Speaking on "Equality – Creating a New Normal ?"

Fiona McLeod SC is a senior counsel practising at the Victorian Bar, appearing in trials and appeals in public and commercial law. She was appointed senior counsel in 2003. Ms McLeod is a Past President of the Law Council of Australia and the Australian Bar Association. She was the Chair of the Victorian Bar and President of Australian Women Lawyers.

Ms McLeod has been recognised with numerous awards for excellence and leadership, for her work in supporting diversity and equality, the advancement of women and her work in pro bono and human rights matters including human trafficking.

Ms McLeod was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll for Women in 2014 and is a recipient of a prestigious inaugural Commonwealth Government Anti-Slavery Australia Freedom Award for her work representing victims of human trafficking, raising awareness and contributing to law reform and policy on this issue.