Fleur is a senior insurance executive with more than 30 years’ experience across insurance broking, risk management, and executive leadership in Australia and internationally. She is currently Managing Director of HW Wood Australia, leading the Australian operations of a global insurance brokerage with responsibility for strategy, governance, regulatory compliance, and the delivery of complex, multi-line insurance solutions for corporate and international clients.

Fleur has a strong track record in building and leading high-performing specialist teams, Lloyd’s placements, and managing sophisticated portfolios across diverse industries including manufacturing, engineering, aviation, property, education, and not-for-profit sectors. Her career spans senior roles with global firms including Willis, Aon, and Jardine Lloyd Thompson, complemented by hands-on experience across all stages of the insurance and risk lifecycle.

In addition to her corporate leadership background, Fleur brings valuable grass-roots business experience, having owned and operated a number of family businesses. This perspective gives her a practical, commercially grounded understanding of the real-world challenges faced by small and growing businesses.

A Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Fleur holds multiple professional qualifications and fellowships within the insurance industry and is a nationally recognised award winner, including the Frank Earl Platinum Award. She is passionate about mentoring, leadership development, and sharing practical insights on career progression, governance, stakeholder management, and navigating complex professional environments.

As Operations Director at CBRE, I oversee the delivery of world-class asset management services to global clients across diverse sectors and markets. With over 20 years of experience in business development, change leadership, and financial management, I have a proven track record of achieving exceptional results in highly complex and multi-disciplinary environments.

My core competencies include developing and executing strategic plans, aligning stakeholders behind a common vision, driving large-scale change, and innovating solutions that enhance organizational effectiveness and sustainability. I am passionate about continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and building long-term relationships. I hold a Master of Business Administration and a Post Graduate in Organisational Change Management from UNSW Business School.

With over 30 years of experience in the retail industry, Deborah is a renowned executive coach and mentor supporting women navigate and build their retail careers and businesses. Deborah offers her clients a unique perspective for growth that is driven by self-reflection and goal orientation that is focused on developing the skills and capabilities to be the best person they can be for their team, their family, their friends, their customer, but more importantly, themselves. 

Starting her career in Fashion Design, Deborah developed and sustained the passion to be continually curious in understanding the evolving needs and desires of the customer and to be driven to continuously focus on delivering creative solutions that not only inspires but excites consistently customers.

Deborah evolved her retail career from Fashion Design to Executive leadership roles in Marketing, Finance, Buying, Merchandise Planning, Operations, Supply Chain and eCommerce in industry leading Specialty and ASX listed businesses including Kmart, Target, Officeworks and more recently Mecca. 

Throughout her extensive career Deborah has had an unwavering customer-centric approach which has enabled her to play an integral role in the industry leading transformation of multiple businesses through a focus on embedding a customer focused, results driven, collaborative culture within her teams. 

With customers and serving others being at Deborah’s core, she now uses her experience and expertise to support others through her coaching and mentoring business with her focus on supporting others be all that they can be for themselves and their customers. 

Divya Pasupuleti is an accomplished executive leader with extensive global experience in the Telecommunications, Project Management and Not-for-Profit Industries.

She is known for leading complex business transformations, driving customer centric and innovative strategies that deliver sustained customer experience and tangible business results. She currently heads up Business Strategy, Transformation and Governance at a critical telecommunication infrastructure provider within Australia, with her work contributing towards empowering the digital backbone of the nation. 

Divya is passionate about promoting and enabling diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and an advocate of the power of mentoring. She currently mentors the next generation of leaders at ABCN, Project Management Institute (PMI), National Association of Women in Operations (NAWO), RMIT University and NBN Co.

She is the Co-Chair for several C-Suite led DEI initiatives within current organisation including Gender Strategy and Cultural Diversity pillars, and an active chair for global programs including Women in Project Management program.

She is a current Board Director for Australian Gender Equality Council (AGEC), a not-for-profit that supports and promotes gender equality; Project Management Institute (PMI) Melbourne Chapter – a global professional membership organisation dedicated to the advancement of project management excellence, and Afghan Women on the Move (AWOTM) – a not-for-profit that supports the health, mental wellbeing, individual growth and development of Afghan and other women of diverse backgrounds in Australia.

Divya is also an Advisory Council member for National Association of Women in Operations (NAWO), Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) and City of Casey. 

Her work has been recognised through several awards, most recently as a ‘Global Impact Finalist’ – Australia’s Stellar South Asian Women Awards 2023 by Australian South Asian Centre, 2022 and 2023 Recalibrate Gender Equity Awards – Senior Manager Category Finalist’ by Business in Heels. 

Divya is a regular global keynote, conference, and panel speaker in the topics of project management, business transformation, gender equality, cultural diversity, female executive in STEM. 

Jo Lambie is an entrepreneurial thought leader with over 25 years of experience in business development and go-to-market (GTM) strategies within the technology sector. A results-driven leader, Jo is passionate about empowering teams to achieve exceptional outcomes, adapting her leadership style to both corporate and small business environments for impactful success.

Currently serving as a Sales Director and Mentor at Civica, Jo has also been recognised as a nominee for the Digital Innovator Award.  In addition to Corporate, she has mentored emerging small businesses through her own small business ventures and the Australian Small Business Advisory Services, helping startups navigate GTM and business development. Jo holds an MBA and earned a scholarship for the Women’s Entrepreneurs program through AICD.

Jo’s expertise spans the following areas, where she consistently delivers significant value:

• Small business startup guidance
• Go-to-market (GTM) strategies
• Sales and marketing solutions

Kathryn Harper brings over 20 years’ experience in executive search and consulting, building her career with boutique agencies and large international Executive Search firms.  She joined Amrop Carmichael Fisher as Partner in 2019.

