Speakers

Matthew Addison is an Executive Director of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Ltd (ICB).He has been instrumental in representing and developing the bookkeeping profession since 1990. During this time Matthew has been involved in the development of Business Accounting Software, development of...

Tania started her business at the age of 20 with her late husband Simon. She have been passionate about making a difference to the lives of business owners globally, helping them create a business and life they love. Her speaking style is interactive, content-rich, inspirational and empowering in...

Sam Allert has always been a passionate advocate of Accounting and Business Management. As such, he has been actively assisting Advisors and Business Owners implement IT strategies to improve their businesses since 1999.Sam has worked across a myriad of disciplines throughout his career including...

Michael advises companies dealing with Digital Law: the intersection of cutting edge technology, automation and innovation.  As a former software developer, Michael has a rare combination of technical, regulatory and legal skills which he leverages to assist his clients.Michael works with...

Kelly wears multiple hats and believes in team work. She has been on quite the rollercoaster ride the last few years building each business to where they are today.  Each with their own challenges teaching her and the team to be adaptable throughout this journey. Her focus lies on getting the work...

Caroline Bowler is CEO of BTC Markets, one of the largest Australian digital asset exchanges. BTC Markets has over 320,000 Australian clients, who have traded more than $17 billion since 2013. Caroline has worked in Financial Services since 2004, both in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Over her...

Having worked for CBA, Macquarie Bank and Zurich, Jess is fast becoming a pioneering force in financial services. After realising that young people were more interested in planning their meals and holidays than their financial futures, she co-founded Fox & Hare Financial Advice in 2017, with a...

Andrew Bragg is a Liberal Senator for New South Wales. Prior to his election to Federal Parliament in 2019, Andrew was an author and accountant.He was the National Director of the Liberals & Nationals for Yes campaign. His passion for public policy stems from his belief a strong economy is the...

James Burt is currently, Director - Office of Finance for Oracle. He is a C-Suite leader who has led Finance, HR, Supply Chain and IT teams across Asia, ANZ and Europe. As a CFO he has led successful journeys to the Cloud, across all departments, utilising the power of the Suite. Driven global...

Adam was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer of Flight Centre Travel Group in August 2015 after 4 years as CFO of the Australian business, and has overseen a period of significant cultural and environmental change.  Not your typical finance leader, Adam is passionate about the...

Pip is able to live her purpose for making work better for people and people better at work, by being a partner at Deloitte leading the firms Diversity, Equity and Inclusion agenda and leading Australia’s largest human capital advisory business.  The Human Capital practice is built on a deep...

Colleen Diver has seen many facets of the bookkeeping and accounting industry.  From starting out as a solo operator in pre-GST days, to delving into cloud accounting in 2007, working for an accounting software company, delivering training to thousands of accountants and bookkeepers while growing...

Chris Gray is the CEO of Your Empire which builds property portfolio’s for time-poor professionals, searching, negotiating and renovating on their behalf. He is the host of ‘Your Property Empire’ on Sky News Business Channel and was the Real Estate Judge on ‘The Renovators’ on Channel Ten. As a...

John Hale is Australia’s top motivational speaker on strategy and author of three best-selling strategy books. John reveals why the future is always inconvenient and shares the strategic wisdom needed to drive your business forward. He will help your leaders cultivate a strategic mindset and lead...

Ankit Hemani is Australia based Public speaker, Mentor and Coach to Accounting and Finance professionals. He is a qualified CPA, NLP and HBDI certified practitioner. Over the last 14 years he has worked for World's #1 Dairy Products Group, Building materials company and many other such...

Peter Holt is an Assistant Commissioner for Small Business at the Australian Taxation Office.Peter has overall responsibility for the governance and oversight of the Black Economy measures in the ATO and this includes the expansion of the Taxable payments reporting system. Peter is also chair of...

Jason has more than two decades of experience working with clients to help improve operational and financial performance. He specialises in operational efficiency, independent business reviews, risk management, forecasting and modelling, cash and working capital management and corporate...

Starting as a graduate with National Australia Bank in 2003, Matt spent 12 years in the Business Bank in Sydney. Matt spent time in roles across the business but always with a focus on servicing business and commercial clients lending needs, including 6 years managing a Senior Portfolio of...

Patrick Kidd commenced as the CEO of the DSO in October 2020. He brings substantial experience in training, stakeholder management and leading complex change programmes following a career in the British and Australian Army, a strategy and operations consultant with Deloitte, the CEO of the Invictus ...

