Duncan Bainbridge
Progressive Communications and Social Impact Professional
Duncan N. Bainbridge is a communications strategist and Lived Experience (LEx) leader with over 25 years of experience in government, non-profit, and community sectors across Australia and the UK.
With a background in architecture, urban design, and social impact advocacy. He is also a Veteran and specialises in narrative strategy, stakeholder engagement, and shaping public understanding of homelessness, housing, and community wellbeing.
Duncan works across Australia providing LEx Leadership, to the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness, and contributes to various advisory groups focused on system reform, service design, and community-led policy.
His work focuses on amplifying human stories, reducing stigma, and strengthening the relationship between government, services, and the communities they serve. He is known for applying strategic clarity, creativity, and LEx Leadership to projects that promote Social Impact and Housing Justice.
Duncan is committed to building systems that are compassionate, accountable, and designed with, not just for, people.
SESSIONS
Day 1
2.10
Lived Experience/expertise responses: Opportunities, early identification and intervention, with us, not without us
Practical insights to strengthen early identification in frontline practice
A clearer understanding of how to engage people earlier with dignity
A reminder that effective prevention must be designed with people, not without them
Marty Wright, AOD Outreach Worker, QuIHN
Duncan Bainbridge, Progressive Communications and Social Impact Professional
Katie Shields, Lived and Living Experience Leader, Project Officer, Connector, Impact Network
Day 2
3.55
Panel: Where we are and where we need to be: Learning from our lived experience leaders
Join this critical discussion with lived experience leaders as they address system change, prevention and best practice. Gain insight from people who have experienced the system and know what works well and what is missing to get Australia on track to eliminate homelessness.
Moderator: Stephen Simpson, Chief Executive Officer, Homelessness Queensland
Duncan Bainbridge, Progressive Communications and Social Impact Professional
Katie Shields, Lived and Living Experience Leader, Project Officer, Connector, Impact Network