Jo Masters is the Chief Economist of Barrenjoey Capital Partners, a proudly Australian financial services firm. She focuses on analysing trends across the Australian and global economies and financial markets, delivering those insights to investors, and senior executives of government and business. 

Jo has been a highly regarded part of the economic debate in Australia for over 20 years. She ranked Top 3 in the Top 20 Investors segment in the 2022 Peter Lee survey.

Her career started in banking and financial markets, with 14 years at Macquarie Bank before moving to ANZ. Most recently, Jo was the Chief Economist for EY Oceania. 

Que Minh Luu is Director of Content (ANZ) for Netflix, responsible for the local commissioning and overall programming strategy for the world’s leading streaming entertainment service, including recent titles Heartbreak High, Irreverent, and Wellmania, and upcoming titles Boy Swallows Universe, Desert Kings, and ONEFOUR: Against All Odds. She was previously an executive producer working across scripted drama, comedy and digital content at the ABC, and as an independent producer and developer for screen content as well as radio/podcasting, and live and interactive works. In a former life, she was a film editor. 

Doctor Sam Prince is a medical doctor, philanthropist, and one of Australia’s most accomplished entrepreneurs. He is the Executive Chairman and Founder of the Prince Group, a portfolio of businesses spanning a diverse range of sectors, including, not-for-profit (One Disease), technology (Next Practice, Zapid Hire), hospitality (Zambrero, Sam Prince Hospitality Group) and FMCG (Shine).  With a commitment to blending profit with purpose Sam’s philanthropic endeavours include the establishment of the One Disease Foundation to combat neglected tropical diseases. 

Cindy Hook, CEO of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee, oversees all aspects of Games planning. Her goal is to ensure an exceptional experience for athletes and spectators, leaving a positive legacy for Australia. With over 35 years of leadership, including CEO roles for Deloitte Asia Pacific and Deloitte Australia, Cindy brings a wealth of experience. She holds positions on the board of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and chairs GBRF USA.

Carol Schwartz is one of Australia’s most influential investors, pouring millions of dollars into women-led start-ups. The Reserve Bank of Australia board member also co-founded Scale Investors. This female-led start-up accelerator has injected more than $20 million into 46 businesses now worth an estimated half a billion dollars. Recently, her focus has shifted to investing in female venture capitalists – a move she hopes will help flip the switch in gender equality globally.

Founder & Chair of StartGiving, Co-founder and Partner Emeritus, AirTree. Daniel is a leading player and investor in the technology industry and has been for more than 35 years, including time working for Bill Gates at Microsoft’s headquarters in the US. He founded AirTree Ventures, Ecorp and Netus, producing outstanding returns and establishing many (now) mainstream technology and media companies.

StartGiving was founded in 2022 by Daniel, and is focused on inspiring tech founders and executives to start their philanthropic journey now by establishing their own foundations.

Co-Founder, Flying Fox Ventures. Previously Founder of Working Theory Angels, Rachael moved into a full time investment role after gaining her operating chops as Managing Director of Eventbrite in ANZ and helping to scale the company across the globe. She has worked with thousands of early stage startups as Head of Startups for Amazon Web Services ANZ, a Partner at Startmate, and in her two Federal Government appointments.

Founder & Owner of Vida Glow, Anna Lahey is a pioneer of the beauty and wellness sphere, she turned a passion for skin care and natural health into a global phenomenon with the world’s number one marine collagen brand. With her dedication to clinically proven results and a bi-directional beauty philosophy, Anna is a true innovator – and is driving the possibilities of ingestible beauty further, one product at a time.    

As the CEO at Flybuys, Anna leads the national growth and performance of Australia’s #1 loyalty program with over 9M Australians. Anna is a multi-award-winning professional, recognised for her achievements in the fields of Tech and Accounting Excellence. She is a passionate advocate for inclusivity and women in business, actively engaging in brand ambassador roles and advisory councils. 

Jeffery is the Non-Executive Director and Chairman of MA Financial Group and the President of Collingwood Football Club. He is the former Chairman at carsales.com, and former Managing Director for Nine Network and has worked as a commercial lawyer and founded his own practice, Browne & Co Solicitors and Consultants, early in his legal career. 

Browne’s innovative thinking and dynamic leadership have driven sustainable growth across various sectors. 

Sarah O’Carroll is the Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Australia, where she brought the Forbes brand to the Australian market in 2022 including the iconic print magazine. Her mission is to tap into the deep well of innovation in Australia and connect and champion the leaders who are making a significant impact on the world. In her first year, she also successfully launched the Forbes Business Summit, Forbes Women’s Summit and Forbes Forums.
With over 15 years of experience in business journalism, Sarah has extensive expertise in engaging and growing business audiences.

