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Introducing your
Speaker Line-Up
This year’s speaker line-up brings together local and global experts, with every session shaped around the nuances of family business. You'll hear from futurists, subject matter experts, and successful family business leaders who genuinely understand the unique opportunities and challenges of family business.
Each speaker brings a fresh angle to our theme, Next is Now, offering practical insights you can act on today to help shape the future of your own business. From keynotes and workshops to masterclasses and a range of other sessions, you will leave with new ideas and actionable tips to take back and put into practice.
More speaker announcements are still to come...
Keynote Speakers
Michael
Hilti
Honorary Chairman of the Board at Hilti, a global third-generation family business founded in Lichtenstein in 1941.
Richard
Crawford
Vice President of Hotel Development for Australia, New Zealand & Pacific at Marriott International.
Amie
Lyone
Co-CEO at COS, Australia's largest family-owned and operated workplace and education supplies business.
Belinda
Lyone
Co-CEO at COS, Australia's largest family-owned and operated workplace and education supplies business.
Sacha
Coburn
Sacha is COO of her family business, Coffee Culture, a 20-location boutique coffee group with 300 staff.
Gus
Balbontin
An 'Alternative Futurist' and former Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer of Lonely Planet.
Dr Lila
Landowski
Multi-award winning neuroscientist and senior lecturer at the University of Tasmania.
Simon
Kuestenmacher
Director and Co-founder of The Demographics Group, presents on demographic and global trends.
More speaker announcements are still to come...
Masterclass Speakers
Franco
Lombardo
As the Founder and Managing Director of Veritage, Franco has been a family business coach for more than twenty years and is a leading global expert on the emotional impact money and wealth has on relationships within family business.
Thomas
Clark
Thomas joined Veritage as Chief Operations Officer in 2023 with nearly 15 years of experience working in family business. He is passionate about preparing, integrating and supporting the next generation to flourish in their roles.
Prof. Justin B Craig
Dr Craig is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at Bond University, and has authored 51 peer-reviewed academic publications all aimed at better understanding the challenges of entrepreneurial business-owning families.
Wendy
Sage-Hayward
Wendy is a senior consultant with The Family Business Consulting Group, advising family enterprises, owners, and boards globally on governance, continuity, leadership, next-generation development and conflict.
Women Leading the Way Breakfast Speaker
Kelly
Elphinstone
Executive Director of the Elphinstone Group, a global family enterprise consisting of 12 operating businesses.
Parallel Workshop and Session Speakers
Matt
Fullbrook
Founder and Author, Ground-Up Governance
Inbal
Rodnay
AI Keynote Speaker, Technology Adoption Expert
Brydie
Hull
Funeral Communications Centre Manager, Tobin Brothers Funerals
Cathy
Tobin
Executive Director, Tobin Brothers Funerals
James
Breheny
Managing Director, Breheny Brothers Breweries
Justin
Breheny
Co-Founder, Breheny Brothers Breweries
Daniel Aponte Prypchan
Chief Financial Officer, Advisor and CPA, NextGen CFO
Iain
Spear
Lead Advisor, Family Business Solutions
Patrycja
Slawuta
Founder, Selfhackathon and Unlab
Adrian
Nisbet
Founder and CEO,
The End Game
Lachie
Smart
Chief Operating Officer,
The End Game
Facilitators
Brad Scott
Founder and Managing Director, EWM Group
Master of Ceremonies
Andrew Klein
Andrew is one of Australia’s leading Professional Conference MCs and a Pitching & Presentation Skills speaker, trainer and writer, working on conferences around the Asia-Pacific region as well as the US and South Africa.
Brihony Dawson
Brihony is a television presenter, sports commentator and talented singer. In 2022, they were billed as the first non-binary presenter to front a major TV show in Australia.