Speakers

Abbie Dubin-Rhodin

Abbie Dubin-Rhodin is a senior strategy director at Special Group in Sydney. For the last 13 years, she’s worked across clients in the US and Australia, crafting culturally relevant, insightful strategies for a diverse range of clients — from period pants to grocery stores to home insurance. Abbie is extremely passionate about dismantling inequities in our industry and believes if we shifted 10% of our attention away from seeing whose AI can do our ads fastest and toward tackling said inequities, we could actually make some big strides toward doing so.

Abe Udy

In 1998, Abe Udy started a voiceover & audio production business in his bedroom with an old computer, fax machine, dial-up internet, and a microphone tucked between the shirts in his wardrobe.

Abe’s idea was to utilise emerging MP3 technology to allow him to record and email audio files to his clients, and he began producing TV and radio commercials for a handful of regional broadcasters & advertising agencies.

Since then, Abe’s Audio has grown to over 25 staff and produces audio content at scale for hundreds of creative agencies, media companies, video & content producers, animators and podcasters.

Abe’s passion to continually innovate and grow a thriving team culture has seen the business go from strength to strength. In December 2022, the company celebrated producing 500,000 jobs (over 1.2 million scripts!) and has developed new offerings, including the Australian-first ‘Ethical AI Voiceovers’ service – harnessing the power of AI technology and human authenticity.

Today, Abe is focused on developing and empowering his team of young leaders – and then getting out of their way!

Abigail Dawson

Abigail Dawson is a globally experienced brand marketing and communications leader, shaping the reputation and strategic positioning of some of the world’s most recognised creative and communications agencies.

In her current role as Group Communications Director at ASX-listed Enero Group, Abigail is responsible for defining and driving the Group’s brand narrative across 16 cities globally, spanning North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. She leads internal and external communications across Enero and its portfolio of agencies, partnering with leading clients across the healthcare, technology, and consumer sectors to deliver world-class creative and business solutions.

Abigail works closely with the Enero executive team, clients, and board directors, aligning the Group’s brand, marketing, and investor communications strategy. She oversees the development of the Group’s Annual Report and Investor Relations communications, ensuring Enero’s brand narrative is tightly connected to business performance and resonates with investors, stakeholders, and global markets.

Adam Johnson

Adam Johnson is NOVA Entertainment’s Chief Growth Officer as well as Co-Founder of Original Audio. He is a standout business and Marketing leader with a proven track record of driving growth through high-performing teams.

In his ‘day job’ Adam oversees all of NOVA’s consumer touchpoints across Marketing & PR, Audience Engagement, Digital (product, platform & data) and Podcasting. He has been in this role since returning to Australia at the start of 2022 and, in that time, has overseen record audience growth and helped accelerate NOVA’s transformation toward a leading all-of-audio media business.

Adam’s work at Original Audio allows him to fulfil his passion for audio, technology and creativity and how they can come together to help brands grow.

Finally, and most importantly, Adam is husband to Romi and dad to Lola, 9, and Indy, 8.

Aliya Hasan

Aliya Hasan, Head of Strategy at Nature, brings 20 years of experience across B2C and B2B sectors, specialising in brand strategy, communications, cultural intelligence, and innovation. Having worked with leading brands, Aliya is renowned for helping brands grow through effective go-to-market strategies and tactical activation plans.   

A published commentator and speaker, Aliya’s work has received international recognition including Cannes Gold and multiple Effies.   

Nature has been named the Research Society’s Organisation of the Year for 2023 and 2024.  

Amanda Behre

Amanda is an executive marketing leader with almost 20 years’ experience from global organisations to scaleups spanning different category sectors such as Gumtree, Expedia, Wotif and Hireup. Amanda is also a career coach, Non Executive Director and Founder and CEO of Dear Thrive, a platform connecting mid-career professionals to advisory and coaching support. Her professional background spans USA and Australia and she has led teams  managing consumer and B2B marketing, communications, CRM, marketing automation, martech and CX, managing databases of over 7 million consumers. Connect with Amanda at linkedin.com/in/amandabehre. 

Amanda Bosch

Amanda Bosch is the Group Social Lead for entertainment and streaming company, Foxtel Group, including Foxtel, BINGE, Kayo Sports and Hubbl. 

 A highly innovative and data-driven social media advertising leader with 20+ years’ experience working in digital marketing & content, specialising in social media performance. Prior to Foxtel group she has worked with leading Australian agencies, companies and brands, with a passion for creators and the wild world of digital and social media.   

Amy Bradshaw

Amy Bradshaw is a dynamic leader in media, advertising and technology, with a career spanning North America, Europe, and APAC. As the Head of Partnerships for TikTok AUNZ, Amy leads enterprise sales and strategic collaborations across the region, helping advertisers harness the power of the platform. Prior to this, she played a pivotal role in expanding VaynerMedia’s presence in Australia, scaling the global creative and media agency from the ground and delivering significant client expansion and revenue growth. Her expertise in traditional & digital marketing, social media and brand partnerships has made her a trusted advisor to some of the world’s leading companies across industries such as technology, finance, CPG, telco, and media.

Over the past 15 yeas, Amy has worked at the intersection of communications, media, and advertising, developing innovative strategies that drive engagement and business impact. Her global perspective, having worked in Sydney, London, and New York, gives her unique insight into the evolving global digital landscape.

Andrew Raso

Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of OMG, Andrew has had a long, illustrious career in the SEO & Digital Marketing industry. After years of working for agencies, Andrew realised the system was broken and started OMG to remove the complexity from digital and provide simple, transparent results. He previously won a B&T 30 under 30 award in the Entrepreneur category, and has also been featured in and contributes to Entrepreneur, CMI, Jeffbullas, Search Engine Journal and more.

Andrew Gilbert

Andrew is a leading marketing and advertising technology expert with a history of building high performing commercial and technical teams that drive strong commercial growth regionally.

He has spent the last 15 years working within key sectors of the marketing industry across APAC from media agencies, to brands, publishers and technology companies. His expertise is in connecting all of these experiences, to build innovative, trusted and transparent partnerships that drive marketing success.

Most recently he has led the growth of Yahoo DSP across the Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia market. Andrew joins Afterpay in May, 2025.

He is also a member of the IAB Executive Technology Council and previously the IAB DOOH Council, where he participates in industry development and best practices.

Andy Morley

Andy is the Director of Marketing for Uber and Uber Eats in Asia Pacific, where he has spent the past 8 years steering the brands’ evolution from start-up disrupter to iconic category leader.  

Andy’s work leading teams to deliver bold, cut-through campaigns has helped drive rapid consumer adoption, unlock new growth categories, and drive brand fame that has seen the Advertising Industry recognise Uber and Uber Eats as the two most awarded brands during this period. Spearheading iconic campaigns like “Tonight, I’ll be eating…”  and “Get Almost, Almost Anything” Andy is now bringing this winning formula to other regions across APAC.  

Anna Bollinger

With 20 years’ experience in the industry as an integrated, brand-driven strategic planner Anna has deep experience in QSR, FMCG, banking, service and retail industries.

Throughout her established career Anna has worked with several blue-chip clients such as, McDonald’s, Mondelez, Qantas, CBA, KPMG and Uber Eats. Before the age of 30, Anna was awarded the APG Planning Idol for top Account Planner and has gone on to have her work lauded at creative and effectiveness award shows across the globe, including Cannes Lions, Spikes Asia, and the Australian Effie Awards. At BMF, Anna leads planning on ALDI Australia and Alinta Energy.

