Meet Our Speakers
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Journalist, political speech writer and founder of Stoic Solutions. Brigid Delaney is also the best selling author of 'Reasons Not To Worry - How To Be Stoic In Chaotic Times'.
Journalist, political speech writer and founder of Stoic Solutions. Brigid Delaney is also the best selling author of 'Reasons Not To Worry - How To Be Stoic In Chaotic Times'.
Associate Professor Diana Barnes (University of New England) will speak about Stoicism in early modern women writers.
Dr Mandy Mercuri is an educator, mindfulness facilitator and pain science communicator who brings a blend of contemporary pain neuroscience and mindfulness-based approach to treating people with chronic pain.
Dr Matthew Anders0n is a Research Fellow at Monash University investigating Stoicism in early modern Europe.' .
Judith Stove, founding co-organiser of Stoicon-X Melbourne and author of 'Marcus Aurelius And His Legacy: Seeking Rome's Kingdom Of Gold'.
Popular Stoicon speaker, Dr Julien Leyre (translator, business consultant and community builder) returns in 2026.
Roger Perry is a respected strategist and leader in the Australian business community and a long-term organiser of the Melbourne Stoa. His interest in philosophy is focused on the benefits of its application to day-to-day life and he will be discussing Stoic Disciplines.
Hugh Marman became interested in Stoicism around the time of the pandemic; he thinks Socrates had a few interesting things to say but was also a bit of a troll. Hugh will be talking on 'Helpful and Unhelpful Responses to Uncertainty (Stoicism vs Populism)'.