Corporate Affairs Summit 2022 | Connect Media | 23 May 2022 | ICC Sydney, 14 Darling Dr, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Firmly established as the singular agenda-setting event for Australia’s corporate public affairs and communication community, the Corporate Affairs Summit is returning in May with renewed ambition to build business resilience.

As our operating environment corrects, the Summit presents an enviable opportunity for the nation’s Corporate Affairs and Communication leaders to connect, combat shared challenges, and leverage opportunities emerging from the upturn economy.

Why Attend?
• Firmly established as the singular agenda-setting event for Australia’s corporate public affairs and communication community, the Corporate Affairs Summit is returning in May with renewed ambition to build business resilience.
• As our operating environment corrects, the Summit presents an enviable opportunity for the nation’s Corporate Affairs and Communication leaders to connect, combat shared challenges, and leverage opportunities emerging from the upturn economy.

2022 Speakers

Maeve DuVally
Managing Director, Corporate Communications, Goldman Sachs (USA)

Russell Dyer
Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer & Head of Public & Government Affairs, Mondelez International (USA)

Joanna Price
Senior Vice President, Chief of Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, Coca Cola (USA)

Dr Nick Coatsworth
Frm Infectious Diseases Physician, Chief Executive Officer, Canberra Health Services, Lifeverse

Bede Fennell
Executive General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Government and Industry, Tourism Australia

Samantha Stevens
Executive General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Origin Energy

Jason Laird
Executive, Corporate Affairs, National Australia Bank

Guy Matthews
Managing Director and Head of Corporate Affairs, Citi Australia and New Zealand

Michael Saadat
Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs, Afterpay

David Pullar
Director of Communications Government Affairs and Market Access, GSK

Peter O’Sullivan
Director, Woolworths Group Brand

Elizabeth McNamara
Executive General Manager Corporate Affairs, AGL Energy

Matthew Abbott
Director Corporate Affairs, Zip.Co

Mike Orgill
Head of Public Policy for APAC, Uber Australia and New Zealand

Richard Baker
Head of Corporate Affairs, Ampol Australia

Margaret Stuart
Director Corporate Affairs & Sustainability, Nestlé Oceania

Belinda Dennett
Director Corporate Affairs, Microsoft

Luisa Megale
Group Head of Corporate Affairs and Marketing, Lendlease

Haydn Lane
General Manager ‑ Corporate Affairs and Communications, Australian Grand Prix Corporation

Julia Foley
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Healthscope

Melissa O’Neill
Global Director Corporate Affairs, Treasury Wine Estates

Cassandra Casey
General Manager, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement, ANSTO

David Breen
Head of Corporate Affairs, ING Australia

Alexandra Staley
Executive General Manager Corporate Affairs, Officeworks

David Faktor
Executive Director, Public Affairs, Media & Communications, St Vincent’s Health Australia, Sydney

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

Scott MacKillop
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Western Sydney Airport

Lucille McCart
APAC Communications Director, Bumble

Darren Goodsir
Executive Director, Communication & Engagement, NSW Department of Education

Adam Kilgour
Managing Director, Diplomacy

Georgina Bitcon
Enterprise Solutions Area Director, Meltwater

Nicole Buskiewicz
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Advoc8

Cooper Darling-Blair
Founder and CEO, GovConnex

William Wright
Head of Insights, GovConnex

Michael Evangelidis
Head of Customer Success and Research, GovConnex

Sally Braidwood
Head of Corporate Reputation, Ipsos Australia and New Zealand

Kylie Wright-Ford
Chief Executive Officer, RepTrak

2022 Sponsors

ASSOCIATE SPONSOR:
• POMT

EVENT PARTNER:
• Meltwater

DIAMOND SPONSOR:
• Advoc8

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• GovConnex
• Ipsos

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Reptrak

LUNCH SPONSOR:
• Salt & Shein

NETWORKING DRINKS SPONSOR:
• Wolters Kluwer

EXHIBITION SPONSOR:
• Studio Bucket