Summit Speakers
Hear from leading industry experts as they share inspiring perspectives, innovative thinking and engaging conversations designed to move business forward.
Discover the 2026 speakers below. More to be revealed soon.
Michelle Di Fabio
Master of Ceremonies
Kirsty Albert
Executive Director
Alberts
Dr Wendy-Lin Bartels
Strategic Partnerships Specialist
The Balmoral Group
Neil Balme
Advisor & Consultant
Australian Football League
Caroline Brady
Head of Partnerships
Net Purpose
Andrew Bird
Founder & Managing Director
Foundstone Advisory
Jeffrey Brunton
Head of Portfolio Management
Hesta
James Bradley
Principal at Communities
Minderoo Foundation
Barry Buffier
Former Chair & CEO
NSW Environment Protection Authority
Natasha Buckley
Head of Sustainable Investing
HarbourVest Partners
Michael J Casey
Chairman
Advanced AI Society
William Burckart
CEO
The Investment Integration Project
Jean-Simon Chaudier
Co-founder & CEO
FireTracking
Maria Theresa Capellan
President & CEO
SunAsia Energy
David Christmas
Founder & CEO
DataBench
Kylie Charlton
Managing Director
Australian Impact Investments
Pia Clinton-Tarestad
Co-Founder & CEO
Clean Slate Clinic
Jeremy Cleaver
Development Finance Consultant
Michael Corcoran
Chief Executive Officer
Novar Impact Capital
Mark Cook
Director of Neurology
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Emmanuelle Delannoy
Managing Director
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC)
Amitesh Deo
CEO & Director
Waste Recyclers Fiji
Tara Croft
CEO
Baymatob
Francie Doolan
CEO
Small Giants
Heidi Douglas
CEO
Solar Citizens
Nathan Fabian
Chief Sustainable Systems Officer
Principles For Responsible Investment (PRI)
Lisa Fedorenko
Head of Impact Investing
Save the Children Global Ventures
Sian Fenner
Head of Business & Industry Economics
Westpac
Tom Ferrier
Founder
Greener
Dr Alan Finkel AO
Former Chief Scientist of Australia
Dr Andreas Fouras
Managing Director & CEO
4DMedical
Arielle Gamble
Co-Founder & CEO
Groundswell
Eleanor Gammell
Convener
Esther Lane
Natasha Garcha
Senior Director
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)
Lisa Genasci
Managing Director of Sustainable Finance
ADM Capital
Roger Gillespie OAM
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Bakers Delight Holdings Ltd
Tom Godfrey CFA
Senior Healthcare Analyst
Ord Minnett
Serena Grant
Director of Business & Human Rights, Walk Free
Minderoo Foundation
Rachel Halpern
Founder & CEO
Cairncross Capital
Roo Harris
Lawyer & Co-owner
Scale Investors
William Hart
Head of Portfolio Management & Responsible Investment
Evans and Partners (E&P)
Dr Liz Heagney
Head of Portfolio & Analytics
Skjander
Joseph Healy
Co-Founder & CEO
Malu Health Group
David Hetherington
CEO
Impact Investing Australia
Dr Michelle Hill
Founder & CEO
Proseek Bio
Ben Huda
Impact Investor & Co-founder
Maven Securities
Nainesh Jaisingh
Founding Partner & Chief Executive Officer
Affirma Capital
Daniela Jaramillo
Head of Sustainability Solutions
Fidelity International
Izzy Jensen
Managing Partner
Transition Accelerator
Bhanvi Kapoor Anand
Impact Investment Manager
Snow Foundation
Angus Kathage
Principal Advisor
Blended Finance and Investment, DFAT
Robert Klupacs
CEO
Bionics Institute
James Kozina
Development Manager
Queensland University of Technology
Claudia Kwan
Equities Investor on Global & Impact
NorthStar Impact
Sandeep Kumar Lohani
Chief Financial Officer
South Pacific Business Development Microfinance Network
Dan Madhavan
Partner
Ecotone Partners
Winston Mandrawa
Managing Director and Head of ASEAN
Affirma Capital
Prof Pat McGorry AO
Executive Director
Orygen Limited
Samar Mcheileh
Managing Partner
Scale Investors
Clare McHugh
CEO
New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC)
Sarah Meibusch
Partner
OneVentures
Damien Menzies
Managing Director
Ord Minnett
Melissa Natawake
Managing Director
Drua Foundation
Shane Nichols
Chief Executive Officer
Good Return
Tom Owen-Edmunds
Senior Adviser
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Phoebe Pincus
CEO
Startmate
Mohinesh Prasad
Head
Green Finance Centre PNG
Antoine Raes
Investment Director
Mirova
Regina Rao
Principal of Impact Investing
Minderoo Foundation
Seri Renkin OAM
Co-Founder & Executive Director
The DEA Network
Ralitsa Rizvanolli
Partner & Head of Investments
Sarona Asset Management
Geoffrey Seeto
Senior Managing Director
Emerging Markets
Kerry Series
Founder & Chief Investment Officer
NorthStar Impact
Ruth Shaber MD
Founder & President
Tara Health Foundation
Ben Smith
Director of Investment & Impact Capital
Paul Ramsay Foundation
Jodi Smith
CEO & Founding General Partner
Matanataki Pte Ltd
Daniel Stacey
Co-Founder & CEO
Sunlight Partners
Dr Sonja Stuchtey
Founder
The Landbanking Group
Natalie Sullivan
CEO
EACH
Andrew Thomas
Head of Investment Strategy & Asset Allocation
REST
Stephanie Thornton
General Manager
Azura Ocean Technology
Christian Toouli
CEO & Managing Director
FivepHusion
Huy Truong
Co-founder & Chair
Thrive Refugee Enterprise
Adam Verwey
Co-Founder & CEO
SIX
Prof Jennifer Westacott AC
Special Adviser
KPMG Australia
Liv Whitty
CEO
OHO
Erika Whillas
Innovation Consulting Manager
Accenture
Charlie Williams
Managing Director
HB Biotechnology Ltd
Farren Williams
Partner
Koda Capital
Andrew Huang
Managing Director & Head of Investment Solutions & Partnerships
Impact Alpha Partners