Avalon Kay is a Senior Consultant in the Risk Consulting division at KPMG. She graduated from Flinders University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Advanced Leadership and Accounting) and has since completed her Chartered Accountants (CA) qualification. Prior to starting with KPMG four years ago, Avalon worked as a bookkeeper for two businesses – a digital creative agency and a group of family-owned newsagents. 

Liza has been working at Bangladesh Bank (BB), the Central Bank of Bangladesh since 1999. Her current role is Deputy General Manager, and her core responsibilities include overseeing Policy and Monitoring sections. Prior, Liza was employed in the Department of Financial Institutions and Markets (DFIM). Her major tasks included monitoring compliances of the financial institutions by analyzing loan classifications, sector wise disbursements and governance issues. Prior to that, I worked in the Financial Stability Department (FSD) where the core responsibilities were to oversee the systemic risk in the banking sector of the country.

James Packham directs a portfolio of businesses which specialize in sales and management for residential, commercial and retirement real estate. James is highly sought as a selling agent and auctioneer and holds respected industry awards from both Harcourts and the Real Estate Institute of South Australia. Harcourts Packham was recently awarded the Number 1 Franchise in Harcourts South Australia and in 2019, James was recognized as the Business Owner of the Year in Harcourts South Australia. He has completed degrees in Business and Economics from Flinders University and studied Operations Management at the Royal Military College (ADFA).

James is increasingly committed to his work in philanthropy and various projects within the community. In partnership with Toward Home Alliance, he has created Terra Firma, a state-first initiative providing a privately owned and operated homeless shelter. James is a Friend of Rotary, a supporter of the Harcourts Foundation which has gifted more than $4-million-dollars to charities in recent years, as well as contributing to several other community minded organizations.

Sarah Hampel is a Leadership Coach and Mentor, and founder of Authentic Results Coaching.  With over 25 years' experience in human resources and leadership roles with internationally recognised companies such as Cadbury Schweppes, Kraft, Pepsi, Lion, and BP, she has led and worked with leaders and managers across diverse business functions, industries and international geographies. Utilising her degree in psychology and sociology, backed by the latest in neuroscience and human behaviour-based methodologies, she coaches and mentors new & emerging leaders to accelerate their development, enhance their performance, increase their influence, boost their confidence, and intensify their impact so they can be seen, heard and trusted as authentic leaders.

Prabhat is a financial adviser in Perpetual’s South Australian office with more than seven years of experience in advising clients on how to grow their wealth and achieve their goals by providing holistic financial advice. Prabhat also specialises in working with Not-for-Profit organisations and Native Title Trusts by assisting them with building capacity around investment management and governance.

Prabhat graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from Flinders University and is also a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®).

Matt Wood has a strong interest in Project Management in healthcare and is currently the Project Risk Manager for the new Women's and Children's Hospital, SA Health. Prior to this appointment Matt has held positions in the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, new Royal Adelaide Hospital Project and SA Local Health Networks.

Matt completed the Flinders University Master of Health Administration in 2020 and is actively involved in the Australasian College of Health Service Management.  

Emily is a HR Advisor for Westpac Group. In her current role, she provides HR guidance to leaders and employees across Australia. She has three years of experience coaching leaders through challenging people issues, preparing them with the skills to manage a hybrid workforce. Emily is an experienced career adviser, working previously as a Career Transition Consultant and runs career readiness workshops for a variety of Social Enterprises across Victoria. In 2022 she was appointed to lead the Westpac's Groups Employee Action Group 'The Youth Network', and currently leads the continuous improvement initiatives stream for HR services at Westpac. Emily completed a Double Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) and Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Management) at Flinders University in 2019. 

Emily is a passionate problem solver with extensive business analysis and transformation experience, ranging from Submarines and Air Warfare Destroyers, to Environment and Health.  

Working in cross disciplinary teams, leading requirements workshops, communicating with people from a range of backgrounds including executives, scientific professionals, and trades, translating between IT speak and English is a key skill. 

Emily has been involved in all phases of software development from identifying improvement opportunities through implementation and acceptance testing.

Emily spent 2017 fulfilling a personal goal undertaking a 4,000 kilometre, solo, and unsupported cycling journey through Europe from Athens to Copenhagen, providing opportunities to exercise planning and problem-solving skills in new and exciting ways.

Disasters have befallen regional Australia with terrifying ferocity and frequency in recent years, placing great strain on national disaster relief resources, but Anastasia Bougesis is an organiser who has thrived on the challenge. As Chief Development Officer of Disaster Relief Australia, Anastasia has played a pivotal role in growing the support organisation that was run by only two volunteers in 2016, to now have more than 50 paid and part-time positions. 

Having graduated from Flinders University as a Paramedic and trained nurse, Anastasia has also been active on location for disaster relief work and continues to work part-time as a paramedic with the South Australian Ambulance Service.

In 2018, she led a team of Australian veterans on an international disaster relief mission to the British Virgin Islands following Hurricane Irma and was promoted to Mission Commander. Anastasia has been awarded three National Emergency Medals for her assistance in Tropical Cyclone Debbie, Black Summer bushfires and Far North Queensland floods, and she was recently deployed to Coraki in northern NSW for flood recovery efforts.

In 2022, Anastasia was awarded Flinders University Distinguished Alumni Award for her distinguished leadership in disaster relief, both as a volunteer and employee, bringing together a passion for emergency management, community service and women in leadership.

Kara is a highly experienced energy professional with over 15 years in Resources and Energy projects. Kara is currently Senior Policy and Project Officer for Office of Hydrogen Power South Australia, developing policies to support the delivery of the $593M Hydrogen Jobs Plan Project, a world first project.

Kara has held broad project management, contract management and policy roles across the public and private sector, including 10 years at Santos and almost five years at the Department for Energy and Mining, across roles in remote area energy supply, clean energy transition and hydrogen.