CCF QLD STATE CONFERENCE

NICK ABRAHAMS

Nick Abrahams is a successful entrepreneur, innovator, author and company director. He is the Global Head of Innovation for 8,000 person-strong law firm, Norton Rose Fulbright and has become one of the leading technology lawyers in Australia.

Nick has a unique background and when he talks about what the future means for organisations, tomorrow, next week, next month and at a stretch next year.

DEANNE HAWKSWOOD

Deanne is a passionate procurement professional with more than 30 years’ experience across various agencies in the Queensland Government.

In her role of Chief Procurement Officer for the Department of Transport and Main Roads, Deanne has worked tirelessly on improving the procurement function and driving significant change to position the department as a procurement leader.

LLOYD LANGFORD

Lloyd Langford is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor from Wales, who has cemented himself as audience favourite here in Australia.

Since first coming to our shores in 2015 as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Lloyd has toured the country extensively and become a fan favourite and regular on hit Network Ten show Have You Been Paying Attention?

MATTHEW PETER

Matthew is Chief Economist for QIC, one of Australia’s largest institutional funds managers, where he oversees global economic forecasting and research.

Matthew previously worked with fund manager TGM, where he headed the economic and financial-market forecasting team.

Prior to joining TGM, Matthew was Senior Research Fellow at Monash University.  Here, he led the development of a regional model of the Australian economy.  This model is widely used by Federal and State Government agencies and by most large consultancy firms.

VEENA SAHAJWALLA

Professor Veena Sahajwalla is an internationally recognised materials scientist, engineer, and inventor revolutionising recycling science.

She is renowned for pioneering the high temperature transformation of waste in the production of a new generation of ‘green materials’ at the UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre, where she is Founding Director. Professor Veena is the inventor of polymer injection technology, known as green steel, an eco- friendly process for using recycled tyres in steel production.

ROBERT SOBYRA

PETER MURPHY

Peter Murphy is the Managing Director of Alex Fraser, Australia’s leading producer of sustainable construction materials.

Peter leads a team of enthusiastic and experienced people and fosters a culture of innovation and best practice. His wealth of experience and industry knowledge has enabled the establishment of an extensive network of world class sustainable production facilities. Qualified in commerce, logistics and operations management, Peter drives Alex Fraser’s commitment to reliability, ensuring innovative products, quality customer service and responsive delivery to its valued customers.

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