Specialising in the Government sector, Kathryn has provided Executive Search services for senior level appointments including CEO, Deputy Secretary, Executive Officer, General Manager and Director mandates for various State Government departments and agencies.  Additionally, she has also managed Chair and Board appointments for several Statutory Authorities.  As a result, she brings a strong understanding of the sector and its specific requirements, including diversity, to the search and engagement of executives and non-executive directors.

Relationship management has been a major focus for Kathryn and she is passionately committed to understanding the ever-changing needs of clients and candidates, carefully assessing the capabilities of candidates to ensure a good cultural match between the two. She has a strong understanding of the importance of building lasting relationships with clients and candidates alike. Providing career advice and mentoring is an aspect of her role which she finds particularly enjoyable and rewarding.

A senior executive leader with over a decade of experience in leading teams through significant cultural change and transformation. I have operated in retail, corporate and community health environments, where I have demonstrated my commitment to developing the capability of my people whilst driving operational and organisational excellence. I believe in the importance of working collaboratively cross functionally to achieve meaningful customer and community outcomes and ongoing financial success.

A core value of mine is making a difference, and this extends not only to the customers and communities I serve but the people I am entrusted to lead. I am an accomplished leader with an ability to build high-performing teams and cultures to achieve organisational goals. I am skilled at balancing commercial requirements whilst actively engaging and empowering our people to succeed and supporting future leaders to learn and grow. I am a passionate people centred leader and believe in creating environments where people feel safe to be their authentic selves, to form highly engaged teams that have fun and where the collective group energises each other to deliver positive outcomes and growth.

Lyly Greca, a Vietnamese immigrant lucky enough to arrive in Australia with my mother and older brothers at the tender age of 6. Today, I’m married to a beautiful Italian man whom I met at University whilst studying my Bachelor of Economics and Finance degree and together we’re blessed with 2 amazing children living in Australia’s most livable city Melbourne.

I am the 3rd child in our family of 2 older boys and a younger half-sister. My brothers and I were raised by an incredibly strong and traditional woman with amazing smarts, fantastic work ethics and greatest generosity. From a very young age, I knew what I wanted and often map out how I’d achieve those goals. Today I operate a premium flower and gift social enterprise called “Miei Fiori”. With more than 10% of Australian population living below the poverty line and just half of those are Children, Miei Fiori was created as a vehicle to combat poverty, serve our people, support our community and protect our planet.
We do that by that by:
Donating 100% profit to children’s charities within Australia
Commit to sustainable options
Complete transparency.

My entrepreneurship started at about 15 years of age when I was able to make my very own first dollar at McDonald’s. I mapped my path to owning my first property by 18, how I’d earn 6 figures by 25 and operating a Company that is dedicated to solving some world challenges by 40. Today I’m 37 years old and couldn’t feel luckier and more grateful for everything I’ve achieved thus far with my best-friend and soul mate.
Before taking the bold step to start my own company, I had an incredible Corporate career in varying roles across many industries practicing the lessons learnt from mentors, making many mistakes along the way, solving problems and pivoted through challenges whilst having a lot of fun along the way

Throughout my career in New Zealand and Australia, my passion and focus have been working with organisations to achieve their strategic growth goals and hone their greatest competitive advantage – their people.

As an executive mentor and leadership coach, I have worked with other business leaders in their personal develop as they too contend with the challenges of leadership during uncertainty and on the journey of organisational change and service excellence.

 a business leadership perspective, many of the roles I have undertaken have come as the result of being appointed to lead organisational change – even during times of volatility and uncertainty.  I have learned that to achieve significant, sustainable success and growth you must focus on the customer experience and outcome – continually delivering a better service today than yesterday.

As an executive mentor and leadership coach, I have worked with other business leaders in their personal develop as they too contend with the challenges of leadership during uncertainty and on the journey of organisational change and service excellence.

Nabila is a digital marketing communications expert with over 15 years of extensive experience in paid, owned, and earned communications having worked in consulting agencies and client-side. She has driven and implemented digital strategies for Australian ASX-listed companies such as BHP and Telstra and US-listed companies like Intel, LVMH, Mastercard and Cushman & Wakefield.

She is highly experienced in digital marketing and communications for industries such as mining, technology, finance, consumer, and government.

Nabila recently completed a Certificate in Cybersecurity, where she now adds python coding and cyber-attack management to her expertise. In her spare time, Nabila enjoys mentoring others in the marketing and communications field while consulting start-ups on the best practices for digital marketing.  

Nabila is a strong advocate of inclusion and diversity matters. She is a committee member for the women’s group at BHP, a platform for women in the business to advocate for each other. Additionally, Nabila is also a strong LGBTQIA+ ally and is a global committee member of Jasper, a BHP employee-led group that champions LGBTQIA+ policies and issues.

Nabila earned her Communications degree from Richmond, the American International University in London. She regards herself as someone dynamic, agile, and highly motivated. 

Sandymcdonald.com and charity, CreateCare Global, Sandy McDonald is an author, a TEDx speaker, and a storytelling trainer, working with business and academia to improve and enhance communication through purpose-led story.

Artwords in started out in 1992 and Twenty two years later, it had become an award-winning marketing communication solutions destination for some of Australia’s most successful enterprises. In 2008, Sandy started her first charity Knit-a-square which led to her next career. She delivered a standing ovation TEDx talk about this extraordinary adventure in 2014.

 The intersection of these two experiences was to prove pivotal to the work she does now. In ArtWords, if they couldn’t get their clients clear on what they were positioning, why, and for whom, they’d failed. This became the single most important component of their work. During the formative years of Knit-a-square, they learned that online stories with a focused purpose touched lives everywhere.

They helped build a worldwide community of 20,000 people in 71 countries which is still growing. Sandy wrote the book, Get It Right Online to detail the framework for how this was achieved.