TEDx Hobart

Di graduated from the University of Tasmania's School of Nursing in 1990 and has built a diverse career across Operating Theatres, Intensive Care and Cardiology in Australia and London. With a strong interest in health education, primary prevention and early detection, she spent eight years with Roche, managing Oncology and Haematology in Tasmania and gaining deep insight into clinical trials, cancer research and emerging targeted and immunotherapies.

Following the loss of her mother to metastatic melanoma in 2004, Di became a passionate advocate for skin cancer awareness. She joined Cancer Council Tasmania in 2009 in health promotion and served on several national committees.

In 2014 she founded Skin Cancer Tasmania, formerly Melanoma Tasmania, and helped establish Tasmania's first private multidisciplinary meeting for melanoma patients. She later held senior advocacy and leadership roles with Melanoma Institute Australia and is now working to reestablish Skin Cancer Tasmania in 2026.

Other speakers in our amazing lineup:

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  Lauren Cannell

  Tasmanian police officer and endurance athlete
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  Viet Tran

  Emergency Physician, Researcher & Advocate
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  Where Water Meets

  Performer
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  Matthew Evans

  Food writer, television broadcaster and chef
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  Josh Wood

  Coach and Educator
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  Dr. Rebecca Chabot
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  Justin Jones

  Explorer, keynote speaker, adventure thinker and storyteller
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  Second Echo Ensemble

  Dance Performance Group
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  Wild Island Circus

  Performer
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  Gavin Quek

  Dentist and active oral health advocate
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  Lila Landowski

  Multi-award winning neuroscientist and lecturer
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  Lalita Lowe

  Author, Fashion Designer & Educator
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  Daniela Gjocaj

  Emerging Tasmanian artist
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  Paul Matthews

  Teacher & Tech Entrepreneur
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  Dwayne Good
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  Andrew Davies

  Founder and CEO
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  Daniel Sih

  Director of Spacemakers®
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  Angela Hucker

  Founder & CEO
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  Paul Pritchard

  Mountaineer, Author & Educator
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  Philippa Chong

  Evaluator, Data Scientist & Consultant
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  Digby Hall

  Climate Adaptation Architect
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  Eagranie Yuh

  Writer, Marketer, Podcaster
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  Thiago Alves
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  Alexander Hoysted
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  Steven Burgess

  Director, Consultant & Author
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  Swee-Hoon Chuah
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  Ryk Goddard

  Radio Personality
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  James Brady

  Print journalist turned dementia researcher