Antony Wilson

Antony Wilson is a senior and experienced brand and marketing specialist. Throughout his career, Antony has held pivotal roles leading brand, marketing, and communications functions in major financial services and technology organizations. This category leading portfolio includes companies such as Rolls-Royce, Deloitte, Nokia, Samsung, Westpac, BT, and TAL.  
His current role is as General Manager, Brand and Communications heading up the corporate marketing and customer functions for Australia’s largest life insurer TAL.

Ben Gunn

Ben Gunn is co-founder and chief revenue officer of leading creator economy platform Fabulate.  

A highly experienced media sales executive, he has held senior sales roles, leading teams across many of Australia’s largest media/technology businesses including Nine, Fairfax Media, and Red Planet.  

In the five years, Fabulate has firmly established itself as a central player in the Australian Creator Economy activating thousands of creator-led campaigns and being recognised as the AiMCO Marketing Technology Platform of the Year for the past two consecutive years.  

Bosco Anthony

Bosco Anthony, Chief Brand Officer at Global Rev Gen (GRG) and Quant Plus, is a global marketing futurist shaping the trajectory of digital transformation. His passion is evident in the creation and implementation of groundbreaking solutions, most notably a portfolio of world-first AI-driven innovations encompassing chatbots, robotics, immersive reality, and advanced AI intelligence.

With a rich 20-year history encompassing over 1000 digital projects and 500 strategies across more than 200 sectors globally, Bosco has consistently demonstrated his ability to anticipate and shape industry trends. His experience extends beyond individual agencies; he has successfully built an interconnected ecosystem of businesses, fostering collaboration and serving a diverse international clientele.

Known for his entrepreneurial drive and expertise in business growth, Bosco is a sought-after speaker, having presented at over 1000 events worldwide, including his impactful talk at Tedx Stanley Park. His presentations are dynamic and insightful, drawing upon cutting-edge case studies and relevant research to equip audiences with practical strategies for navigating the evolving digital landscape.

Bosco’s approach is rooted in design thinking, a methodology he applies to digital strategy, performance marketing, brand development, and business growth. He excels at helping brands articulate their core value and identify strategic partnerships to amplify their strengths. Ultimately, Bosco empowers organizations to move beyond the present, explore future possibilities, and make informed decisions in an increasingly data-driven world.

International speaker

Brandon Palmer

As Hnry’s 12th hire, Brandon has been with the Aotearoa New Zealand startup since its early days, playing a key role in developing its marketing strategy when it launched in Australia in 2020.

Originally from Arizona, Brandon worked as a self-employed SEO consultant in New Zealand, operating as a sole trader himself for three years before transitioning into the marketing industry, building a decade-long career. Before joining Hnry in 2019, Brandon spent five years as a digital marketer at the New Zealand TAB.

At Hnry, Brandon has grown from the lone marketing employee to Head of Marketing, managing a team of 10 across ANZ. He pushes Hnry’s marketing team to be bold, encouraging experimentation in line with the company’s disruptive ethos. He has been instrumental in capturing the ANZ sole trader tax market, setting the brand up for continued success as it now tackles the United Kingdom, its third country.

Brent Smart

When Brent isn’t doing Black T-Shirts, the popular podcast on the business power of creativity he co-hosts with Adam Ferrier, he is the Chief Marketing Officer at Telstra, Australia’s largest telco and according to Brand Finance now the fourth strongest telco brand in the world. Previously, he was CMO at insurance giant IAG where he led the creative transformation of the NRMA brand, taking it from 36th strongest brand in Australia when he joined to 5th and picking up over 100 major creative awards. He spent 20 years in the agency business, leading NZ Agency of the Decade Colenso BBDO and as CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi New York he worked on iconic American brands Cheerios, Tide and Walmart.

Caroline Hugall

Caroline Hugall is the Chief Strategy Officer at Spark Foundry Australia, leading the agency’s strategic vision. With over 20 years of experience across London, New York, and Sydney, she has shaped brand and marketing strategies for global businesses. Caroline has held leadership roles at IAG, Mondelez International, Ogilvy & Mather, and Naked Communications, where she spearheaded transformative campaigns for iconic brands such as Coca-Cola, IKEA and Oreo. Passionate about driving meaningful connections between brands and audiences, she blends data-driven insights with cultural intelligence to create impactful strategies.   

Chase Buckner

Chase Buckner is the Director of Product Marketing at HighLevel as well as the host of HighLevel’s “Release Radars”. Prior to joining the team at HighLevel, Chase and a partner built a full-service, 7-figure agency from scratch, which was actually one of HighLevel’s first customers.

Chris Donald

Bio coming soon

Christina Aventi

Christina started her career as a client at Unilever 25 years ago. After getting a solid grounding in marketing and category management, she jumped ship and found a permanent home as a strategist, speaking the many languages of strategy – business, marketing, brand and comms.

Christina has contributed to award-winning, effective campaigns across an array of clients (Retail, Finance, FMCG) and is most proud of the behaviour change work she has been part of in both the commercial and social marketing sector, including domestic violence, anti-vaping and road safety initiatives.

An industry commentator (diversity and memory science) and regular panellist on ABC’s Gruen, Christina has led BMF to be the most effective agency in Australia (2017, 2019 and most recently 2024) and number 3 in the world in the WARC Creative Effectiveness ratings.

Colleen Ryan

Colleen Ryan is recognized in the international research industry for her notable contributions to innovation in research. Together with Wendy Gordon, she co-founded The Research Business International (TRBI), lauded for its pioneering role in the methodologies of insight gathering and application, and creating the boutique research category in the UK.

Over the last decade, Colleen has played a pivotal role at TRA as a partner, steering thought leadership and innovation strategies within TRA’s operations across Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland.

Her expertise is extensive and multifaceted, encompassing brand strategy, cultural sociology, cognitive psychology, behavioural science, applying these disciplines to continuous innovation in research and its application to marketing.

Dave Annesley

Bio coming soon.

Dennis Wong

Dennis has over 25 years experience in finding and applying insight to help brands and businesses grow. He’s the principal of Ground Swell Advisory, formerly the Managing Partner of Kantar Consulting and previously Managing Director of Added Value.

He’s fluent in the languages of insight, marketing and growth and has worked with loads of businesses across categories from Alcohol to QSR, Finance to Aged Care, Lifestyle to Retail to build their brands in culture.

He has led the development of cultural insight capability within businesses as well as client organisations and is of the belief that the ability to lead cultural conversations is the special sauce that separates the good from truly great brands.

Dhivia Pillai

Dhivia made the jump from academia to adland in 2017, and is currently a Lead Brand Thinker at Thinkerbell . She has worked on campaigns and launches for Spotify, Cadillac, Nintendo, Asahi, NAB, Singapore Tourism Board, WWF and Gillette (Asia Pacific), judged creative work, is a frequent panellist at industry forums, and was recently shortlisted at Cannes for a piece of work for the AFLW/Johnnie Walker. She is a proud Auntie with the Aunties, and is passionate about creating space and accessibility for young people to build careers in advertising.

