Conference speaker list

Dr David Allen is a medical specialist in occupational and environmental medicine. He has a private multidisciplinary practice in western Sydney and also provides services using telehealth across Australia. He established Telehealth Solutions Australia as a not-for-profit organisation to provide easy access to telehealth systems and training for ...

Ian Alwill has a background in marketing and advertising both in Australia and internationally. In his role as Executive Director Group Marketing & Communications at Nestlé, Ian is responsible for the ‘consumer interface’ of the company and its brands, in all its operating divisions for Australia and New Zealand. Ian is a member of the Nestlé...

Tammy Bare is the Regional Manager for Infosys Business Platforms group (APAC) and is based in Melbourne. Tammy has 20+ years in business, spending over 15 years working in private industry and the last 4 years at Infosys. Currently, Tammy spends considerable time working with Corporate Clients and Prospects on ways to best leverage Social Media ...

I have 10+ years of interactive multimedia experience with focus on the sports media industry. My background includes theoretical development in interactivity at the University of Technology, Sydney. I have spent time working for two start-ups in the transactional/ ecommerce space, prior to that my digital grounding was in advertising. My...

Mandi is the Head of Social at Mindshare, consulting on all aspects of social marketing including community management, influencer discovery and outreach, content marketing and syndication, social advertising, social content development and workshops and training. Inspired by data as much as creativity, Mandi loves to dive into the world of...

Josie is the Head of Digital for advertising agency JWT. She was bitten by the internet bug in the mid 90's when she did a university field trip to San Francisco and got her first experience of how the internet was opening up new possibilities – really important ones like being able to order a pizza without picking up a telephone! Prior to joining ...

Craig has over 15 years of experience working with "the Net". Since 1998, Craig has specialised in business, marketing and communications strategies, helping businesses successfully navigate the ever-changing digital landscape. Craig has broad industry experience, working for organisations like Volvo, Fosters, Lend Lease, Linfox, Sensis and...

Rebekah Campbell is a music industry entrepreneur. She started out by organizing a music festival to raise awareness of New Zealand’s youth suicide epidemic at the age of 19. What resulted was the largest youth contemporary music event Wellington had seen with over 15,000 people packed into the Civic Square and Town Hall areas. Twelve of New...

Rob is from Nottingham. That’s why he swears a lot, has a terrible dress sense, loves bad food and supports a team that’s a football embarrassment. He started his careers as a session guitarist for some of the 89’s worst pop-stars before somehow falling into a series of great jobs at great companies until he decided to start his own creative...

Colin Cardwell has been involved in the online games and digital development industries for more than two decades. Colin founded 3RD sense in 2001, Australia's only digital agency dedicated to the development of online games and game-based content for brands. Colin has been the driving force behind the growth of 3RD sense, building the company...

Rob’s career has been a varied one, he’s worked on farms, run restaurants and taught snowboarding in the French Alps and through a twist of fate, his desire to understand why people do what they do (and his inner geek) he ended up specialising in the Marketing Sciences. During his 15 years in the UK and Europe Rob had the opportunity to work...

Russell Clapshaw is the love child of Russ Tucker, TEQUILA's national creative director and Charles Clapshaw, TEQUILA President Asia Pacific, after a night out, on TEQUILA. Genetically, it might not be winning baby competitions but with a combined 34 years specialising in digital problem solving, Russell Clapshaw could be the most experienced...

Alex lives at the cutting edge of online marketing. He is responsible for the testing, rapid implementation and enhancement of the latest online marketing strategies including search engine optimisation, pay-per-click, web design and social media. In under five years Alex has generated over $50 million in sales through targeted online marketing ...

Mixing digital information architecture with a priority on making content great, Adam has led journalistic and digital initiatives for Time Warner, the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, ABC International and the City of Melbourne. He led the move of Time Magazine's international content from static pages to an integrated Time, Asiaweek and CNN...

Brian began his working life as an Architect in London and Malaysia before returning to London to begin developing a career as a global digital strategist. Since then he has been busy building brands, developing strategies, delivering insight, executed campaigns and delivered marketing solutions for a variety of global brands (In Europe, Asia and...

Sara is the founding principal of Axis Legal with over 15 years’ experience in intellectual property, IT and business law. Her international client base includes companies in varying industries such as FMCGs, telecommunications, finance, retail, fashion, entertainment, sports and advertising. She leads the field in mCommerce, eCommerce and Social...

