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

