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...

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...

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...

Dane is a highly experienced financial risk management and treasury professional with over 20 years’ experience in financial markets, financial risk management, treasury consulting and managing corporate treasuries.He currently leads the treasury services advisory practice at EY where he consults...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...