Ellie Angell

Ellie joined TrinityP3 in 2014 after a 15 year career in media agencies spanning the UK and Australasia. Between 2019 and 2021 Ellie returned to agency life as the APAC Chief Commercial Officer at Havas Group, during which she was involved in various aspects of agency business, development of diversified agency services, development of commercial contracts, new business acquisition, internal training and senior leadership.
In her consultancy career, Ellie has advised clients and client teams regarding agency procurement, roster alignment, commercial structure, performance and relationship management. She has worked closely with numerous disciplines including Marketing, C-Suite, Finance, Sales and Procurement.
Ellie’s expertise in client relationship building and consultation has earned her numerous awards and recognition from the clients and agencies she’s worked with. She is a passionate believer in the development of trust-built partnerships between marketers and their agencies and the benefits that approach brings to marketing results and to the integrity of both agency and client business.
Ellie brings her broader commercial and relationship expertise to bear on a diverse range of projects, with one core objective – achieving beneficial results for our clients – in mind.
As a trans woman, Ellie is also passionate about diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace, and in our industry as a whole.

Fiona Lenahan

Fiona Lenahan is a passionate and dynamic brand strategist with a global outlook shaped by her experience leading marketing campaigns spanning APAC, EMEA and LATAM. Having worked both agency and client-side, she has held strategy roles at META, Facebook and ASOS, and has worked with iconic brands including McDonald’s, Unilever, Wrigley, the BBC and the Sydney Opera House.

Fiona now leads brand strategy at Canva, an online visual communication and collaboration platform with a mission to empower the world to design. As Global Brand Strategy Director, she is responsible for developing Canva’s consumer marketing and brand strategies, partnering with global marketing and channel leads and creative teams to bring marketing campaigns to life. She is passionate about building brands, customer experiences and product launches that both inspire and influence.

Gareth Leeding

Gareth has spent 18+ years at the intersection of culture, creativity, and code—reshaping how the world’s biggest brands show up in digital, social, and gaming. His work has powered 100+ award-winning campaigns for icons like Nike, Google, adidas, Guinness, Maybelline, and Samsung.

Renowned for fusing innovation with impact, Gareth’s leadership has helped global platforms like Snapchat and agencies like We Are Social earn top honors—including Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Company” and Campaign’s “Most Innovative Agency in EMEA.”

Today, as Chief Strategy Officer at Livewire, he’s building the future of brand engagement inside gaming—the world’s most explosive attention engine. A sought-after global speaker, Gareth brings sharp insights and bold vision to stages like SXSW and AdWeek.

Guillaume Papillon

Guillaume (G) is the Head of Marketing & Communications at Mable, the online platform where people connect to provide and receive disability and aged care support their way.  More than 22 million hours of support have been delivered through Mable over the last ten years, enabling hundreds of thousands of people across Australia to live their kind of independence. 

In his role, Guillaume is accountable for brand strategy and experience, overseeing customer marketing and insights and developing an exceptional – and accessible – digital experience… as well as disrupting the traditional care & support category through data-led PR & communications initiatives. 

Guillaume has a wealth of experience in disrupting categories and building brands for online platforms, having previously worked as hipages’ Head of Brand & Communications and having led CRM & Lifecycle efforts for global food-delivery platform Delivery Hero. Guillaume’s experience also spans across international category-leading brands, such as Pernod Ricard’s global wine brand portfolio and beauty retailer Sephora in the USA. 

Originally from France, Guillaume settled in Sydney in 2011 after completing his Master’s Degree in Strategic PR from the University of Sydney. Guillaume is also a qualified wine expert, having successfully completed his WSET Diploma last year, an expert wine qualification only held by a few thousands people globally. He has since founded his wine-tasting side business, The Wine Apothecary. 

Hannah Fillis

As MECCA’s head of digital marketing and media, Hannah is responsible for leading strategy across the beauty retailer’s digital channels, including social, content and advertising. MECCA has grown to become Australia’s largest prestige beauty retailer, serving more than 4.5 million customers each year. With more than 110 stores across Australia and New Zealand and online, MECCA offers an exclusive edit of the best in beauty from more than 200 brands. Today, MECCA has a growing team of 7,400 spread across its Support Centre, Distribution Centre and store network, all working towards a shared purpose of helping people to look, feel and be their best.

Hannah began her career in the editorial department of Vogue magazine before working across a number of fashion and luxury brands, with roles at MATCHESFASHION and NET-A-PORTER. Alongside her marketing roles, Hannah is a guest lecturer at the London College of Fashion and University of Westminster.

Hannah McHard

With two decades of experience in the UK & Australia, Hannah has extensive expertise in consumer behaviour, insights and analytics, marketing strategy and creative effectiveness. Spending 14 years with Kantar, she designed and led brand and communications research for global clients such as Nestle, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Expedia, Disney Channel and IKEA. Moving in-house to lead the insights function at ALDI Australia, she was part of the team that won the Effie’s Most Effective Advertiser three years in a row. In addition, she played a key role in helping ALDI Australia take home three Ad Campaign of the Year Awards, a Grand Effie Award, and a Spikes Asia Grand Prix. Joining BMF’s strategy team in 2022, Hannah is working to further our industry leading culture of effectiveness. 

Harry Badcock

Harry Badcock has a diverse background spanning audio production, hospitality, and media. With strong expertise in team leadership, marketing strategy, customer service and sales management, he has built a career around driving business growth and fostering strong client relationships.

As the Head of Client Partnerships and COO at Abe’s Audio, Harry plays a key role in shaping the company’s strategic direction, ensuring exceptional service delivery and forging meaningful relationships.

Harry is also heavily involved in the music and events industry and is currently spearheading Tasmania’s Good Gumnuts Festival – an independent music festival that has grown significantly in its 4 years.

With a commitment to excellence and innovation, Harry continues to significantly impact audio production and event management spaces.

Hoang Nguyen

Born in Vietnam, Hoang Nguyen started programming at the age of six. At 12-years-old, he was recognised by Vietnam’s Guinness Record as the youngest person to have received a professional certification from Microsoft, a software patent at the age of 14 from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (a specialised agency of the United Nations). Hoang has competed in and won over ten national and international Information and Communications Technology awards in Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Korea, Japan and Switzerland. 

During his time leading technology teams at several agencies, Hoang led and designed architectures for several blue-chip enterprises such as NAB and ANZ, Samsung, Telstra, and many financial and technology startups. 

Hoang is certified and awarded by many technology vendors such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Adobe. As Chief Data & Technology Officer at Howatson+Company, Hoang leads and expands the technology offering especially in the areas of AI, analytics, data modelling, privacy, security, platform engineering and product development. Hoang also leads the development of Plus Also Studios AI technology. 

Imogen Hewitt

Imogen has spent 25 years in full service, media and creative agencies both in Australia and South East Asia. A career strategist she has parlayed her skills in insight, instinct and understanding people into agency leadership roles. In 2024, she was appointed Chief Media Officer for Publicis Groupe ANZ while retaining her role as CEO of Spark Foundry ANZ.  

Since taking on the position of Spark Foundry Australia CEO four years ago, Imogen has accelerated the growth of the agency exponentially. Topping the new business lists in 2020 and 2022, Spark Foundry has more than doubled in size in the last three years while also becoming one of Australia’s happiest agencies. In 2022, Imogen expanded her remit to include Spark Foundry New Zealand.  

Recently, she was named #3 in Mediaweek Australia’s 2023 Agency 50 Power List and has been recognised on the B&T Women In Media Power List every year since 2017. She has also previously been named as one of Campaign Asia’s ‘Women to Watch’ in 2017 and 2020. 

James Jayesuria

James Jayesuria is a Partner and the Managing Director of Nature in Sydney, leading an agency dedicated to delivering strategic insights that drive informed business decisions. With 17 years experience, James has broad expertise across a range of industries and research methodologies, with particular specialisation in brand performance tracking, communications evaluation and creative development. He combines strong commercial acumen with a natural ability to transform complex data into actionable insights.   

