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Gus BalbontinInvestor, Advisor and Adventurer
Born and bred in wild Patagonia, Gus never allowed his small town and humble beginnings get in the way of his big dreams. A healthy disrespect for authority and a severe case of FOMO (fear of missing out) landed him in Australia at the Young age of 17. |
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Dr Catriona WallaceFounder of Responsible Metaverse Alliance
Catriona is an expert in the field of Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse and is an Adjunct Professor, keynote speaker and Founder of the Responsible Metaverse Alliance. Catriona is also the co-author of the book Checkmate Humanity: the how and why of Responsible AI. |
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Robert BrittainExpert Consultant in Advertising and Media Efficiency.
Robert Brittain is an Independent marketing consultant and strategic advisor to CMOs. Focused on enabling enterprise-wise marketing effectiveness capability. UA-published writer and speaker in his field, Robert is co-author of the “Advertising Effectiveness Rules” series of reports from the ACA Effectiveness Database with the globally renowned Peter Field. These include “Winning or Losing in a Recession”, “To ESOV and Beyond” and “Attention and Effectiveness”. Prior to becoming an independent marketing consultant Robert spent 20 years in client-side commercial roles including leading Marketing Effectiveness at ANZ Bank Banking Group and Marketing Analytics at Mondelez International across the Asia-Pacific region. |
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Sarla FernandoDirector of Regulatory & Advocacy - ADMA.
Sarla is a globally experienced, digitally-grounded professional passionate about using her legal and commercial skillset to help businesses navigate the sometimes complex world of data governance and Privacy. Sarla is also proficient in developing Digital Marketing strategies, Data compliance frameworks and audience growth strategies for large multi-divisional/ multi-national businesses. With industry experience obtained through a career spanning Privacy, Digital Media, Television, Publishing, Events, Film, Ticketing, Data, Social Media, Sales, FMCG, Education, Hospitality, Marketing and Advertising, Sarla brings a unique perspective to regulatory and advocacy advisory. Sarla has also provided legal, governance, marketing and branding advisory for large-scale projects that cross jurisdictions for businesses in Australia, NZ, Germany, UK, USA, HK and Sri Lanka. |
Travis Wright was recently named #7 in Inside Retail's Top 50 In E-Commerce Report. She landed this spot for overseeing the Esther & Co. turnaround amidst the 2019 wildfires and 2020 pandemic. In the final quarter of 2020, Esther & Co. saw revenue up by 436% year on year and so far this FY Esther & Co. is up over 3000% in profit. In her career, Travis has had the privilege of working across all areas of an online business. Understanding all of the essential moving parts allows her to rapidly execute projects and push Esther & Co. forward. Esther & Co. was named Best Small Retailer in the 2020 NRA Awards. In 2019 she founded Travel By Travis Customised Coordinate Jewellery for which she was named in the Top 50 Small Business Leaders 2020 Report. Wright says the additional knowledge gained through owning her own business has been invaluable. Between her full-time General Manager role at Esther & Co. and side hustle, Travel By Travis she genuinely lives and breathes ECommerce.