McGrathNicol is an advisory firm that works with both listed and private companies, to help manage risk and perform better. Matt specialises in financial crime and regulatory investigations and has seen the bad side of business and criminal conduct. He has worked on cases involving  market misconduct, international bribery and corruption, large scale and recent high profile fraud matters, investigations into the misappropriation of funds by junior employees, release of market sensitive and/or confidential information and many other examples of corporate and government misconduct

Dr Pradeep Philip is the newly appointed Partner at Deloitte Access Economics and Founder of the boutique advisory house, Ergo Consilium, advising CEOs and executives as they navigate uncertainty. Senior Advisor across politics and business.His passion lies in purposeful and values based strategy, innovation, and cultural change in organisations, focussing the attention of individuals, teams, and organisations on understanding customer and citizen needs.With extensive experience in dealing with the most senior political and business leaders, Pradeep has significant insight into why and how decisions makers make decisions.

Social entrepreneur, soprano, global speaker on creative innovation and disruption and change, spiritual journeywoman. She Discusses some of the key themes of Creative Innovation i2017 “Human Intelligence 2.0 – Thriving in the Age of Acceleration”.

Customer owned banking in Australia has $106 billion in assets which underlines that the customer owned model, with its 4 million customers, is the proven alternative to the listed model in retail banking. COBA represents the below-the-radar building societies, mutuals and credit unions who provide banking services to many Australians but don’t have much of a voice when the banking sector is discussed in Canberra or the media. 

Over the last 23 years, her work has spanned 25 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America leading non-profits and creating social enterprises that have directly impacted the lives of millions of individuals. She has worked with diverse issues ranging from water and food scarcity, economic enhancement, climate change, land rights, healthcare, education and child welfare. Her unique contribution has been to infuse these traditional development solutions with an entrepreneurial approach, where all stakeholders can draw tangible value from these programs and services.

Hipages is Australia’s number one place to hire a trusted tradie. The company was founded in an Aussie garage 13 years ago by two great mates (David and Roby) and is now turning over $37 million a year. hipages is not only Australia’s number one place to hire a tradesperson – it’s also fast becoming one of Australia’s greatest entrepreneurial success stories. 

Australian company Cochlear, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, has launched the world’s first and only Made for iPhone cochlear implant sound processor - the Nucleus® 7 Sound Processor. People with a Cochlear Nucleus Implant can now stream sound directly from a compatible iPhone, iPad and iPod touch directly to their sound processor.

Jason Wilby is the founder and joint CEO of Insurance disruptor Huddle, an insurance startup using technology to make trust central to its operating model. Jason has a background in finance where he saw trust as a huge issue – insurers don’t trust customers and with fraud costing $2bn every year it’s easy to see why, but consumers equally feel like insurance is one of life’s necessary evils as premiums continue to go up.

Kirsten Carriol had to catch a plane and was stuck for lip balm. That long flight became her light bulb moment. Growing up on a remote Australian sheep farm her Dad (a DNA scientist) had taught her that lanolin, from wool, mimics human oils - making it nature's secret to all skin moisture. As a child, lanolin was the only ingredient her parents used on her lips & skin.

Crooked Compass is a boutique tour operator uncovering the world’s best-kept secrets through small group touring and customised itineraries. Created to inspire, educate and encourage traveller’s to understand responsible tourism by providing culturally immersive experiences, supporting local communities and projects. Traveller’s see their destination through the eyes of a local, uncovering the side of a destination they didn’t know existed.