Leadership Conversations with Jonno White Podcast

Name: Priyanka KhandalkarCurrent title: Chief operating officer / Remote Integrator / podcaster/ leadership coachCurrent organisation: Scaling to grow LLCPriyanka is a Engineer turned Enterpreneur. She is COO/ Director of operations/ Remote Integrator for Multiple 6 figures and 7 figure online businesses. She helps them to scale their business with ease by leveraging systems, automation and delegation. She is also Host of Top 1% global ranked leadership focussed podcast for entrepreneurs called Show up with Priyanka . She is trainer/ coach for Tony Robbins and Dean Garziosis mastermind.com students and has coached 1200 students alone in 2021. She is Leadership coach for other Operations executive and have successfully coached 143 Director of operations in 2021 to strengthen their leadership. She is Author of the top ranked book worldwide “wings of a woman”. She has impacted 3 millions worldwide by her work and major media appearance in News and Newspaper. She was awarded in 2021 as top women influencer of India. She currently lives in Portland Oregon with her husband and 4 year old daughter Anvika.

Name: Matthew SweetwoodCurrent title: CEOCurrent organisation: Greener Process Systems Inc.Matt Sweetwood is a serial entrepreneur and start-up founder with over 30 years of business experience. He is the CEO of Greener Process Systems. He is an internationally known professional speaker, author, coach, photographer, and social media influencer. However, his greatest achievement is having raised five successful children to adulthood as a single dad. He is a frequent national TV and publication contributor and has a #1 best-selling book: “Leader of the Pack: How a single dad of five led his kids, his business and himself from disaster to success.”

Wes Paterson, CMC, is known for his expertise as both a ‘practical’ & ‘insightful’ consultant, coach and trusted advisor. He creates dramatic improvement in performance and productivity for the clients he serves. Individuals & organizations report seeing positive change & improvement immediately upon beginning an engagement with Wes. His results-based focus, and pragmatic nature, results in organizations increasing their sales & profits, maximizing their ROI, and establishing clear pathways that optimize high performance and strategic execution at all levels.Wes works with companies & organizations ranging from small and medium size family-owned operations, to Fortune 500 & Global 500 companies, to government at the municipal, provincial, and national level. They span a wide range of industries: manufacturing & production, education, training & development, occupational health & safety, healthcare, oil & gas, renewable energy, construction, transportation & logistics, insurance & financial, agriculture, government, retail, wellness & alternative health, and non-profit. His methodologies deployed produce practical, tangible results for the clients he serves, moving them from where they are, to where they want to be and beyond.Whether working with individuals, teams, or entire organizations, Wes focuses on maximizing results and ongoing ‘wins’. Management consulting, organizational wellness, executive coaching, leadership development, personal & career development, performance consultation, and improving communication effectiveness are areas where Wes truly stands and delivers. Clients truly recognize the value in his delivery and engagement by the results and changes they witness in their people, performance, and productivity. Visit - patersonconsulting.caWes resides in Medicine Hat AB, Canada, home to the world’s tallest teepee. He oversees Corporate Training at Medicine Hat College. He and his wife Jennifer have five children between them. Proficient in several martial arts, his adventures have included bungee jumping, sky diving, and partaking in a Great White Shark Diving Expedition from a small fishing vessel near Guadalupe Island, 250 km off the coast of Baja, Mexico.Wes & Jenn own and operate Sedona North, a Health & Wellness company in Medicine Hat, AB. Vision: Together they improve the health & well being of their clients empowering them physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Moving them out of a place of pain and suffering, to a place of happiness, joy, health, wellness, and abundance for life. Visit - sedona north.ca

Held CEO roles in both plc and PE environments (including through a take private). A dynamic, strategic thinking, customer focused leader specialising in CX, MRX, data and insight consultancy with a focus on using tech to deliver evidence based, commercially grounded solutions. Proven track record of running transformation projects and launching successful start-ups in Europe and Australia. Consistently achieved double-digit EBITDA growth for a decade at Chime Communications.Qualified chartered accountant with both client-side and agency c-suite experience (having also run advertising/marketing services/customer functions for blue-chip brands such as BT, Royal Mail, Post Office Ltd & Dixons Stores Group).UK representative for ESOMAR; Board Director, MRS (past Chair) as well as a fellow of the RSA, MRS and the ICAEW. Currently engaged as the Senior Advisor at US tech/AI firms mTab and Behaviorally as well as consulting to Fortune500/FTSE100 companies and advising several CEOs in the MRX space (including on M&A activity).Owner of a working farm in the Kent Downs AONB and a commercial kennels & cattery (currently run as a charitable rescue centre).

