Family Office Congress XVII

Peter Evans

Trusted Adviser to Legacy Families (United States)

Peter helps to create the conditions where affluent families have the greatest chance of flourishing. He has worked with and presented to hundreds of families on six continents.

Peter’s primary engagements are long-term as a personne de confiance, helping legacy families sustain their family and business relationships for many generations.

For decades, Peter was involved in many facets of Laird Norton Company LLC, an 8th generation family enterprise. He concluded his tenure as President in 2003. His responsibilities at Laird Norton included the stewardship of the long-held values and traditions of 400+ family members’ financial, intellectual, social and human assets. He remains a member of the family and company.

Peter is currently advising several global legacy families and working on projects which support an expansion of consciousness in individuals and groups.

 

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Sean O'Sullivan

PWN Member, Founder & Managing General Partner, SOSV (United States)

Sean O’Sullivan is Managing General Partner of SOSV, a venture capital firm with over $1.6 Billion in AUM. Sean began his career as an entrepreneur, his first startup, MapInfo, grew toa $200 million revenue public company, popularising street mapping on computers. At NetCentric, he was credited as the co-creator of the term “cloud computing”. He received his BS in Electrical Engineering from RPI and an MFA in Film Production from USC. Sean is on the board of Khan Academy, the Tyndall Institute, the Autism Impact Alliance, Brain Foundation, and a number of private companies.

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Emily Hammon

PWN Member, Family Business & Wealth Advisor

Emily is a certified Family Business & Wealth Advisor with the Family Business Association (AU) and the Family Firm Institute (USA).

Emily’s lived experience as a third generation family business member has inspired her to work with other enterprising families to help them plan, protect and prosper for generations through governance, legacy building and family learning programs.

Emily has 20 years of experience in the fields of marketing, events, sponsorship and international trade in both the public and private sectors.

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Anna-Maria Arabia OAM

Chief Executive, Australian Academy of Sciences

Anna-Maria is Chief Executive at the Australian Academy of Science, an independent organisation of distinguished Australian scientists, championing science for the benefit of all. Starting her career as a neuroscientist, Anna-Maria has worked nationally and globally in scientific research, policy development, politics and advocacy.

Her leadership has led to significant reform at the science–policy interface. She has established novel mechanisms to facilitate evidence-informed decision making in parliaments and the justice system; spear headed new approaches to science communication; and implemented global initiatives to make visible under represented scientists.

She provides policy advice to the highest levels of government in Australia and contributes to global policy for a, most recently leading the establishment of the International Science Council Regional Focal Point for Asia and the Pacific.

In 2025, Anna-Maria was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her services to science, particularly through organisational leadership roles. She has also earnt the Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy for her constant commitment to promoting the role of science in society and her determination in enabling young and diverse people to access science. Anna-Maria is routinely called upon to serve as an agent of change.

 

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Susanne Bransgrove

Partner, Family Office Team, Mutual Trust

Susanne Bransgrove is a Partner in Mutual Trust’s Family Office team, helping families and family enterprises navigate complex transitions with clarity and confidence. She specialises in ownership alignment, governance, and fostering meaningful intergenerational communication—skills shaped by her upbringing in a third-generation family business in Germany, giving her a firsthand understanding of family dynamics and legacy challenges.

Over the past 15 years, Susanne has guided families through succession planning, evolving governance needs, and sensitive intergenerational issues. Through structured discussions, tailored governance models, and facilitated conversations, she creates practical solutions that strengthen both relationships and long-term business resilience. As the founder of Liquid Gold Consultants, she has partnered with families across Australia to build sustainable frameworks for the future.

With senior experience at ANZ, Macquarie, and PwC, Susanne is also a respected voice in the family business community, leading the Women in Family Business Network. She holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), an Advanced Diploma of Neuroscience in Leadership, and is an Accredited Family Business Advisor. 

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Martin Cook

CEO, Co-Founder & Board Member, VenstraMedical

Martin Cook is a recognized leader in mechanical circulatory support (MCS) with more than two decades of experience advancing cardiac assist technologies. He previously served as Vice President of Product Development at Sunshine Heart and held key leadership roles at Ventracor (LVAD) and Percutaneous Cardiovascular Solutions (acquired by Edwards). Martin has directed multiple device development programs through CE mark and FDA approval and has advised CEOs and CTOs across the MCS sector as a consultant and mentor to MedTech startup leaders.