Jeavon Smith

As Chief Creative Officer at ‘Brand Experience Agency of the Decade’ Amplify, Jeavon is at the forefront of ideas-led thinking. Overseeing the creative output across Amplify’s global offices in London, Sydney, Los Angeles, New York and Paris, Jeavon has helped pioneer the agency’s approach to worldbuilding, a form of brand marketing that solidifies a client’s role in the cultural zeitgeist.

Jeremy Weiss

Jeremy has 25 years’ experience delivering customer and commercial value in large consumer services organisations. He has launched, transformed and grown some of Australia’s leading brands with senior roles at Telstra, GE, Latitude Finance and Origin Energy, and is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, where his team literally help save lives every day. Jeremy is a Marketing Academy Fellow (APAC, 2024) and holds strategic advisory roles with Melbourne City Football Club and the Australian Centre for AI in Marketing.

Jessica Wood

Jessica Wood brings a wealth of experience and innovation to her role as Head of Brand Partnerships at Click Media. Her impressive career spans notable positions at Snapchat and News Corp, equipping her with a deep understanding of client needs and industry trends. At Click Media, Jess excels in guiding top brands like Maybelline and Optus through the complexities of working with creators with a specialised focus on the gaming world. Click Media, renowned for its expertise in connecting brands with often hard to reach audiences through talent, strategy, production and game development. 

John McNerney

John is a seasoned digital advertising expert who has spent the last 20+ years immersed in the world of advertising data and technology. In his current role John leads Yahoo Advertising portfolio across Australia and South East Asia, focusing on helping partners deliver future-forward, full-funnel digital media solutions.

John sits on the IAB Executive Technology Council and is a leading expert in programmatic advertising and its evolution.

Johnny Bridges

A Ngunnawal man brought up in the Gadigal (Sydney) design community, Johnny has always stayed connected to his heritage, especially through his extended family and their achievements within Indigenous education.

A self-confessed creative chameleon, Johnny has had career opportunities take him across the globe to work with some of the world’s most iconic brands in design, product, branding, content and art direction.

As Balarinji’s Indigenous Creative Lead, Johnny believes that delivering effective creative comes from ‘being culturally aware, knowing your audience and working with purpose.’

Jonathan Pease

Jonathan Pease (JP) is a renowned creative and communications expert with more than 25 years of experience in the marketing and media industries.

During his career, JP has worked with some of the most influential global brands, including Nike, Disney, UBS, Coca-Cola, and Chanel.

His commercial creativity career began in the ‘90s at BBDO New York, where he first discovered the power of ideas and cultivated a talent for pitching.

Returning to Australia in 2003, JP founded the highly awarded creative agency Tongue, which STW/WPP later acquired.

Today, JP leads the strategic consultancy firm Delorean and is the Founder of the executive coaching program Winning The Room.

In 2023, JP authored his debut book based on his coaching program, titled Winning the Room – Public Speaking Skills for Unforgettable Storytelling, which reveals how he overcame a debilitating childhood speech disorder to become one of the world’s leading public speaking coaches. The book offers expert guidance that teaches the skills and inspires the confidence needed for readers to overcome stage fright and transform into influential and affable communicators.

Along with his corporate career, JP has always been involved in media and entertainment. JP starred on Foxtel’s smash hit TV series Australia’s Next Top Model as the Style Director and Judge for five years, is the Co-Owner and Publisher of iconic fashion and lifestyle title Oyster Magazine, and has held multiple roles as a journalist, including being a regular columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald. JP also writes and directs feature films, ads, and other content and was awarded Best Director for his film Two Bites at the Sanctuary Cove International Film Festival.

His philanthropic endeavours include co-founding the Sohn Hearts & Minds conference, an event that has donated over $85 million to vital Australian medical research and established an associated $780 million investment fund, HM1. As part of this role, JP coaches the conference speakers and works with them on their pitches. Speakers include thought leaders like Ray Dalio, Cathie Wood, Bill Ackman, Charlie Munger, Dan Ariely, and Professor Scott Galloway.

JP holds a Master of Business from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Technology Sydney/AdSchool. JP is currently a Campaign Ambassador for the University of Sydney.

JP is a sought-after keynote speaker on communication, leadership, and influence. He is currently an Advisor to SXSW and has contributed to major platforms, including Vivid, Mumbrella SAGE, and SXSW Sydney.

He lives in Australia, dividing his time between Los Angeles, Sydney and Byron Bay with his wife Maddison and their four children—Kingston, Ripley, Ocean, and Lumi.

Jonny Hanratty

Jonny is a behaviour change strategy specialist. Currently working at the intersection of behavioural science and design, technology and culture. Over a decade of experience applying Behavioural Science to business & societal behavioural challenges. Working with fin-tech and transport technology start-ups, global market leaders, state and federal governments, retailers, airlines, pharmaceuticals, not-for-profits. Putting scientific process and behavioural design at the centre of strategy.

Josh Faulks

Josh Faulks is CEO of the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA), the leading marketing industry body in Australia. He leads efforts to shape the future of a trusted and sustainable marketing industry , championing its role as a key driver of business growth and profitability. Josh is a driving force behind industry – wide initiatives in responsible advertising, sustainability, AI governance, inclusion, marketing effectiveness, and government engagement. Known for his strategic acumen and collaborative leadership, he is passionate about building a strong, unified voice for marketers in an increasingly complex and fragmented media landscape.

Josh Mann

Josh Mann is the Global Head of Creative at Movember, the leading men’s health charity. With 16 years of experience as an Art Director and Creative Director, he has helped shape award-winning campaigns across some of Australia’s top creative agencies. Joshpreviously held senior roles at Deloitte Digital, where he contributed to the agency being named Campaign Brief’s APAC Agency of the Year. At Movember, he leads bold creative that sparks conversation, drives behaviour change, and redefines how men’s health and masculinity is portrayed in media.

Karen Stein

Karen Stein is an Executive Coach, Keynote Speaker, Menopause Champion and Leadership Workshop Facilitator. She is the multi-award-winning author of Be Your Own Leadership Coach and brings over 30 years of experience in professional services, including 24 years as a partner at Deloitte. With more than 2,500 coaching hours, Karen supports leaders in developing self-coaching practices to enhance their leadership impact. 

Passionate about women’s sustainable careers, she designed and delivered Deloitte’s Women Partner Coaching Program and co-leads their Managing Menopause in the Workplace Working Group, helping Deloitte become the first Australian company accredited as a Menopause Friendly Employer. Karen has since been appointed as an Independent Panel member assessing organisations towards their accreditation.  

As a Group Coaching for Managing Menopause in the Workplace, Karen supports organisations by empowering their workforce to be their best selves through menopause. She is currently writing her second book in support of the same. 

Kate Gildea

Kate Gildea is the Growth Marketing & Communications Director ANZ at The Estée Lauder Companies. A graduate of the University of Queensland Business School, Kate commenced her beauty career on the cosmetics floor of MYER and has previously held positions in sales, marketing and communications across companies including Cosmax Prestige Brands, LVMH, ModelCo and COTY. 

Kate has had a notable career since joining The Estée Lauder Companies in 2013 as Communications Manager for Estée Lauder and Tom Ford Beauty. In this role, Gildea established the first influencer marketing programs for Estée Lauder and oversaw the launch of the AERIN brand in the market, in addition to Tom Ford Beauty’s distribution expansion, and launching the brand’s first digital advertising campaigns in Australia. 

