Keynote Speakers

Major “Moogy” Sumner is a world-renowned performer and cultural ambassador of Ngarrindjeri arts, crafts, martial arts and traditional culture. In 2014, Mr. Sumner was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his decades of service to Indigenous community and cultural education.
He is highly respected for his tireless work sharing Aboriginal culture and knowledge and often heard speaking passionately about environmental issues – a subject close to his heart. Mr Sumner has decades of experience in advocating for better access to rehabilitation programs, and investment in cultural healing spaces and community-based diversion programs to break cycles of trauma and incarceration.
Major Sumner is a standing member of the World Archaeological Congress, The World Council of Elders and since 2011 the South Australian Aboriginal Advisory Council.
Living and working in Adelaide and Raukkan, South Australia, Mr Sumner serves as a board member on the Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority and the Aboriginal Sobriety Group. He holds the position of Elder in Residence at Ngutu College, and was recently elected to the South Australian First Nations Voice to Parliament.

Karyn McCluskey is Chief Executive of Community Justice Scotland works to create better outcomes for those who have broken the law, their families, and victims of crime. She is passionate about prevention and provides leadership in a highly complex sector that covers multiple professionals and organisations.
Karyn trained as a nurse, and then in psychology. She spent 21 years in Policing and established the Violence Reduction Unit in 2003 with a Public Health approach to preventing violence which has been replicated internationally.
In addition, Karyn is a Non-Executive Director at Scottish Professional Football League, a board member of Simon Community Scotland and PEEK, Chair of River Garden recovery service and Chair of the Centre for Justice Innovation.