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| Phillip Adams |
Australia’s Finest Media Figures and Intellectuals
Phillip Adams is truly a National Living Treasure. Scores of honours and awards lay testament to his immense contribution to Australian media, arts and social innovation, and he remains amongst this country’s most influential intellectuals. Phillip is a widely respected broadcaster, filmmaker, author, archaeologist, controversialist, social commentator and satirist who has been described as ‘the most remarkable broadcaster in the history of this country’ (Robert Manne, The Monthly). Thousands of the world’s most prominent people have met with Phillip’s microphone, and his radio shows beam to millions around the world. |
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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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| Helen Dalley |
Journalist and Interviewer
Helen Dalley’s check sheet reads like a who’s who of celebrities, world and current affairs. A highly respected journalist, Helen’s work features on 60 Minutes and A Current Affair, and includes coverage of the Iraq War and aftermath of the September 11 attacks. A senior business and finance reporter, Helen has built her success interviewing CEO’s, economists and politicians. Her finely tuned skill has put Helen at the table with Prime Ministers, movie stars and everyday people with extraordinary stories. |
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| Bernie Fraser |
Former Reserve Bank Governor
His seven year tenure as Reserve Bank Governor and earlier role of Secretary to the Treasury places Bernie Fraser in a well deserved position to advise governments and corporations on their economic relationship to global trends. He is widely credited with stuffing the inflation genie firmly back in the bottle, without knocking the economy on the head and causing massive unemployment. An excellent communicator Bernie succinctly educates audiences and demystifies the intricacies of domestic and global economic trends. |
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| Robert Gottliebsen |
Founder – BRW magazine
Business guru Robert Gottliebsen has received two of journalism’s highest honours for his immense contribution to communicating and commenting on the business and finance sector. The founder of top selling magazines, BRW, Personal Investor and Shares, Robert also shares his considerable experience through television, radio, internet and The Australian newspaper. His wealth of knowledge has educated Australian’s for over 30 years. |
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| Nick Greiner |
Former NSW Premier and Treasurer
Nick Greiner’s NSW government is clearly remembered as being a world leader in public sector reform, including privatisation, private infrastructure provision, contracting and financial management. In power from 1988 to 1992, a notable legacy of Nick’s rein is his establishment of the widely supported ICAC. Today, his knowledge and business acumen make him an in-demand consultant to wide-ranging industries in Australasia and the Asia-Pacific region. He holds a number of directorships with some of Australia’s leading companies. |
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| Dr Deane Hutton |
Futurist, Science and Technology
Dr Deane Hutton is one of Australia’s best-known Science Communicators and Futurists. For more than 25 years, he has been sharing his enthusiasm for science and technology with others through nation-wide television, as well as through books, radio and the internet. His work on television has included programs for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Australia's National Nine Network. For 18 years he was a writer-presenter of the international award-winning Curiosity Show, and over 8 years as science presenter on Australia’s top variety program Hey Hey It’s Saturday. |
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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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| Dr Karl Kruszelnicki |
Science Commentator
Dr Karl makes you curious about things you didn’t know existed. It’s his enthusiasm and vast knowledge that makes you sit up and listen. And listen we do. every week to his many radio broadcasts, He makes regular television appearances on Seven’s Sunrise and The ABC's 'Sleek Geeks. His latest book 'Please Explain" is a hit. Audiences are fascinated at his ability to simpify the complex world of physics. An excellent entertainer. |
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| Mark McCrindle |
Futurist & Demographer
It’s Mark McCrindle’s job to predict the future. He has the knack of taking the social pulse of the nation, and the success and health of business rests upon it. Mark engages audiences with his interactive style to motivate them into achieving higher performance. He extensively researches the new generations and accurately tracks emerging trends, then steers his research findings towards leaders in sales, marketing, HR, and management to help them understand the times in which they operate, and not just be observers. |
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| Kim McKay |
Clean Up Australia / Clean Up the World
In partnership with lauded environmental advocate, Ian Kiernan, Kim founded the successful Clean Up Australia campaign in 1989, and duplicated that success by taking it to the world in 1993 under the banner Clean Up the World. Kim’s message of reducing environmental impact is wide reaching. Through positioning herself as an author, media commentator and partner in social and sustainability marketing consultancy Momentum2, her entrepreneurial spirit, drive and vision have helped her to create and manage numerous large scale and international projects. |
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| Dr.James B. Moody |
CSIRO Mgr & 'Inventors' Judge
James Bradfield Moody has amassed an impressive list of credentials in a very short space of time, and for such a young person. Armed with his PhD in innovation theory, James marched into prominence through a host of senior development roles. Currently a CSIRO General Manager, James leads their global development agenda, including creating research projects of international significance and helping Australia gain access to foreign knowledge, infrastructure and intellectual property. He has also been a guest judge on ABC's 'The New Inventors'
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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 Graeme Pearman |
Award Winning Scientist and Environmentalist
Dr Graeme Pearman, highly awarded scientist, passionate environmentalist and advisor to former US Vice President Al Gore on environmental issues and controversial documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Internationally regarded for his work, Dr Pearman is an influencer in media, governmental and industry body circles and is instrumental in bringing climate change to the Australian awareness. His tenacity, dedication and expertise in the field of science and the environment is currently channelled through his own consultancy, and a Directorship role with the Monash University Sustainability Institute. |
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