Name: Donnah CiempkaCurrent title: Head of SchoolCurrent organisation: Ascot International SchoolMrs Ciempka is currently Head of School at Ascot International School and is a dynamic leader who has worked in education for over 20 years. Her teaching career began in 1997 in Brisbane, Australia, and since then she has worked and held leadership roles in a wide range of schools, including state and independent schools, both internationally and in Australia. Donnah has driven exceptional teaching and learning practices that are at the forefront of education today with an intentional focus on curriculum design and instruction.She is highly qualified with a Bachelor of Education, with Honours in Early Childhood Pedagogy, an Advanced Certificate School Leadership and Positive Education. Donnah is an experienced International Baccalaureate (IB) Educator who has supported schools across Asia for the last 10 years. Having worked in such schools as Western Academy of Beijing and Geelong Grammar, she brings to our community a diverse understanding of international education and what it means to be an IB World School. She has held many roles throughout her career and is also the recipient of several accolades including:IB workshop leader and facilitator, school visitor and team leader.CIS and WASC school visitor and acreditor.Curriculum writer for IB, Pearson Education and Australian State Educational bodies.Published author of pedagogical and curriculum documents.Scholarship recipient for Executive Leaders Colloquium through the National Excellence in School Leadership Institute, Melbourne University 2016.In addition to her work in schools, Donnah ran her own educational consultancy business guiding schools through accreditation processes, strategic planning and curriculum implementation. She has worked alongside universities, non for profit organisations and government departments aligning policy and pedagogy throughout South East Asia. Her strengths are driving organisations to ensure a collective focus, placing the learner at the centre of all decision making.

Jordan Harbinger is a Wall Street lawyer turned podcast interviewer with an approachable style and knack for securing high-profile guests. His show, The Jordan Harbinger Show was selected as part of Apple’s “Best of 2018.”In today's episode, Jordan unpacks his secrets for finding and keeping superstars (he's had basically 100% retention in his team for nearly 7 years!), why you should be alarmed as a leader if THIS person is being successful in your organization and the book he's gifting the most to other people right now (Hint: It's a brilliant book about taking personal responsibility to live a fulfilling life...)The lawyer that would never beHailing from Michigan, Jordan was an inquisitive kid who was fascinated by the internet at an early age. He went to law school at the University of Michigan and landed a job on Wall Street as a corporate lawyer.Jordan wasn’t interested in climbing the corporate ladder. But he was curious about a partner who was never in the office. Dave spent his days at charity events and playing racquetball. How did he keep his job?Discovering a “secret third path”Dave told Jordan that he brought in business for the firm. To do that he didn’t sit at his desk: he spent his time building and managing personal relationships. After hard work and intelligence, Jordan felt like he was learning a “secret third path” that nobody ever talked about.This kicked off an obsession with body language and non-verbal communication, persuasion, influence, social psychology and networking. When he started uploading what he learned to the web, he inadvertently became one of the first podcasters.STRONG FINISHToday, The Jordan Harbinger Show has over 11 million downloads per month and features a wide array of guests like Kobe Bryant, Moby, Dennis Rodman, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Tony Hawk, Cesar Millan, Simon Sinek, Eric Schmidt, and Neil deGrasse Tyson, to name a few. Jordan continues to teach his skills, for free, at 6 Minute Networking. In addition to hosting The Jordan Harbinger Show, Jordan is a consultant for law enforcement, military, and security companies and is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Richard Liao left a job on Wall Street to take over his family’s business, deftly revitalising century-old glassware manufacturer Hwa Hsia Glass into a modern lifestyle glassware brand. Under Richard’s stewardship, Hwa Hsia has also increased the efficiency of its production with the adoption of automation, and achieved annual revenue of US$17 million.Professional focusing on transformation process of the existing business, including growth initiative, revenue opportunities, setting strategic direction of the company, sales & marketing capabilities and turn-around management on financial & strategical issues of the firm.He believes life without challenges is mundane and boring; the meaning of life lies within the achievement and progress I can make to this world with positive impact. Be driven, be agile, be relentless.Specialties: Strategic Planning, Financial & Quantitative Analysis, Project Management and Sales related activities.

Mike is a New Zealand entrepreneur, he’s the founder and owner of TPT Group and he holds a number of governance roles. Over 21 years Mike has led 10 successful start-up companies and completed 12 acquisitions. TPT Group comprises companies in the electronic security, information technology, data communications, future innovation including robotics and artificial intelligence, finance, and commerical property sectors.FREE 57-PAGE LEADERSHIP SURVIVAL GUIDEDownload your free copy - https://store.consultclarity.org/leadership-survival-guide-10-world-class-leaders-reveal-their-secrets1625572748028

Name: Joe BremgartnerCurrent title: Associate Superintendent of People ServicesCurrent organisation: Fontana Unified School DistrictI am a career educational leader and "People and Culture" executive. I began my career as an elementary teacher. This is where I learned that as human beings, we are always in a state of evolving. We learn new skills every day and should always seek to apply our new knowledge. It then became an elementary school principal, and later a central office executive. Throughout my career, I have always focused on the people side of the organization and know that it is important to nurture the people around us.FREE 57-PAGE LEADERSHIP SURVIVAL GUIDEDownload your free copy - https://store.consultclarity.org/leadership-survival-guide-10-world-class-leaders-reveal-their-secrets1625572748028

Name: Craig HandleyCurrent title: CEOCurrent organisation: ListenTrust/Social CloseCraig Handley has never been afraid of clowns. He likes clowns. Craig will tell you that he is handsome, humble, and smart, and people generally agree that “yes, he is a smart guy” and “no, winning 2nd place in the beauty contest in Monopoly does not make you handsome”. He wrote a best selling book called “Hired To Quit” so he’s an author, but he really views himself as an entertainer and musician who moonlights as CEO of his 13M-15M dollar company ListenTrust which was named #1 in Business Products and Service (#27 overall) on Inc. Magazine’s 500/5000 list and employs around 1,000 really awesome people.

