Michael Sinclair is a communications strategist and writer. He has worked at advertising agencies including Wieden + Kennedy, Droga5 and Colenso BBDO and for clients including Honda, Nike, Qantas and Channel 4. His work has been recognised at key international competitions including D&AD, the Cannes Lions, the APG UK Awards and the Effies.

He is currently Director of Creative and Communications Strategy at Optus, helping figure out how an innovative organisation can better integrate products, services and marketing - and achieve consistent creative excellence

Nik Scotcher is a senior consumer goods executive with over 20 years experience in marketing, sales and strategy roles, with a proven track record of connecting consumer insight to demonstrable business results. Having begun his career at Mars and subsequently ascending through roles leading teams at Pepsico, Kellogg’s and Campbell Arnott’s, Nik has most recently taken up the leadership of the marketing function at Green’s General Foods, an Australian food manufacturer with a portfolio of brands across several categories. His focus remains developing high-performance teams to deliver compelling brand positions, breakthrough innovation and connecting consumers to brands through powerful communication.

Rahul Asthana is the Senior Marketing Director for Kimberly-Clark Australia and New Zealand, responsible for the marketing strategy and category development for leading consumer brands which include Huggies, Kleenex, U by Kotex and more.

Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Rahul worked in various marketing leadership roles for Procter and Gamble. Rahul has a Bachelor in Mathematics and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management.

Thinking outside the box has been the key to Sally’s success at Coca Cola Amatil and throughout her impressive career. Joining Coca Cola Amatil in 2014 as Head of Marketing for the Australian Beer Company, Sally now runs a highly talented and performing team in her role as Marketing Director for the Alcohol and Coffee portfolio.

With two decades of experiencing in marketing, innovation, project management, consumer insights and sales – its suffice to say she brings extensive knowledge to Coca Cola Amatil, having previously worked as Group Marketing Manager for Campari Australia, and held several senior marketing roles with Diageo Australia.

Shalabh Atray is one of the most accomplished commercial marketers in Australia. He is responsible for leading the strategic thinking, innovation and creative aspects for all 25 categories and brands for Kraft Heinz in Australia. Prior to his current role, Shalabh has held leadership positions in marketing and general management in Unilever in Asia Pacific, North and South America. Shalabh is a winner of Cannes Lion, Effies and D&AD Yellow Pencil awards. Shalabh is a regular keynote speaker in marketing forums in Australia and is a big believer in the power of brands to bring about change and address the challenges and issues confronting society and the planet today.

Suzanne’s passion for brands started as a young child. She used to drive her mum crazy inspecting every item on the shelf while shopping. That passion is still alive & has allowed her to work in a in a range of industries including FMCG, retail, not for profit & finance. It has also given her the opportunity to live and work with different countries & cultures, holding local, regional & global roles. Suzanne loves working out what makes people tick & helping enhance people’s lives through the brands she has worked on. Some favorites being MAKE A WISH®, CATERPILLAR®, PEDIGREE® & WHISKAS®, M&M’s® & SNICKERS®

I love building brands and businesses as they have the power bring change, to improve lives and societies at large. Unilever continues to provide me with this opportunity. Over the last 24 years I have been lucky to work on some great brands like Dirt is Good, Sunlight, Domestos, Lux etc and great businesses across the world which have made a huge difference to people and society. I now get to be a digital evangelist embedding data driven marketing and end to end digitalization. Unilever also gave me the opportunity to work from great locations like India, Brazil, Indonesia, Shanghai and Singapore. I remain an adventurer at heart, continuously exploring to build great brands, businesses and teams.