and the mindset needed for intentional course corrections.

Natalie Ferguson and Kristen Lunman are the co-founders of Powrsuit, a professional development platform for busy women (and the allies who champion them). Powrsuit combines bite-sized learning, peer coaching, and micro-networking in one all-inclusive membership. With backgrounds in entrepreneurship, fintech, and innovation, they previously co-founded Hatch, a pioneering investment platform in New Zealand. Drawing on decades of experience launching and scaling ventures, they created Powrsuit to make leadership development accessible, actionable and designed to fit the realities of women’s daily lives.

Zoë Hayes has spent 20 years making billion-dollar brands irresistible, from Google to Bonds to convincing Serena Williams to sing on camera for breast cancer awareness. She's won the awards, led the teams, and learned that the most powerful brands aren't built on polish, they're built on insight that actually lands.

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Now? She helps people in transition do the same. Whether you've followed love across continents, left corporate corridors for something more aligned, or simply know you're meant for more, Zoë brings Fortune 500 strategic clarity wrapped in the kind of space where you can actually breathe, think, and find your edges.

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She believes your messy middle isn't a detour. It's where your most magnetic story lives. And she's here to help you find it, own it, and let the right people see it.

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Currently based on Australia's Sunshine Coast, Zoë surfs, makes what would kindly be called "art," and weaves Human Design insights into her strategic work, proving daily that impact doesn't require sacrifice, it requires alignment.

Geoff Huegill is a world champion swimmer and dual Olympic medalist whose remarkable comeback story has made him a respected voice on resilience, performance and mindset. After stepping away from elite sport and facing significant personal challenges, he transformed his health, returned to competition, and posted some of his fastest times at age 31. Now an athlete-entrepreneur, author and ambassador for several national charities, Geoff shares powerful lessons from elite sport that apply to leadership, wellbeing and navigating change in both life and business.

Liz Jamieson is the founder of LJ People, a workforce architecture consultancy helping startups, scaleups, and mature businesses design future-ready teams. With a rich background at Amazon and other high-growth companies, Liz brings a rare mix of operational rigour, people insight, and bold creativity to strategic workforce planning. Liz partners with companies to navigate AI disruption, upskill talent, and integrate human and machine intelligence—without the overhead of a full-time exec.

Meggie Palmer’s career spans award‑winning foreign correspondence, entrepreneurial leadership and global executive coaching. After a 15‑year journalism career with BBC World, CNBC, SBS Dateline and The Financial Times, where her reporting earned New York Festival TV & Film Awards, UN Media Awards, Walkley and Logie nominations, she founded PepTalkHer in 2017 to close the gender pay and leadership gap. Today, Meggie works with Fortune 500 clients like Salesforce, JP Morgan, Microsoft, DocuSign and LinkedIn to drive inclusive leadership initiatives and empower over 60,000 professional women through apps, workshops and executive coaching. She is also a celebrated speaker (Vogue, Forbes, Dreamforce) and angel investor, frequently lecturing at Columbia and Barnard.

Thammika Songkaeo is a transnational novelist, nonfiction writer, and film producer of Thai origin whose lived experiences across India, Uganda, Rwanda, the U.S., and Singapore shape her storytelling. Her autofictive debut novel, Stamford Hospital, follows an emotionally depleted expatriate mother in Singapore who checks her barely ill child into a hospital—not for treatment, but to reclaim a sliver of space for herself. In crisp, unflinching prose, the novel explores motherhood, marriage, and selfhood, offering what Elle Singapore calls “razor-sharp precision” in its dissection of modern womanhood.

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A Bread Loaf Environmental Writers Conference scholar and National Geographic Storytelling grantee, Thammika’s work spans literature, film, and immersive experience design. Through her company, Two Glasses LLP, she creates transformative projects like Changing Room, a dance film and global screening series exploring the link between body image and climate grief. Her writing and research have been featured by Ninth Letter, World Literature Today, the Singapore National Library Board, and referenced by the Brookings Institution and The Journal of Southeast Asian Human Rights.

Yvonne Quahe is a globally experienced career advisor, coach, facilitator, and author with over two decades of firsthand experience navigating dual‑career and accompanying‑spouse challenges. As the Career and Program Advisor at the World Bank Group Family Network, she designs and leads support programs, such as the Career Lab, for internationally mobile professionals. Holding a Master’s in Leading Innovation and Change, Brain‑Based Coaching certification and global HR credentials, Yvonne brings evidence‑based tools like her CARE Code (Clarify‑Assess‑Refocus‑Explore) to guide couples through co‑creating fulfilling shared lives.

David Reynolds is a dual-licensed Partner at St. James’s Place, supporting clients across Singapore and the Middle East through Select Investors, the firm’s largest practice in Asia. Based in Dubai, he provides tax-led wealth management for internationally mobile professionals and families, while also leading business growth and mentoring new advisers in the region.

Having 'moved overseas' in 2007 and worked with professionals, business owners and families living outside of their countries of citizenship on their 'international journey', he has seen many different scenarios and supported and guided them through the nuances it brings.

Though highly analytical, David prioritises clear and practical communication. He enjoys exchanging ideas with clients and colleagues alike, believing thoughtful discussion leads to better outcomes. His interest in behavioural finance also shapes his advice, recognising how emotions and decision-making biases can impact long-term success. In a world of complex choices, he sees great value in helping clients stay disciplined and avoid common investment pitfalls.

Amanda Sheroff is a licensed professional counselor with over 13 years of experience, holding advanced post-master’s certifications in women and family counseling, EMDR, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Based in Pennsylvania, Amanda is passionate about helping women and couples navigate identity shifts, anxiety, and relational challenges with compassion and clinical excellence. Her career has taken her across the globe, from the U.S. to Singapore, where she founded a private practice and worked with clients from over 40 countries, deepening her commitment to culturally sensitive, client-centered care. Amanda brings a deep love for connection, community, and personal growth into every session.

Helga is a dynamic facilitator, coach and governance expert known for bringing both challenge and support to the individuals and organisations she works with. She hosts the Take on Board podcast, which has grown into a thriving community of women in governance, and has held leadership roles across government, not-for-profit and membership organisations.