Name: Vivienne KingCurrent title: CEO & Managing DirectorCurrent organisation: Box Hill InstituteVivienne King is currently the CEO & Managing Director of Box Hill Institute. Prior to her current position Vivienne worked in North America and held the role of President, British Columbia Rapid Transit Company which operated and maintained the Skytrain and Westcoast Express Transit systems in Vancouver, moving over 350 million passengers annually.Before North America Vivienne held the position of CEO for KDR Gold Coast, the operator and maintainer of the Gold Coast Light Rail and prior to that the position of Group General Manager, Strategic & Service Development for RailCorp which provided metropolitan passenger rail services in Sydney; in that role Vivienne was responsible for its investment strategy, future design of rail networks and $1.2b capital works program. While working with RailCorp Vivienne also held the role of Chief Operations Officer leading 15 departments with over 8000 staff to deliver the day to day passenger services.Vivienne has a strong interest in Public Policy and Education & Transit and has sat on many boards including the international passenger transport association (UiTP); holding the Australian & New Zealand chair for public transport; Australia’s transit committee for light rail and held a seat at the table for the Queensland chapter of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia. Recently Vivienne sat on the international student advisory committee for Victoria and currently sits on the Lilydale Precinct Activation Board.In her spare time Vivienne enjoys training for triathlons and half marathons.

President and CEO Gautam Ijoor brings an impressive track record of more than two decades of experience in the federal contracting arena to Alpha Omega. As an entrepreneurial-minded business leader, Gautam has achieved consistent success not only in building and growing firms, but also in improving their profitability, performance, and value. He has a demonstrated history of helping businesses expand their presence in the federal market, while exceeding growth and profit objectives. At Alpha Omega, Gautam built an effective and innovative leadership team, helping the company grow from less than $1 million/year in summer 2016 to more than $50 million/year by summer 2020. In placing an emphasis on their customers, building a strong culture, and refining their capabilities, Alpha Omega created a foundation for growth that has consistently propelled them into the Inc. 5000, Washington Technology’s Fast 50, and the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Fantastic 50 in recent years.Prior to joining Alpha Omega, Gautam was the COO of C3 Systems, where he led the company from startup to $16M per year in revenue, and from 1 to 110 employees in four years. Prior to C3 Systems, he served as VP of Operations, Business Development and Capture Strategy at QSSI, where he helped grow the firm through three acquisitions and increased his division’s revenue by more than 300% in eight years. Gautam earned an M.S. from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and is a certified Project Management Professional.

John Moody - CEO of Pacific Joint Space FacilityPacific Joint Space Facility Pty LtdHeavy Lift Launch Services.for both Earth Orbit and Delivery and return for Lunar Activities. Cargo Vessel to be built in space.Cargo Transport and AstronautsWe’ll get you there, we’ll get you back the rest is up to you., for example,1. Earth Orbit Space Stations,2. Earth Orbit Satellites,3. Lunar Services,Bases, Colonies, Orbiting Stations, Mining Operations,Satellites.We seek to attract and support local and international customers who are seeking Earth Orbit Services and who wish to conduct Lunar Activities and Markets.We can tailor make missions to suit your business and budget to assist achieve your objectives.

Name: Mr Peter JamesCurrent title: Group CEOCurrent organisation: SU AustraliaPeter James is group CEO of SU Australia, a Christian not-for-profit organisation working with young people and families across Australia to bring God’s love, hope and good news. SU has more than 1200 staff and 8000 active volunteers creating local community collaborations to deliver adventure experiences, school chaplaincy, training, Bible engagement and other programs across Australia.SU Australia was formed in 2021 by merging nine organisations into a unified governance and leadership structure, and with a vision of growing the mission even further. Peter and his team are implementing a program of integration and expansion, to build the movement into its full potential.In his ten years with SU, Peter led SU’s expansion of school chaplaincy in Queensland under federal funding, and strengthening of the movement’s other frontline ministries. Before SU, Peter was a telecommunications and technology partner of an international law firm. He is married with five adult children.

Name: Don HenigCurrent title: Co-founderCurrent organisation: AccrueMe.comDon Henig was born in Brooklyn, NY and started quenching his entrepreneurial thirst at the ripe age of 12. Don has built successful companies in various industries from finance, publishing, mortgage, real estate, entertainment and now he has developed a unique way to provide capital to Amazon Sellers to grow their businesses. It’s so unique, he reversed the risk for the Seller and does not require any interest, fees or monthly payments and no loss of ownership for the Seller. AccrueMe has $100,000,000 to provide to Amazon Sellers to grow and is actively spreading the wealth. It seems that every economic downturn creates new models never before seen and AccrueMe is definitely one of those game-changing models!

