FODI CURATORS & ADVISORS
Jerome Comisari
FIRST NATIONS CURATORIAL ADVISOR
Jerome Comisari is a Wiradjuri man from the Riverina who grew up on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country. He has a passion for the arts and has championed the work and practice of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives and cultural practitioners. Previously Jerome held various jobs at the ABC, including with Radio National’s Indigenous Arts and Culture program, Awaye!. He has also worked in politics as a Media Advisor, communicating with various stakeholders at the local, state and federal level. Jerome currently works at Bundanon as the Cultural Liaison Manager where he is continuing to support and promote the aspirations of Aboriginal people and communities.
Richard Evans
ADVISOR
Richard Evans is currently Managing Director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, President of Live Performance Australia, Chair of the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals and a Partner in REĂ Consulting. An experienced CEO, non-executive director, cultural precinct leader, producer, and public servant, Richard Evans has held roles as Executive Director of The Bell Shakespeare Company, Managing Director of Sydney’s BridgeClimb, Executive Director of The Australian Ballet, Interim Managing Director of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and CEO of Sydney Opera House.
Ann Mossop
ADVISOR
Ann Mossop is an ideas curator and festival programmer. Since 2022, she has been the Artistic Director of the Sydney Writer’s Festival, consistently recognised as one of the world’s leading literary events. She was the Director of the Centre for Ideas at UNSW Sydney from 2017-2022, a new program she established designed to contribute to public conversations about important ideas and issues. As Head of Talks and Ideas at the Sydney Opera House from 2010-2017, she established the Opera House’s extensive talks and ideas program and led key projects like the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. She was also the founder of the All about Women festival, which has taken place at Sydney Opera House since 2013. Throughout her career she has been involved with important initiatives to bring the work of writers and thinkers to broader audiences, from the pioneering series of readings at the Harold Park Hotel, Writers in the Park and the highly successful Writers’ Choice program at the University of Sydney to the re-establishment of the Sydney Writers’ Festival as an independent Festival in 1998.
Danielle Harvey
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR AND CO-CURATOR
SUPPORTED BY BILL MANOS AND MANOS FOUNDATION
Danielle Harvey is a curator, creative producer and director who creates layered programs that connect deeply with audiences. A true polymath, Danielle’s past work spans institutions and independent productions, including Sydney
Opera House, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, Bundanon and immersive experiences such as A Midnight Visit and Eternityland. She is the founder of many festivals including BingeFest, Make Good and Antidote, former co-curator of All About Women, and Executive Producer of acclaimed podcasts It’s A Long Story and Little Bad Thing. She is currently Festival Director of Festival of Dangerous Ideas.
Simon Longstaff
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE ETHICS CENTRE
Simon Longstaff began his working life on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory of Australia. He is proud of his kinship ties to the Anindilyakwa people. After a period studying law in Sydney and teaching in Tasmania, he pursued postgraduate studies as a Member of Magdalene College, Cambridge. In 1991, Simon commenced his work as the first Executive Director of The Ethics Centre, a role he continues today. In 2013, he was made an officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for “distinguished service to the community through the promotion of ethical standards in governance and business, to improving corporate responsibility, and to philosophy.” Simon is an Adjunct Professor of the Australian Graduate School of Management at UNSW Sydney, a Fellow of CPA Australia, the Royal Society of NSW and the Australian Risk Policy Institute.
We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation - the custodians of the country in which we meet - and acknowledge their Elders, past and present.
While we believe in freedom of speech, the views and opinions expressed by the speakers are not necessarily the views of The Ethics Centre and our partners.