He holds undergraduate degrees in aerospace engineering and physics, a PhD in fluid mechanics, and is the author of numerous scientific publications as well as the inventor on multiple patents. Martin also contributes to the broader MedTech community as a reviewer for medical technology journals and related grant programs.
 

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Nim de Swardt

Narrative Practitioner, Adviser & Non-Executive Director

Nim de Swardt chairs the PWN Family Wealth Peer Group (QLD) and is Australia’s leading family storyteller. For 17 years, Nim has been cultivating Narrative Capital™ within significant families. Formerly the world’s first Chief Next Generation Officer at a US$16B, seventh-generation family enterprise and Guest Faculty at the Modern Elder Academy, teaching ‘Intergenerational Wisdom Sharing’. Nim draws on two decades in communications, narrative psychology, narrative therapy, storytelling science, and human-centred design. She is currently completing her Master’s research on how narrative practices can build legacy capital in significant families.

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Libbie Doherty

Co-CEO & Founder, Runaway Unicorn

Libbie is Co-CEO, Runaway Unicorn, Australian IP and content company with a remarkable legacy crafting successful entertainment IP into global franchises. 

As Executive Producer and the former Head of Children and Family at Australian Broadcasting Corporation(ABC), Libbie commissioned and produced an impressive portfolio of ambitious and internationally acclaimed programs. 

Among her proudest achievements is the global phenomenon BLUEY, catapulting Australian IP onto the global radar dominating all streaming charts for three consecutive years. 

Her impressive credits also include titles such as, VEGESAURS, BEEP & MORT, KANGAROO BEACH, MUSTANGS FC,

NOWHERE BOYS and CRAZY FUN.

Libbie’s exceptional work has earned many accolades including International Emmy Awards, BAFTAs, five Prix Jeunesse Awards, and prestigious honours such as the Rose d’Or and Logie Awards.

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Rachel English

Director, Philanthropy, Mutual Trust

Rachel helps families across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania to identify their philanthropic passions and give with purpose, along with supporting their granting, governance and administration requirements.  

Passionate about empowering families and individuals to engage in strategic philanthropy, Rachel believes the act of giving is about more than cheque book writing.  Rachel is also recognised for her expertise in helping families to empower their youngest generations to become actively involved in family giving activities. 

Prior to joining Mutual Trust in 2017, Rachel worked for the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) in partnerships and service delivery, before moving to the United Kingdom to work for several foundations including Virgin Unite, the Foundation of the Virgin Group and the Branson family.  Rachel has a deep commitment to the not-for-profit and community sector on both a professional and a personal level. 

Rachel holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland.  She is also a Director of the English Family Foundation, co-Chair of NEXUS Australia and sits on the Advisory Committee for the Australian International Development Network. 

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Ren Fernando

Co-Founder, ReLove

Ren Fernando is an architect, artist, and Co-Founder of ReLove. Together with her Co-Founder, Ben Stammer, she founded ReLove in response to a surge in domestic and family violence during COVID. With a background in sustainable architecture and a deep commitment to social and environmental change, Ren recognised an opportunity to tackle furniture waste while helping people in crisis create safe, fully furnished homes.

ReLove has created a free furniture store for women impacted by domestic violence and homelessness where they can choose great-quality furniture, household goods and all the furnishings that they need to start again. ReLove then delivers everything within the next couple of days and helps to set up the client’s new home to ensure that the transition out of crisis is as stress-free as possible.

ReLove currently partners with over 55 charities that refer people in crisis to ReLove when they access safe housing. In the last twelve months, ReLove furnished the homes of 780 families (including 1200 children) of women and children impacted by domestic violence and people experiencing homelessness.

Ren was a 2023 Snow Entrepreneur and AMP Tomorrow Maker, Finalist Marie Claire Woman of the Year Eco Warrior, 2023 NSW Local Woman of the Year, Maroubra and 2021 Westfield Local Hero. ReLove was the winner of the 2023 Tomorrow Awards Change maker of the Year.

