Game Changers

Vanessa E. Wyche is the director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, managing over 11,000 employees and overseeing human spaceflight activities, including the Artemis missions to the Moon and Mars. She previously served as deputy director and held other key leadership positions at NASA. Wyche earned her B.S. and M.S. in Bioengineering from

From programmer to an industry leader who is transforming the health sector.   

David Calvo, CIO at Northern Health, is passionate about the cloud, security and big data.

Motivated by the knowledge his role can and does make a difference to people’s lives from the improvements he and his team make .

His big focus now is the digital transformation of the health service he works for.

Anthony Woodward was a computer geek at school who learned to code from reading magazines. Now, he’s the CEO of Logicalis Australia which is a global technology service provider delivering next-generation digital managed services through its 7000+ ‘Architects of Change’ around the world.

Speaking on series 17 of Game Changers, Anthony describes how sustainability, gender parity, diversity and inclusion are the values he not only lives by, but which drive him in business.

From a trophy-winning musician in a big brass band to reshaping the future of tech in the education sector, Karina Foley has never feared the unconventional. And, as a leader of IT for Western Sydney University and an advocate for inclusivity, her journey is nothing short of inspiring. Here’s how this game changing mother of two, who started building home computers with her dad in kindergarten, has navigated a journey marked by milestones, medical challenges and a mission to make a difference to women in tech.

Robyn Foyster speaks exclusively to Dr Claire Craig, who is the first woman to be appointed as Provost of The Queen’s College, Oxford. She is also the co-author of the book “Storylistening”.

Robyn Foyster interviews Katherine Bennell-Pegg, the first qualified astronaut under the Australian flag, and also the first Australian female astronaut. She is also a Director of Space Technology with the Australian Space Agency.

From empowering couples around the world, to transforming the corporate world, Lissy Abrahams‘ mission is to help people unravel the mysteries of their own mind so they can learn how to end internal suffering, and have more meaningful relationships. So, is she a Game Changer? Let’s find out.

From witnessing unnecessary legal disputes to creating a digital suggestion box, Shirli Kirschner’s web-based tool proves that early intervention is key to finding solutions. Streamlining concerns, so organisations can respond quickly, and ensuring issues don’t end up as problems. Is she a game changer? Let’s find out.

From empowering emerging companies to levelling the venture capital playing field, Tando and Margaret Matanda help founders build healthier ventures, and find the right funding. Their intelligent platform and proprietary venture health assessment tool brings a holistic and objective lens to allow funders to easily source, screen and scale diverse ventures. This dynamic mother-daughter duo is using technology to remove barriers to capital and drive equity in investment. So are they game changers? Let’s find out.

From engineering solutions and data analysis to ensuring more sustainable and ethical global supply chains, this husband and wife powerhouse are teaming up their companies helping other businesses reassess how their information is used to become more competitive. They’re part of a community of Trust Architects, solving one of the most challenging global problems. So are they game changers? Let’s find out as Game Changers host Tracey Spicer Interviews Rebecca and Zachary Zeus from BizCubed.