In 2017, Kate took on the role of Corporate Media Marketing & Communications Lead as part of the Enterprise Marketing team. She has been instrumental in the development of best-practice media strategies across ANZ, working closely with agency partners to drive ELC ANZ’s digital transformation. 

In her current role as Growth Marketing & Communications Director, Kate serves on the ANZ leadership team and oversees media, CRM, consumer insights, market analytics and corporate communications.

A passionate beauty fan, Kate loves working with a wide range of stakeholders to build consumer-centric brand strategies and create engaging content. 

Katie Dally

Katie is the GM Brand, Creative & Operations at Endeavour group where she has spent the past few years shaping a creative culture that drives business growth. Evolving marketing content models to be more progressive, future fit and challenge the status quo has been her focus as evidenced through the launch of Howatson+Company’s, Plus Also Studios with Endeavour as their foundation client. This new content creation ecosystem will democratise creativity across the entire Endeavour business and in turn, enhance the customer experience across Endeavour’s intuitive ecosystem of beloved brands that come together to make good times happen for customers. 

Prior to joining Endeavour Group, Katie’s career spanned nearly two decades in creative agency’s, where she held senior roles at Thinkerbell, CHEP, VMLY&R & Ogilvy in Australia as well as other notable agencies in South Africa and the UK.   

Kellie Hush

Kellie Hush is considered one of the most influential people in the Australian fashion industry. Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Harper’s BAZAAR Australia, a role she held for six years, Kellie has over 25 years’ experience in the media and the Australian and international fashion industries and today consults to fashion brands and start-ups locally and globally.

Kellie is a co-founder and the Chief Brand and Strategy Officer of the world’s largest peer-to-peer fashion rental platform, The Volte. The Volte is at the forefront of digital fashion re-commerce and in 2025 launched globally.

Kellie is the CEO of Australian Fashion Week 2025 and was a co-founder and former acting CEO of the Australian Fashion Council. She also consults to a number of brands and businesses including Carla Zampatti and the Macquarie Group.

Kellie is also a current Board Director of M.J. Bale and the Best Group. Her previous board positions include Trustee of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences where she was the driving creative force behind the museum’s 2022 exhibition, Zampatti Powerhouse, a retrospective of Carla Zampatti’s prolific career. A former Melbourne Fashion Festival Board Director, Board Director for the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation, raising over $2 million for the RHWF Fertility and Research Centre, and a St George Foundation Governor.

Kirsten Hasler

With over a decade experience as an IKEA marketer in Australia and Europe, Kirsten Hasler is the brand’s Head of Marketing in Australia and NZ, and one of its most passionate brand ambassadors.  

Having spent most of her career in digital marketing roles across web, social media and CRM, she has led several transformation projects including the development of IKEA’s global social media framework and the implementation of advanced CRM for IKEA Family’s loyalty club in Australia. 

Kirsten is focused on driving ambitious commercial and brand growth for IKEA and believes that leading both business and people development together drives the best results.  

She lives and breathes the IKEA Brand, living in Sydney with her husband and two young children, in a home filled with wonderful IKEA products.  

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Leslie Beckman

Leslie is a dynamic force in driving corporate profitability through the fusion of marketing and sustainability. With a knack for systems-thinking, Leslie leads sustainable initiatives that break the mould, optimising everything from sales to product development, all the way to the bottom line.

Harnessing 25 years’ experience, Leslie has propelled businesses to success, from local startups to billion-dollar corporations. Her global journey has taken her to postings across the U.S., Australia, Singapore, China, and Indonesia, where she’s left an indelible mark on industries spanning software, non-profit, and consumer electronics. Drawing from this diverse background, Leslie brings a treasure trove of practical yet inspiring insights to the table.

As a sought-after advocate, Leslie has graced prestigious platforms globally. Her transformative work in integrated marketing, sustainability, and strategic leadership have garnered both local and international recognition, solidifying her role as a visionary driving results-driven change.

Lisa Saunders

Lisa Saunders is the Marketing Director for Miele Australia and New Zealand—the company’s third-largest market globally behind Germany and the USA. With 28 years of diverse, blue-chip experience, Lisa is an engaging, commercially minded marketing leader who has shaped premium brands across multiple continents. 

Her impressive career spans multinational corporations including Nestlé, Sainsbury’s Supermarkets UK, and Treasury Wine Estates, where she has held Marketing Director roles for TWE and Asahi Beverages in Australia. Lisa’s recent experience in high-growth, scale-up Cross Border E-Commerce for China complements her extensive background across marketing, category management, sales, retail, and e-commerce. 

Lisa’s expertise in premium brands spans diverse global markets including Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, USA, UK, and Europe. As both a marketing professional and a Miele customer herself, she brings a unique perspective to luxury consumer targeting. Currently, Lisa is partnering with Starcom to implement precision targeting of premium consumers, maintaining Miele’s position as the #1 premium appliance brand. 

Beyond her professional achievements, Lisa is a qualified yoga instructor with a passion for cooking and fine wine—embodying the premium lifestyle values that align with the Miele brand. 

Louise Cummins

Louise Cummins is an award-winning marketing executive with extensive and proven experience across various industries. She is dedicated to harnessing the potential of individuals and businesses, with a particular emphasis on initiatives that foster positive social impact. As an alumna of CMO50, she is a certified coach, speaker, and trainer who has served on multiple non-profit boards. Additionally, Louise has authored two successful children’s books and produced an award-winning short film.   

Louise Laing

Louise Laing is the General Manager Marketing ANZ at Intrepid Travel, one the world’s largest travel BCorps, where she leads the team on consumer, brand, media and digital marketing.

Louise has a diverse background, spending the first half of her career in PR and Comms agency-side, and the latter half in Marketing client-side. She has won multiple awards, including building the Jetstar brand in its start-up days, hosting the World’s greatest Dinner party for Tourism Australia and working alongside Visit Victoria to market the Great Ocean Road into China.

Most recently, Louise has overseen Intrepid’s post-pandemic transformation from performance focused to brand led, which has resulted in double digit year on year growth.

Louise was a 2024 scholar and proud alumni of The Marketing Academy.

Marcelle Hoyek

Marcelle is an experienced agency leader with over 24 years in the industry. She is considered a jack of all trades, having worked in strategy, planning, client leadership, and investment roles throughout her career.​ ​

Marcelle has worked with some of the world’s most recognised brands, such as P&G, L’Oreal, Ikea, Tiffany & Co., Apple and more. She is well versed in building brands through a combination of the long and the short, and is passionate about the role that media can play in driving true business outcomes.​

She is seasoned in change management and passionate about authentic leadership and empowering her team. Marcelle is experienced in creating, leading and nurturing high performing teams who have been recognised locally and globally via industry award wins including Cannes Lions, AdNews, B&T and MFA Awards. ​

Jacquie Alley

As a second-generation agency owner and COO at The Media Store, Board Director including Chair of the IMAA, mother of four boys, and 2024 B&T Women in Media Executive Leader winner, Jacquie is passionate about people and purpose. Her leadership style has been described as “kind and compassionate, curious and empathetic, but also decisive and visionary.”

Mariane Power

Mariane Power is a Clinical Psychologist and Neurodiversity Specialist dedicated to advancing the personal and professional capabilities of neurodivergent individuals. With her unique blend of clinical expertise and lived experience as a Neurodivergent professional, Mariane is a sought-after speaker, Executive Coach, and consultant for organisations striving to integrate inclusive work-life design with neuroscience, positive and performance psychology principles, to unlock the potential of diverse teams.