Jesse is an adopted Aussie. Originally from Canada he left the agency world to vacation in Australia ’06. He has since become Australia’s biggest fan, which is fitting that he manages Tourism Australia’s social media and advocacy programs including Australia’s largest Facebook page. His slideshare presentations have been seen by over 2 million...

I have always been interested in computers as a child. One of those kids who would resist going outside and instead be doing lines of code to make some dots appear on the school's Apple IIe. I eventually found myself back there, and programming as I started my working carrier. I began with business based programming, including contracting and...

George Eby Mathew is a Digital Media Specialist & Regional Practice Manager for Products & Platforms (Asia Pacific & MEA) for its ECS Vertical based in Sydney. George has 18 years of experience in emerging technologies and media. Until recently, he led the Media Practice for Infosys Australia & New Zealand where he drove several business...

Anthony Fisk is Communications Manager at Australia’s second largest DSL broadband provider, iiNet. With more than 12 years experience in public affairs, Anthony has been involved in social media from both a brand and issues perspective. He has developed the program that has helped iiNet develop the most active and engaged fan base in the...

Since June 2009 Skye has been charged with leading the Social Media effort for GE Capital Australia & NZ. During her time in the role Skye has taken GE on a journey to shape & deliver a solid framework for listening, responding & engaging in Social Media. GE Capital's social media capabilities have since grown exponentially with key focus on...

With almost a decade's experience in the not-for-profit sector in the USA and Australia, Richenda Vermeulen has gained a reputation as a skilled communications strategist, with an eye for bridging the gap between effective on-line communications and humanitarian action. She is extremely passionate about new media and innovative ways to engage...

Brad Giblin is the Digital Media Manager at Film Victoria. Film Victoria has directly supported the digital media industry in Victoria for over 15 years, investing in the development of Victorian games titles, along with online and mobile projects. Brad sits on the board of the Victorian Mobile Industry body (Mobility Vic), the Victorian chapter...

Well, I'm South African born and moved to Australia when i was 12yrs old. I've done a bit of travel around the world, but have spent most of my time moving and travelling around Australia including Darwin, Adelaide and now Melbourne. I'd always been an artistic child and was constantly drawn to anything that was creative and fun. I got my first...

Tip is Social Media Planner at VML Australia, working with clients such as Colgate, Revlon, the NSW Government and LG Australia. Working in the digital space since 1996, Tip’s experience spans digital strategy, interactive multimedia, digital video, online applications and major website developments Previously at Amnesia Razorfish, Tip set up and ...

Simon is co-founder and Managing Director of Portable, a digital studio with offices in Melbourne, Sydney and New York. Clients include Macquarie, Museum Victoria, Red Cross, Oxfam and Melbourne Water. Portable runs portable.tv, a daily video channel curating the best in fashion, art, culture and music as well as Portable Shops, an e-commerce...

Based in Sydney, Australia, Gavin leads the social media strategy and execution for SAP North America’s Premier Customer Network (PCN). The PCN includes the world’s largest and most influential companies and includes members from every industry vertical from Google through Valero Energy to ConAgra Foods and Nike. Recognized as a thought...

Jon’s career has spanned both the agency world and client side as well as running several start-ups in the tech and retail world. He is an ambassador of brand personality and has a major passion for the digital to real world crossover and what that means for brands in these social times. Jon heads up the digital, social and content teams at The...

Steve Hopkins is an Enterprise Relationship Manager at Yammer, a private and secure social network for organisations. He helps organisations in Sydney and the Asia Pacific region grow innovative and learning cultures through their use of Yammer. He is also a founder of the unconference event Trampoline and serves on the Business Development and...

Christine has had broad experience in project management and developing management systems since the Internet became a major tool for delivering government services. She recently completed a project to develop the Education, skills and learning topic on the SA Government’s sa.gov.au website - a single entry point online, where citizens and...

Russell is a Co founder and Developer at Shifty Jelly. Located in Adelaide, Australia, Shifty Jelly started two years ago with two guys on their respective couches with no real plans for the future. Two years later, they are one of Australia's most successful iOS developers, working in a sunny office in the city. It has to be said, they are just...

