Master of Ceremonies
Sorita McGrane ACEcD
Director, Economic Development Australia
Keynote Speakers
Luli Adeyemo
Director & Founder, Best Case Scenario
Dr Ben Hamer
Sociologist and Futurist
Dr Christian Ketels
Lead Economist, World Bank
Speakers
Matt Grant ACEcD
Chair, Economic Development Australia
Jacqueline Brinkman GAICD
CEO, Economic Development Australia
Jennifer Mathews
Deputy Chair, Economic Development Australia
Simon Massey ACEcD
Director, Economic Development Australia
Boris Wong GAICD
Director, Economic Development Australia
Vaughan Cooper
Chair, Economic Development New Zealand
Michael Campbell ACEcD
Founding Director, Lucid Economics
Claire Quigley
Consultant and Founder, Launchpad9
Annie Lawrence
Head of Industry Advancement, Moreton Bay Regional Council
Adrian Spencer GAICD
Co-Founder and Director, Grantguru
Sasha Lennon
Director, SC Lennon & Associates Pty Ltd
Vanessa Leigh ACEcD
Manager of Economic Development, Rural City of Murray Bridge
Andrew Wear
Founder, Econovation
Bruce Wilson
Director of the European Union Centre of Excellence, RMIT
Phillip Kemp
Chief Executive, Business Foundations Ltd
Professor Roberta Ryan
Professor of Regional and Local Governance, University of Newcastle
Zanda Cameron
Principal, Hatch RobertsDay
Dr Madeline Lawler
CEO and Director, Regional Development Mid North Coast
Dr Susan Stone
Credit Union SA Chair of Economics, UniSA
Duncan Burck
CEO, MCB Business Partners
Gordon Noble
Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Jane Wong
Senior Analyst, Geografia
Julia Callaghan ACEcD
Managing Director, Preternatural
Stu Spiers
Director, Australia, INSTID
More exciting announcements coming soon!