Vivek is the Chief Client Partner at Neeyamo. Vivek runs the Global Sales function, liaising with prospects and customers to deliver solutions that meet their needs. He is a seasoned business development professional with three decades of experience leading teams acquiring revenue. He serves in the advisory role of several regional HR forums and associations, is a frequent speaker at global forums and is the Past Chair of the NAPBS- Global Advisory Council. Vivek is an Associate Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. No matter the country he visits, Vivek is an expert in local cuisines. If you get to meet him in person, you can be guaranteed to be treated to a restaurant that serves the best food in town. In Vivek’s terms – Food is art –learn to relish it!

Serena Holmes is an author and CEO of event staffing and experiential marketing company, Tigris. Serena joined Tigris in Jun/04 & bought out the founder 4 years later. Serena’s book called "The Accidental Entrepreneur" is now available anywhere. It's available at https://www.linktr.ee/serenaholmesauthorShe is passionate about travel, wildlife, sustainability & her daughter. She was VP of Events for AMA Toronto Jan-Dec/18, on Camp Trillium's Board 2015-2018 & volunteered with 2 Elephant Nature Park Projects in Thailand in 2017.

Name: Dr Mike O'ConnorCurrent title: HeadmasterCurrent organisation: Dulwich College SuzhouMike is an Australian from Brisbane, Queensland. Mike joined Dulwich College Suzhou in China as Headmaster in 2019 after 22 years teaching and leading in the Queensland Department of Education. He holds a Doctor of Education (EdD) from Griffith University and a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) with majors in English and History from the Queensland University of Technology. Mike’s doctoral research focused on student attendance in Queensland Secondary schools and has been published in a peer reviewed journal. Prior to joining DCSZ Mike led Upper Coomera State College on the Gold Coast. Upper Coomera is a Preparatory Year to Year 12 college of 2100 students. Before this, he was Principal of four diverse schools in Queensland. Mike's professional interests revolve around explicit teaching and learning that facilitates student acquisition of thinking skills, the coherence required to lead schools to excellent performance, and how staff growth and professional development supports student happiness, wellness, and achievement. Mike also gains great satisfaction from supporting the development of aspirant leaders. Mike and his wife Terri love travel and are always planning their next adventure.

Jim Penman started a part-time gardening business while earning his PhD in history at Latrobe University. He launched a full-time mowing business in 1982 with a $24 investment.He originally aimed only at taking on subcontractors, but his business grew and he gradually began to specialise in the building up and selling of lawn mowing rounds. By 1989 he franchised his business, and since then Jim’s Mowing has become the largest franchise chain in Australian and the largest and best-known lawn mowing business in the world.Jim’s Cleaning was launched in 1994, followed by more than 50 other divisions which now operate in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom. Jim’s Group now has over 3,800 Franchisees and a turnover of approximately $500 million.Jim says“The key to success in franchising is an overriding concern for the welfare of franchisees, and constant improvement in customer service.”He is still actively involved in the running of the business, is directly accessible to all his Franchisees and to any client with a serious complaint.He is funding a research program into the epigenetics of social behaviour, a continuation of his PhD work, which he believes could help in the treatment of mental illness and addictive disorders.His books ‘Biohistory’, Biohistory: decline of the West’, and ‘Every Customer a Fan’ are available on Amazon and from his web site www.biohistory.org.

Name: Joseph AristoneCurrent title: Executive Vice President and Head of LeasingCurrent organisation: PREITJoe Aristone is the Executive Vice President and Head of Leasing for Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, where he has worked since 1994. Joe is responsible for overseeing the Leasing function for the Company’s portfolio of 24 malls, accounting for approximately $218 million in net operating income. In this capacity, Joe manages a staff of 22 including 4 Regional VPs and 14 Leasing Representatives. Joe is responsible for establishing the vision and executing on the strategic direction for each mall including, tenant merchant mix and financial deliverables.Prior to assuming this role, Joe was the VP of Big Box and Outparcel Leasing where he completed in excess of 2 million square feet of transactions with national tenants including: Kohl’s, PetSmart, Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ross Dress for Less, Marshall’s, Eastern Mountain Sports, Barnes & Noble, Staples, Olive Garden, PF Chang’s, California Pizza Kitchen and Capital Grille.Joe led the Leasing Integration Team during a major merger of two multi-billion dollar publicly traded companies which resulted in the creation of the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust.Joe also has an extensive background in Office Leasing and has previously been involved with the landlord representation of multiple office buildings throughout the Philadelphia market including: Mellon Bank Center, 210 Washington Square, 400 Market Street, One Penn Center, and The Bellevue, where he executed several hundred thousand square feet of transactions.Joe has been involved in a number of civic oriented activities and served as Chairman of The Board of Oaks Integrated Care, a non-profit with an annual budget of $100 million dollars providing behavioral health services to adults, children & families. Joe also served as a founding member of the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District and served on the Board of Directors for Leadership, Inc., one of the preeminent non-profit leadership development organizations in the Philadelphia region, from 2004-2010.He has also been an active volunteer for a number of business advocacy groups including serving as a Vice Chair for the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s membership drive.Joe also was appointed by and served on Moorestown Town Council Economic Development Advisory Council for Moorestown, New Jersey, Board of Trustees for Moorestown Education Foundation (an affiliate of the Moorestown Board of Education). Joe is also on the Editorial Advisory Board for SJ Magazine.Joe is a graduate of Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.