Mark Johnson is CEO of Zite, the personalized iPad magazine app recently acquired by CNN. Mark was an advisor to Zite for almost two years prior to taking the CEO role and was instrumental in the pivot from Worio to Zite. He brings a strong product and technology background with experience at several successful search startups: Powerset (natural...

Back in 2008 Daniel Kagan and co-partner Patrick Fitzgerald founded Lookout Mobile (now Sportsmate Mobile) and begun working on Aussie Rules Live and Rugby League Live. To date, both apps are the #1 and #2 most downloaded sports apps in Australia. Lookout Mobile is also responsible for the development for some of Australia's iconic festival and...

Founded The Voxel Agents early 2009. Previously worked on many creative technology projects including games, transmedia, and film projects.

Dan is a straight talking digital native, and as Director of Tongue Melbourne, he is driven by innovative ideas grounded in people and culture. His interests in art and creativity have been a driving passion in developing concepts that are not just insightful or beautiful, but most importantly, effective. He's been in digital communications for...

Vaughan Knight works within the Developer Ecosystem Experience team at Nokia helping bring new and exciting mobile applications to the Nokia and Windows Phone platform. With a strong technical background his focus to ensure application developers create market leading mobile experiences, and get the most out the Windows Phone platform. Vaughan...

Ming Kwan is a Global Digital Marketing Manager at Nokia and holds an Honours Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business. Ming currently works in a diverse team of experts driving Nokia's social media strategy. Prior to joining Nokia, Ming worked at nGenera Insight, a technology strategy think tank specializing in...

Kevin Lillie has 21 years in Sales and Marketing with the last 13 years focussed on marketing in the automotive industry. Has worked in the US, Europe, New Zealand and Australia for Ford Motor Company and was the General Manager Marketing for Ford in Australia. Currently the Head of Marketing for Honda in Australia.

Anthony Locke has played a key role in developing Clipsal’s reputation as an innovative player in the brand’s digital communication revolution. In the 90’s he started his career in manufacturing and Quality Assurance before transitioning into the company’s IT area. There he steered Clipsal’s tentative steps into the new world of the internet and...

James currently runs the communications and media team for Greenpeace Australia Pacific. James previously spent six years in senior roles with the aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres, most recent coordinating crisis communications for east and central Africa. He has also done stints at the United Nations and as a journalist, writing for...

Having acquired an MBA in Management from Queens University, NC, USA, Julien is currently teaching in the MBA program offered at University of Technology Sydney while concurrently completing his PhD in Entrepreneurship. Currently he is consulting for Parramatta City Council in the implementation of the Parramatta Smart City strategy based on Near...

Stuart is the Senior Brand Manager for Bourbon at Jim Beam and has a long history marketing to 18 - 24 yo's in the liquor industry with stints at Lion Nathan as well as Inbev in the UK. Stuart is also the founder of deal aggregation service www.alltodaysbestdeals.com and www.idlepage.com

Andrew’s experience in the marketing field is vast with more than 12 years experience across Marketing, PR and social media. He also spent time as a Media Advisor to a former Western Australian Government Minister. Andrew has worked in land development, aviation, sports, health, mining to name a few and provides a unique perspective on how social...

A passionate marketer with a love of brands, I've spent the last decade looking after some of Australia's most loved brands; from Cottee's to Schweppes, Cadbury, The Natural Confectionery Company and Carlton Draught. After many years of traditional FMCG marketing with a focus on NPD led growth, my move in to beer has seen an increased focus on...

Felicity manages strategic content partnerships for YouTube in Australia and New Zealand, working with rights-holders and original content creators from the music, sports, television and film industries. Prior to joining Google, Felicity was Director, Sponsorship & Live Events for FremantleMedia in the US, focused on extending key brands...

Jess works with award-winning sustainability agency Republic of Everyone where since 2008 she has lead social media and is the Community Engagement Planner. Jess was formally educated in International Relations at the Australian National University. On arriving in Sydney Jess worked in publishing and media relations not-for-profit organizations...

Brian began his working life as an Architect in London and Malaysia before returning to London to begin developing a career as a global digital strategist. Since then he has been busy building brands, developing strategies, delivering insight, executed campaigns and delivered marketing solutions for a variety of global brands (In Europe, Asia and...

