Past Events

Since inception, PDF has had an exciting array of speakers who have not only inspired but have equipped young professionals through practical advice to help achieve their goals.

Past speakers include:

August 10 - Steve Vamos - Director, Telstra Corporation

July 10 – Christopher Golis – Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors

June 10 – Kylie Charlton – Managing Director, Unitus Capital

May 10 - Adam Driussi - Director, Quantium

April 10 - Narelle Hooper - Editor, Australian Financial Review BOSS Magazine

March 10 - Jenny Wallis - Honorary Advisor, Hong Kong Australia Business Association (HKABA)

February 10 – Emma Lo Russo – Director of Validity Coaching & CEO of 4C Growth.

January 10 - Karen Adamedes – Author, Career Chick, Business Executive

November 09 - Patrick McKeon – Managing Partner, Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers

October 09 - Bob Cheng – Founder and Managing Director, PermissionCorp.

September 09 - Lisa Butler - Director, Paragon Associates Pty Ltd

August 09 – Sandy Blackburn-Wright - Head of Organisational Mentoring, Group Sustainability and Community Involvement, Westpac Banking Corporation

July 09 – Sandra Wu - Lawyer, Allens Arthur Robinson

June 09 – Kim Seeling Smith – Director and Human Capital Consultant, Radiate Results

Philip Pryor - Director and Principal, Morphthink Pty Ltd

May 09 – Justin Greiner – NSW ACT Director, ANZ Private Bank

April 09 – Jim Longley – Executive Vice-President – Government Banking, CBA

March 09 – Rod Mewing – Industry Director, Telstra Corporation

February 09 – Mike Baird – NSW Shadow Treasurer & Member for Manly

November 08 – Dave Cunningham – CEO, Ourexplorer.com

October 08 – Alex Hawke – Member for Mitchell, Australian Federal Parliament, guest appearances including Matthew Mason-Cox – Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in the Legislative Council, Chris Hartcher – Shadow Minister for Water Utilities, Shadow Minister for Housing, Shadow Minister for Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Central Coast.

September 08 – Panel from Grant Thornton
Nicole Bradley – Director, Audit &  Assurance Services
Troy Wilson – Director, Privately Held Business Services
Allison McCann – Manager, Audit & Assurance Services
Angela White – Manager, Audit & Assurance Services
Dijana Prica – Senior Human Resources Advisor

August 08 – Ky Chow, Reporter, Sky News Business Channel
Kenneth Lee, Relationship Manager, ANZ Private Bank

July 08 - Panel of Young Entreprenuers
Anne Thanudchang, Director, Propex Property & Finance Specialists
Gary Ng, Founder and Director, E-Web Marketing
Connie Tung, Founder and Director, Fusion Global Events
Rohan Belliappa, General Manager, Canadian Australian Chamber of Commerce
Simon Chheou, Principle and Partner, Wintergate Chartered Accountants

June 08 – Steven McDonald – National Manager – Sales Learning and Development – Telstra Corporation

May 08 – A Panel from the Media Industry
Julia Lee, Head of Fundamental Analysis, HUBB Financial
Ky Chow, Reporter, Sky News Business Channel
Debs Majumdar, Producer & Journalist, SBS News & Current Affairs Online
Kurt Fulepp, Network Marketing Manager, Nine Network Australia
Moderated by:
Anna Choy, Reporter, “Beyond Tomorrow”

April 08 – Andrew Fong - Wealth Manager, Macquarie Bank

March 08 – Daniel Kwok - President Asia Pacific, Philip Crosby Associates

February 08 – Tommy Cheung – CIO, Colonial First State

December 07 – JoAnne Bloche – CEO, Financial Planners Association

September 07 – Bill Shew, Peter Berg, Warren Ho – Panel From Grant Thornton

August 07 - Yan Wong – Partner – Corporate Tax, KPMG

July 07 – Ross Cameron – Consultant, Macquarie Bank

June 07 – Lillian Lai – Regional Director – North Asia Insurance Services, Aon Australia / Pacific

May 07 – Sew Yew Lee – National Manager – Multicultural and Migrant Banking, Westpac