Name: Paul FochtmanCurrent title: Head of SchoolCurrent organisation: Frankfurt International SchoolDr. Paul Fochtman, Head of School at Frankfurt International SchoolSince 2010, Dr. Fochtman has served as the Head of School at Frankfurt International School (FIS), an IB World School that serves nearly 1,800 students aged 3 to Grade 12 across two campuses in the heart of Germany. Originally from Petoskey, Michigan, Dr. Fochtman’s career began in the pharmaceutical industry, but shifted to education in the early 90s’. Since then, his career has taken him across the globe, from a high school chemistry, economics and physics teacher in Gaum, to principalships and a superintendent role at international schools in New Delhi and Mumbai. In 2018, he was named Superintendent of the Year by the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) – the youngest recipient of the award to date.Dr. Fochtman studied Business and Economics at Lycoming College, Educational Administration at the University of Guam, and Business Administration at Duke University, before completing his Doctoral study at the University of Minnesota. In 2016, Dr. Fochtman was also awarded a fully-funded fellowship to the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership’s Heads of Schools program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Fochtman and his family are deeply involved in service, having participated in several Operation Smile missions, the Kalahari Education Experience Project in South Africa, and other educational initiatives throughout Asia.In addition to his role as Head of School at FIS, Dr. Fochtman is also an alumni parent; both of his children graduated from the school.

Troy joined CPC in early June 2014. Troy is one of the top cattlemen and agribusiness leaders in the country and well-renowned for his achievements across the industry. As Chief Operating Officer for the Australian Agricultural Company, he successfully executed a 3-year strategic plan to restructure the company’s operations and diversify sales to new markets, invest in and divest assets, develop and implement the genetic improvement strategy and increase profitability and herd size. Prior to that, Troy held key management positions at Torrens Investments, North Australian Cattle Company and Killara Feedlot.Troy began his career at Twynam Agricultural Group whilst completing a degree in Rural Science from the University of New England. Troy has completed further study including the Agribusiness program at Harvard Business School and the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course. Throughout his career Troy has been responsible for all aspects of the supply chain, from cereal and fibre cropping, grain and grass fed cattle operations, domestic and international logistics, trading and shipping through to genetic improvement, beef and cattle marketing, broad strategy development, investment and finance.

Joseph R. Folkman, Ph.D.Joe Folkman is co-founder and President of Zenger Folkman, a firm specializing in leadership and organizational development. He is a highly acclaimed keynote speaker at conferences and seminars the world over. His topics focus on a variety of subjects related to leadership, feedback, and individual and organizational change. As one of the nation’s renowned psychometricians, his extensive expertise focuses on survey research and change management. He has over 30 years of experience, consulting with some of the world’s most prestigious and successful organizations, public and private. A distinguished expert in the field of measurement, his unique surveys and assessments are designed utilizing a database comprised of over a million assessments on over 110,000 leaders. Because these tools specifically address critical business results, facilitating development and change is the main focus of measurement efforts. He is the author or co-author of ten books: Turning Feedback into Change, Making Feedback Work, Employee Surveys that Make a Difference, The Extraordinary Leader, The Handbook for Leaders, The Power of Feedback, The Inspiring Leader, How to be Exceptional, SPEED—How Leaders Accelerate Successful Execution and The New Extraordinary Leader. Joe and his family reside at the base of the Wasatch Mountains in Orem, Utah.

Michael Lubelfeld has served as a public school superintendent in Illinois since 2010. He currently serves as the superintendent of schools in the North Shore School District 112 in Highland Park, and Highwood, IL north of Chicago. Lubelfeld has presented on leadership topics around the state, nation, and world, and he is active in leadership development with state and national associations. He co-authored the 2017 book The Unlearning Leader: Leading for Tomorrow’s Schools the 2018 book Student Voice: From Invisible to Invaluable. His latest book, The Unfinished Leader: A School Leadership Framework for Growth & Development was released in May. Mike was awarded the 2021 Administration and Supervision Distinguished Alumni Award from Loyola University of Chicago School of Education. Mike and his wife Stephanie have two children and they live in suburban Chicago.