Melissa is Director, Strategy & Content at OMD following a 10 year career working across sponsorships, branded content, social media campaigns and events. Following the completion of her marketing studies, Melissa began her career in the UK’s largest children’s charity, delivering brand partnerships, events and employee initiatives for...

Andrew has been at Commonwealth Bank for over 10 years in various senior marketing roles. Andrew’s current responsibilities include developing the marketing capability of the Commonwealth Bank’s digital channels, including commbank.com.au, NetBank, ATMs, Mobile, Social Media and Digital Merchandising. Andrew’s team also provides direct and...

Douglas is one of the owners of The Works, an independent Agency based in Milsons Point, Sydney. The works has a unique model that puts creative people at the forefront of the client/agency relationship. Douglas started life as a direct marketer and has over 20 years experience in direct and digital marketing. Working in all major product and...

An innovation specialist and multi-platform content director Louise’s comprehensive experience embraces broadcast and digital production, marketing and communications, an invaluable combination for delivering ideas that build brands and engage audiences. Recently Louise was Project Director for YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011, the largest...

Peter O’Neill has been involved in the Australian Mobile Industry for over 10 years. From pioneering early premium SMS services for property data and developing mobile optimised sites for Telstra in 2001 to founding one of Australia’s fastest growing app development companies in 2008 with 2moro mobile. Peter has worked with brands all over the...

Pauline Ores, Industry Principal, Digital Engagement at Infosys has been focused on innovative collaborative business transformation and strategy for over fifteen years. An early adopter, she has been a leader in utilizing social networks and community to improve business outcomes for Fortune 500 firms. Previously Pauline created IBM Corporate...

Dan is the Regional Strategy Director, APAC at brand culture agency, Iris Worldwide. Charged with developing innovative cultural strategies and platforms for clients across the APAC region including Adidas, Sony Pictures, Reebok, Heineken, Johnnie Walker, Lonely Planet and Shell. Dan was recently Digital Planning Director at M&C Saatchi/Mark...

Tim is Chief Technology Officer at Quickflix responsible for the delivery and operations of core digital media and service delivery platforms across all online, mobile, tablet and TV/CE interfaces. Originally a space engineering researcher working on hypersonic vehicle aerothermodynamics, a stint fronting a BBC 2 Science documentary convinced him...

An ‘ideas man’ at the core, JP is Tongue’s Managing Partner, Executive Ideas Director and resident Troy McClure. He’s been in the communications game for the past 15 years on a global scale working with the likes of BBDO New York, Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners, BMF and Mambo. Over the years JP has launched his own fashion brand into 13...

Lloyd Perry is the CEO and Founder of Big Richard Condoms. Launched in 2010, the brand is now sold in more than 450+ stores in Australia and has a successful online presence. Lloyd has completed three capital raisings for the brand from a number of high profile Sydney and overseas angel investors and now has his sights set on launching into...

David Phillips has been working at UTS as the Digital Marketing Manager since 2009, where he is involved in a variety of digital media and social media projects across the university. Prior to UTS he worked at IKEA Australia in a social media role. David has been working in multimedia and online for over 15 years, and has a wealth of experience...

Roger is Director of WhiteSpaces Management and Marketing Services, a business advisory and consultancy company specialising in strategic and business planning for the SME sector. He has worked as a professional marketer for more than 30 years in Australian and international corporations and has global experience in industrial marketing of...

Part creative, part geek and part strategist, Eaon leads Clemenger's understanding of social behaviour , focussing on individual and group motivation in the digital-social environment. He has created innovative digital-social situations with brands like Coca Cola, Xbox360, T-Mobile, NAB and Mars at the intersection of people, brands and social...

Tom Quinn is an accomplished IT Executive with many years’ experience at senior management level in several high profile and complex organisations. He has successfully completed major business and technology transformation projects across all of those organisations and built a demonstrable track record as a “can do” business leader. At News...

A highly accomplished and energetic international business specialist and solutions architect with outstanding experience in the voice and data communications industry, security, global policing and enterprise mobility sectors. Senior Vendor and Major Industry Partner Management, Business Analysis and Senior Business Consulting expertise. ...

Chris Rogers joined Ektron, Inc. in May 2002. He functions as the Corporate General Manager of Ektron’s business activities in APAC and oversees the corporate business activities, manages business operations, and serves as a Senior Executive for the Ektron Australia Office. Chris previously served as Ektron's Vice President of Vertical Strategies...