Mariane’s evidence-based approaches help companies not only meet psychosocial safety legislation requirements but also foster neuroinclusive work environments to unlock the full potential of diverse teams, and her work has been trusted by organisations including Microsoft, Australian Institute of Sport, Unmind, Hollards Insurance, Singularity University, and NSW Education.

Recognised as a World Class Education Top Innovator by Uplink and Deloitte Global, Mariane is the author of The IMPACT Mindset Theory and creator of the IMPACT Framework. As the host of Classroom 5.0, a podcast exploring the future of work, learning, and leadership, Mariane continues to shape conversations on building communities and workplaces that leverage cognitive diversity to drive sustainable innovation for impact.

Mark Duffy

Mark Duffy is the National Head of Digital and Solutions at Starcom. A digital maturity evangelist, Mark is passionate about bringing future-focused solutions to life for clients.

With 19 years of media agency experience, his background spans client service, digital strategy, performance media, data, and technology.

Mark thrives on collaboration and is driven to help clients accelerate their digital maturity connecting the dots to navigate the rapidly evolving media landscape with effective, forward thinking solutions.

For the past five years, Mark has worked closely with Miele, supporting their digital acceleration journey.

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Matt Michael

Matt Michael is Group CEO of Droga5 A/NZ, part of Accenture Song, encompassing Australia and New Zealand, and Managing Director, Marketing Practice, Accenture Song ANZ.

As Group CEO of Droga5 A/NZ, Matt oversees all aspects of the agency’s activities. He is responsible for the strategic and creative output as well as the people and financial management spanning three core offices. As Managing Director of Marketing Practice, Accenture Song ANZ, Matt leads Song’s entire marketing consulting practice, including advisory, marketing strategy, above the line comms, customer technology, data, personalisation and loyalty as well as the newly formed media organisation.

Joining The Monkeys (now Droga5) in 2011, Matt has worked across all disciplines in the business and helped to steer a portfolio of blue-chip clients, including Telstra, Qantas, NRMA Insurance, Tourism Australia, Amazon, Beam Suntory, Meat & Livestock Australia and Blackmores.

Matt Stoddart

With over 20 years experience spanning across New Zealand and Australia, Matt currently sits as the ECD of TBWA Melbourne and Eleven. His work is most known for being non-traditional and disruptive, gaining more than his fair share of earned media attention.

Matt has been acknowledged at every major international and local advertising festival, with over 350 award recognitions including a D&AD Yellow Pencil, Cannes Grand Prix, One Show Pencils, Effies, and four Spikes Grand Prix. In 2019 he was named as one of the top 25 innovators in communication for Asia Pacific.

With a strong passion for nurturing and developing the creativity of advertising students, Matt currently sits as the Chair of the Advertising Industry Advisory Committee for the RMIT University, Bachelor of Communications Degrees.

Maurice Riley

Maurice Riley serves as the Chief Data Officer for Publicis Groupe Australia & New Zealand. In his role, he partners with the Groupe’s agency CEOs and data leads to further elevate Publicis ANZ’s data specialisms and products. He also works closely with Publicis Groupe ANZ’s Chief Creative Officer, Dave Bowman, and Chief Media Officer, Imogen Hewitt, to drive connected data, creative and media ideas through leveraging proprietary data and technology solutions.

Prior to this position, Riley was with Digitas for eight years, most recently as Chief Data Officer of Australia and New Zealand. In this role, he masterminded data-fuelled creativity and technology solutions for a distinguished client roster, including Tourism Australia, Arnott’s, Johnson & Johnson, Westpac, and McDonald’s. He was also previously VP Strategy Directory at Publicis New York (formerly Publicis Kaplan Thaler).

With over two decades of experience in data analytics, Maurice is more than just a seasoned expert—he’s an industry visionary. He pioneered 1-to-1 marketing well before it became an industry buzzword.  Launching his career at Nielsen in New York, Maurice played a pivotal role in creating the first U.S. household-level consumer segmentation and PRIZM-TV, a ground-breaking segmentation system that was the first to measure the correlation between media consumption and lifestyle choices.

Recognised globally for his influence in the field, Maurice served as President of the Creative Data Cannes Lions Jury in 2021 and is a frequent contributor to industry and news publications.

Mez Homayunfard

Co-Founder of OMG and Head of Partnerships & Sales, Mez brings a wealth of expertise to OMG after overseeing many campaigns and participating at some of the largest Ecommerce and Marketing events in Australia. Mez has also helped OMG win awards such as Financial Times’ 1000 High-Growth Companies APAC, SEMrush Search Awards Australia, Financial Review’s Fast 100, and many more. Mez loves all things Performance Marketing!

Michelle Gilmore

Michelle Gilmore is co-founder and CEO of Juno, an AI-led research agent built from deep domain expertise. She has spent 20 years building companies focused on understanding people, and creating products and services that work in the real world. This is her fifth venture, created from that experience. Juno speaks to people in over seventy languages, captures unfiltered experience you can trust and converts it into practical insight in real time.

Natalie Harvey

Natalie Harvey is CEO at Mamamia, Australia’s Largest Independent Publisher. She has been at Mamamia since January 2024 when she moved over from Seven to take on the role as CRO before moving into the CEO role in June last year. Her previous roles include National Sales Director at Seven West Media, Sydney & Brisbane Sales Director roles at Seven, GM at UM Brisbane and various other agency roles.

Nathan Low

Nathan Low has been the General Manager of Marketing and Insights at Meat and Livestock Australia since 2020, the marketing and research body that supports Australia’s Red Meat Industry. Nathan is responsible for brand marketing, business development, nutrition, consumer and market insights, and market information reporting across both domestic and international markets. The most visible of these activities being the Australian Beef and Australian Lamb brand advertising, with a focus on delivering highly creative campaigns that drive real commercial outcomes for the industry’s farmers, brand owners, and exporters.

Nathan is a commercial marketer with a passion for creativity, innovation, customer centricity, consumers, brands, insights, sustainability, and people. His background prior to MLA includes experience across FMCG, Retail, eCommerce, and Manufacturing in organisations such as Unilever, SunRice, Ladbrokes, and Pact Group.

Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen is a Corporate Affairs specialist who runs a consultancy advising some of Australia’s leading advertising, media and technology companies. . 

He is a former Head of Corporate Affairs for Australia’s largest locally owned media company Nine and also public broadcaster SBS. Prior to moving into communications he was a Media Writer for The Australian and Mumbrella. 

Nikki Dahlgren

Nikki works on the forefront of behavioural science and psychological theory to more deeply understand why people behave the way they do and develop creative, tailor-made strategies to ignite behaviour change. 20 years of experience consulting on a range of cultural, social and commercial challenges for top tier corporates, government and social agencies to drive growth and deliver effective, impactful change.

Phillip Ely

A communications and media strategist with over 20 years in agencies in Australia working with teams and clients from all over the world. Started Phil Ely Comms in 2024, which quickly evolved into JP&Co, partnering with his wife Jaci to help agencies and marketers solve tough strategic and business challenges. Driven by a sometimes unhealthy obsession to find a better way, Phil has teamed up with Dr Shannon Bosshard to drive a new evolution in brand tracking with GreyMattr.

Phoebe Sloane

An award winning creative, Phoebe is a Senior Copywriter at Clemenger BBDO Melbourne. She has worked on some of Australia’s most iconic brands including: ANZ Bank, Bonds, Carlton & United Breweries, MYER, Uber Eats and Flybuys. Her talents have been recognised globally, including being selected for the Cannes Young Lions Creative Academy and was named Ad Age Rising Star in 2022. She believes impactful work comes from a magical combination of creativity and human connection. In 2021, Phoebe founded and named The Aunties, Australia’s largest mentoring and support network for women and marginalised genders in the advertising industry.