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Jason Fielding

Co-Founder, Voice Capital

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Megan Flamer

Chair, Family Wealth Peer Group, PWN

Megan Flamer is a transformational learning designer, facilitator and keynote speaker with over 20 years of global experience. She is currently an Adjunct Senior Industry Fellow with RMIT’s Centre for Workforce Transformation, an Associate with Monash Business School and Founder of the learning consultancy, Excited Adults. Megan has designed programs for Google, Coca-Cola, and elite emergency teams in healthcare and prison systems, and was a founding member of Monash University's Centre for Consciousness. A dynamic facilitator and former ABC broadcaster, Megan helps organisations create cultures of resilience, insight, and human flourishing. She is a PhD candidate with Monash University’s WonderLab. 

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Edward Fletcher

Partner, Pitcher Partners

Edward draws on over a decade of financial services experience to create bespoke strategies, helping clients achieve financial objectives based on their unique circumstances and risk tolerance.

Most recently serving seven years as specialist Investment Adviser at Macquarie Private Wealth,Edward has also spent time in Private Banking at Westpac and Financial Planning with a boutique firm. This broad background, combined with Pitcher Partners’ unique blend of scale and independence, enables Edward to source the most appropriate solutions across the entire market to deliver superior outcomes for clients.

Edward’s investment philosophy involves creating a strategic asset allocation to match a client’s objectives and risk profile, from which to construct an investment portfolio combining core, long term holdings complimented by satellite positions to take advantage of specific company and industry opportunities.

Edward holds a Bachelor of Business from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and a Diploma of Financial Services. He is an ASX Accredited Derivatives Adviser (ADA Levels 1 and 2) and a Representative of Pitcher Partners Wealth Management, where he is RG146 qualified. In recognition of his leadership potential within the financial services industry, Edward was awarded the 2012 Financial Services Council / Deloitte Future Leaders Award in the Global Markets category.

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Elise Gillespie

Co-CEO, Bakers Delight

Elise is a successful retail executive with extensive experience in operating across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US.

As the daughter of Bakers Delight Founders, Roger and Lesley Gillespie, Elise was ‘born to bake’.

Elise spent the first nine years of her career in North America working in a series of operational roles including Vice President, COBS Bread, a subsidiary of Bakers Delight, enabling rapid growth of the business.

In 2012, Elise returned home to Australia to form part of the Bakers Delight Executive Team and worked across multiple areas of the business to develop and implement a range of successful growth strategies.

Under the CEO leadership of Elise Gillespie and husband, David Christie, Bakers Delight can be found in more than 650 locations across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US.

 

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Roger Gillespie OAM

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Bakers Delight

Roger is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Bakers Delight, founded 1980, the largest national chain of bakeries in Australia with over 700 bakeries operating throughout Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA.

In May 1980, Roger, together with his wife Lesley and another partner started Bakery Delight in Hawthorn, Victoria. Roger and Lesley then went on to create Bakers Delight, which is still very much a family business. Whilst Roger and Lesley remain as co-Founders, their two children are in leadership positions.

Whilst remaining in touch with the business Roger is also involved in philanthropic activities as Director, Gillespie Family Foundation, which contributes to a range of initiatives in education, science research and medicine.

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Lesley Gillespie OAM

Co-Founder, Bakers Delight

Lesley along with her husband Roger are Founders,Bakers Delight, a 700 plus bakery franchise network across four countries; Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. In Canada and United States, it is branded as COBS Bread. Bakers Delight started from one bakery in Hawthorn, Melbourne May 1980.

Community involvement has been important and over the years Lesley has been involved in many community activities ranging from serving on school boards to chairing advisory committees at Swinburne and Monash Universities where she has been awarded honorary doctorates. Bakers Delight is also a major sponsor of Breast Cancer Network Australia.

Other businesses in which Lesley is involved are 121SEED and Health Food Holdings.

Along the journey Lesley has been recognised in 2026 OAM Order of Australia Medal 2026 and Champion of Entrepreneurship at EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™.

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Adam Gilmour

Co-Founder & CEO, Gilmour Space Technologies

Adam Gilmour is CEO and Co-founder of Gilmour Space Technologies, a homegrown company developing new space technologies in launch vehicles, satellite platforms, hypersonic testing, and commercial access to space. 

Before founding Gilmour Space, Adam spent two decades in banking, managing a billion-dollar global derivatives business. A lifelong space enthusiast, his inspiration for change came after the 2004 X-Prize competition, which showed how private companies could make spaceflight far more affordable. 

