Advisory Panel

Founder and Executive Producer
Creative Innovation Global

Tania de Jong AM
Founder and CEO Creative Universe
Phone: +61 (0)3 8679 6000
Email: tania@creativeuniverse.com.au

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Ambassadors of Creative Innovation Global

• Hugh Morgan AC
• Professor Allan Fels AO
• Sir Gus Nossal AC

Thought Leaders Advisory Panel

• Donald Bates – Director, LAB Architecture Studio
• Doron Ben-Meir – Vice-Principal Enterprise, Chancellery, University of Melbourne
• Dr Rufus Black – Ethicist, Master of Ormond College, University of Melbourne; Deputy Chancellor, Victoria University
• Sally Capp – Head of  Markets, Victoria KPMG
• Stefan Cassomenos – One of Australia’s leading young pianists, conductors & composers
• Mark Dempsey SC – Senior Counsel/Barrister (NSW)
• Jeremy Duffield – Director, MLC
• Dr Alan Finkel AO – Australia’s Chief Scientist
• Rod Glover – Policy Consultant; Associate NESTA (UK)
• Stephen Grant – Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific Business Coalition on Aids
• Joanne Gray – Editor, BOSS at Australian Financial Review
• Professor Roy Green – Dean, Faculty of Business, University of Technology Sydney
• Sarah Hosking – Chief Executive Officer, Very Special Kids
• Brad Howarth – Futurist, speaker and Author: A Faster Future
• Peter Hunt AM – Chairman, Greenhill Australia
• Silviu Itescu – Executive Director, Mesoblast
• Michael Johnson –  Director, Westlake Funding Limited
• Leon Kempler OAM – Chair, Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce
• Janine Kirk AM – Chief Executive, The Prince’s Charities Australia
• Charles Kovess – Australia’s Passion Provocateur and Leading Speaker
• Peter Kronborg – Deputy Chairman, Creativity Australia
• Anthony Mackay – Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Strategic Education; Chair, Innovation Unit Ltd, UK; Chair, AITSL
• Denis Moriarty – Co-Founder and Group Managing Director, Our Community
• Dr Pradeep Philip – Chief Executive Officer, LaunchVic
• Professor Peter Rathjen – Vice-Chancellor, University of Tasmania
• Michael Rennie – Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company
• Carol Schwartz AM – Chair, Creative Partnerships Australia; Director, Women’s Leadership Institute
• Clive Scott – General Manager, Sofitel Melbourne On Collins
• Adam Simpson – Managing Partner, Simpsons Lawyers
• John Stanhope, Chairman Australia Post & AGL; Chancellor of Deakin University
• Alistair Urquhart – Director, Affairs of State
• Steve Vamos – Non Executive Director, Venture Investor, Business Advisor and Speaker
• Alison Watkins – Chief Executive Officer, Coca-Cola Amatil

International Advisers

• Scott Anthony (Singapore) –  Managing Partner Innosight; Harvard Business Author
• Jason Drew (South Africa) – Eco-entrepreneur and sustainability expert
• Dr Thomas Frey (USA) – Futurist, Da Vinci Institute
• Patrycja Slawuta (USA) – Researcher, Entrepreneur & Founder of SelfHackathon