Rae Metlitzky

Recognised for her work as IAG’s ‘Chief Brand Storyteller’, Rae Metlitzky brings over 25 years of experience across genres and continents. Since joining the Insurance giant, the former international prime time TV producer and journalist continues to successfully push boundaries in an attention deficit economy– establishing herself as an expert in award winning integrated brand content solutions. From spearheading and Executive producing, the Sundance nominated and multi award winning feature length documentary, ‘A Fire Inside’, to leading the News Corp Content partnership for ‘Help our Highway’, an advocacy campaign which delivered over 7 Billion dollars in government funding, and most recently executive producing  ‘The Knowledge Keepers’ for SBS, in partnership with Campfire X – Rae continues to turn insights into cultural, creative, and strategic brand storytelling opportunities.

Rebecca Newton

Rebecca Newton is the Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Category at eBay Australia. Her experience spans more than 20 years across the UK and Australia, covering a wide variety of areas including brand strategy, loyalty programmes, digital products and advertising. Rebecca joined eBay in 2018, prior to this she worked in digital transformation and marketing at Crown Resorts and Woolworths. Outside of eBay, Rebecca advises seed stage startups with growth opportunities and business strategy.

Rob Marston

Rob Marston launched Live Commerce Australia in late 2023 with a mission—to transform the way brands connect with audiences through the power of Live Commerce. A true digital pioneer, Rob’s career began before the Dotcom boom, giving him firsthand insight into the rise of online recruitment, search, and mobile. Now, he’s leveraging that experience to drive the next wave of digital disruption.

With a deep understanding of audience engagement, data-driven storytelling, and real-time shopping experiences, Rob has helped leading Australian brands tap into Live Commerce to captivate consumers and drive sales. Under his leadership, Live Commerce Australia has become the go-to expert in this space, proving that interactive, shoppable content isn’t just the future—it’s happening now.

As a trailblazer in bringing Live Commerce to Australia, Rob is on a mission to educate, innovate, and redefine how brands and consumers connect in the digital age.

Robert Millett

Robert Millett is Head of Digital for Starcom Melbourne. Rob is an outgoing, collaborative and innovation focused digital leader.  

He has 15 years of media agency experience spanning client service, communications planning and digital across both London and Melbourne.  

His passion for innovation, data and technology leads him to always look for ways to guide his clients through digital transformation.  

Rob has been working closely with Miele over the past 5 years and has been a key figure in their digital evolution and growth trajectory.  

Ros Moriarty

Described as a national design treasure, Ros’ contributions to design have shaped how Australia identifies as a nation that embraces its foundational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.

Since 1983, Ros and fellow Balarinji co-founder Yanyuwa man John Moriarty, have trailblazed the Indigenous design sector in Australia.

Ros is currently a Non-Executive Director on the Australian Design Council and a member of the Indigenous Football Australia® Council. She was formerly a Commissioner for the Future of Sydney CBD (2021), Inaugural Chair of the Football Australia Women’s Football Council (2019-21), and Board member of Menzies School of Health Research Darwin (2019-21), National Gallery of Australia, Australian Major Events SA and the Australian Academy of Design.

In recognition of her contribution to design and culture Ros has been inducted into the Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame, the Australian Graphic Design Association Hall of Fame and named a Good Design Australia Ambassador.

Ros’ honours include the St Peters Citizenship Award, the Advance Australia Award for Service to Industry and Commerce, the Winner of the Business Enterprise category in the 2015 Financial Review/Westpac Australian 100 Women of Influence Awards, a 2021 UNESCO Achievement Award, the 2021 Good Design Australian Design Prize, and the 2022 Design Institute of Australia President’s Award.

She is an alumnus of the Australian National University and in 2018 she was named a Companion of the University by Charles Darwin University.

Ros is the author of the memoir Listening to Country (Allen & Unwin 2010), shortlisted for both The Age 2010 Book of the Year, and the 2010 Australian Human Rights Commission Literary Award. She has also written nine picture books for children (Allen & Unwin 2012-2024), variously listed in the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award (2012, 2015 & 2024), and the 2013 Australian Environment Award for Children’s Literature.

Rosie McFarlane

A passionate advocate for the customer, Rosie is currently channelling her energy as MECCA’s Head of Loyalty – namely the award winning Beauty Loop programme. Rosie leads a brilliant and varied team with responsibilities that range from securing world-class and covetable rewards from amazing brand partners, to delivering all through the line marketing activity, as well as responsibility for the commercial success of the programme – one of MECCA’s key trade drivers. Rosie also has one eye on the future, so all innovation, strategy and transformation also sit within the team. She’s proud that all key brand and performance metrics have improved under her leadership – with NPS in 2022 the highest in Australia for a loyalty programme, according to the Australian Loyalty Association and significant growth in commercial levers.

Prior to this Rosie held a range of agency and client side roles here in Australia and Europe in industries as varied as telco, automotive, real estate, publishing, fashion and retail over the past decade or so, and her marketing experience is well rounded across brand planning, proposition development, research and campaign management. One consistency has been a focus on customer experience (even before it was fashionable).

Rosie has a passion for people and her interest for this expands outside of work where she’s engaged in a number of D&I initiatives particularly on the Women’s Health Victoria Equality in Advertising Reference Group. She is really proud of her reputation for creating supportive and collaborative team environments where everyone can thrive.

Sam Garven

Sam Garven is the Co-founder and CEO of Hello Canopy, a platform that enables employees to speak up about misconduct, burnout and general workplace concerns while giving businesses the tools they need to take action and make meaningful cultural change.  

With a background in People & Culture leadership, L&D, and social impact at fast growing organisations like Zip and Kinde, she’s an advocate for building workplaces where everyone can feel respected, and included. Sam also co-founded Grapevine, a not for profit that raises awareness of harassment and discrimination in the technology and start-up ecosystem. 

Using her lived experience with workplace harassment, her expertise in People & Culture, and passion for safe workplaces, she’s setting out to create a world of work centred around trust and communication. 

Santosh Murthy

Santosh Murthy is the Managing Director of Identity Communications, IPG Mediabrands’ specialist diverse media agency.

With experience across media and agencies in Australia and New Zealand, he previously served as General Manager at Spots & Space, where he championed diverse media outlets, advocating for their commercial growth and visibility.

As a champion for inclusivity, Santosh applies strategic rigour to help brands build authentic, meaningful connections with Australia’s diverse communities. At Identity Communications, he leads the evolution of diverse audience engagement, combining a deep understanding of cultural nuances with expertise in the ever-changing specialist diverse media landscape.

Sarah McGregor

Sarah has close to 25 years of experience in Melbourne and London agencies including Dentsu Creative, Leo Burnett, Karmarama, Y&R, Grey and cummins and partners.

Over her career she has partnered with some of the world’s best-loved brands and has been recognised at every major award show including Cannes Lions, The Effies, Spikes Asia, One Show, LIA and AWARD.

An industry leader, Sarah is the first Melbourne-based member to join the AWARD Council.

She has spoken at panels and events including This Way Up, Copyschool, AWARD School and The Aunties.

And she was recently nominated for Creative Leader of the Year by CreativePool.

When she’s not working Sarah is Mum to Wyn aged 9, and believes that being a parent makes you a better creative – “It makes you more efficient, ambitious and gives you a real sense of perspective.”

