Kay Danes is a successful entrepreneur with an irrepressible passion for business and life.
ABOUT KAY DANES
2012 Australian of the Year Finalist & Paul Harris Fellow
Kay Danes knows what it is like to live dangerously. In December 2000,
she and her husband Kerry, an Australian SAS soldier were illegally held
hostage in Laos. There they endured brutal interrogations, mock
executions and torture.
The Australian Government immediately intervened
and after almost a year of diplomatic haggling, finally secured the couple's release.
Since that horrific ordeal, Kay Danes has become one of Australia's most recognised humanitarians. She has addressed several U.S. Congressional forums on democracy, human rights and normalized trade relations, the US National Press Club on torture and arbitrary detainment, and the Conference on
World Affairs (2009) in Colorado USA. Speaking on on genocide, slavery, human trafficking, trial by media, torture and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to an audience of 91,000. Previous speakers were - Eleanor Roosevelt, Patch Adams and US Vice-President Joe Biden.
Kay is a dynamic and results-driven administrator
with over 15 years experience in organisational leadership in the security industry. She provides consultation to the
Centre for Public Policy Analysis (foreign policy, national security, refugee
and international humanitarian issues). Her humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan became part of the "2010 National Debate in Australia on Afghanistan."
The bestselling author of these highly acclaimed books: Families Behind Bars (2008 & second edition 2011), Standing Ground (2009) and Beneath the Pale Blue Burqa (2010).
"Kay Danes is one of those kinds of people who sees a need and then
takes action. Her work assisting challenged peoples and putting herself second
is the 'stuff' that makes the world a better place. Kay Danes’ near death
experiences have put some of my actions into perspective." Simon Westaway, Australian actor
Kay Danes with a former US National Security Advisor Phillip Smith
