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.
Arjun Agarwal
Founder & CEO
inaam
Kirsty Albert
Executive Director - Legal, Governance and People
Alberts
Neil Balme
Advisor & Consultant
Australian Football League
Clint Bartlett
Consultant, UNDP and UNCDF
Michelle Di Fabio
Master of Ceremonies
James Bradley
Principal at Communities
Minderoo Foundation
Richard Brandweiner
Natasha Buckley
Head of Sustainable Investing
HarbourVest Partners
Dr Wendy-Lin Bartels
Strategic Partnerships Specialist
The Balmoral Group
Rosemary Addis
William Burckart
CEO
The Investment Integration Project
Jeffrey Brunton
Head of Portfolio Management
Hesta
Dr Mary Beth
CEO
Wavewise Analytics
Andrew Bird
Founder & Managing Director
Foundstone Advisory
Jean-Simon Chaudier
Co-founder & CEO
FireTracking
David Christmas
Founder & CEO
DataBench
Nandini Chaudhury
MD & Head of APAC Advisory
CrossBoundary
Michael J Casey
Chairman
Advanced AI Society
Peter Conners
Partner and Joint Head of Property
Barwon Investment Partners
Barry Buffier AM
Former Chair & CEO
NSW Environment Protection Authority
Michael Corcoran
Chief Executive Officer
Novar Impact Capital
Emmanuelle Delannoy
Head of Impact & Policy
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC)
Kylie Charlton
Managing Director
Australian Impact Investments
Jeremy Cleaver
Development Finance Consultant
Francie Doolan
CEO
Small Giants
Sian Fenner
Head of Business & Industry Economics
Westpac
Amitesh Deo
CEO & Director
Waste Recyclers Fiji
Lisa Fedorenko
Head of Impact Investing
Save the Children Global Ventures
Mark Cook
Director of Neurology
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Tara Croft
CEO
Baymatob
Maria Theresa Capellan
President & CEO
SunAsia Energy
Nathan Fabian
Chief Sustainable Systems Officer
Principles For Responsible Investment (PRI)
Heidi Douglas
CEO
Solar Citizens
Tom Ferrier
Founder
Greener
Dr Alan Finkel AO
Former Chief Scientist of Australia
Arielle Gamble
Co-Founder & CEO
Groundswell
Birribi Dillon
Head of International Partnerships & Development
Institutional Export Finance Australia
Alison George
Chief Impact & Ethics Officer
Australian Ethical
Roger Gillespie OAM
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Bakers Delight Holdings Ltd
Dr Andreas Fouras
Managing Director & CEO
4DMedical
Natasha Garcha
Senior Director
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)
Rachel Halpern
Founder & CEO
Cairncross Capital
Roo Harris
Lawyer & Co-owner
Scale Investors
Ryan Galloway
Chief Growth Officer & Co-Founder
TechCoop
Tom Godfrey CFA
Senior Healthcare Analyst
Ord Minnett
David Hetherington
CEO
Impact Investing Australia
Lisa Genasci
Managing Director of Sustainable Finance
ADM Capital
Andrew Huang
Managing Director & Head of Investment Solutions & Partnerships
Impact Alpha Partners
Eleanor Gammell
Convener
Esther Lane
Serena Grant
Director of Business & Human Rights, Walk Free
Minderoo Foundation
Gillian Gordon
Joseph Healy
Co-Founder & CEO
Malu Health Group
Bhanvi Kapoor Anand
Impact Investment Manager
Snow Foundation
Dr Liz Heagney
Head of Portfolio & Analytics
Skjander
Izzy Jensen
Managing Partner
Transition Accelerator
Dr Michelle Hill
Founder & CEO
Proseek Bio
Daniela Jaramillo
Head of Sustainability Solutions
Fidelity International
Ben Huda
Impact Investor & Co-founder
Maven Securities
Nainesh Jaisingh
Founding Partner & Chief Executive Officer
Affirma Capital
Evan Leslie
Director, Head of Product Strategy & Investor Relations, Global Value Add Real Estate platform
Blackrock
William Hart
Head of Portfolio Management & Responsible Investment
Evans and Partners (E&P)
Steven Hall
CTO
DataBench
Michael Hadiono
CEO and Co-Founder
Ternakin
Jane Lowe
Managing Director
Investor Relations Department Pty Ltd (IR Department)
Kerri Lee Sinclair
Director of Investment
AusBiotech
Claudia Kwan
Equities Investor on Global & Impact
NorthStar Impact
Sandeep Kumar Lohani
Chief Financial Officer
South Pacific Business Development Microfinance Network
Mick Liubinskas
Partner: Sustainable Solutions, Innovation and Ventures
Melomys Advisory
James Kozina
Development Manager
Queensland University of Technology
Angus Kathage
Principal Advisor
Blended Finance and Investment, DFAT
Damien Menzies
Managing Director
Ord Minnett
Steve McLean
Head of Corporate Finance
FinClear Group
Jayne Lovelock
Director Private Investment
Creative Australia
Clare McHugh
CEO
New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC)
Melissa Natawake
Managing Director
Drua Foundation
Phoebe Pincus
CEO
Startmate
Sarah Meibusch
Partner
OneVentures
Jon Myer
General Manager
Orygen Digital
Robert Klupacs
CEO
Bionics Institute
Samar Mcheileh
Managing Partner
Scale Investors
Mohinesh Prasad
Head
Green Finance Centre PNG
Antoine Raes
Investment Director
Mirova
Dan Madhavan
Partner
Ecotone Partners
Kate Saunders
Head of Foundation
Australian Ethical
Dave Rae
Co-Founder
UNLESS Financial
Winston Mandrawa
Managing Director and Head of ASEAN
Affirma Capital
Shane Nichols
Chief Executive Officer
Good Return
Regina Rao
Principal of Impact Investing
Minderoo Foundation
Tom Owen-Edmunds
Senior Adviser
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Kerry Series
Founder & Chief Investment Officer
NorthStar Impact
Joseph Oliver
Managing Director and Co-Founder
Delorean Corporation
Ralitsa Rizvanolli
Partner & Head of Investments
Sarona Asset Management
Seri Renkin OAM
Co-Founder & Executive Director
The DEA Network
Geoffrey Seeto
Senior Managing Director
Emerging Markets
Professor Jo Robinson AM
Professor & Head of Suicide Prevention
Orygen
Brett Savill
Chief Operating Officer
Institute for Economics & Peace
Adam Roberts
Head of Private Markets
Australian Ethical
Madie Sturgess
Clean Energy Projects Co-Director
Original Power
Ben Smith
Director of Investment & Impact Capital
Paul Ramsay Foundation
Jodi Smith
CEO & Founding General Partner
Matanataki Pte Ltd
Dr Sonja Stuchtey
Founder
The Landbanking Group
Stephanie Thornton
General Manager
Azura Ocean Technology
Natalie Sullivan
CEO
EACH
Ruth Shaber MD
Founder & President
Tara Health Foundation
Daniel Stacey
Co-Founder & CEO
Sunlight Partners
Andrew Thomas
Head of Investment Strategy & Asset Allocation
REST
Dr Christian Toouli
CEO & Managing Director
FivepHusion
Huy Truong
Co-founder & Chair
Thrive Refugee Enterprise
Adam Verwey
Co-Founder & CEO
SIX
Prof Jennifer Westacott AC
Australia’s Business Champion to Indonesia
Charlie Williams
Managing Director
HB Biotechnology Ltd
Liv Whitty
CEO
OHO
Erika Whillas
Innovation Consulting Manager
Accenture
Farren Williams
Partner
Koda Capital