Dr Geoffrey Annison

Dr Annison has held a number of senior roles in the food and grocery sector, most recently with the Australian...

Dr Annison has held a number of senior roles in the food and grocery sector, most recently with the Australian Food and Grocery Council. Dr Annison will be an invaluable voice for industry to help government understand the commercial realities of supply chain partners and support industry to identify and move...

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Dr Alan Barclay

Dr Alan Barclay is a practicing dietician, nutritionist and chef, with close to 30 years’ experience, and also serves...

Dr Alan Barclay is a practicing dietician, nutritionist and chef, with close to 30 years’ experience, and also serves as a media spokesperson for the Dietitians Association of Australia.  Dr Barclay is a trusted voice in nutrition and supports evidence-based health policy. During his career, Dr Barclay has specialised in...

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Professor Michael Townsley

Professor Townsley is an experienced researcher specialising in the analysis and dissection of the complexities of retail crime using...

Professor Townsley is an experienced researcher specialising in the analysis and dissection of the complexities of retail crime using advanced data science techniques, which enable him to design-out opportunities for future crimes. He has worked in the UK and Australia focusing on a range of crimes, including burglary, vehicle...

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Barbara Kerlen

Involved in standards development since 2015, Barbara has made a mark as a dedicated and motivated committee member. Barbara...

Involved in standards development since 2015, Barbara has made a mark as a dedicated and motivated committee member. Barbara is a participating member on a range of committees, including being chairperson of the National Retail Product Safety Committee, the industry working group on button battery safety and sitting on...

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Tim Schaafsma

A well established and proven leader, Tim is the President for Coco Republic, Australia and New Zealand. He understands...

A well established and proven leader, Tim is the President for Coco Republic, Australia and New Zealand. He understands commercial and private enterprise exceptionally well having served as Principal Consultant at Lewisham Consulting, and establishing his own start-up, Fitchies, bringing a new concept of fast-food to market. In addition,...

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Ian Winterburn

Ian Winterburn currently operates a Management Consultancy business, specializing in providing guidance to the Retail Sector in the areas...

Ian Winterburn currently operates a Management Consultancy business, specializing in providing guidance to the Retail Sector in the areas of Business Performance Analysis, Structural Change and IT Project Management. Ian was the CFO of the Wallace Bishop Jewellery Group for 27 years up until 2013.  Prior to that he was...

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Alice Barbery

Alice Barbery has spent the past 11.5 years with Universal Store in various roles and took the helm as...

Alice Barbery has spent the past 11.5 years with Universal Store in various roles and took the helm as CEO in 2017. Since that time she has a management buyout in 2018 from the original family start-up and in November of 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, lead the...

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Julie Mathers

Julie Mathers is the CEO and Owner of Snuggle Hunny, a fast growing Australian baby brand. Julie is also the...

Julie Mathers is the CEO and Owner of Snuggle Hunny, a fast growing Australian baby brand. Julie is also the founder of Flora & Fauna, an online store specialising in vegan and eco-friendly products and 2018 Telstra New South Wales Small and Succeeding Business Award winner. Julie has over 30 years experience...

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Antony Moore

Prior to The Lottery Corporation, Antony was previously the General Manager of Lotteries Retail at Tabcorp. He joined Tatts...

Prior to The Lottery Corporation, Antony was previously the General Manager of Lotteries Retail at Tabcorp. He joined Tatts Group in 2011 as the Head of Retail, responsible for optimising the operational and strategic performance of the Lotteries' retail distribution network. Antony has more than 25 years’ of experience in...

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Rhys Reynolds

Rhys Reynolds has had a successful career working across communications, marketing and Public Relations in Singapore, United Kingdom, Europe...

Rhys Reynolds has had a successful career working across communications, marketing and Public Relations in Singapore, United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. Currently, Rhys is the National Communications Manager, Corporate Affairs at Lendlease. Previous to this, Rhys was the Communications Manager at Subway Australia and New Zealand. Prior, he served as...

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Anthony Wilson

Anthony’s retail and business career kicked off in 1989 as a wet behind-the-ears 22-year-old fresh out of an apprenticeship...

Anthony’s retail and business career kicked off in 1989 as a wet behind-the-ears 22-year-old fresh out of an apprenticeship with BHP. Today Anthony’s business encompasses fifteen retail surf, skate, and lifestyle stores across three unique retail banners in regional NSW and Tasmania, employing over 150 people. Serving the surfing community of...

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Bonnie Marshall

Before joining the team, Bonnie served 12 years in the Australian Federal Parliament as a Chief of Staff, campaign...

Before joining the team, Bonnie served 12 years in the Australian Federal Parliament as a Chief of Staff, campaign lead, policy adviser and media and communications manager. She has provided advice on key legislative areas including advanced manufacturing, energy policy, STEM and education, international relations, regional job creation, agriculture and dairy...

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