Keynote & Invited Speakers
Steph Tisdell
Actor, Comedian, Writer, MC and Keynote Speaker
A proud Ydinji woman, Steph Tisdell is a shining star of Australian stage and screen. Steph is renowned for her luminescent present on stage, her warmth, wit, and ability to talk with candour about her issues with mental health, identity, body image and her perspective on reconciliation.
Since her spot on the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Gala for Oxfam went viral, Steph has sold-out comedy shows nationwide, appeared on Spicks & Specks, Hughesy We Have a Problem, Studio 10, Drunk History, and more.
Steph has honed her skills as a presenter on Stuff You Should Know About Australia, The Project and Australia Talks.
Since making her ‘serious acting debut’ as Joely McKinnon in Total Control Season 2, Stephs acting career has taken off, she played fan favourite ‘Phoebe’ in Amazon Prime Video’s ‘Class of ‘07, has a recurring role in Bump Season 4 (Stan), appeared alongside Delta Goodrem in the feature film Love is in the Air (Netflix), just wrapped filming The Deb (directed by Rebel Wilson) and Total Control 3 in 2024 as Joely.