Brooke Mills
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Astraea Technologies
Brooke Mills is the Co-Founder and CEO of Astraea Technologies Pty Ltd, an Australian technology company developing healthcare and human-support technologies for use in extreme environments. As a mother and a neurodiverse leader, she is a strong advocate for building STEMM systems that are designed for real people.
With a background in project management and the start up sector, her philosophies are shaped by lived experience, navigating leadership while balancing motherhood, neurodiversity, and a non-linear career progression. She believes that diversity is a strategic advantage, not a box to be ticked.
Through Astraea, Brooke aims to intentionally create visible pathways in STEMM and flexible, high-trust work environments that enable women and underrepresented talent to thrive in frontier industries.
SESSIONS
Day 1
9:40
C-Suite leadership panel: Transforming pathways for equity in STEMM
Reframing equity and inclusion as critical to workforce and leadership strategies
Practical frameworks for executive leaders to create visibility and actively sponsor high-potential women into critical, strategic decision-making roles
Future-proofing the pipeline – How to attract, upskill and mentor the next generation of leaders amid AI disruption? What human capabilities must we recruit and develop for right now?
Moderator: Natasha Mandie, Managing Director and CEO, EM Advisory
Cheryl Maley, Chief Executive Officer, Starpharma
Brooke Mills, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Astraea Technologies
Associate Professor Michael Ben-Meir, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria
Erin Ashton, AI Enablement Leader, EY