Peter has worked in the International Assistance industry (IA) for more than 18 years and brings experience in collaborations and avante garde ‘Brains Trust’ mind set. Fast becoming recognised as one of the IA industry experts Peter continues to work closely with connections across a number of regions. For him the key to the ‘Customer value proposition’ is to listen, understand the goals, build solutions that enhance products, in a supportive platform improving the clients Branding proposition.With a back ground in Insurance Peter worked across personal, commercial lines of business (Accident, Health, Motor Lines, Property, Liability and CTP) in both underwriting, claims management and executive leadership.In 2002 Peter joined International SOS with his remit to identify opportunities, build relationships, engineer new product lines, acquire high performing staff to build on the success for membership, financial Institutions, loyalty groups within the Australasian region. National Roadside Assistance that remains successful, established within this organization. With brands like Ferrari, Maserati, Citroen, FIAT, Subaru, Volkswagen, Suncorp, Real Insurance and Industry key alliances. Peter saw opportunities and the need for investment and now carries this experience into 365 Roadside Assistance.In 2006 Peter worked in the Asia region and tasked to drive innovations and partnerships both in products with groups like Visa International, AIG, VGA and many other global fortune 500 companies.Peter’s expertise and passion for collaborative partnerships permeates through the essence the 365 Assist Group.

Nearly 30 years of Food Manufacturing and Operations experience and a proven record of improving Safety, Quality, Service and Costs. I started my career as an engineer building and designing Food Manufacturing processes and now have run large multi-facility operations for Pepsi, Dean Foods, Pinnacle Foods, Blue Apron and now Ventura Foods.

Rajit Kamal is the Worldwide President, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction business at Johnson & Johnson (DePuy Synthes). He is also member of the Global DePuy Synthes leadership team (Management board for $9B global Orthopedic business).In this role Rajit has end to end responsibility for the $1B diversified Sports and Shoulder reconstruction business. Rajit has been with J&J since 2008 and has worked in variety of commercial roles. He has diversified exprience and has worked across multiple businesses, regions and functions. Rajit is known for his people/leadership skills, strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and collaboration skills. Rajit started his career with Procter & Gamble in manufacturing, supply chain and demand planning. He has worked as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group and Innosight before joining J&J.He holds B.S. in Chemical Engineering with distinction from Indian Institute of Technology, M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, an MBA from Harvard Business School and M.S. in technology management from Columbia University.

Name: Ajay GantiCurrent title: Chief Executive OfficerCurrent organisation: Al Seeb Technical Establishment LLC SARCOA management graduate from the London School of Economics Ajay Ganti has been serving as CEO for Sarco since 2010.Established in 1977, Sarco is today a leading Company for Marketing, Distribution, Retailing & Projects of Electronics, Home Appliances, Mobile phones, IT Hardware, Office Automation, Luxury/Lifestyle, & Air-conditioning solutions. Sarco is a part of Al Mana Group of Qatar which is a highly reputed & leading business house in Qatar. Ajay is an innovator, a shaper, an effective manager due to his team skills and organizing cum execution capabilities he has successfully worked with Indian and Multinational organizations in India and abroad. His adaptive nature and high nervous energy have made him a success with start-ups, turnarounds as well as steady-state organizations. Currently, he is the CEO of SARCO and he has worked with organizations like Elekta Gulf, Sony India Pvt Ltd & Kitchen Appliances India Ltd (Kenstar) in the last 28 years and has met success at all places due to his ‘Ethics and hard work have no alternative’ motto.Ajay is an entrepreneurial, innovative executive with extensive business and management experience within highly competitive markets and fast-paced environments. A charismatic business leader, with demonstrated success in executing and implementing strategies, managing diverse teams in producing quantifiable results, and exceeding clients’ expectations. He is a strategic expert with a flair for successfully analyzing an organization's critical business requirements, identifying deficiencies and potential opportunities, and adopting the pragmatic approach in improvising on technically robust solutions and resolving complex issues. Collaborative communicator continually focused on building relationships and promoting synergy across business lines and global units to drive positive change, cohesive, comprehensive business approaches, and enhanced profitability.Ajay is a person who provides a vital spark. He is imaginative and original and produces lots of ideas. He is independent, unorthodox, radical, and forthright. Due to the above, he was able to contribute and be associated with the successes of Samsung in Oman. He believes that the consumers even if they do not know how to articulate will tell you what they want, provided you are willing to spend time observing and understanding them. He pushed his organizations to roll out innovative products that bring great bottom-line benefits to the organizations. He is a big business success in the field of Retail and distribution with world-class brands.During his tenure at Sarco, he fuelled an explosive growth in revenue by adding up additional revenue streams like Mobile phones, IT Hardware, Digital Signage & E-Learning solutions, commercial air-conditioning solutions, etc. With his innovative retail therapy and focus on channel and B2B sales along with the restructuring of the organization, he was instrumental in taking Sarco’s business to dizzy heights in the last 13 years. Ajay has acquired expertise and demonstrates a natural flair for a business turnaround, distinctive revenue growth, disruptive ideation to circumvent difficult business environment, channel restructuring, product management, negotiating better business terms, remodelling and optimization of resources to maximize bottom line and highly productive relationship management across the business universe.He forms high-performing teams with participative leadership by empowering yet creating interdependency by alignment on purpose. He is task and future-focused. He encourages creativity and innovation. He has been very successful in not only strategizing but ensuring successful execution all through his career.He has been listed amongst the 100 most influential CEOs in Oman in the September 2018 issue of Oman Economic Review a leading business magazine. He is also an active member of YPO (formerly Young Presidents' Organization) which is a global network of young Chief Executives with approximately 24,000 members in more than 130 countries.

