Region: Australia

Has delivered projects and events to the highest standard for industry, government and global organisations – globally. Ivani managed the 2019 program of Spark Festival – Australia’s largest festival for … Continued

Has experience across the entire pipeline of delivering a tech project, from initial scoping and analysis, to design and implementation, to support and maintenance. Michael helped launch New Economy Media … Continued

Johanna is a recognised authority on the changing workforce, and the implications for cities and communities. She pioneered BlueChilli’s CityConnect accelerator for startups solving urban challenges. She has 20 years … Continued

AMBASSADOR CHINA Dr Geoff Raby is Chairman and CEO of Geoff Raby & Associates, a Beijing-based business advisory firm. He is also an independent, non-executive director on the boards of … Continued

Jane Chen The University of Melbourne Jane is completing Honours in Sociology at The University of Melbourne, after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Asian Studies in … Continued

Mr Fraser was Secretary to the Treasury from 15 January 2015 to 31 July 2018. In this capacity, John was a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of … Continued

ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY AWARD WINNER 2018 Surfer and industrial designer Pete Ceglinski has been around the ocean his entire life and in 2014, with the mission to have pollution free oceans … Continued

ADVANCE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE AWARD WINNER 2018 Dalene Wray is the managing director of OBE Organic and is driving change, innovation and digital adoption in the Australian beef industry. The company … Continued

ADVANCE SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD WINNER 2018 Renewable energy entrepreneur Alexie Seller lives in Bangalore in India, where she co-founded the social enterprise Pollinate Energy, bringing life-changing sustainable products such as … Continued

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AWARD WINNER 2018 Derek is the General Manager for R&D Materials at WarpForge. Wrapforge is making groundbreaking discoveries and breakthroughs in material science. Prior to WarpForge Derek was … Continued

ADVANCE GLOBAL AUSTRALIAN AWARD WINNER 2013ADVANCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AWARD WINNER 2013 “As a scientist, Russell has a track record that is unparalleled. He has made significant contributions as one of a … Continued

Advance Founder and Chair EmeritusGlobal Australian Awards Judging Panel Chair (2012-2023) In 2001, Ken was appointed Australia’s Consul General in New York and prior to returning to Sydney in 2006, … Continued

ADVANCE BOARD (2018-2023) Louise Thurgood’s 25 years in complex, fast-growing global companies in the banking, finance, and infrastructure sectors have resulted in strong credentials in risk and finance. Through her … Continued

Maggie, originally from Sydney, worked and travelled overseas in an amazing variety of jobs from a Lift Driver in a New Zealand department store to the Assistant to the Senior … Continued

After an extensive career in banking in Australia and overseas, Jillian is now Chair of the Board of Swiss Re Life and Health Australia Limited and a Director of Woolworths … Continued

ADVANCE GLOBAL AUSTRALIAN AWARD WINNER 2016ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARD WINNER 2016 Professor Genevieve Bell AO FTSE is the Director of the 3A Institute (3Ai), Florence Violet McKenzie Chair, and a Distinguished Professor … Continued

John is co-head of EMEA Equities Sales at Goldman Sachs. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2000 as a vice president in the Asian Equities business, where he was a senior … Continued

Dr Peter Farrell is Founder & Executive Chairman of ResMed, Inc. which has a dual listing on the NYSE and the ASX (RMD). ResMed celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2014. … Continued

AMBASSADOR Dr Larry Marshall is a scientist, technology innovator and business leader with a wealth of experience in creating new value and impact with science. Larry has spent the last … Continued

ADVANCE GLOBAL IMPACT AWARD WINNER 2015 Scott Farquhar is the co-founder and co‐CEO of Atlassian, a leading enterprise software company that powers more than 25,000 companies to build better software. … Continued

ADVANCE GLOBAL IMPACT AWARD WINNER 2015 Mike Cannon-Brookes is the co-founder and co-CEO of Atlassian, a team collaboration software company that helps teams organise, collaborate and communicate around shared work. … Continued

ADVANCE SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD WINNER 2014 “New Narrative has been Prue’s brainchild and has really taken off.  What she has done is extraordinary. She is innovative and has shown strong leadership, … Continued

ADVANCE ENERGY AND RESOURCES AWARD WINNER 2013 “Within geophysical mining and academic circles, Barry is well known for his global leadership and impact on the business. He is a strong … Continued

ADVANCE GLOBAL IMPACT AWARD WINNER 2016 Winthrop Professor Fiona Wood AO is a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon specialising in the field of burn care, trauma and scar reconstruction. Fiona is … Continued

ADVANCE GLOBAL AUSTRALIAN AWARD WINNER 2015ADVANCE LIFE SCIENCES AWARD WINNER 2015 Karen Day AM is a distinguished malaria researcher dedicated to the improvement of global health. Born in Melbourne, she … Continued

ADVANCE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE AWARD WINNER 2017 I became aware half way through my PDC with Robyn Francis that permaculture was what had been lacking in my work in ‘developing’ … Continued

ADVANCE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE AWARD WINNER 2016 Dr Dana Cordell is a Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She holds several … Continued

VALE CARLA ZAMPATTI (1942-2021) Exemplifying Australia’s creativeness, Carla was an inclusive spirit that recognised young Australian talent wherever it existed. As a member of the Advance Awards judging panel since … Continued

Terry Savage is the founder of the consultancy company Savages Unlimited and also Chairman  of The Marketing Academy which operates in UK , USA and Australia and develops leadership skills … Continued

AMBASSADOR EMERITUS Michael Cannon-Brookes retired from IBM in July 2012 after 15 years with the company. He was vice president for strategy worldwide for IBM’s Growth Markets Unit covering 149 … Continued

ADVANCE, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD (2018-2022); AWARDS JUDGING PANEL (2014-2017) Yasmin is the former Chairman of Advance, a non-executive director at ASX Limited and a director of the ASX Clearing & … Continued