Cultural and Creative Sector Advisory Panel

Ash Nicholson is the Director of Partnerships at CBRE, the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.

She is also a member of the Property Council’s National Cities Roundtable.

Ben Moore is an associate principal and leader of a specialist group of consultants at Arup. Arup is a global multi-disciplinary design and consulting engineering firm with broad experience delivering projects in the built environment including civic and cultural spaces.

Christine Donnelly is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Aboriginal Dance Theatre Redfern.

Christine is a practitioner of Aboriginal cultural arts with 50 years’ experience.

David Hollingsworth is executive director of Spectrum Films, a major film and television post-production house based at Fox Studios.

Erika Pawley is a project director with boutique Sydney-based property developer Leamac Property Group. She has an urban planning background and was previously at the Greater Sydney Commission and local government.

Fiona Winning is director of programming at Sydney Opera House, with decades of experience in Sydney's performing arts sector across interdisciplinary practice, contemporary performance, theatre, dance and festivals.

Hellen has been the director of Tortuga Studios in St Peters – one of Sydney's largest artist-run warehouse spaces for cultural and creative production – for 14 years, as well as heading up the aerie, a creative co-working space on the same site.

James Winter is director of Brand X Productions Incorporated, a leading creative space provider in Sydney.

Jess Cook is the Chief Executive Officer and founding member of 107 Project Incorporated.

Jess has a curatorial and events production background with strong experience in place making and creative space provision, especially in the small to medium sector.

Jane is the director Electronic Music Conference and Global Cities After Dark.

Jane is on the board of MusicNSW and is a member of the NSW 24-Hour Economy Advisory Group, Australian Music Vault Advisory Group and APRA AMCOS Club Music Advisory Group.

JD Reforma is an artist, writer and curator, with a career spanning 14 years in independent galleries, museums, and festivals. He is currently communications and development Manager at Firstdraft, Australia’s longest running artist-run initiative.

Josh Chapman is a founding partner at SUBVRT, a major events agency that specialises in conceiving and producing stand-out, large-scale cultural events and festivals.

Melissa (Missy) Gilbert is the founder of Australian arts health organisation UnitePlayPerform, and co-founder and creative director of The Nest Creative Space in Redfern. She is also a curator, event producer, multi-disciplinary artist (ØFFERÏNGS) and musician and performer (Ginger and the Ghost).

Michelle Tabet is director and founder of urban strategists Left Bank Co, a leading practitioner in urban planning and cultural development.

Tim Greer is a director of Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects and adjunct professor at the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning. Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects was behind significant cultural infrastructure projects including the Eternity Playhouse, Carriageworks and aspects of recent Walsh Bay Arts Precinct and Sydney Opera House renewal.

Toby Cedar is an established Torres Strait Islander artist, a performer, cultural knowledge educator, consultant and advisor for Blax Capital.