9th Annual Corporate Affairs Summit 2019 | Connect Media | 20 May 2019 | InterContinental Hotel, 33 Cross Street, Double Bay, Sydney NSW 2028, Australia

Corporate Affairs executives are mapping uncharted waters. As the tides of consumer sentiment change, and with technology and politics locked in a pattern of upheaval, new opportunities for influence are erupting on the world stage.

Uniting the nation’s premier Corporate Affairs and Communication executives, the 9th annual Corporate Affairs Summit is the ideal forum to uncover the imperatives for exemplary practice in a changing world.

This event features an ambitious, case-study driven agenda with over 40 frontline perspectives from the highest levels of corporate affairs and communication in Australia. In a closed, invitation-only format, delegates will benefit by interacting and learning directly from some of the world’s foremost companies and the corporate strategists behind them.

• Learn from the exemplary corporate strategies of the world’s highest-performing companies
• Be Inspired by the most distinguished minds in corporate affairs and communication in Australia
• Acquire actionable insights through intensive case studies around the successes and failures from international influencers
• Explore the latest thinking on stakeholder relations, communication, crisis management, and community engagement
• Network with a premium audience of your peers, with confidential, executive conversations in a five-star environment

2019 Speakers

Marc Firestone
President, External Affairs & General Counsel, Philip Morris International (SUI)

Sir Craig Oliver
Principal, Teneo

Naomi Flutter
Executive General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Wesfarmers

Rod Sims
Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Karina Keisler
Executive General Manager Public Affairs, Cricket Australia

Campbell Reid
Group Executive - Corporate Affairs, Policy and Government Relations, News Corp Australia, Foxtel and FOX SPORTS

Linda Griffin
Head of Corporate Affairs & Strategy, ANZ, Wealth Australia

Clare Gill
Group Director Regulatory Affairs and Spectrum Strategy, Nine Entertainment Co.

Kylie Macfarlane
General Manager, Corporate Responsibility, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Christian Bennett
Head of Government Relations & Industry Affairs, Woolworths

Nicole McKechnie
Chief Of Staff to the CEO, Telstra

Megan Fletcher
Group Executive Corporate Affairs, Nufarm

Elizabeth Rex
General Manager, Corporate Affairs and Communications, Caltex Australia

Tom Rogers
Commissioner, Australian Electoral Commission

Tanya Bowes
Director of Corporate Affairs, CSIRO

Peter Metcalfe
General Manager, Government and External Affairs, Woodside Energy

Grant Williams
Executive Director, Public Affairs, NSW Police Force

Melissa O’Neill
General Manager Corporate Affairs, Bunnings Group

Adrian Christie
Communications Director, Aldi

Michelle Wood
Director of Communications, Australia and New Zealand, Uber

Gustaf Brusewitz
Head of Communications & Public Affairs, ANZ, Google

Christine Burke
Communications Director, L'Oreal Australia

Richard Dickmann
Head of Public and Government Affairs, ANZ, Bayer Australia

Paul Evans
Vice President Corporate Affairs, Orica

Belinda Dennett
Director, Corporate Affairs, Microsoft

Peter Khoury
Head of Media, NRMA

Laureta Wallace
General Manager - Media and Communications, National Farmers' Federation

Lisa Harrington
Executive General Manager Stakeholder Relations, AGL Energy

Adam Kilgour
Managing Director, Diplomacy

James Avery
Chief Operating Officer, GWS Giants Football Club

Jamie Wilkinson
Director, Design and Digital, Cannings Purple

David Hickey
Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Asia-Pacific, Meltwater

Sally Braidwood
Director and Service Line Head, Ipsos Corporate Reputation

Rebecca Tabakoff
Founder and Executive Director, Temple Executive Search

Senior Representative
Salt & Shein

2019 Sponsors & Partners

EVENT PARTNER:
• Meltwater

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Ipsos Global Reputation Centre

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Temple Executive Search

LUCNH DAY 1 SPONSOR:
• Salt & Shein

LUCNH DAY 2 SPONSOR:
• Wolters Kluwer