Ade Djajamihardja

Ade's career began at ABC TV aged 19. He worked on iconic Australian programs such as Countdown Revolution, Tuesday Night Live: The Big Gig (1990-1991) and The Late Show (1992). Ade held several senior positions overseas as a producer and CEO including CEO of Ten on Ten Pictures and Enfiniti Productions, Malaysia. He co-produced what was then the biggest historical epic film in Malaysia's history A Legendary Love (2004), which was the first film from Malaysia to have been shortlisted in consideration for Oscar nomination. He was one of the producers of Salam Cafe (2008), the first-ever Muslim entertainment program screened prime time in the Western world. In 2011, Ade joined the not-for-profit board of Disability Media Australia, just three days prior to a massive stroke.

After this forced six-year hiatus, Ade is now "re-emerging" and finding his place as a screen media professional who lives with a major disability. In 2017 he completed and graduated a Master of Screen Arts & Business at AFTRS. Ade was a recipient of the 2017 Screen Australia initiative 'Seeing Ourselves: Developing the Developer. He is the creator and writer/producer of Sit Down Comedy, a disability advocacy comedy program that received development funding from Screen Australia. Ade is also a best-selling author. As an Asian Australian from a Muslim family, and as a stroke survivor living with a disability, Ade contributes a rich and unique perspective on inclusive storytelling.

Ade is a Board Member for Darts (Diversity Arts Australia), and a member of the Bayside City Council's Disability Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee. In 2007, together with his wife Kate Stephens, they co-founded the Melbourne production company, A2K Media, which now prioritizes and focuses on content endorsing disability advocacy, empowerment, pride and leadership.