Inland Growth Summit

Keynote Speakers

barry-irvin

Barry Irvin is Executive Chairman of the Bega Group, one of Australia's largest dairy and food companies with revenues exceeding $3 billion. The Bega Group's product portfolio ranges from dairy ingredients to a number of Australia's most iconic brands including Vegemite, Farmers Union, Dare, Dairy Farmers and Daily Juice.

Barry Irvin (joining virtually)

Executive Chairman, Bega Group

Fiona Nash Sq

The Hon Fiona Nash grew up in Sydney and has spent the last three decades living and working in regional Australia. For many years she was involved in a family farming enterprise in the central west of NSW, which her sons Will and Henry are now running.

Fiona Nash

Regional Education Commissioner

Duncan Wallace

Duncan joined SpinalCure in 2011 as CEO and was elected to the Board in 2016. Since handing the CEO reins to Kathryn Borkovic in 2022, Duncan has focussed on guiding SpinalCure’s research aims and promoting the cause through speaking engagements - using his slightly irreverent sense of humour and lived experience to shine a light on the very real prospects for a cure.

Duncan Wallace

Executive Director, SpinalCure Australia

Joh Leader

Oozing warmth, sincerity and compassion, Joh Leader has taken formidable strides in providing sincere, meaningful holistic long-term support for kids and young people caught in the crossfire of some of the most complex social issues anyone could face, and so falling through the cracks of society.

Joh Leader

Founder and CEO, LeaderLife

Steve Guy

As an experienced Town Planner and Project Manager, Steve has extensive experience working for local and state government, as well as in consulting and private enterprise in regional NSW and metropolitan Sydney, Regional Qld and Regional Victoria. Steve is the General Manager of Planning & Projects for Maas Group.

Steve Guy

General Manager Planning & Projects, MAAS Group Holdings Ltd

Carol Marra

Carol is one of Australia’s pre-eminent sustainability and climate change-ready architects with a global reputation for her research, leadership and innovative design approach. In 2009, she was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to examine the impact of climate change on buildings.

Carol Marra

Director, Marra + Yeh Architects

Facilitators

Jen Cowley

Jen Cowley is a writer, a former editor, an award-winning journalist and the author of a number of non-fiction and history books. She has a passion for community development and service, and has served (and serves) on several boards in the arts, wildlife conservation, community development, mental health, cancer support and disability services.

Jen Cowley

Board Director, Taronga Conservation Society Australia / Freelance Writer, The Law Society of NSW

Lucy White

A tourism professional with 27 years industry experience, Lucy has worked for local government, for local and regional tourism organisations, in the wine industry and for individual small businesses.

Lucy White

General Manager, Destination Country & Outback NSW

Rebel Black

Rebel Black's mission in life is to #thrive, #heal and #evolve. She is a human agronomist and syntropic entrepreneur. She founded THE RW Collection, a socially conscious company that incubates enterprises focused on community wealth building.

Rebel Black

General Manager, THE RW Collection / Founder, BOWABIRDS

Tom O'Dea

As the Head of nbn’s regional stakeholder and community business unit, nbn Local, Tom O'Dea is passionate about bridging the digital divide

Tom O'Dea

Head of nbn Local, Regional, Rural and Remote - NSW, nbn® Australia

Panellists

Angela Armstrong

Raised on a small family farm in the Yarra Valley near Melbourne, Angie never imagined she would trade the urban hustle for life on an outback station. But 15 years ago a serendipitous encounter brought together a city IT consultant and fourth-generation Nyngan farmer, sparking a transformative journey.

Angela Armstrong

Owner/Director, Callubri Station

Amanda Ferrari

Amanda's belief is that education is about choice and ultimately opportunity. That the more rural, regional and remote children that have the opportunity of boarding school, the opportunity to broaden their connections, opinions and tolerances, then the better our regions will be for it.

Amanda Ferrari

Director,Boarding Schools Expo Australia

Dr Cath Cosgrave

Dr. Cath Cosgrave is one of Australia’s leading experts in rural health workforce. Her research on how the rural health workforce can be fundamentally strengthened has informed the practice and approaches of peak rural health agencies, government departments, rural health services, and rural communities.

Dr Cath Cosgrave

CEO Founder, Cath Cosgrave Consulting

Greg Sam

Greg is an experienced CEO and Director having worked in Senior Executive roles nationally and internationally in private, public and non-government sectors including significant experience in rural health.

Greg Sam

Chief Executive Officer, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section)

Jen Medway

Jen Medway is a fifth-generation farmer from Gunning, NSW, working with her family to integrate new technologies into their wool and lamb enterprise. She holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics with Honours from the University of Sydney and a Diploma of Government.

Jen Medway

National Farmers' Federation (Regional Tech Hub)

Joe Williams

Joe Williams is a Wiradjuri/Wolgalu 1st Nations Aboriginal man born in Cowra, raised in Wagga NSW having lived a portion of his life as a professional athlete. As a boxer Joe was a 2x WBF World Jnr Welterweight champion and also won the WBC Asia Continental title.

Joe Williams

Co-founder, Yurruga

Justin Jarrett

Justin Jarrett along with his wife Pip are the Owners and Operators of See Saw Wine. See Saw is an award-winning, certified organic family wine business from the cool climate region of Orange, NSW

Justin Jarrett

Owner-CEO, See Saw Wine

Kellie Ferguson

Over 15 years experience in the travel industry, understanding guest expectations and how to deliver on them is my signature skill. Experience in the other industries such as health, advertising & finance have helped greatly in bringing me to the position of General Manager and the success of the Oriana.

Kellie Ferguson

General Manager, Oriana Retro Hotel and Resort

Kylie Woolcock

Kylie has worked in the health sector for over 20 years, starting her career as a pharmacist, before moving her focus into health workforce development, health policy and reform. She is passionate about reorienting the health system to achieve the outcomes that matter for people and their communities.

Kylie Woolcock

Chief Executive, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association

Natalie Bramble

I'm the CEO and co-founder of iClick2Learn. We develop and deliver online learning for government, enterprises, associations and companies. I'm also the Author of 'Win the Grant with The Grant Writing System'. Sharing the very system that helps me achieve a consistent 80%+ success rate.

Natalie Bramble

CEO, iClick2Learn, Author 'Win the Grant'

Simon Wright

Based in Orange, Simon brings both academic and applied experience of regional energy and circularity projects gained over 20 years in Australia and internationally.

Dr Simon Wright

Senior Research Fellow, Energy and Circularity, Charles Sturt University's Gulbali Institute

Tanya Mitchell

Tanya is a passionate advocate for equitable access to education for rural and remote students from early childhood to tertiary education.

Tanya Mitchell

NSW President, Isolated Children's Parents Association of NSW (ICPA-NSW)

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