Today, Adam leads a growing team in Queensland, Australia, working to deliver reliable, low-cost launch services and build sovereign space capabilities to serve domestic and international customers.

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Michelle Gilmour

Director & Head of Communications, Gilmour Space Technologies

Michelle Gilmour is a Director and Head of Marketing & Communications at Gilmour Space Technologies. As part of the founding team, Michelle has helped guide the company's growth from a three-person startup in 2015 to one of the largest space employers in the country. 

Michelle spent two decades in wealth management and financial media in Singapore before joining the company. She holds degrees in Banking & Finance at Monash University, and an Honours degree in Finance & Economics from University of Technology, Sydney. She now works to build understanding and support for Australia’s emerging space industry among customers, partners, policymakers, and the wider public.

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David Hughes

Partner, Tax Team, McCullough Robertson

David is an accredited tax law specialist, and a chartered tax adviser. He has over 25 years experience acting for tax payers of all types including individuals, family groups, SMEs, and listed and unlisted public companies across all aspects of tax law.

The ATO is closely scrutinising families of significant wealth, particularly in the context of family and business succession. David has successfully leveraged his experience and collaborative relationships within the ATO to facilitate complex and tax effective restructures, that achieve his clients’ objectives.

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Professor Elanor Huntington

Deputy Chief Executive, CSIRO

Professor Elanor Huntington is the Deputy Chief Executive at CSIRO where she leads strategy and external engagement for CSIRO. She joined CSIRO in November 2021 as Executive Director, Digital, National Facilities and Collections, where she led the organisation’s data-focused research, development, and digital capability, and was responsible for major national research infrastructure, including the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, the Marine National Facility, and the Australia Telescope National Facility.

Professor Huntington holds a PhD in experimental quantum optics and is an established senior leader with several Board appointments. Prior to joining CSIRO, Professor Huntington was Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the Australian National University, where she drove significant transformation within the College and across the sector. She is passionate about raising the profile of STEM in the community, breaking down barriers to participation, and attracting diverse talent to the field.

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Kylie Lamprecht

Partner, Pitcher Partners

Kylie is responsible for the coordination and oversight of complex financial and structural matters within the family office environment. She delivers an integrated advisory service that encompasses family group structuring, asset protection, intergenerational planning, and long-term wealth preservation strategies. Kylie’s strength lies in fostering enduring, trusted relationships across generations.

Her role involves working closely with founders, family members, and external advisers to ensure cohesive governance, regulatory compliance, tax compliance and effective implementation of strategic objectives. Kylie has a strong understanding of statutory obligations and regulatory frameworks, enabling the family office to operate with disciplined financial management and robust internal processes.

Kylie provides strategic oversight across business interests, investment structures, and private assets, ensuring alignment with the family’s broader vision and legacy objectives. She is highly regarded for her ability to manage complexity while maintaining discretion, precision, and a strong client-centric focus. 

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Benjamin Martin-Henry

Head of Private Assets Research for the Pacific, MSCI

Ben is an Executive Director and Head of Private Assets Research for the Pacific at MSCI, leading action-oriented insights across major and emerging property sectors.

With over 15 years' experience in Australia and the UK, he specialises in investment analysis, research, strategy, and product development, with expertise in property performance metrics, macroeconomic data interpretation, and financial markets.

Ben began his career at IPD in London (now MSCI) before moving to Sydney as Lead Client Consultant for Asia Pacific. He then spent five years at CBRE as Head of Capital Markets, Office & BTR Research before joining RCA as Head of Analytics for the Pacific, which MSCI acquired in 2021. 

Alex McDonald

PWN Member, KetoMarathons

Alex McDonald is an advocate for metabolic health who challenges long-held beliefs about nutrition, energy, and human performance. In a bold personal experiment, he became the first person in the world to complete five marathons in five consecutive days while fasting—despite never having run a marathon before. By testing ideas most people only debate, Alex explores the untapped power of metabolic flexibility and the courage required to challenge conventional wisdom. His story inspires audiences to rethink what the human body—and mind—are truly capable of.

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Prof Patrick McGorry AO

Executive Director, Orygen

Professor Patrick McGorry AO is one of the world’s most influential leaders in youth mental health, internationally recognised for reshaping how mental illness is understood and treated in young people. He is Executive Director, Orygen, Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, and a Founding Director, headspace, which has transformed access to care across Australia and beyond. McGorry’s pioneering work in early intervention has informed clinical practice and policy worldwide. In 2024, he led a global consortium of world-leading experts to deliver a definitive analysis of youth mental health, published in The Lancet Psychiatry. He was named Australian of the Year in 2010. 

