SPEAKERS

Lisa Wilkinson

Multi-Award Winning Journalist and TV Host

Richard Roxburgh

Actor, Writer and Producer

Luc Longley AM

Ex-National Basketball Association (NBA) star and Australian professional basketball coach

Fernando Machado

Global Marketing Advisor, Ex-Burger King, NotCo & Activision Blizzard Global CMO, & Operating Partner Garnett Station Partners

Lola Bakare

CMO Advisor & Inclusive Marketing Strategist

Gina Chick

Adventurer, Writer and Rewilding Facilitator

Jane Caro AM

Author, Social Commentator, Walkley Winner, Speaker and Broadcaster

Dee Madigan

Executive Creative Director, Campaign Edge

Laura Henshaw

CEO and Co-Founder, Kic

Steph Claire Smith

CCO and Co-Founder, Kic

Jopa Malantic

Global Brand Vice President, Pond's

Ray Edwards

Director and Cinematographer

Rob Galluzzo

CEO, Finch

Melinda Petrunoff

Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand, Pinterest

Rose Herceg

President, WPP

Adam Ferrier

Founder and Chief Thinker, Thinkerbell

Robbie Brammall

Director of Marketing and Communications, Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)

Andrew Tindall

Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships System1

Lou Barrett

Managing Director, National Sales, News Corp Australia

Adam Ross

Senior Director, Creative Strategy ASEAN and South Pacific region, Coca-Cola

Aimee Buchanan

GroupM Australia & New Zealand CEO

Ange Collins

Founding Director, Adllins Media

Ant Morell

Co-Founder, Head of Brand, BOUNCEinc

Beth Hart

Chief Content Officer, ITV Studios

Brian Gallagher

Independent Chairman, Boomtown

Cam Blackley

Creative Founder Bureau of Everything

Celia Garforth

Head of Strategy, Special

Chloe Hooper

Founder, Bare Feat

Chris Allan

Head of Core Beer Marketing, Lion

Chris Taylor

Imposter-in-Chief, B&T

Christina Templin

Senior Manager Global Marketing Fiji Airways

Dan Krigstein

Director of The Growth Distillery and News Corp Australia's Growth Intelligence Centre

David Dahan

Managing Director, WPP@Unilever

Dr Jacki Montgomery

Lecturer | Communication, Creative Industries and Screen Media

Dr Karen Nelson-Field

Founder & CEO, Amplified Intelligence

Ed Stening

Chief Marketing Officer

Eric Thomson

Global Marketing Director / CMO, Pernod Ricard Winemakers

Fiona Bateman

Head Of Brand and Media, Menulog

Henry Smith

Founder, Inclusively Made

Hoda Alzubaidi

General Manager & publisher Travel Weekly, Content creator and TV food and travel personality

Hushidar Kharas

Head of Prime Video Australia & New Zealand

Jacob Nash

Director Hunt Quietly & Former Head Designer Bangarra Dance Theatre

Jane Waterhouse

Managing Director, Slingshot Media

Joseph Maxwell

Head of Unscripted, SBS

Josh Faulks

CEO, Australian Association of National Advertisers

Jules Lund

Founder, TRIBE Creator Solutions

Katherine-Therese Williams

Standup Comedian and Former Media Agency Exec

Keeva Stratton

Brand Strategist and Founder, Quip

Kim McConnie

Group Executive Marketing, Tourism & Events Queensland

Kim Portrate

CEO, ThinkTV

Kirsten Hasler

Head of Marketing, AU&NZ IKEA

Kylie Ridler–Dutton

Senior Global Consultant, TrinityP3

Lauren Joyce

ARN Chief Strategy & Connections Officer

Lauren Thornborough

Co-Founder, The Village; and Client Partner, UM

Louise Wilson

Co-Founder, The Village; and Head of New and Emerging Business, LinkedIn

Matt Batten

Creative Strategist, Author & Presenter

Maz Farrelly

Ex TV Producer Now Keynote Speaker

Michael Apte

Chief Marketing Officer, Guide Dogs NSW

Michael Levine

Head of Uber Advertising, Australia and New Zealand

Michelle Klein

Chief Customer and Marketing Officer, IAG

Mike Wilson

Chairman, Hatched

Nikhil Panjwani

Regional ECD, Ogilvy Singapore

Paul Nunnari

Paralympian and Ambassador, Inclusively Made

Peter Hammer

Managing Director, Marketing Scientist Group

Peter Horgan

CEO, Omnicom Media Group Australia and New Zealand

Pip Bingemann

Co-Founder, Springboards.ai

Poppy Reid

Editor In Chief, Rolling Stone ANZ, Variety ANZ & The Brag Media

Ruth Haffenden

Global Head of Brand and Marketing, Boody

Sam Buchanan

Chief Executive Officer, Independent Media Agencies Australia (IMAA)

