One of the world’s leading authorities on copyright, Ms. Temple oversees all of the Association’s legal affairs and content protection efforts around the world. Prior to joining the Motion Picture Association, Ms. Temple served more than eight years in the U.S. Copyright Office, most recently as the Register of Copyrights, where she led the 400-person agency and its eight divisions representing law, policy, international affairs, financial operations, registration practice, public records, and outreach and education. In this role, she testified multiple times before both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and oversaw the Office’s policy and legal activities among others.

Kimberlee is a Professor of Law at the University of Sydney with over 20 years’ experience researching and advising on the regulation of technology, including artificial intelligence, as well as intellectual property, with a particular interest in copyright law. She is a co-director of the University of Sydney’s multi-disciplinary Centre for AI, Trust and Governance (CAITG) and a research leader within the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, an Australian Research Council-funded, multi-university, multi-disciplinary research centre focused on questions at the intersections between society and automated technologies, where she co-leads projects on the governance of AI, and synthetic data and generative agents for modelling multi-stakeholder decision-making. Professor Weatherall is also a Fellow of, and collaborator with the Gradient Institute, an independent data science research institute dedicated to developing ethical AI. In 2024, she was a member of the Commonwealth Government’s AI Expert Group.

Grant is a senior lawyer with extensive IP, litigation and media law experience. Grant is the Head of Litigation at News Corp Australia, which follows other senior legal positions including Head of Litigation at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, CEO of the Australian Copyright Council, and Partner at Minter Ellison. Grant has acted for the media in a range of complex and high-profile matters across print media, television, radio, online, news and current affairs, documentaries, and comedy. Grant’s wealth of varied legal experience includes pre-publication advice, defamation, suppression orders, newsgathering, intellectual property, privacy, appearing in court and Parliamentary hearings, and legislative/policy reviews. He is also active in the wider profession, including by way of University lecturing, and speaking roles at professional events, pro bono work for freelance creators, and as a member of the Federal Court Media Committee. He was recently named by Doyle’s Guide as one of the leading In-House Intellectual Property & TMT (Tech, Media, and Telecommunications) Lawyers in Australia.

James Cheatley is the Vice President of VOD, Digital Affairs & Intellectual Property for the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and is based in Singapore.

James is responsible for the supervision and coordination of all advocacy initiatives and outreach programs to promote and protect the creative and commercial interests of the MPA studios in the Asia Pacific region. Specifically, James is responsible for regulatory affairs relating to the digital economy, copyright and artificial intelligence.

Prior to joining the MPA in September 2018, James was Director of Government Relations and Policy at Screen Producers Australia. Before joining Screen Producers Australia, James was Senior Legal Officer at the Australian Copyright Council. During this time, James was also Secretary of the Copyright Society of Australia and an editor of the Society’s journal, the Copyright Reporter. James started his career in 2008 at the Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department where he worked on international and domestic copyright matters.

James graduated from the Australian National University with a degree in Law and a First-Class Honours degree in Art History.

Alida is a lawyer, non-executive director, and executive working in intellectual property law and the creative industries. She has practised law in private practice, education, and the not-for-profit sectors in Australia and New York. Alida is a Member of the Copyright Tribunal, current President of the Copyright Society of Australia (CSA), and sits on a number of boards.

Prior to her role as CSA President, Alida was the chief executive officer and a non-executive director of Viscopy, the Australian copyright collecting society for visual artists. She also served on the boards of the Australian Copyright Council for 10 years and Omega Ensemble for 6 years. Alida is currently a doctoral candidate at UTS Law.