Executive Consequence Management (ECM) in Victoria

Justin Dunlop leads Ambulance Victoria’s response to public crises as the Director of the Emergency Management Unit. Since 2004, he’s been involved in managing their response to major public events including the 2009 Black Saturday Fires, 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu, 2010/11 Victorian Floods, 2014 Heatwave, 2015 Ebola, 2016 Thunderstorm Asthma, 2019 Victorian Bushfires, and the current COVID-19 pandemic. As a paramedic for more than 24 years, Justin is also the secretariat for the Emergency Management Forum of the Australasian Council of Ambulance Authorities. His passion to serve the community is evident in his lengthy history as a former board director and volunteer for St John Ambulance Australia. In 2015, Justin was awarded the Ambulance Service Medal for his work in emergency management and virtual reality simulation.

Tony was appointed Victoria’s first Inspector-General for Emergency Management in 2014, an independent Governor in Council Statutory Appointment, working closely with emergency management sector partners and the community to strengthen Victoria's emergency management arrangements and enhance community safety. He stepped down from the role after a decade to establish his own business, Tony Pearce Advisory in February 2024. For nearly 44 years he has worked in intelligence, national security and emergency/crisis management spending 9 years in the Royal Australian Air Force before moving into the emergency services/management sector. He has performed senior operational roles in a number of Victorian emergency service organisations before moving to senior crisis coordination and policy positions. Tony has held a number of senior roles in both state and federal government including 4 years in the national role of Director-General, Emergency Management Australia. He holds Graduate and Post-Graduate qualifications in Management, Health Science, Emergency Management, and Public Administration and is a graduate of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government, Victorian Leadership Development Centre, and Victorian Leadership Academy. Tony was founding President and Patron of the Oceania Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) and a Global Board Member of the IAEM. He is the current Chair of the Emergency Services Foundation, current Blue Ribbon Day Council Board Member, current Advisory Board Member to the Australian Research Council project on ‘Collective Action and Collaborative Governance in Crisis Situations’, former Chair of the International Advisory Committee of the Centre for Disaster Management and Public Safety at Melbourne University, former Advisory Board Member to the Monash University Disaster Resilience Initiative, and a Fellow of the Centre for Emergency and Disaster Management at Queensland University of Technology. Tony has dedicated his professional career to improving community safety outcomes and through his role as Chair of the Emergency Services Foundation is a passionate advocate for improving the mental health and well-being of emergency workers both volunteer and paid.

Dr Mark Crosweller has 40 years of experience in crisis, disaster management and national security leadership. During this time, he has led organisations through significant crises and transformational change while simultaneously navigating his own personal life challenges. Mark profoundly and pragmatically understands the challenges of sustainable leadership practice. He draws upon his own lived experiences as well as insights from some of the world's most influential philosophers. Together, Mark's experiences and insights have helped many leaders sustain themselves through the best and worst of times. "Mark is a fantastic present who allows for an open and authentic discussion of the very large and difficult concepts. Sharing personal stories and reflections was helpful for grounding these concepts in the real world and lived experiences..."