Sarah Myers

Sarah is a seasoned marketing professional with over 20 years of experience in building and expanding well-known Australian brands including realestate.com.au, Mortgage Choice, Domain, The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age and RedBalloon. She excels in brand and product storytelling and has extensive experience leading both B2C and B2B marketing strategies. Sarah is passionate about leading high-performing teams and unlocking new technologies to drive growth. Since joining REA Group in 2019, she has held the position of General Manager, Audience & Marketing, leading teams specialising in brand and performance, lifecycle marketing, audience and personalisation, and analytics. Sarah has been recognised in the CMO50 list and is an active IAB Board Member. 

Shiva Storer

Shiva Storer is the General Manager of Data, Strategy & M&A and Enterprise Services at TAL, one of Australia’s leading life insurance specialists. An experienced financial services executive, Shiva’s career encompasses 20+ years in financial services in a broad range of strategic, commercial, operational and large people leadership roles across banking, insurance and wealth management. 

Sian Binder

Sian is a Group Creative Director at Special where she’s been for the past four and half years leading pitches and working across clients like Bonds, eBay and her favourite tinned tomato brand, Mutti. Before Special, she was a Creative Director on McDonald’s and Head of Art on Seafolly and Aldi. Sian cares deeply about craft in advertising and building unique brand voices. She is a big believer in creating inclusive and supportive creative departments, where different thinking can thrive. When she isn’t busy at Special you can find Sian at her partner’s brewery helping build his brand, Freshwater Brewing.

Sive Buckley

Sive Buckley is the Managing Partner of Born Creators, a global collective of independent agencies spanning creative, content, media, digital, CX, and technology. With over 1 5 years of experience across Australia, the Middle East, and Europe, Sive has built a career leading integrated marketing solutions that bridge strategy and execution to drive business growth.

With a background spanning creative development, customer experience, media strategy, and digital performance marketing, Sive’s work has been recognised at major award shows including Cannes Lions, Mumbrella, AWARD Awards , and B&T.

Throughout her established career, Sive has held senior leadership roles at CHEP, AKQA, and Essence Mediacom , working with leading brands such as Telstra, Flybuys, Commonwealth Bank, and Salesforce, leading high – profile campaigns including ‘ Give a Flybuys’.

Alongside her role at Born Creators, Sive is Head of Operations at The Aunties, the advertising industry’s leading mentoring and support network dedicated to advancing women in the industry.

Sive is committed to driving greater diversity, equity, and inclusion within the industry, alongside shaping a more collaborative and future – focused approach to marketing.

Sophie Langton

In her relentless pursuit of craft excellence, Sophie has been consistently recognised as one the of ‘Best of the Best’ planning directors in Australia. She focuses on the principles of marketing effectiveness and the practical application of those theories into action. She strives to foster a culture of curiosity and critical thinking and values the complementary magic of data, media and creative.

Steve Coll

Currently M+C Saatchi Group CCO ANZ and ex Meta Head of Creative Shop, Steve has 30+ years experience producing award winning, world-class advertising for brands in Ireland, Australia and the UK. Formerly ADMA’s Australian Creative of the Year and the Havas Network’s Worldwide Person of the Year, he is proud to have won 21 Lions in his career, including the inaugural Cannes Creative Effectiveness Grand Prix. He has also previously been named in Campaign Magazines ‘Top Ten UK Creatives’ and as the creator of one of Campaign Brief Top Ten ‘Ads of the Decade’. His success as a leader stems from his passionate belief in diversity, and he is a proud mentor to many of the Australian industry’s emerging creative leaders. 

Susan Coghill

As Tourism Australia’s Chief Marketing Officer, Susan Coghill is responsible for driving the organisation’s global marketing efforts. Her relentless pursuit of effectiveness and world class creativity has raised the bar in destination marketing. Some of her well known and well-loved, award-winning campaigns including the global ‘Come and Say G’day’ campaign, the ‘Dundee’ Super Bowl campaign in the US, and the Australian ‘Holiday Here This Year’ campaign. In her time at Tourism Australia, Susan has been recognised as one of the top CMOs in Australia and Asia Pacific on Campaign Asia’s CMO Power List, B&T’s CMO Power List, AWARD CMO of the Year and the CMO50.

Tanya Denning-Orman

Tanya Denning-Orman, a proud Birri and Guugu Yimidhirr woman from Central and North Queensland, is the Director, First Nations, for SBS.

Tanya leads SBS’s strategic approach to Indigenous content across all channels and platforms, including elevating National Indigenous Television (NITV) and further amplifying First Nations voices across the network. In the position, Tanya is continuing to build on SBS’s pioneering work in reflecting and exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories throughout its 50-year history, while also embedding Indigenous cultural perspectives throughout the organisation, enhancing capability, supporting community engagement and partnerships, and driving the ongoing development of Indigenous staff and the employee experience.

Tanya previously led NITV for more than 12 years, from when it transitioned to join SBS and began broadcasting free-to-air in 2012, through to early 2025 when she was appointed to her current role. Earlier, Tanya became SBS’s first Director of Indigenous Content in 2020, appointed to not only continue managing NITV as a channel dedicated to Indigenous voices, overseeing its diverse and innovative multiplatform content, but to also help drive the development and delivery of First Nations storytelling across the SBS network.

With more than 30 years’ experience working in media, Tanya previously held positions as a journalist and producer for ABC and SBS, and also held a number of different roles at NITV since its inception in 2007, including as part of the team that launched the channel.

She is a champion for a strong Indigenous media and improved representation of First Nations peoples and perspectives across the wider media sector. She is currently a member of the Board for Screen Careers and the World Indigenous Broadcasters Network, and previously held Board positions with Media Diversity Australia and First Nations Media Australia. She is also a non-Executive Director on the Board of the Starlight Foundation.

Tara McKenty

Tara has spent over 17 years working in the creative industries across the APAC region, including at award-wining creative agency BMF and eight years working as a Creative Director at Google Australia, and the last two years leading Google’s Creative across APAC, where her remit included working directly with international brands to create work on Google products and platforms.

Tara is a thought leader both in the local and global creative community. She has served on high profile awards juries across the world, including the prestigious Cannes Lion Innovation Jury.

She’s presented to industry leaders on four different continents, including at Google Beach in Cannes.

Tara’s work awarded at all the major awards shows including a highly sought-after gold for Creative Innovation at Cannes. In 2016 her work for OPSM won WARC’s most effective global campaign.

A strong advocate for Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Tara founded D&AD RARE, a global initiative which gives underrepresented groups opportunities to thrive in the creative industries.

Terri Hall

Terri Hall is an insights leader passionate about putting people at the heart of decision making, driving better experiences and commercial success. She believes in using multi-disciplinary approaches to uncover deep, inspiring insights that foster transformative change.

Terri leads the Sydney arm of TRA, a trans-tasman agency that champions cultural insight, behavioural science, brand and creative effectiveness, and innovation.

With extensive experience leading consulting teams in Australia and New Zealand, Terri excels at understanding, representing, and advocating for the voice of people, and translating these insights into tangible directions for brand success.

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Tony Broderick

Tony Broderick leads Marketing for Netflix in Australia and New Zealand. With 20 years of experience at some of the world’s leading companies in content and culture like Fremantle and Twitter, he’s built campaigns, communities and partnerships for iconic entertainment brands, from global scripted franchises like Stranger Things, Bridgerton, and Squid Game, to unscripted formats like Got Talent and The X Factor. Tony is dedicated to investing in and empowering diverse teams and championing authentic local stories. His favourite recent titles are Adolescence, Apple Cider Vinegar and Running Point.