Name:Amanda ToblerCurrent title:CEOCurrent organisation:Community Services #1Amanda is the Chief Executive Office at Community Services # 1. She has worked in the Community Sector for over 25 years, with her first management role when she was 20 years of age leading a team of 15 people. Her key strengths are in her diverse experience and high level understanding of the not-for-profit, Government and corporate sectors. She has high level strategic thinking capabilities and vast experience in advocacy and considerable commercial experience. Amanda has an exceptional ability to achieve results in demanding and challenging environments and an ability to build excellent relationships at all levels.Amanda has strong academic qualifications including a Degree in Community Education, an Advanced Diploma of Management and a Diploma of Government.

Name: Patricia VazCurrent title: General Manager Corporate ServicesCurrent organisation: Community Housing LtdPatricia is currently the General Manager for Corporate Services at Community Housing Ltd with over 15 years of specialised experience in growing, collaborating and improving businesses services across Australia and internationally. She has extensive experience in the NFP sector delivering a broad range of services within organisational and legislative frameworks. Patricia is passionate about working with organisations with a real purpose, managing change, optimising operations and improving leadership, creativity and innovation capabilities.Patricia is tertiary qualified and has an MBA in – International Management. She is also qualified in Change Management, Agile, Prince2 certified and highly adept at collaborating with Senior Executives and Boards.She is also a Member of the CEO Institute (Awarded Certified CEO provisional (CCEO Prov.) status in Oct/19), was awarded Scholarship for Advanced Leadership Program - Women in Leadership AUS (2019) and for Executive Leadership Program with McKinsey Academy (2020).

Name: Christophe DerdeynCurrent title: Director/PartnerCurrent organisation: delaware Singapore (delaware consulting asia pacific pte ltd)Christophe Derdeyn is Director/Partner Delaware Singapore, partner in the Delaware International group, a global IT Services & Consulting scale-up.Since 2012 he has been involved in building Delaware in South-East Asia, focusing on back-office automation through core finance ERP implementations and Information management solutions, catering to the manufacturing, oil & gas, food, and insurance industries.Christophe started in IT consulting with a focus on infrastructure followed by several years of IT system implementations. After a successful roll-out of a laboratory quality management system between 2003 and 2005, he became involved in the set-up and optimization of regional shared services. He went on to lead the technical migration tracks for a large scale Shared Services transformation for a tier-1 FMCG company covering finance, logistics, procurement, customer service and HR. Post the initial Shared Services setup, he has been in charge of a series of IT optimization projects, amongst which accounts-payable optimization, order-to-cash streamlining and automation and adoption of electronic invoicing platforms for direct interaction with suppliers and customers, alongside a score of smaller optimization engagements.Christophe's aspiration is to be a Sherpa to help guide organizations through (Digital/Technical) transformation

Name: Saranjit SangarCurrent organisation: upGradSaranjit is an experienced leader who loves to dig into customer problems and solve them with data and technology. She has a successful track record of building and scaling businesses, growing teams and creating value for customers and partners across different industries and geographies. She creates, scales and optimises products that matter. With the most recent example being that of leading teams at upGrad EMEA to make education more accessible, relevant and affordable for everyone. She is passionate about technology and its impact on our lives. Being a lifelong learner herself, she is now practicing playing the piano using tech enabled applications.

Name: Phillip Moulds Current title: HeadmasterCurrent organization: The Rockhampton Grammar School Phillip has been the Headmaster of The Rockhampton Grammar School since 2010. Phillip is passionate about educating students to be the best people they can be, the development of leadership within schools (governance, students, teachers, school leaders), teaching and learning, global education and school-based change. Before joining The Rockhampton Grammar School, Phillip had worked at Brisbane Grammar School for eighteen and a half years, where he held a variety of positions including Deputy Headmaster, Deputy Head of Boarding, Head of Science and Head of Chemistry. Also, for fourteen years, Phillip worked as a lecturer for the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University on-line in the areas of educational leadership and using data to inform learning.Phillip earned his PhD in Education from the University of Queensland, investigating the planning, teaching and assessment of higher order thinking processes and dispositions. Phillip also possesses a Bachelor of Educational Studies with First Class Honours, Postgraduate Diploma of Education, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Music, all from the University of Queensland.Phillip has been a member of the ISQ Board for the past five years and has been the Chair of the Education Subcommittee for the past four years. He is a Graduate of the AICD Directors Course and has served on the Anglicare Central Queensland Board and the Board of the Australian Boarding Schools Association.

