Guest Speakers
Bernard Salt
Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Columnist, Business Advisor, Author
Bernard Salt is widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading social commentators and is one of the most in-demand speakers on the Australian corporate speaking circuit. He is well known to the wider community for his penchant for identifying and tagging new tribes and social behaviours, and perhaps best known for popularising the phrase “smashed avocado” globally.
Bernard was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2017 Australia Day honours.
Stephannie Jonovska
Manager Finance Transformation, BlueScope Steel
With a career spanning many reinventions, Stephannie is now the Manager Finance Transformation at BlueScope where her role is focused on projects – that heavily leverage automation – to create capacity for people to think and build their own digital capability. She’s both incredibly talented and passionate, and when not building ‘robots’, she volunteers with Mentor Walks to help aspiring women to reach their goals and be their best.
Paul Loke
Director, Technology & CIO
Accountant-General’s Department, Singapore
Paul Loke brings over 20 years’ experience in the IT industry. He is primarily responsible for digital transformation and leads the intelligent process automation practice, using RPA to transform service delivery in public sector finance and internal audit. A veteran in IT security, Paul has managed and implemented multiple security projects for the National Gallery Singapore and Accountant General’s Department. Paul is co-author of “Inspire Beyond SG50,” a handbook for CIOs.
Shaun Ryan
Partner, PwC
Shaun leads the global Intelligent Automation consulting practice at PwC, along with Australia’s more holistic Connected Digital Enterprise (CDE) business offering. CDE is PwC’s approach to connect multiple capabilities together to transform organisational performance and create value for clients. Shaun’s primary focus is helping the private and public sector to strategically position and scale their productivity with automation transformation programs. His extensive consulting and government experience ensures the right foundations are in place for sustainability and success. Shaun has lived and operated in the Philippines, Singapore, India, London, USA and Australia providing pragmatic experience in delivering success across different cultural, political and regulatory environments.