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| Sallyanne Atkinson |
Brisbane Mayor & Businesswoman
Sallyanne Atkinson, AO is a respected business leader who has made a significant contribution to the Australian business landscape. Her extensive knowledge and experience forms part of the success story of many Australian organisations. She is currently the Special Representative for Queensland, South-East Asia in the Queensland Government, and a director of several public companies and associations. Her journalistic training has produced two books and several newspaper articles.
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| Larissa Brown |
Sustainability Leadership
The impact of environmentalist Larissa Brown is such that she is recipient of the 2008 Australian Young Environmentalist of the Year; is a member of the Ministers Reference Council on Climate Change Adaptation and spoke for the environment at the 2008 Prime Minister’s 2020 Summit. Her reach is international; from interviewing the world’s most influential sustainability leaders to representing at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, saving big cats in Bolivia and a forest in Costa Rica. Founder and executive director of the Centre for Sustainability Leadership, Larissa supports everyday Australians make sustainable decisions for better communities and workplaces. |
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| Peter Bush |
Ex CEO, McDonald’s Australia
He's been at the helm of one of the world’s most recognised brands, and packs a wealth of business management experience into his long career in Fast Moving Consumer Goods. Peter Bush counts executive positions with some of Australia’s, and the world’s, most successful FMCG companies including AGB-McNair, Arnotts, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, Reckitt & Coleman and Schwarzkopf Australasia. He was instrumental in the Ampol/Caltex merger and reinvented the McDonald’s Australia business before becoming its managing director and CEO. |
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| Bob Geldof |
Musician, humanitarian and activist
One of music’s most prolific and passionate icons, Bob Geldof has made his mark outside music advocating human rights. He turned his energies to the 1984 Ethiopian famine and the following year brought the world’s attention to African suffering with the hugely successful Live Aid concert. Recognised in 1986 with a Knighthood for his humanitarian efforts, and in 2005 with a Brits Lifetime Achievement award for music, Bob’s presentation is full of inspiration and motivation as he retells the journey and experiences of his life. |
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| Hon Paul Keating |
Former Prime Minister
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating is considered one of the greatest leaders in our country’s history. His election to the top job was on the strength of his 7 year role as Treasurer, where he was applauded for a range of economic reforms that transformed the Australian economy. His leadership saw the formation of a National Training Authority, superannuation scheme and implementation of the Mabo legislation recognising land rights for indigenous Australians. Paul’s knowledge of international and local issues makes him an engaging and respected speaker. |
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| George Negus |
Journalist and TV Host
George covered most news desks in a variety of locations as he worked his way up as a journalist. But it's his TV roles for which he is best known including Sixty Minutes, Foreign Correspondent, This Day Tonight, and The Today Show. Never frightened to ask the tough question when it needed to be asked, George made many friends and a few enemies with his forthright manner. He can talk with great authority on a range of local and global events and is an excellent emcee, interviewer or product launch presenter. |
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| Jeff Oughton |
Simplifying Financial Management
Jeff Oughton demystifies the often complex world of financial and economic information to make it meaningful and thought provoking. His entertaining and insightful presentations provide practical and progressive advice whilst improving your financial decision making batting average. With over three decades of experience behind him Jeff is well qualified to advise on the nooks and crannies of financial management. Equally at home with borrowers and entrepreneurs, corporations and the Commonwealth, Jeff moves between boardrooms and community halls with ease. |
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| Michael Pascoe |
Finance Commentator & Journalist
Michael was one of the first to specialise in financial journalism in commercial broadcasting. He is well known to Australians as the Finance Editor of The Nine Network with at least weekly appearances over 18 years. He has the ability to interpret complex finance issues or world events and explain them to broadcast and live audiences. He has a tremendous grasp of world financial markets and their impact on our economy. He provides thought provoking opinions and tests the theories of our politicians and economists. He is a fabulous Emcee and after dinner speaker. |
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| Dr Keith Suter |
International Affairs Commentator
Best known for his expert commentary role on global affairs on the Seven Sunrise program, Keith is a huge thinker. His depth of understanding of global issues, terrorism, law, cultures, and business is extraordinary. He's a leading academic and member of the exclusive 'Club of Rome'with only 100 members which include Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Gates and Al Gore. He was voted 'Australian Communicator of the Year in 2004. |
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| Max Walsh, AM |
Political and business journalist
Journalist, author and broadcaster, Max Walsh has covered the relationships between politics, business and economics for over four decades. His significant contribution to journalism is recognised with an Order of Australia and is shared with audiences through several media channels. Max facilitated the launch of Nine Network’s Sunday program, and was co-presenter of the ABC’s Carleton-Walsh Report. |
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| Ric Willmot |
International Business Change Consultant
"Being clear about what you want from organisational change is one thing, designing effective methods and processes to accomplish it whilst being focused on results is another." Experienced words from internationally acclaimed business improvement consultant, Ric Willmot. His client list includes some of the heavyweights in the professional services arena: AMP, PWC, Samsung, Colonial Mutual and over 100 other major corporations around the globe. Ric authors for several business magazines and journals world-wide and you’ll find numerous gems in his practical wisdom on strategy, leadership, change, innovation and business improvement. |
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