Past genYOU Speakers
To date generationYOU has helped over 5000 participants strengthen their enterprise and employability skills in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.
Key to the generationYOU learning experience are the 170+ mentors, entrepreneurs, managers and employers who have joined us for our live events from across industries such as Tech, Law, Health, Engineering, Finance, FMCG, Social enterprise, Government, Creative Industries, Education & Business.
Feel free to have a browse through these awesome speakers below.
Key to the generationYOU learning experience are the 170+ mentors, entrepreneurs, managers and employers who have joined us for our live events from across industries such as Tech, Law, Health, Engineering, Finance, FMCG, Social enterprise, Government, Creative Industries, Education & Business.
Feel free to have a browse through these awesome speakers below.

Scott Acker
Nimble
Nimble

Jacob Aldrigde
Business Depot
Business Depot

Tenille Alexander
Stonefish Recruitment
Stonefish Recruitment

Gemma Alker
Chair in Digital Economy, QUT Business School
Chair in Digital Economy, QUT Business School

Sam Allert
Reckon
Reckon

Kathryn Anderson
Flinders at Tonsley
Flinders at Tonsley

Christie Anthoney
Festivals Adelaide
Festivals Adelaide

Levi Aron
Deliveroo
Deliveroo

Julia Atterton
The University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide

Dr. Eva Balan-Vnuk
Department of the Premier and Cabinet, SA Government
Department of the Premier and Cabinet, SA Government

Kim Barnard
Urban List
Urban List

Steve Barrett
SouthStart
SouthStart

Captain Sarah Bawden
Royal Australian Army
Royal Australian Army

Matt Beeston
Peak Performance Training
Peak Performance Training

Paul Bennetts
Spaceship
Spaceship

Bianca Berry
CANSTAR
CANSTAR

Gavin Blakey
Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders

Nic Blair
Brus Media
Brus Media

Giuliana Bonel
Brisbane Powerhouse
Brisbane Powerhouse

Tim Boundy
Renew Adelaide
Renew Adelaide

Dan Bowen
Microsoft
Microsoft

Graham Charbonneau
studio -gram
studio -gram

Peter Bowtell
ARUP
ARUP

Maurice Cheong
AU & NZ, ACCA
AU & NZ, ACCA

Annette Bulling
SAHMRI
SAHMRI

Isaac Coonan
Second Century Ventures | REach® Accelerator
Second Century Ventures | REach® Accelerator

Mazzy Cameron eBay & StubHub

Jason Cross
Mlkman
Mlkman

Cheyne Chalmers
Monash Health
Monash Health

Scott Crowe
Canva
Canva

Minnie Cummins
Nine Entertainment Co
Nine Entertainment Co

Gemma Cunningham
Inkling Women
Inkling Women

Louisa Dahl
Interactive Minds
Interactive Minds

Jo Dean
Ashurst
Ashurst

Stefan Delatovic
Think HQ
Think HQ

Matthew Denmann
Uber
Uber

Linh Diep
Publicis Worldwide
Publicis Worldwide

Rebecca Doyle National Rugby League

Jordan Duffy
Buckham and Duffy Consultants
Buckham and Duffy Consultants

Lauren Duffy
Jumbo Interactive Limited
Jumbo Interactive Limited

Melanie Duffy
PickStar
PickStar

Andre Eikmeier
Vinomofo
Vinomofo

Michael Ellis
Vinomofo
Vinomofo

Lauren Evans
Ashurst
Ashurst

Jock Fairweather
Little Tokyo Two
Little Tokyo Two

Ben Farr-Wharton UTS

James Findlay
Hub Australia
Hub Australia

Melanie Flintoft
Australian Fashion Label
Australian Fashion Label

Abigail Forsyth
KeepCup
KeepCup

Nicola Fowkes
GHD Hair
GHD Hair

Karim Gamali
SYC
SYC

Julia Garside
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

Simon Gibson
Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto

Christopher Gilpin
DBL
DBL

Dr Alex Grant
Myriota
Myriota

Ashleigh Green
Chamonix
Chamonix

Edda Hamar
Undress Runways
Undress Runways

Sophie Hampel
Inkling
Inkling

Captain Karina Harvey
Australian Regular Army
Australian Regular Army

Emily Haydon
The Talent Connective
The Talent Connective

Nicola Hazell
BlueChilli
BlueChilli

Ran Heimann
Haystack
Haystack

Susan Henry
Starlight Children's Foundation
Starlight Children's Foundation

Maggie Hill
FYA
FYA

Louisa Hinchen
Morgan Consulting
Morgan Consulting

Ben Hirons
Masi Enterprises
Masi Enterprises

Chris Hooper
Accodex
Accodex

Patricia Hopkins
SAS Institute
SAS Institute

Rob Hudson
Clemenger Brisbane
Clemenger Brisbane

Amanda Hudswell
Office of the South Australian Chief Entrepreneur
Office of the South Australian Chief Entrepreneur

Jessica Hudswell
Deliveroo
Deliveroo

Will James
Kaplan Business School
Kaplan Business School

Kellie Jamieson
Edible Blooms
Edible Blooms

Nick Janeski
eNett International
eNett International

Steve Jarman
SANFL
SANFL

Adam Jelic
MiGoals
MiGoals

Megan Johnstone Bluebeam, Inc.

Felicity Joslin
Westpac
Westpac

John Kain
Kain & Co.
Kain & Co.

Akshay Kalawar SAE Institute

FLTLT Jacqueline Killian
RAAF
RAAF

Andrew Killey
KWP!
KWP!

