Mark Harland has worked in marketing and brand development for 20 years and has led the growth of GM brands including Cadillac, Chevrolet and Opel. Passionate about brand development, customer experience and technology, Mark has worked throughout Europe, the US and Asia, building dynamic brands with a focus on creating better journeys for customers.

Having led global teams and agencies as Marketing & Customer Experience Director for General Motors International based in Singapore, Mark has recently relocated to Australia to take up the role of Executive Director – Marketing at GM Holden. While retaining his GMI responsibilities and global portfolio, Mark is excited to be joining the iconic Holden brand as it executes the most profound transformation in the company’s 150-year history.

A Montreal native, Mark holds an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology. With a keen eye on future-tech and mobility trends, Mark’s personal interests include competitive ice hockey, rugby, cycling, youth sports and international travel.

Over the past 30 years Bill Gillespie has amassed a broad and varied experience base in all areas of the automotive business in a variety of senior management roles both within the passenger car segments and more recently the truck industry with Hino Trucks.

His experience extends across General Manager roles, Director of Sales and Marketing at a national level, always with a view to building the brand or the franchise model and ultimately making the business stronger both within the short and long term.

Bill Gillespie joined Hino Motor Sales Australia in 2014 and is General Manager, Brand and Franchise Development. His role encompasses the creation and direct strategic direction for the company nationally along with the direct control of Sales, Customer Experience, Product Strategy and the longer term direction in the area of Network Development.

He has an extensive background in the Australian automotive industry with experience working in various business development, automotive distribution and automotive marketing roles plus consultation roles in Australia. In that time he has also operated at an international level in Japan, France and Korea and understands the diversity required to operate at both local, regional and international levels whilst producing strong results in that environment.
He has previously held senior positions with Peugeot, Nissan, Kia, Toyota and Daihatsu.

Cathy has been with Google since 2011, and was appointed to head up the Automotive division in August 2016. She has 15 years experience in Marketing, Media and Sales, having previously worked in Google EMEA headquarters and Mindshare. In her current role, Cathy engages with all the major automotive manufacturers as well as supporting industries. She has a particular passion for future proofing brands in the digital age.

Chris Noone is the CEO of Collaborate Corporation, an ASX-listed company operating in the sharing economy which is pioneering the use of peer-to-peer marketplaces to generate revenue from under-utilised assets including motor vehicles, caravans and equipment. Chris has led innovative companies in Europe, Asia & Australia to deliver new technologies and launch disruptive new products that create value and provide real benefit to customers.

Chris led the Asia Pacific business for MicroProse, one of the legendary computer games publishers and then moved to London as Commercial Director for Hasbro Interactive where he was responsible for worldwide territories, including franchises such as Formula 1 Grand Prix, Star Trek, Monopoly and Games.com. Chris went on to launch Vodafone’s mobile games business in Europe and later became their Head of Business Development & Content. After a stint as Managing Director of the London-based, IMG & PCCW backed, Gamer.tv, Chris moved back to Australia in 2006 to ramp up ninemsn’s mobile business, taking responsibility for the monetisation of the mobile products of Microsoft, ACP Magazines & Channel Nine as well as the 5th Finger and HWW mobile businesses.

As Head of Marketing Communications at Renault, Terri is responsible for driving the strategy across the Advertising, Sponsorship, Digital, CX and Local Area Marketing Teams. With a passion for brand strategy and driving a clear vision across all marketing programs and customer touch points, Terri’s focus is building a long term sustainable brand while still delivering short term business results.
Coming from a creative agency background along with retail and automotive corporate marketing experience, Terri enjoys the challenge of finding innovative solutions to achieving commercial objectives.

Bentley runs through David’s blood. Working his way up through the business from a fresh-eyed graduate straight out of Uni, his comprehensive experience has seen him work across almost every area of the business from Product Research, After Sales, Product Marketing to Pre-Owned.

An energetic and passionate professional, David was charged with setting up the Bentley Regional office in Singapore almost four years ago and has been responsible for driving substantial growth across South East Asia in that time.

In his current role as Regional Sales Manager Asia Pacific, David, seen 15% growth in Australia over the last 12 months, a result he is keen to consolidate as Bentley continues to increase their presence within the Australian luxury automotive market.

As Client Services Director for Neonormal, a full-service brand experience agency, Taryn’s day job is to drive and measure the transformation of everyday business encounters into rewarding brand experiences.

Taryn has spent much of the past four years working closely with clients, Renault and Bentley to develop considered brand experience strategies that champion an inside out approach that engages employees, dealer networks, partnerships, media, prospects and customers alike to deliver genuine business results.

Passionate about getting to the heart of clients’ needs, fostering better ways to collaborate, and championing how we make work ever more measureable, Taryn brings unflagging energy, warmth and enthusiasm to everything she does.

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Ben Sullivan has over 15 years’ experience in Automotive  research, covering Brand, advertising & marketing strategy, product development, customer experience and business consulting.  Ben is one of the most knowledgeable and talented automotive researchers in Australia with a depth of knowledge of and passion for the automotive industry that is hard to surpass.

In his current role as Group Director, Insights and Innovation Ben draws on his extensive experience in designing and overseeing Potentiate’s Automotive Insights offering, large scale Customer Experience programs and complex ad-hoc research projects. He spent 6 years working as the head of Toyota Australia’s Consumer Insights team and now provides insights and consultation around brand strategy, tactical activities, business operations and research and modelling solutions across the industry.  He has appeared at numerous conferences, workshops and training events and is always an engaging and informative presenter.

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