
Dan, host of the award-winning podcast A Rational Fear, is a sharp political satirist who brings wit and insight to major events like SXSW Sydney.

‘Investigative Humourist’ Dan Ilic is one of Australia’s most prolific comedic voices, known for his work across TV, film, radio and stage. Host of the popular podcast and live comedy show ‘A Rational Fear’, Dan brings together industry leaders, journalists, comedians and politicians, to use comedy to explore big issues such as climate change, press freedom and the intersection of culture and the internet. He has sold out shows at the Sydney Opera House, entertained with seasons on ABC Radio National, and performed stand-up under rocket fire in Kandahar. Dan was recognised by the Obama Foundation in 2019 as an Obama Foundation Leader Asia Pacific for his work in satire and climate change activism.

Claire Marshall, award-winning futurist and Lead at TACSI, blends storytelling and foresight through projects like the Museum of Futures, exhibited worldwide.

Claire Marshall is an award-winning futurist exploring how stories shape the futures we imagine. She leads the national Futures Initiative at the Australian Centre for Social Innovation, working with communities and organisations to see the stories that govern their thinking and to write better ones. An experienced keynote speaker and facilitator, Claire blends art and storytelling in her practice. A former TV director, her major work Museum of Futures has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She recently completed her doctorate at the University of Technology Sydney, where she also lectures. When not imagining futures, she’s tending a syntropic garden with her two children.

Brisbane/Meanjin-born Greek-Australian poet-rapper. Aus Poetry Slam champ, global performer, creator of live hip hop theatre.

Luka Lesson is a poet and rapper of Greek heritage born in Brisbane/Meanjin. His work crosses between the history of his family homeland, the fiercely political and the vulnerably self-reflective. A former Australian Poetry Slam Champion, Luka has performed at the mecca for slam poetry: the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe (NYC), taken the stage with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and made art with the likes of Trevor Hall (USA). Luka has released three collections of poetry independently: The Future Ancients (2013), Antidote (2015) and Agapi & Other Kinds of Love (2022).
Luka's poems and rap verses are being studied on official school curriculums throughout Australia, and unofficially by rebellious educators worldwide. His latest project: Agapi & Other Kinds of Love is a live hip-hop theatre show based on the Ancient Greek words for love. Luka's works are housed within his own creative company The Future Ancients, which stands at the crossroads between the wisdom of the past and the illumination of our futures.
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