Marni Ryan has 9 years of post-graduate marketing and events experience; developing and building high-profile marketing campaigns, brand partnerships, events and community outreach. Leading the world’s largest environmental campaign – Earth Hour - Marni successfully led the 2011 Earth Hour Australia team to achieve increased participation, brand...

Andrew is currently Sales Force Effectiveness Manager at St Jude Medical with a sales force of around 130 employees. St Jude Medical have just implemented iPads with their entire field force. Previously he has worked as Asia Pacific Training and Education Manager with Medtronic, during this time he oversaw the implementation of iPads across...

Ricky Sutton is Head of Video at Fairfax Media running the growing .tv video-on-demand network which includes the brands www.smh.tv and www.theage.tv among others. He also runs the devices strategy rolling out multiple Fairfax products to smart TVs. gaming consoles and set top boxes. Prior to Fairfax, he was Head of Entertainment and Video at...

Adrian Swift is one of Australia’s most experienced media executives covering everything from newspapers to television, terrestrial to multi-channel, production to senior board level executive responsibility. Along with two partners, Adrian founded and sits on the board of etv, the UK’s top branded media, production and strategy company. He has...

Kate works as Channel Manager, Social Media in Direct Channel Marketing for NAB. Her focus and passion sits with digital marketing, social business strategy, and social media from both a strategic and executional standpoint. As a founding member of NAB’s Social Media Team, Kate worked to develop and implement NAB’s social media strategy which has...

Joy Toose is the Social Media Community Manager at World Vision Australia where she works to connect Australians to issues of poverty and injustice, and to World Vision’s work. With a background in marketing, Joy joined World Vision in 2009 to work in communications. When World Vision began to expand in social media Joy was delighted to be part...

Russell Clapshaw is the love child of Russ Tucker, TEQUILA's national creative director and Charles Clapshaw, TEQUILA President Asia Pacific, after a night out, on TEQUILA. Genetically, it might not be winning baby competitions but with a combined 34 years specialising in digital problem solving, Russell Clapshaw could be the most experienced...

Raju Varanasi is the Director of the NSW Curriculum and Learning Innovation Centre at the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities. Mr Varanasi’s key responsibilities include the promotion of a culture of innovation and organisational learning across the department through the development and implementation of major teaching and...

David Warwick is the Director of Technology and Services at bwired and a digital strategy expert. David has held senior executive positions in the web development, corporate communications, design, consulting and technology industries since 1996, including more than 10 years of experience as CEO of Komodo CMS, head of Social Media and Digital...

Amie Weller is a strategist at TheFARM: a digital agency focused on brand & communication strategy, social media marketing and campaign development. Amie has eight years’ experience in the Australian media environment across a variety of disciplines including outdoor, mobile, video distribution & content creation, social media & loyalty and...

Jenny has been in digital marketing for the last 20 years. Working, across Asia, America and Europe she is focused on driving innovation, growth and the evolution of the digital marketing industry holding leadership roles within many of the world largest digital agencies including MD of Tribal DDB, MRM and Zentropy Partners.Jenny is actively...

After being spotted by Arawak Interactive Marketing at London’s D&AD exhibition back in 1997 Terry began to establish himself as one of the top interactive designers in the UK. Terry has been involved with developing interactive solutions for a number of leading UK advertising agencies: Saatchi’s, TBWA, BBH and Craik Jones in addition to working...

Jennifer is a Director of The Project Factory, a specialist producer of creative multiplatform and transmedia projects across web, mobile, social media, games and virtual worlds. Jennifer is author of “The Writer’s Guide to Making a Digital Living”, “Getting in the Digital Frame – a producer’s guide to the digital landscape”, “The Digital Deadlock ...

Oliver Woods is Digital Strategist at George Patterson Y&R, where he works to bring his clients' brands to life through exciting and effective digital communications. Working in digital advertising since 2007, he launched his career at Colenso BBDO in Auckland in New Zealand as one of New Zealand's first social media specialists. Since being part...

Dan is the General Manager for Encoder Public Relations. His consulting experience spans corporate and consumer PR. As general manager, Dan is responsible for developing the agency’s offering with a focus on digital services. Dan is a board member of the International Advertising Association in Australia.