Maria Dimopoulos AM

Managing Director, Myriad Kofkin Global

Maria Dimopoulos AM is nationally and internationally recognised as an expert specialising in the intersections of diversity, gender equality and the law. Her expert contributions have included knowledge provision and advisory roles in gender justice, advocacy, bridging and supporting participation in mainstream processes.

Maria has undertaken extensive sensitive research with a range of diverse communities and organisations and has had research published in a range of professional publications and peer reviewed journals including the Feminist Law Journal, Family and Domestic Violence Clearinghouse, and the Australian Institute of Criminology.

In 2008, she was appointed by the Federal government to the National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children. Maria was also a member of the Access and Equity Inquiry Panel which reported to Government in 2012 on the accessibility of government services to multicultural Australia.

Maria’s work has been recognised through numerous awards including being awarded the Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to women, to cultural diversity, and to the prevention of domestic violence 2020, and the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Migration Council of Australia for contributions to Australian multiculturalism and support for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse women 2017.