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Andrew Retschko
From agency recruitment to leading one of Australia’s best talent acquisition teams at Medibank, Andrew has spent the past nine years rethinking how work gets done. He played a pivotal role in Medibank’s move to a 4-day working week, delivering record-low turnover, record-high engagement and an AFR Best Enterprise Workplace win.
When he’s not transforming workplaces, Andrew is happy to tell you about the time he sat next to Kanye West on a plane - preferably over lunch.
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Daniel Kitay
From cutting his teeth at Luxury Escapes to becoming GM of its CX and Ventures arms, Dan led 90 people across 12 brands generating $88m a year, before spotting a gap in the market. A sweet spot, if you will.
Enter FUNDAY™ Natural Sweets: better-for-you confectionery that actually tastes good. Now one of Australia’s fastest-growing brands, FUNDAY is stocked in thousands of stores including Woolworths and Chemist Warehouse, has created a whole new category and is expanding overseas. Proof you really can have your lollies and eat them too.
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Alison hardacre
From turning a healthcare idea into Halaxy, Ali has spent the past decade building a global health-tech business serving 100 countries and 100 health professions, while earning a spot in EY’s Entrepreneurial Winning Women Asia-Pacific Class of 2025.
A former banking and healthcare executive, government adviser and charity NED, Ali now sits on YPO’s global Sustainable Business Network Board. When she’s not fixing complex systems, she’s collecting languages - with Irish and Portuguese currently in progress.
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Myki Slonim
From playing in a punk band in NYC to launching VICE Magazine in Australia and helping build it into the world’s largest independent youth media company, Myki has always had an eye for what’s next.
He went on to build VICE’s agency arm VIRTUE, establish SBS Viceland and lead its digital expansion across APAC, growing audiences 5X and picking up a Titanium and three Grand Prix at Cannes Lions.
He's now cracking the premium pepper market with Pep, stocked in 500+ stores and already building a cult following.
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Jeremy Goldman
From a farmers market stall in Melbourne selling organic dog treats to building WAG into Australia’s leading natural dog treat brand and exiting to private equity 14 years later, Jeremy has learned by doing, and occasionally winging it with purpose.
Now he’s co-founder of Tahini Neri, shaking up the food scene with premium tahini and hummus stocked across Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Two brands, two categories, one obsession: turning fresh ideas into real products on real shelves. When he’s not building brands, he’s balancing it all with his wife and three kids.