Nancy Arthur is a Professor and Dean Research, College of Business and Law, Adelaide University; and Professor Emerita, University of Calgary, where she was awarded a Canada Research Chair in professional education for diversity and social justice. Nancy’s program of research in the field of career development focuses on culture-infused career counselling, and recent projects include the work transition experiences of youth and international students. Nancy is an elected Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association and received the 2024 European Society for Vocational Designing and Career Counseling award. Nancy served as a Vice-President of the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance.

Born in 1998. Holds a Master of Education from the University of Tsukuba. After working at a financial think tank, entered the Doctoral Program in Education at the same university in 2025.

With a long career history in both business and career development, Jennie is currently Executive Director of CDANZ, managing the operations of New Zealand's professional association for career practitioners working with clients across the lifespan. Having worked with clients across age groups in a wide variety of roles, Jennie's core work has been in organisational settings with adults in career change. Jennie has broad industry oversight, and appreciates the big issues here and overseas, through six years on the CDANZ National Executive Committee, three of them as President, and now in her third year as a contractor to CDANZ in a national role. She has been engaged for some years in working with government ministries to advocate for career development, with a current focus on upskilling the careers workforce in New Zealand. This conference is an opportunity to raise an important barrier to women's career success globally, not just in New Zealand: the impact of menopause. It's hard not to bump into the elephant in the room here: the vast majority of career practitioners in New Zealand, and globally, are likely to be in perimenopause or menopause, so the topic is personally relevant to us, as well as many clients and organisations we may be working with. Please feel free to read my LinkedIn profile for more information about my career, and to connect with me: www.linkedin.com/in/jenniemillernz

Renice Aparecida Pombani is Chief People Officer at Insper – Institute of Education and Research (Brazil), where she leads an integrated agenda that connects people management, diversity and inclusion, student experience (Student Life), and organizational transformation. In this role, she is responsible for designing and implementing institutional strategies that position people management as a core infrastructure to support academic excellence, student development, and sustainable organizational growth. Her work focuses on building relational, data-informed, and people-centered practices that enhance belonging, well-being, and engagement across the academic community. She has been a key leader in the development of Student Life as a strategic platform, integrating areas such as welcoming, accessibility and inclusion, student engagement, and career development into the educational experience. Renice is currently a Master’s student in Social and Work Psychology at the University of São Paulo (USP), where her research explores how women with children construct meanings around leadership and career trajectories in the post-pandemic context. Her academic work is grounded in social constructionism and focuses on the intersections between gender, care, work, and career development. She holds a degree in Psychology, an Executive MBA from Insper, and certifications in Human Resources and executive coaching. Her professional trajectory is marked by the ability to translate complex organizational and social challenges into strategic and actionable solutions, bridging theory and practice. Her current research and professional work converge around themes such as career construction, student development, well-being, and the role of institutions in shaping more inclusive and sustainable trajectories in contemporary contexts.