Sam Lane

Award-winning Broadcast Journalist

Serena Leith

Global Marketing Director, Australia & New Zealand, TikTok

Shawn Park

Head of Global Brand Group, Executive Vice President, CJ CheilJedang Headquarters

Sofia Geraghty

Senior Reporter, B&T

Sophie Smith

Head Of Marketing, Officeworks

Stacy Wright Malone

VP of Global Business Marketing, Pinterest

Stephen Page AO

Former Artistic Director Bangarra Dance Theatre Director of Hunt Quietly & Former Head Designer Bangarra Dance Theatre

Susan Coghill

Chief Marketing Officer, Tourism Australia

Toby Harrison

CSO and Consulting Lead, Ogilvy AUNZ

Tracey Corbin-Matchett OAM

Chief Executive Officer, Bus Stop Films

Venessa Hunt

Director, Commercial Strategy and Growth, ARN

Virginia Hyland

CEO, Havas Media Network Australia

Wade Kingsley

Founder The Ideas Business

Will & Woody

KIIS Network’s National Drive show

Yash Murthy

Head of Creative & Consulting, VaynerMedia Australia

Yosuke Suzuki

President Tokyo/Seoul, Wieden+Kennedy

Zoë McIntosh

Film Director, Sweetshop NZ

Zoë Phillips

Head of Brand @ Montu & Alternaleaf. Global Brand Leader. Rebel, Nike, Intel, MSFT, Playstation

Sian Chadwick

GM Marketing Australia, ANZ

Michael “Wippa” Wipfli

Nova FM Sydney breakfast show and Co founder of 36 Months

Kristen Hardeman

Country Director, Tinder Australia

Adrian Mills

Partner Digital, Creative Deloitte

Alicia Placer

Sales Director, Excalin

Paul Smith

Owner & Founder, Total Sports & Entertainment

Karan Kant

Head of Sales APAC GumGum

Mat Baxter

CEO APAC Mutinex

Nate Vella

Senior Digital Strategist, Bench Media

Channa Goonasekara

Senior Marketing Manager and Brand Lead, Uber Eats ANZ

Celine Dinant

Senior Business Manager, The Monkeys

Rapthi Thanapalasingam

Head of Brand & Content Suncorp Group

Grant Tothill

Executive Head, LiSTNR Podcasts at SCA

Arvind Hickman

Features and Analysis Editor, B&T

Ralph van Dijk

Founder and Executive Creative Director Eardrum , Resonance Sonic Branding, EarMax Media

Darragh Butler

Partner Manager, Uber Advertising

Taryn Brumfitt

Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Australian of the Year in 2023

Jenn Chin

Global Director Purpose-Led Impact, Uncommon Kind

Michelle Melky

Creative Director Amplify

Sean Sowerby

Former TV Journalist, Head of Content & PR Sunday Gravy

Tracy Hardwick

Marketing Director, PepsiCo ANZ, Snack Brands

Mark Coad

Chief Executive Officer IPG Mediabrands, Australia

Jim Ingram

National Chief Creative & Founder Thinkerbell

Kat Dopper

Founder, Creative, Consultant, Heaps Gay/ Queer Agency/ Summer Camp

Tamra Forde

Director and Owner, Ten Four Media

Emily Taylor

Strategic Founder Bureau of Everything & Gruen Panelist

Chris Freel

Group Director Sales AU, oOh! Media

James Griffiths

Executive Creative Director, Universal Music for Brands

Kristy Bloomfield

Senior Vice President Global Marketing, Lyre's Spirit Co

Simone Gupta

Co-founder Supermassive

David Hovenden

CEO & Co-Founder The Misfits Media Company

Sophie Madden

CEO of the Media Federation of Australia

Kelly King

Director Public Relations Montu

Henry Innis

Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Mutinex

Sophia Ward

Marketing Partnerships Specialist Montu

Andy Ridley

Founding CEO at Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef, Founding CEO of Earth Hour

Megan Brownlow

Non Executive Director and Consultant

Adam Ballesty

CMO, GM, Growth Consultant

Nicole Senn

Engagement Manager, Citizens of the Reef

Vitor Queiroz

Creative Director Montu

Jules Steer

Director Cairns Tropical Writers’ Festival

Angela Smith

CEO, Affinity

Lela Richmond-Johnson

Senior Account Executive Enterprise, Criteo

Aimee Edwards

Journalist, B&T

Sorrel Osborne

Head of Media APAC GumGum