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Andrew Milroy

Managing Director, Veqtor8

Andrew Milroy is the founder of Veqtor8, a technology advisory firm based in Singapore. His work focuses on helping organisations unlock value from emerging technologies, with a particular emphasis on AI, data management, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity.

A recognised thought leader and speaker in the Asia-Pacific region, Andrew has more than two decades of experience advising enterprises and governments across multiple domains, including AI, data strategy, cloud computing, intelligent automation, IoT, cybersecurity, and customer experience. His current work centres on guiding organisations through AI adoption, data-driven transformation, and cybersecurity resilience.

In addition to his advisory practice, Andrew has served as lead cybersecurity analyst for Information Services Group (ISG) in APAC and as APAC analyst for the MIT Technology Review. He is also an adjunct lecturer at ESSEC Business School, Asia Pacific, where he teaches cybersecurity strategy to master's students.

He holds a BSc from Newcastle University (UK), an MA from Middlesex University (UK), and an MBA from MGSM (Australia).

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Emma Moffatt

Bronze Medalist Triathlon Beijing Olympics 2008 (First Australian triathlete to compete at three Olympic Games), ITU Triathlon World Champion 2009 & 2010

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A/Prof Andrea Phillipou

Head, Eating Disorders, Orygen

Associate Professor Andrea Phillipou is a Principal Research Fellow in Eating Disorders at Orygen and The Centre for Youth Mental Health at The University of Melbourne.

She is the Head of Eating Disorders Research and leads the Scientific Work in Anorexia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders (SWAN) Research Group.

Andrea's research is mainly focused on improving the lives of people with anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders. Her research uses comprehensive neurobiological, biological, psychological and socio-cultural influences: understanding factors in development, early diagnosis, effective interventions and care of those with eating disorders.

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Philip Pryor

CEO & Founder, Family Business Central

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Dr Tetyana​ Rocks

Founder & Director, The Food & Mood Academy

Dr Tetyana Rocks is an award-winning Accredited Practising Dietitian, Founder and Director of the Food & Mood Academy, and Senior Research Fellow at the Food & Mood Centre, Deakin University, Australia. She is internationally recognised for her contributions to Nutritional Psychiatry and is dedicated to translating cutting-edge research on diet and mental health into real-world clinical and public health practice.

Tetyana developed and leads three flagship educational programs: the free online course Food and Mood (with more than 94,000 enrolments worldwide), and two accredited professional training courses—Nutri-Psyche (accredited by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine) and Life and Mind (accredited by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners).

She has authored more than 50 scientific publications, secured over $1 million in competitive and philanthropic funding, and delivered more than 170 keynote lectures, presentations, and workshops internationally. Originally from Ukraine, Tetyana brings a deeply personal commitment to improving mental health and wellbeing through food, education, and global collaboration.

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Jonathan Rodwell

Board Member, Dignity Freedom Network

Motivated by a trip to India, Jonathan and his wife Kate were impacted by the plight of the Dalit people–those who fall below the caste system and are trapped in a life of poverty and marginalisation. They connected with a nationally led and run organisation addressing these issues.

In 2006, they decided to establish Dignity Freedom Network (DFN) in Australia and New Zealand. DFN seeks to restore dignity and hope to the Dalit people through providing non-exploitative healthcare, quality education and economic empowerment.

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Kate Rodwell

CEO, Dignity Freedom Network

Motivated by a trip to India, Kate and her husband Jonathan were impacted by the plight of the Dalit people–those who fall below the caste system and are trapped in a life of poverty and marginalisation. They connected with a nationally led and run organisation addressing these issues.

In 2006, they decided to establish Dignity Freedom Network (DFN) in Australia and New Zealand. DFN seeks to restore dignity and hope to the Dalit people through providing non-exploitative healthcare, quality education and economic empowerment.

As CEO of DFN, Kate's passion is to see effective and sustainable development provided to those most in need.

Kate has a Master’s degree in Transformative Development.

