Past speakers

Josh Frydenberg was elected to the Australian Parliament in 2010 as the Member for Kooyong. He is the seventh person since Federation to hold this seat. In August 2018, he was ...

Darren leads the creation of Sapien’s product portfolio, accelerating innovation through human-centred design. Prior to co-founding Sapien, Darren’s academic research into deci...

Ramana has a long career in sustainability and shared value. He established the Corporate Responsibility function at Vodafone Australia in 2003 and led environmental practice acros...

As the Senior Director of Corporate Sustainability & Social Impact, Erin manages the organization’s corporate giving, sustainability and employee engagement strategies to sup...

Mark Kramer is a leading researcher, writer, speaker and consultant on strategies for social impact.  He is best known as the co-author of seminal articles on Creating Sha...

Professor Allan Fels AO is former Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. He is former Chairman of the National Mental Health Commission.  He is now a C...

Gillian Sparkes is the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability in Victoria, Australia’s fastest-growing state. As Commissioner, Gillian reports and advises government on th...

Damien Mu is the CEO and Managing Director of AIA Australia and New Zealand. Damien’s career at AIA Australia began in 2007, and he was appointed to the role of CEO in 2014. Dami...

Damon Gameau is an Australian actor and director. He has starred in several feature films, including Rolf De Heer’s critically acclaimed THE TRACKER, Darren Ashton’s THUNDERSTR...

Rebecca Henderson is one of 25 University Professors at Harvard, a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a fellow of both the British Academy and of the A...