Liz Mackinlay, CEO of Australian Business Volunteers is a global expert in international preparedness and 21st-century community resilience-building. Liz has 30 years’ experience in more than 80 countries in international, indigenous and community development, including as CEO of Australian Doctors International and global head of strategy for World Vision.
At ABV, Liz is leading an innovative new approach to community-led recovery following the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires in NSW and Victoria. She is passionate about collaboration and facilitating partnerships between communities and government, non-profit, corporate, academia and emergency services. Above all, she is driven to elevate and include the voices of our communities and ensure their needs are met as we step into an uncertain future.