Speakers

Jess is Co-founder of Kernl, an Australian software company building intuitive AI tools for care providers so they can specialise in people, not admin. She has over fifteen years’ experience across disability, aged care and education, specialising in care operations, quality and safety, audit and compliance and complex case management.

Jess was a founding team member at a large disability provider serving 6000 clients, where she led quality, safeguarding and regulatory work during a period of national growth, including achieving national provider registration and engaging with government on regulatory settings. She has given evidence to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and a Senate Inquiry on Job Security.

Jess later co-founded Barry Street Consulting, advising human service organisations on strategy and innovation. Her work focuses on improving care quality, strengthening operational systems, and supporting providers to deliver safe, effective services.

Jess is also the co-founder of a dance group for people with disabilities, Dance Chance.