Marina Brizar was born in Sarajevo, and after the Bosnian War was resettled as refugee with her family in Australia. She has almost a decade of experience in immigration law, human rights advocacy and leadership, and currently holds the position of Talent Beyond Boundaries, UK Director. In 2015 she was named the Young Migration Lawyer of the Year, in 2016 the Woman Lawyer of the Year – Up and Coming, and in 2017 100 Woman of Influence. In 2018, Marina was awarded a Churchill Fellowship and researched labour mobility as a complementary pathway to humanitarian resettlement in Australia, Canada, USA, UK and Germany. In the same year, she also travelled to Syria with Australian Senator to film the documentary series “Go Back to Where You Came From”. She holds a Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of Technology, Sydney.