Dr. Michael G. Kollo is a business leader, practitioner, technical storyteller, writer and speaker. A PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) before embarking on a career in quantitative asset management, working at a suite of sophisticated institutional asset managers...

Ryan is a technology consultant and crypto and blockchain specialist. He helps clients design, build and deliver digital and technology projects. He believes in a future driven by decentralised technologies, where people will have more sovereignty and ownership over their personal finances and...

Like oil and water, tiger balm and itchy eyes, creatives and accountants don't usually mix until now.   Meet Sarah Lawrence, Australia's 2020 CFO of the Year and one of the world's top 50 women working in accounting. She is the Founder of Hot Toast, a new breed of accounting firm...

Stephen heads up the Swoop team in Australia. Stephen is responsible for managing the lending, investment and savings partners that make up the Swoop platform, as well as working with strategic partners to grow Swoop’s presence in the SME market.He has spent years working with start-ups and...

Cherelle is acting Chief Economist at Austrade. In this role Cherelle leads a team of economists and data analysts and engineers to guide government policy in the trade, foreign investment and tourism sphere. Cherelle publishes regularly and presents to domestic and international clients and...

Brian joined Sunsuper in June 2015 as Chief Economist.  Prior to joining Sunsuper, Brian worked in a series of economics, asset allocation, and communications roles with a range of firms, including Rothschild, JP Morgan, Citigroup, MLC, and the Reserve Bank of Australia, in a career spanning 30...

Ms Karen Payne was appointed Inspector-General of Taxation & Taxation Ombudsman commencing on 6 May 2019.She leads the Taxation Ombudsman complaints management service for taxpayers and advisers and the Inspector-General of Taxation's review and public reporting function, both of which are...

As the CEO of the AICM Nick represents over 2,600 credit professionals who are the custodians of cash flow. They assess and mitigate credit risk in all sectors and manage credit terms for the supply of goods, services and finance.He has held this role since 2014 and has led the organisation to...

David is head of the Australian Economics team for ANZ. This group takes responsibility for forming ANZ’s view on the outlook for the Australian economy and advising clients of such.  David also has responsibility for the Australian fixed income strategy team. Prior to joining ANZ, David was head...

Florencia is the Founder of Marketing Architect, and has lived and breathed marketing for the last 16+ years as well as managed and coached on $2M+ of digital ad spend to achieve significant results; she’s nothing short of obsessed with helping businesses grow online. Her expertise in business...

John Shepherd is the General Manager leading the Industry Statistics Division at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). John previously held a number of senior roles in his 28 years at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), including leading significant change programs and projects focused on...

Nick is an industry-leading speaker on accounting outsourcing. He founded TOA Global in 2013 to address the most common pain points accounting and bookkeeping firms face, including capacity, profitability, people and time. Now as chairman of one of the fastest-growing accounting outsourcing...

Steven spent 25 years in Corporate Accounting & Finance roles, many as CFO & led numerous change management programs. Over the past 6 years, Steven successfully transitioned into strategic leadership roles & has supported some of the largest organisations across JAPAC in their...

Emily is the global Operations & Learning Manager for Mindshop, a leading provider of business advisory support services to professional service firms in 10 countries.  Emily has been with Mindshop for 17 years and is responsible for the smooth operations of the business as well as developing...

Anand is an entrepreneur and innovator, obsessed with bringing ideas to life and make them work for everyone. For the past 20 years, hundreds of businesses and thousands of individuals have seen the impact of Anand's work in helping them bring their ideas to life.He is an award-winning author...

Darin is the founder and publisher of Benchmark Media, an independent publishing house whose mastheads include selfmanagedsuper, smstrusteenews, and financialobserver.He has been covering the financial services space since 2004 and in this time he has worked for a variety of trade publications...

Steve is a qualified lawyer, blockchain technology and digital strategist. He found his true passion in helping others build businesses that listen and rely on the social signals and the needs of their customer. Tailoring options that suit resourcing, time and market fit constraints. His...

As Managing Director of Valenta, Australia, John is focused on helping businesses achieve sustainable, profitable growth through embracing technology and digital transformation. Valenta provides optimised consumption models to allow Accountant's of all sizes to profitably use technology...

Jeff is the founder and CEO of Monochrome Asset Management - an institutional-grade digital asset management firm offering bitcoin exposure for the Australian wholesale market. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Australia's largest and most liquid digital asset exchange by trading...