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Tom Skotidas

Specialist Family Business Psychotherapist & Director, everpath

Tom is a family business psychotherapist and the Director of Everpath. He helps business families resolve entrenched conflict patterns, repair relationships, and thrive as a system. He is also the author of the newsletter Family Business Patterns.

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Ben Stammer

Co-Founder, ReLove

Ben Stammer is a former finance professional with a passion for social entrepreneurship. Ben Co-Founded ReLove in 2020 with Ren Fernando. ReLove is a charity providing high-quality preloved furniture and household items at scale to women and children impacted by family violence and people experiencing homelessness. Ben also co-runs a private debt funds management business, advises Indigenous-run businesses about access to loan capital and is a non-executive board member. Prior to ReLove, Ben was a banker with Deutsche Bank/Bankers Trust for 25 years.

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Joanna Sun

Co-Founder & Family Chair in Residence, Emerald Family Enterprise Group

Drawing from her own background as a member of a family office navigating succession challenges and family conflict amongst the Generation 1 to 3, Joanna understands firsthand the intersection of family dynamics, governance needs, and wealth continuity. This personal experience, combined with her expertise in building family office advisory boards, enables her to create governance frameworks that honor both family relationships and business imperatives.

Joanna specialises in designing tailored governance structures for family offices and navigating the complex emotional dynamics of multigenerational wealth transitions. With extensive experience working with global families of significant wealth, she bringsa trauma-informed approach to succession planning, recognising how rapid wealth creation and family complexity impact decision-making across generations.

Born in China and raised in Australia, Joanna brings deep cultural intelligence to her work with Asian family enterprises and transnational wealth structures. She focuses on family enterprise planning, succession strategy, next-generation development, and establishing governance systems that support healthy family dynamics while protecting wealth across borders and generations.

Joanna holds a double Bachelor's degree in Business Management and Arts and a Master's degree in Financial Planning. Her specialised credentials include Certified Family Advisor and Advanced Certificate Family Advisor (Family Firm Institute), Certified Executive Chair (Advisory Board Centre), and the Company Director course (AICD).

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Arisa Trew

Gold Medalist Skateboarding Paris Olympics 2024 (Australia's Youngest Ever Gold Olympic Medalist)

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Prof Bryce Vissel

Head, Centre for Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital

No bio provided

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Louise Walsh

Founder and CEO, Walsh Capital

Louise is the founder and CEO of Walsh Capital. Louise has extensive capital raising experience across many sectors. Previously, as the CEO of the Future Generation companies, Louise and her team grew these ASX listed funds by $1bn in assets in just six years.

Louise has developed best practice investor and major donor engagement programs throughout her career. Of particular note, Louise has a substantial ultra-high net worth and high net worth network across Australia. This extensive network has been developed and nurtured over three decades, having started her career as a lawyer at Allens then Head of Sponsorships for the Sydney Olympic Games. Louise is widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading philanthropic advisers and is a fundraising expert.

Louise has been a champion of impact investing since her time as CEO of Philanthropy Australia and has engaged with PWN over many years. Louise sits on the Boards of the Snow Foundation and the St Vincent’s Curran Foundation.

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Scott Whitla

Partner, Estate’s Team, McCullogh Robertson

With extensive expertise in succession planning, estate administration, estate litigation, and equity claims, Scott is an accredited specialist in succession law and a qualified mediator.

Trusted by private clients, family offices, and trustee companies, Scott collaborates with the McR Privateteam, accountants, and financial advisers to create tailored succession planning solutions that help preserve estates and the family legacy. 

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Malinda Wink

Executive Director, Minderoo Pictures

Malinda is Executive Director, Minderoo Pictures. Established by Andrew and Nicola Forrest in 2021, Minderoo Pictures invests in scripted and documentary projects in development and production, thematically aligned with the work and priorities of the Minderoo Foundation.

From 2040 to David Attenborough's Ocean, Malinda Wink has invested in films that shift culture. Now at Minderoo Pictures, she's investing in the next generation of stories that matter.

Before joining Minderoo Pictures, Malinda was Doc Society's Global Director of Good Pitch and launched their Australian programs, including the ABC's Climate and Environment Shorts initiative. She was previously Executive Director of Good Pitch Australia whose films included That Sugar Film, Gayby Baby, The Opposition, Blue, Frackman, and In My Blood It Runs, and Executive Director of Ian Darling’s Shark Island Institute.

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