Name:Dr. Jeremy S. OwohCurrent title:Superintendent of SchoolsCurrent organisation:Jacksonville North Pulaski School DistrictDr. Jeremy S. Owoh began his career in 2003 as an English teacher at Parkview Magnet High School in the Little Rock School District. He served as the dean of students at Mills University Studies High School in the Pulaski County Special School District from 2008 to 2009 prior to being named the assistant principal at Ridgeroad Middle School in the North Little Rock School District. He served as a principal at Fuller Middle School in the Pulaski County Special School District before being named principal at J.A. Fair Systems Magnet High School in the Little Rock School District in 2011. Dr. Owoh served as the assistant superintendent of curriculum/instruction and desegregation at Jacksonville North Pulaski School District for 2 years. In 2017, Dr. Owoh was named the Assistant Commissioner of Educator Effectiveness and Licensure. In September of 2018, Arkansas Commissioner of Education, Johnny Key, appointed Dr. Owoh as the Superintendent of Schools for the Pine Bluff School District. In addition to his experience in public schools, Dr. Owoh has served as an adjunct instructor/professor, as well as an affiliate faculty member at Arkansas Tech University at Russellville and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Currently, Dr. Owoh serves as the Superintendent of Schools for the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District. Dr. Owoh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in English Education with a concentration in Secondary Education from the University of Central Arkansas at Conway; a Master of Science degree in Secondary Education with concentrations in Reading and Writing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; and a Doctorate of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He also completed the Little Rock School District Leadership Academy in 2010 and the Urban Superintendents Academy from the University of Southern California.Dr. Owoh is a member of numerous professional and community organizations, including the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators, National Alliance of Black School Educators, Junior Achievement of Arkansas and Goodwill Industries of Arkansas. Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Dr. Owoh to the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee in 2015. He is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He and his wife Katrina are blessed with a son, Jaxon.

Name: Tristan PellouxCurrent title: DirectorCurrent organisation: Strategwhy Ltd.Director at Strategwhy, independent management consulting, and Editor at Fintech Review, online media on the fintech industry. I founded both ventures after an international career in financial services, latterly in Corporate Strategy at Virgin Money UK in London. And obviously because I am truly curious and passionate about strategy and innovation.Also a Board Member of Audencia Alumni, the alumni network non-profit of Audencia Business School, and a Business Mentor to entrepreneurs across Europe.

Name: Lindsay HuaCurrent title: VP, Global DeploymentCurrent organization: AfinitiLindsay has two decades of track record as a global technology leader. She has grown her career in various industries such as consumer packaged goods (Procter & Gamble), hardware and software services (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise), telecommunications (T-Mobile USA), and most recently she's working at a unicorn company that focuses on Artificial Intelligence (Afiniti). Throughout her career, she has played many technology roles such as system analyst, global application owner, project implementation lead, service delivery manager, account manager, digital transformation, product and solutions lead, head of DevOps, and most recently Global Deployment executive leader. Each role played a part on how she grew as a woman leader in the technology space today.She is also currently an executive board member for Ignite Worldwide, a non-profit organization whose mission is to bridge the gender gap and bring equitable education and career opportunities to young girls and women around the world. This non-profit organization has served over 80,000 young girls around the world and is expanding its footprintShe graduated Cum Laude at Ateneo de Manila University as a Management Engineering major. She's worked in several countries such as the Philippines, Poland, Canada, and now in the USA. She now lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband and two young kids.

Name: Dr Imtiaz Abdul KaderCurrent title: CIO Absa InsuranceCurrent organisation: Absa GroupImtiaz is a proud father of 2 and a researcher in the field of Strategy Execution and Leveraging Advanced Technologies to enable growth. He also works as an Executive in the Banking Industry He has had exposure across all domains in the ICT sector from an academic and practitioner perspective. Besides his 24 years’ experience in the ICT sector across the Telecoms and Banking domains, he holds a Masters in Engineering degree and a Doctorate. He has led large diverse teams to deliver enterprise programmes across multiple domains, including the Digital Strategy Definition and Execution. He also recently published his book #Throw Away the Box, focusing on understanding organisations and how technology can be leveraged to grow an organisation and the economy holistically. He continues to research the adoption of bleeding edge technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Computing, Quantum Computing.

Name: Matthew SingletonCurrent title: COOCurrent organization: OLR Retail LtdAs the COO I am accountable for governance, optimisation, culture, plans and procedures, creating and adopting a strategic approach and delivering the CEO's vision.HR, Recruitment, Infrastructure and Legal all directly report into me, plus, I head up our Application Managed Services Business Unit which accounts for over half our revenue and headcount.

Name: Mark Plitzuweit, Superintendent of EdkeyCurrent title: CEOCurrent organization: Edkey, Inc.27 years in education, holding multiple roles, from teaching kindergarten, teaching college courses, college president, traveling nationwide as a divisional DOE, to CEO of the most unique family of k-12 charter schools in the world.

Name: Dr Vipul SaxenaCurrent title: Executive Vice President-Group HRCurrent organisation: Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd (KK Birla Group)A seasoned HR professional with sharp Techno- commercial skills and fair business acumen. PhD in Organisation Behaviour, Aeronautical Engineering, ex Pilot. LLB, Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, TPM, TQM, Dr Saxena has hands-on experience in Business Excellence and Organisation Culture, Change Management and Employee Engagement as Global CHRO & SBU Head dealing with multinational, multicultural Blue and White coloured workforce.