Verity Kingsmill
Flinders University
Flinders University

Terence Koo
Optus
Optus

AJ Kulatunga
BLKMGK
BLKMGK

Shannan Kuun
Brisbane City Council

Kate Le Pontois Ashurst

Alison Lalieu
UBalancer Solutions
UBalancer Solutions

Sarah Leach
Brisbane City Council
Brisbane City Council

Daniels Langeberg
Mâché Coworking
Mâché Coworking

Stephanie Lorenzo
Project Futures
Project Futures

Sally-Ann Lauder
Consulting Psychologist

Virginia Lovett
Melbourne Theatre Company
Melbourne Theatre Company

James Law
Envato
Envato

Lisa Ma
Networx Brisbane
Networx Brisbane

Trent MacLeod
Green Cloud Consulting
Green Cloud Consulting

Alan McAlpine
QUT
QUT

Alex McBride
The 5th
The 5th

Rachel McLean
McLean Social Media
McLean Social Media

Shona McPherson
Foundation for Young Australians

Cat Matson
Brisbane Marketing
Brisbane Marketing

Stefan Mauger
Cochlear
Cochlear

Amy Maynard
Flight Centre Travel Group
Flight Centre Travel Group

Lucy Maynard
Jurlique
Jurlique

Kate Medlen
Ashurst
Ashurst

Susan Middleditch
Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria

Scott Millar
BOP Industries
BOP Industries

Chris Milligan
Adepto
Adepto

Shannon Molloy
News Corp Australia
News Corp Australia

Vaibhav Namburi
Five2One
Five2One

Mihajlo Naumovic
Dejan Marketing
Dejan Marketing

Kelly Newbery
Neto
Neto

Sue Newberry
MyBudget
MyBudget

Ian Nightingale
Office of the Industry Advocate
Office of the Industry Advocate

Ryan O’Connor
PwC
PwC

David O’Loughlin
KWP!
KWP!

Marc Orchard
Fishburners
Fishburners

Catherine Papa
Brisbane City Council
Brisbane City Council

Robbie Parton
Future Accountants Network
Future Accountants Network

Zhenya Pavlinova
GHD
GHD

Cam Pearce
Coopers Brewry Ltd
Coopers Brewry Ltd

Jack Perlinski
DAIS
DAIS

Kelly Pfeffer
Australian Association of Graduate Employers (AAGE)
Australian Association of Graduate Employers (AAGE)

Stephen Phillips
Mawson Robotics
Mawson Robotics

Schalk Pienaar
Croomo
Croomo

Vic Pisani
WOMAD
WOMAD

Leanne Price
Ashurst
Ashurst

Anne Primus
6 Degrees Consulting
6 Degrees Consulting

Bella Quaid
Tourism and Events Queensland
Tourism and Events Queensland

Andrew Quinn
Churchie

Brenden Rawson
Andzen
Andzen

Belinda Redman
Adelaide Fringe
Adelaide Fringe

Major Genevieve Reuger
Defence Force Recruiting

Lisa Renneisen
generationYOU
generationYOU

Brea Rhind
EnergyAustralia
EnergyAustralia

Cathy Riach
BAE Systems Australia
BAE Systems Australia

Jill Risely
Meloria Group
Meloria Group

Kate Roffey
Kontakt
Kontakt

Ash Rosshandler
The Good Company
The Good Company

Jason Roulston
Just Digital People
Just Digital People

Anthony Ryan
Youngcare
Youngcare

Cassandra Ryan
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Elena Schamp
Cardno
Cardno

Daniel Scaysbrook
Amnesty International Australia

Andrew Schurgott
Schurgott & Co

Oli Shawyer
Sports Marketing & Brand Specialist
Sports Marketing & Brand Specialist

Gavin Slemp
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne

Graham Smith
SAAB Australia
SAAB Australia

Helen Souness
Etsy Australia & NZ
Etsy Australia & NZ

Whitney Stacey
Hub Southern Cross
Hub Southern Cross

Kasia Stelmach
Hub Australia
Hub Australia

Will Stubbs
SPUR:
SPUR:

Alana Stocks
Circul8
Circul8

Rebecca Summers
Business Chicks

Chris Swann
Little Tokyo Two
Little Tokyo Two

Flavia Tata Nardini
Fleet Space Technologies
Fleet Space Technologies

Rebecca Tapp
The Supernova Tribe
The Supernova Tribe

Lama Tayeh
LULUMPR
LULUMPR

Jacqueline Taylor
Ashurst
Ashurst

Dan Thorsland
Mighty Kingdom
Mighty Kingdom

Rhiannon Tuntevski
Marketing Professional + Millennial Advocate

Henry Vesander Best Software Practice

Kym Viant
Development Beyond Learning
Development Beyond Learning

Russ Vine
Ogilvy
Ogilvy

Belinda Walsh
Fusion Sports
Fusion Sports

Gary Washington
Adrad Group of Companies
Adrad Group of Companies

Karen Whiteford
SEEK
SEEK

James Wilkinson
Merlo Coffee
Merlo Coffee

Squadron Leader Jocelyn Williams
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force

Dan Wilson
PlantMiner
PlantMiner

Brett Wiskar
Wiley
Wiley

Blake Wright
Urban List
Urban List

Melissa Witheriff
CUA Next
CUA Next

Petra Zink
impaCCCt
impaCCCt

Mia Woodruff
QUT
QUT

Nadine Zrinzo
generationYOU
generationYOU

Katrina Woods
QUT
QUT

Nicole Woodward
Ashurst
Ashurst