Allen Russell

Allen Russell is a seasoned professional with over 23 years of global Talent Acquisition experience. As the current Senior Director of Global Talent – APJ at Adobe, Allen is a respected leader in the field, known for his strategic mindset and ability to attract top talent to the organization. Throughout his career, Allen has consistently…

Mat Lewis

I am dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace environment where individuals are empowered to authentically be themselves. As someone who navigates life with an invisible disability, and proudly identifies as a member of the LGBTIQA+ community, I live and breathe inclusion. Through support systems, progressive policies, streamlined processes, and ongoing education initiatives, I aim to remove…

Steve Gard

Steve Gard’s 25+year career in recruitment is marked by his foundational belief in the importance of candidate experience. As the former Head of Talent Acquisition in various global regions including Australia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, Steve has led recruitment teams of up to 30 professionals, annually hiring as many as 6,000 people.…

Craig Brewer

I’m passionate about all things talent related and feel passionate about helping people to realise their potential. I’m lucky enough to be a member of Worley’s People team where I lead a terrific team of TA professionals across APAC.

Cal Curtain

Cal Curtain, is the Head of Talent at Harrison.ai. With rich experiences both locally and globally across industries such as Construction, Professional Services, FinTech and Healthcare. Cal is passionate about all things Talent Advisory: Talent Acquisition, Retention, Management and Development and is a certified organisational coach. Prior to his time in Talent, Cal was a…

Nina Pollard

Nina is currently the Head of People & Culture, Retail & Corporate at Coles Group. Nina’s HR career in the people and culture space, has enabled her to develop strong commercial acumen and HR strategy skills in Talent Management and HR Business Partnering. Nina is grateful for the diverse career opportunities so far spanning multiple…

Aurelio Tedesco

Aurelio is the Talent Acquisition Manager at C&K – The Creche and Kindergarten Association, one of Queensland’s leading Early Childhood Education providers. He and his team have been busy transforming their function into one of proactive partnership across their organisation’s 170+ Childcare centres and Kindergartens as they evolved out of the COVID-19 era. He himself…

Maisie Farmer

Maisie is a seasoned leader, with a career spanning Management Consulting and Professional Services, including over a decade with Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Presently, as the Head of Talent Acquisition within Downer Group, specifically focused on the Social Infrastructure and Citizen Services line of business, Maisie oversees Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning for five distinct…

Ian McCreery

Ian McCreery is a strategic industry leader at the intersection of human talent and artificial intelligence. Having started his career as a recruiter, Ian has spent two decades evolving how organisations hire, moving from RPO and in-house Talent Acquisition leadership to scaling Paradox across APAC. His focus was on helping organisations leverage industry-leading AI solutions…