Corporate

Stephen Menzies is one of the leading securities lawyers in Australia. He is currently a Consultant at Ashurst in Sydney and a non-executive director of ASX-listed Platinum Asset Management and Century Australia Investments Limited.

Michelle is the Director of the Centre of Excellence and an Australian Laureate Fellow. She was 2018 Australian of the Year, and is Editor-in-Chief of Nature Quantum Information and the 2017 L’Oréal-UNESCO Asia-Pacific Laureate in the Physical Sciences.

Hugh was Chief Scientist at Telstra and is President of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering at University of Wollongong and Professorial Fellow of University of Melbourne.

Kim leads Telstra’s Product & Technology function, responsible for delivering Telstra’s product and technology roadmap. He is also accountable for Telstra’s product strategy and lifecycle, and technology and innovation where products are incubated and brought to scale.

Mike is the Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, where he is responsible for innovation strategy, economic and analytical services, industry growth and resources.

David is the Group Chief Operating Officer of Standard Chartered Bank, and was formerly the Group Executive Enterprise Services and CIO for CBA. He is an experienced business and IT executive, both in Australia and overseas.

Samantha has led strategy and emerging technology innovation at CBA since 2018. Before this she gained broad experience in digital innovation and growth strategies at Boston Consulting Group and with LDR London.