It’s no secret that the milk formula industry has been going through its own challenges after a China led boom. But there is still a very strong future for the industry, especially given Australia’s clean and green reputation for dairy production. Viplus Dairy is one of Australia’s leading nutritional milk formula producers and operates from a base in the Toora area of South Gippsland in Victoria.

Les talks about the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) changes and its impact on large Australian companies. He explains how local companies will be impacted, share top tips on how Australian companies can use technology to prepare for the GDPR to their advantage, and embrace it to take a customer first approach without impeding productivity.

Elgar Welch is the Lead at Streem, a provider of comprehensive and real time Print, Online, TV, Radio and Social media intelligence services to some of Australia's largest corporate and government organisations. Prior to forming Streem, Elgar was an adviser in the Prime Minister's Office working across digital communication.

David has over 30 years’ experience in technology, finance, digital media and M&A. He has worked in Europe, the US and the APAC in executive roles frequently at the cutting edge of change. Kyckr is a global regulatory technology business & provides KYC technology solutions to help protect against money laundering, fraud and tax evasion. Kyckr’s solutions are connected to over 180 regulated primary sources, in over 120 countries, providing real-time company registry information on over an estimated 80 million businesses globally.

Al loves crafting the untold stories of people connected to the land, those who risk everything to grow and transport the food that sustains our nation. In a broad sense she is a messenger, a storyteller. In a practical sense she is a business owner, a photographer, teacher, business consultant, art gallery proprietor, and international best-selling author specializing in the Australian industries of agriculture and transport.

Brendan is a seasoned ICT Executive Director, with a career spanning 25 years in the industry. In his current role he is responsible for providing technology, support and growth opportunities for over one million Australian small businesses. Prior to this role he held a number of senior executive roles across Telstra’s business customer segments, with responsibility for strategic products such as cloud, security, data & IP, mobiles and unified communications for small and medium businesses.

Len is the Chief Cyber Security Advisor for RSA APJ focusing on Government. He has over 25 years of experience in the information technology industry, with an early focus on Oracle CASE, network operations and database administration. His current focus is to work with executives and business stakeholders to make security a strategic priority that translates into business value. He believes IoT devices are going to be the next big target for similar cyber-attacks and discusses how the risk in IoT can be mitigated.

John is a Peak Performance strategist & former coach of the Australian cricket team who uses his successful sports coaching methodology to help individuals, leaders and teams create their own ‘Everest’, guiding them on that journey, through inspiring strategy, mobilising action, and igniting results. Currently John is involved in International Leaders, specifically in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia. He is also a Director of RPM360 – a company targeting change in corporate coaching culture. John is also an author of some note having authored three books including “What’s your Everest?” & his first book, “If Better is Possible”, described as insightful, entertaining and relevant to leaders or coaches in any field.

Switch media is one of the world leaders in OTT (internet) content streaming, with a presence in the US and India. It’s their technology that streams to millions of Australians’ digital devices Foxtel’s Play and Go content, the 21 free-to-air channels on the Freeview FV app, ABC’s iView, RMIT Melbourne and the Federal Parliament video content. As a multi-screen video platform, Switch Media design, develop and deliver tailored IP video solutions for a diverse range of industries including. Switch’s streaming technology also includes Chromecast enabling the casting of program content on TV sets without aerials or cable connection.

Essendon Airport was privatised in 2001 (to a joint venture between Lindsay Fox and Max Beck) - Chris has been driving a transformation so that the airport and its surrounding Essendon Fields precinct have gone from employing just a few hundred people at the time of privatisation to now providing jobs for more than 6000 people. It recently opened the first Hyatt Place hotel in Australia with its own Conference Centre and the whole precinct has been developed into a major business park with seven centres of excellence - with plans to eventually provide jobs for up to 18,000 people.