Before joining Forbes, she was Editor-in-Chief of Yahoo Finance, which she relaunched in the Australian market in 2018 and grew its audience to a peak of more than two million monthly users. She has also held news, editorial and management roles at News Corp and Private Media, in addition to running her own content strategy consultancy.

Grace is a lawyer turned tech entrepreneur who is redefining hospitality through technology as the founder of Liven Group, offering the world’s first end-to-end hospitality tech solution.The Liven Group is revolutionising hospitality tech, fueled by investment from VCs and strategic investors like Coca Cola.  

Sean Gordon is the founder & Executive Director of the Yadha Muru Foundation and Director of Gidgee Group Consulting and Partnerships Pty Ltd. Sean is applying his considerable leadership skills to drive Indigenous development and to establish independence through creating real opportunities and benefits for individuals, organisations, and communities.

A Wangkumarra/Barkindji man, Sean is a strong advocate of self-determination for Indigenous communities, and for social, cultural, and economic empowerment.

Sean serves on numerous boards and advisory committees/councils.

Fred Schebesta, dubbed the Crypto King of Australia, is an entrepreneur, adviser, international speaker, and founder of global fintech Finder, now worth over half a billion dollars. A futurist and cryptocurrency expert, Fred has scaled businesses for over two decades, including a cryptocurrency brokerage, and blockchain investment fund Hive Empire Capital, where he helped launch Web3 infrastructure organisation Balthazar DAO. With a passion for helping people reach their ultimate success, Fred published the Number 1 Amazon Best Selling book, “Go Live! 10 Principles to Launch a Global Empire” and an online masterclass, How to Develop Your Business Idea.

Dom is Atlassian’ in house “Team Doctor” helping them scale by being ruthlessly efficient and effective. Spending over half his time helping customers navigate transformation, agility, and the future of work. Dom helped pioneer the Atlassian Team Playbook and has a deep passion for understanding teamwork and the changes we need to make today to build thriving businesses.

Ben Stavert is one of Australian entertainment’s foremost content marketing practitioners with over 10 years experience in harnessing the strategic power of social, content and community to drive business results for Australia’s biggest media brands. Ben has held senior roles across both Australian and global businesses like 10 Paramount, Seven West Media, ITV and Warner Bros International Television Production and has led digital engagement strategy across titles such as The Voice, Big Brother, The Bachelor, I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!, Love Island, Offspring, SAS Australia, Farmer Wants A Wife, Puberty Blues and more.

Ben currently holds the position of Director of Content at Hello Social, Campaign’s ANZ Social Media Agency Of The Year 2022, home to clients such as Uber, Kimberly-Clark, Reckitt, Paramount+, Afterpay, Teoxane & more.

Founder and MD, Best Case Scenario. Luli Adeyemo is a seasoned leader in the tech world with over three decades dedicated to spearheading transformative content for thought leadership across technology, government, FinTech, and health sectors. Before founding her event and marketing agency, Best Case Scenario, she was a linchpin at Gartner, driving their Asia/Pacific conference business to a staggering 250% growth and introducing executive programs in key Asian markets.  Luli’s expansive network and strategic prowess are evident in her initiatives, such as co-designing a virtual trade mission linking Australia and the UK to support global scale-ups. This endeavor won the endorsement of key governmental figures, including Senator Jane Hume. Having worked with tech giants like Microsoft and Intel, Luli’s expertise lies in curating impactful thought leadership content that elevates client experiences.

Beyond her commercial achievements, Luli is deeply invested in shaping the future of the tech industry. As an elected council member of the AIIA, she advocates for tech advancement and industry growth. Her dedication to DEI shines through her voluntary work with #TechDiversity, where she fervently promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion as imperatives for the Australian tech workforce.

Vidit has a few roles today including being the Investment Lead at Ecotone Ventures, investing in ClimateTech startups bringing the future today. He is also a globally top 10% ranked podcaster (hosting The High Flyers Podcast with 140+ episodes), Techstars Selection Committee member, Startmate and Blackbird mentor, and founder of the Curiosity Center which is widely recognised as a leading on-demand intelligence network for founders, investors, executives and students with an audience of over 200,000 across their podcast, newsletter and events products. 

Vidit has spoken at leading international events including SXSW, Blackbird’s Sunrise festival, Purpose Conference, Live Podcast interviews, Pitch Nights, and more to audiences of over 5,000 people.