Special Guests

The Honourable Di Farmer MP

Minister for Employment and Small Business, Minister for Training and Skills Development and Minister for Youth Justice

Prior to becoming a Minister, Di Farmer MP was Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Parliament. The Minister has also held the position of Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence.

After starting her working life as a speech pathologist, Di pursued a career in both the public and private sectors, where she held a range of senior management positions. This included establishing her own consultancy business specialising in strategic communications.

The issues Di addresses in her portfolio are very close to her heart and she is thrilled that she can travel around Queensland engaging with Queenslanders and small businesses so government can best tailor its support to their needs.

Kat Davidson

Kat Davidson has been a professional improviser since 1993, hosting gala events, coaching blue chip companies in communication and working a crowd from the back of a cattle truck, occasionally all at the same time!

Equally at home in a corporate venue or with a room full of hens and bucks, Kat brings a fresh and intelligent view to her comedy.  She tackles relationships, observations and random events with equal passion and her unique storytelling ability takes her audience along with her for the ride.

Kat can be heard regularly across Queensland ABC radio and headlining comedy club shows in Australia and Canada, as well as performing for huge crowds on cruise ships.

ACPA

The Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts has been responsible for training and mentoring some of Australia’s most highly acclaimed First Nation performing artists over the past 20 years. Students such as Young Australian of the year, Denzel Baker (aka Baker Boy), stage & screen actor Jeremy Ambrum (Secret Daughter, Cleverman and The Leftovers), and 2019 Australian Dance Award winner Tyrel Dulvarie (Bangarra and Australasian Dance Collective) have all completed studies with ACPA before going on to worldwide success.

ACPA is not only a highly regarded performing arts educator but also a creator of many memorable events and performances. A long-term partnership with QPAC saw critical success with productions such as “The Wiz”, “Eclipse” and “Awakening”.

ACPA is the go-to First Nations entertainment service contractor in Southeast Queensland and beyond. ACPA has had the pleasure of providing world class entertainment for clients such as The Department of Premier and Cabinet, Queensland Treasury, Trade and Investment Queensland and Department of Employment, Small Business and Training to name a just a few. With the 2032 Olympics on the horizon, ACPA continues to consolidate itself as the premier entertainment services and training provider for First Nations artists.

Hype

Hype is a four-piece band made up of some of Brisbane's finest musicians.

Hailing all the way from Brisbane's southside, the band delivers an electric mix of Top 40, R'n'B, reggae, Motown, country and many more genres.

Jack and Sam Hunt

Brothers raised in the top end of Australia, Jack and Sam Hunt are an acoustic duo who play a wide range
of genres from country to pop.

Influenced by the likes of Morgan Wallen all the way to Harry Styles, Jack and Sam add their own flavour
to modern day hits.