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Dr Danielle Einstein & Brett Lee

Danielle is an internationally recognised Clinical Psychologist, Speaker and Researcher with nearly 30 years’ experience helping young people navigate the intersection between anxiety and technology use. She leads The Einstein Report, a practical guide for schools, parents and doctors on creating healthier digital environments for children. Her work equips school leaders with actionable insights to support student anxiety, digital literacy, and responsible tech use. In 2024, Dr Einstein led national efforts to address social media harm, briefing policymakers, contributing to key reports, and providing critical evidence to the Senate Inquiry. She was formally thanked in Federal Parliament for “living up to her name.” She is author of several books, including The Dip (2019) & Raising Anxiety (why our good intentions are backfiring on children and what to do about it; with Dr Judith Locke). She continues to work educating school leaders, clinicians and researchers, most recently speaking to audiences in the UK and New Zealand and briefing advisers within their governments.

Internet Safe Education creator, Brett Lee, worked as a Queensland Police Officer for 22 years, 16 of those as a Detective in the field of Child Exploitation. In the 5 years prior to his retirement from the QPS, he was a specialist in the field of undercover internet child exploitation investigations. He has been personally involved in the online investigation, arrest and prosecution of numerous offenders whose medium for preying on children is the internet. He has worked with the FBI Innocent Images Unit, Maryland USA, the Department of Homeland Security Cyber Crimes Centre, Virginia USA and the San Jose Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, California USA.

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