Creating safe-to-speak cultures – webinar

Chantal McCrae (she/her) is Director of Corporate Services at Our Watch.

Chantal will share her experience on what workplaces can do to ensure that employees feel safe to speak up. 

Prabha Nandagopal (she/her) is an award-winning human rights and discrimination lawyer and advocate with more than 20 years’ experience across business and human rights, workplace culture, and refugee policy.

She has played a leading role in several landmark national reviews, including the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces and the National Music Industry Review into sexual harm, sexual harassment and systemic discrimination. In 2020, Prabha was a senior legal advisor to the Respect@Work National Inquiry, contributing to the design of Australia’s positive duty regulatory scheme. More recently, she worked alongside Elizabeth Broderick on the Independent Review into Workplace Culture at EY Oceania.

Prabha is also one of Australia’s foremost experts on immigration detention law and led the 2014 National Inquiry into Children in Detention.

As the founder of Elevate Consulting Partners and SafeSpace@elevate, she supports organisations committed to creating safe, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Known for her sharp intellect, empathy and courage, Prabha is a compelling speaker who inspires audiences to drive meaningful cultural change.

In 2024, she was awarded the India Australia Business & Community Award for Business Leader of the Year and was a finalist in the Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards.