Amanda Banfield leads the company’s Australia, New Zealand and Japan business (ANZJ), and is based in Melbourne, Australia. Amanda has responsibility for approximately 2,500 employees across the three countries where Mondelēz International manufactures and distributes iconic chocolate, biscuit and candy brands including global brands such as Oreo and belVita biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate; and local Australia, New Zealand and Japanese gems such as Cherry Ripe, Favourites, Moro, Freddo, The Natural Confectionery Company, Pascall and Clorets. In 30 years with the company, Amanda has progressed through a number of marketing, strategy and general management country and regional roles. Prior to leading the ANZJ business, Amanda was Vice President Marketing Services for Mondelēz International in Europe, having previously led Snacking and Marketing in Australia and New Zealand. Before this Amanda spent 20 years in the European business, based mainly in the UK, where she held various manufacturing, marketing and strategy roles, culminating in becoming the Strategy Director for Cadbury UK and Ireland. Amanda’s broader leadership responsibilities include Deputy Chair of the Australian Food and Grocery Council and Brighton Grammar School Council. British by birth, Amanda is also proud to have become an Australian citizen and she and her family call Melbourne home. She holds MA degree from Oxford University.

Susan Mizrahi is a senior sustainability strategist and has some 20 years’ experience working in Asia, Europe, North America, as well as domestically, on international, business and human rights issues. She is committed to leading positive, systemic change on social and environmental issues and has achieved this through working collaboratively across and within the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Susan has particular expertise in business human rights obligations, sustainable supply chains, forced and child labour, and the China-Tibet issue. She is skilled in strategy, communications, public policy and advocacy, and is actively committed to advancing the UN Global Compact principles and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Susan is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Australia Post and acts as Chair of the London Benchmarking Group. She is also a member of the UN Global Compact Human Rights Leadership Group and GCNA’s Modern Slavery Community of Practice.

David was appointed to the role of Chief Experience Officer in 2016 and most recently the newly created role of Chief Sustainability Officer in 2018 for The Warehouse Group. He comes from an international background of developing innovative marketing solutions for global brands and retailers such as Sears, Kmart, Sephora, L’Oréal and The Estée Lauder Companies. Prior to joining The Warehouse Group, David was CEO of Hyperbolic – a New York based digital agency and innovation lab. There he led strategy and creative developments for global brands and technology start-ups. David is passionate about corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, with expertise spanning both corporate and non-profit organisations. He is an advisory board member of the New Zealand Sustainable Board Council. In his role at The Warehouse Group, David oversees the transformation the Group’s engagement methods to deliver on the TWG vision of building a sustainable and flourishing New Zealand.

Margaret heads Corporate and External Relations at Nestlé Oceania, where she is responsible for communications and public affairs across the region. In this role, Margaret manages issues shaping Nestlé’s operating environment in areas as diverse as nutrition, human rights, environmental sustainability, water and rural development, working across a portfolio of iconic food and beverage brands. She has a broad corporate affairs background, particularly in the healthcare, food and agribusiness sectors, including senior leadership roles in Novartis, Syngenta and Schering-Plough. Recently, Margaret has also served on key advisory groups in areas such as human rights and packaging.

Heath graduated from The University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Economics Degree and a Bachelor of Science Degree (major Computer Science) in 1993. Heath joined Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) in 2011 to increase the engagement and participation of Aboriginal businesses. Heath pioneered the Billion Opportunities program which has awarded over $2.5 billion in contracts to over 120 Aboriginal businesses in the past eight years. The Billion Opportunities program was the blue-print for the Forrest Review’s Government Indigenous procurement recommendation which lead to the release of the Commonwealth Government’s Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) in July 2015. The IPP has resulted in over $2 billion in Commonwealth contracts awarded to Aboriginal businesses over the past few years. Several State Governments have now implemented their own Indigenous procurement policies on similar terms. Having experienced the impact of procurement targets with Fortescue and the success within the Government space, Heath initiated a similar strategy with the Business Council of Australia (BCA) in 2017. The BCA launched the ‘Raising the Bar’ project in 2019 whereby 18 corporates have committed to awarding $3b in contracts over 5 years to Indigenous businesses.

Troy Powell was appointed to his current role of Head of Sustainability at Orica in February 2019. He joined after six years with Telstra, and has compiled over 20 years’ experience across industry and consulting reinforcing a career as a customer-centric, entrepreneurial and high achieving sustainability leader. He creates competitive advantage by capturing the value between sustainability and business strategies to achieve cost savings, improved culture, enhanced brand and reputation, product differentiation and customer outcomes. He truly believes in the potential for digital solutions to enable positive social and environmental impact, and is currently a student mentor with The Smith Family and serves on the Green Building Council of Australia Expert Reference Panel for Climate Resilience.

Vivienne joined QBE Insurance Group Limited in January 2017 and is the Group Executive Corporate Affairs and Sustainability. Before joining QBE, Vivienne was with Lendlease where she held the position as Group Head of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations. Vivienne has also worked at Westpac and Multiplex Group and began her career with Gavin Anderson & Kortlang. Vivienne has over 20 years’ experience across the corporate affairs, investor relations and communications spectrums and has worked in the property, banking and professional services industries as well as served in a number of senior consulting and internal roles specialising in investor relations and corporate affairs both in London and Sydney. Vivienne was a finalist in the 2016 NSW Telstra Business Women’s Awards in the Corporate and Private category. She is a member of the Board for the European Australian Business Council (EABC), the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and Chief Executive Women. Vivienne holds a BA in Communications, with a minor in economics, from Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.

Amanda Visser is the Head of Sustainability for The Star Entertainment Group and is the sitting Chair of the City of Sydney’s Sustainable Destination Partnership. With more than 14 years’ experience Amanda has led The Star to achieving the global leadership position within the ‘Casinos and Gaming’ industry of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the past four years. Amanda is the 2019 winner of the National Association of Women in Construction’s Contribution to Sustainability award, a 2019 finalist for Architecture and Design Magazine’s Women in Sustainability award, a Green Star Accredited Professional and holds a Masters of Sustainable Practice.

David Inall has 25 years of experience in leadership roles in Australian and International agricultural peak bodies. Starting as a policy manager with the NSW Dairy Farmers Association, he spent 6 years learning the policy and advocacy trade during a period of industry deregulation. David has also held the position of Chief Executive Officer with the Cattle Council of Australia (Canberra), and Livestock Export Manager (Asia & Australia) for Meat & Livestock Australia/Livecorp (Sydney). His career experience has given him insight to state-based, national and international organisations, working on both the lobbying and levy-collecting sides. With demonstrated leadership, policy management and advocacy at the most senior level, David has experience working with highly complex issues and is capable of balancing distinctly different needs. Results-focused, and highly collaborative, he has a proven record in multi-stakeholder engagement including working with and for a Board. David also has extensive experience working with members, the broader industry and government on strategic policy matters, including animal welfare and sustainability as well as issues related to the federal political strategy. With a passion for agriculture, David believes his strong industry links and love of livestock will assist in supporting the dairy industry to seize upon future opportunities. David has a Bachelor in agricultural science from the University of Western Sydney and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Georgine Roodenrys…a lawyer by training, her technical expertise is in climate & energy policy. In her 20 year career she has been driving and participating in energy and climate action projects and policy at the executive level in Australia, New Zealand and in the Middle East across both the public and private sectors. Project highlights have included the Adelaide Solar City; Sliver Solar Cell commercialization; Kupe Oil & Gas Project in NZ; Hydrogen Power Abu Dhabi and being the inaugural CEO of the Clean Energy Business Council in Dubai. Since joining government, Georgine has enjoyed the challenge of developing climate change policy that aspires to get beyond the politics. Georgine drove the delivery of the Queensland Climate Change Response in 2017 and oversees the delivery of the Palaczszuk Government’s $500 Million Land Restoration Fund. Currently Georgine participates in the Hydrogen Energy Taskforce; the Queensland Renewable Energy Target Steering Committee; the Queensland Energy Efficiency Scheme Steering Committee; the National Circular Economy Working Group (chaired by Commonwealth) and the Queensland Just Transition Working Group.

Ryan is the Head of Sustainable Development at Officeworks, helping shape the company’s long term sustainability and responsible sourcing strategy, whilst supporting the business to achieve their short term objectives. Ryan’s role includes leading Officeworks’ approach to upholding and respecting human rights across their global goods and services supply chain, and their response to environmental issues such as climate change, the transition to a circular economy and more sustainable purchasing. Prior to this, Ryan was a Buying Manager for Global & Responsible Sourcing, with a background in buying across various retail sectors. Ryan’s approach to solving complex social and environmental issues is to establish progressive partnerships, work collaboratively and think creatively. Being part of the solution is what motivates him each day. Ryan holds an MBA in Strategic Carbon Management, from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Business from Monash University.

Dr. Kaushik Sridhar is the National Sustainability Manager at Regis Healthcare. He developed and leads the company’s first sustainability program. Prior to joining Regis, Kaushik worked at KPMG, EY, Macquarie University and Unisys Australia where he managed projects in areas including sustainability strategy, governance, reporting and assurance, ethical procurement, policy development, data management, energy efficiency, behavioural change, social impact assessment and stakeholder engagement. Kaushik has held a number of non-executive directorship roles including Bioregional Australia, Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand and Climate Alliance. He is currently a Member of the Environment & Sustainability Grants Advisory Panel at the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation. Kaushik is an Adjunct Lecturer at Monash University, and has held similar roles at both University of Melbourne and RMIT. He is widely published in Australian and international peer-reviewed journals. He has presented at conferences in Australia, Asia and Europe. He holds a PhD and MBA from Macquarie Business School. Kaushik is a Green Star Accredited Profession by the Green Building Council of Australia, Certified Environmental Practitioner (CenvP) by the Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute.

Melissa Schulz heads up the Sustainability function at Vicinity Centres (Vicinity) and has almost 20 years of experience working in corporate sustainability leadership roles across the oil and gas, major infrastructure, banking and property sectors. At Vicinity, Melissa is responsible for the development and ongoing evolution of the company’s corporate sustainability strategy and overseeing its implementation. Melissa has a strong background in building market leading corporate sustainability approaches that are integrated with business strategies and drive a genuine and long term commitment to sustainable business practices. Her experience in using a commercial lens to focus the corporate sustainability agenda on those areas where significant social and environmental impact can be achieved and measurable business value demonstrated has been central to her success.