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...

Kerry transitioned to The Access Group in June 2021, following the acquisition of Sage Group’s local businesses in Asia Pacific. In his role as President for Access Group Asia Pacific, Kerry is responsible for leading what has become a significant part of the company, growing rapidly organically...

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...

As Director of Product, Tonia oversees Envestnet I Yodlee’s data aggregation, enrichment and wellness solutions in Australia and New Zealand with a strong focus on Open Banking and what benefits an open data ecosystem can bring to Australian Banks and Fintechs. With over 18 years’ experience in the ...

Jill Berry is the CEO and co-founder of Adatree, an Open Banking technology platform founded to remove barriers for companies participating in the Consumer Data Right, a newly regulated data sharing regime. Adatree was the first startup in Australia and the fifth organisation to be accredited to...

Darren leads RSM Australia’s Cyber Security & Privacy practice and has been the lead assurance Partner for the Consumer Data Right (CDR) information security assurance reports (ASAE 3150) for half of the current FinTech unrestricted Accredited Data Recipients (ADRs), including Intuit. Darren is ...

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...

Damir is the founder and CEO of Basiq – Australia's leading API platform providing the building blocks for the future of financial services. Damir is a member of Australia’s Consumer Data Right Open Banking advisory committee and actively champions the importance of fintechs in an innovative...

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...

David is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and FCPA with over 30 years of experience, also holding an MBA from Deakin University. He is the President of the Association of Virtual CFO’s and has authored 2 business books 3-Levers, The Essential Guide to Increasing Profit$ and Profit Metrics.David Dillon ...

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...

Lee Eaton - National Head of Business Development Lee has 15 years’ experience working across the entire spectrum of business development activities and wealth management. Lee became involved in the crypto-economy in 2017 through Bitcoin mining before joining Independent Reserve to head up the...

Martin is a seasoned productivity enhancement specialist with 30 years of experience in the implementation of Commercial, Military, Financial and Government applications. Additionally, he has extensive experience and knowledge of benchmark IT systems such as ADEL, IMOS, SET and many more.Martin has ...

Tiffany has a proven track record with more than 15 years’ experience in establishing, building and growing businesses. With a background spanning across all business facets, Tiffany holds a focus on operations and strategy, including leading and accelerating people, growth and...

Adrian Floate is the Managing Director at Spenda. As an entrepreneur at heart, his passion for solving software flaws and developing integrated business and payment solutions is unparalleled. Adrian is also a founding member of the Digital Business Council of Australia.He has spent the last 20+...

Sylvia is an Assistant Commissioner responsibility for the ATO’s relationship with the tax profession, including engagement, consultation, and the Practitioner Lodgment Program.  Sylvia also leads the Schools and Community education programmes, Tax Help and tax time paper products and individuals...

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...

A visionary by nature and self proclaimed 'Tech Head', Karla has spent her entire career (20+ years) in the accounting industry and still loves it! With her passion for technology and practical application, Karla is leading the way in streamlining and creating efficiencies in the financial...

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...

Martin Jacobs is an Assistant Commissioner for Business Registry Services in the Australian Taxation Office’s Australian Business Registry Service. The Business Registry Service supports clients to obtain an Australian Business Number and ensures the integrity and accuracy of information on the...

Scott has over 15 years of experience in technology, with a belief in continuous innovation and a deep understanding of how to leverage and deploy the latest technology to deliver positive outcomes and success for businesses, with a specific focus on digital transformation and driving innovation.

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...

Amar is a CPA Tax Accountant and the Co-Founder of MAD Crew Wealth with expertise in helping tradies and construction businesses build wealth & financial success whilst managing the risks, tax, and cash flow of their business. Amar works with clients to paint a clear picture of their personal...

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...

With extensive experience in accounting and SaaS industry, Sahil is a trusted advisor to his clients. Over the last decade, he has gained an in-depth understanding of the cloud-enabled accounting ecosystem, having worked at Xero as well as with other integrated add-on apps, with a focus on...

Doug has been leading Sharesight since 2013. Prior to Sharesight, Doug worked at Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), where he held various positions including Product Manager for Morningstar Adviser Research Center (a platform serving financial advisers), and Global Product & Marketing...

Mike is a cofounder of MCG Quantity Surveyors and is an industry leader in tax depreciation. Mike has worked as an expert depreciation consultant with a number of major firms such as McDonalds, CMC Markets, Deloitte, PwC and more. He has completed thousands of depreciation schedules for commercial...

Carly Moulang is an Associate Professor in Accounting at Monash University with over 20 years experience in Higher Education. She holds a Ph.D. in management accounting and a Graduate Diploma in Psychology from Monash University. She is a CPA Australia member and a Chartered Accountant (CA...

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...

Jessica commenced her corporate tax career in the UK in 2000 and has worked in Australia since 2005. Since 2006, she has specialised in R&D tax and assisted a diverse range of industries to identify R&D opportunities and access the R&D tax benefits, including start-up innovators, SMEs...

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...

Karen has extensive experience working in both Public Practice and small businesses before joining the ATO in 2018.  She is currently a Business Strategy Manager in the Small Business Experience stream and is responsible for the implementation of the Cash Flow Coaching Kit. Karen regularly consults ...

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...

Mark is responsible for Digital Partnerships, Planning & Governance at the Australian Taxation Office. This includes the relationship with Digital Service providers and the e-invoicing program, while also leading internal EST operations including planning, resource management and governance...

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...

Linden Toll is on a mission to help SMEs by changing the financial lending landscape. He started Apricity Finance in 2013, after he identified a gap in the SME finance market. Prior to starting Apricity Finance, Linden has had an extensive career in finance. First, he worked at the Sydney Futures...

Tomas is a technology evangelist and an innovator in Research and Development (R&D) of digital products with Artificial Intelligence (AI). He has been applying machine learning research to solve problems in financial services, including designing, building, patenting, and launching digital...

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...

Greg Valles, Managing Director of Valles Accountants, acquired a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and worked at the Australian Taxation Office for more than 15 years.Valles Accountants includes a team of Chartered Accountants by profession, active...

A Digital Marketer and Product Builder with a focus on Loyalty and Rewards.Experienced in driving growth within start-ups, David has joined pay.com.au after spending 4 years growing the website Point Hacks into Australia’s largest Frequent Flyer publisher.The pay.com.au payments platform and...

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...