SPEAKERS
Kevin Lafferty
Kevin is the national policy advisor for Access, Health & Recreation in Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) which serves as the forestry directorate of Scottish Government.
His remit covers access legislation including rights and responsibilities, outdoor recreation, tourism and managing Forestry Commission’s woods for health programme. Kevin produced FCS woods for health strategy, developing pathfinder projects with the National Health Service in Scotland to promote health & wellbeing through the use of the outdoors. Building links between the health and environment sectors.
Holly Ransom
Holly was appointed to Co-Chair of the United Nations Global Coalition of Young Women Entrepreneurs and became the youngest ever female Director of an AFL club with her appointment to the Port Adelaide Football Club board.
Mark McCrindle
Mark is an award-winning social researcher, best-selling author, TedX speaker and influential thought leader, and is regularly commissioned to deliver strategy and advice to the boards and executive committees of some of Australia’s leading organisations.
Mark’s understanding of the key social trends as well as his engaging communication style places him in high demand.
His research firm counts amongst its clients more than 100 of Australia’s largest companies and his highly valued reports and infographics have developed his regard as a data scientist, demographer, futurist and social commentator.
David Engwitch
He is creator of the 7 Day Makeover, which helps ordinary people create extraordinary places in just seven days
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Michael ShullDept of Recreation and Parks, LA, USAAfter 14 years with the LA Bureau of Engineering, Michael Shull joined the City’s Department of Recreation and Parks in July 2005 and was appointed General Manager in August 2014. Michael is responsible for over 390 recreation and parks facilities located on over 15,600 acres. |
Xiaoyan LuAustralian Sports CommissionXiaoyan Lu is the Director of the Sport Market Insights program of the Australian Sports Commission. She leads a team responsible for managing the ASC’s community sport research agenda and conducting sector-wide primary research for the benefit of all Australian sports. |
Carla LeversedgeInternational Association of Public ParticipationCarla specialises in working with decision makers at federal, state and local government levels – designing over 500 successful community engagement strategies including highly controversial campaigns such as rating review, land sales and high density urban planning strategies. |
Ron GauciSoftball AustraliaOver the past few decades, Ron has developed a reputation as the “Mr. Fix It” businessman, taking on some of the most difficult corporate challenges and through the development of a visionary strategic plan implemented a successful transformation program. |
Erik SwennenAAA-LUX, The NetherlandsIn 2005 Erik Swennen started AAA-LUX, with his extensive knowledge of LED and optics technologies and by 2007 his team started the development of LED Sport Flood Lighting. Today the company is in more than 25 countries, leading the LED based sport field flood lighting industry. |
- Lord Mayor, City of Adelaide Martin Haese
- Andrew Daniels, CEO Adelaide Oval
- Andrew Leslie, CEO, New Zealand Recreation Association
- Brad Thorton - Shane's Inspiration, USA
- Warren Green, Warren Green and Associates
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Amarna Pty Ltd
Belgravia Leisure
Blacktown City Council
City of Marion
City of Melbourne
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Cricket Australia
Parks Victoria
Golf Australia
Great Ocean Road
Tourism
Green Change Solutions
Industrial Automation Group
Inside Edge Sport and Leisure Planning
IVM
KWP
Leichardt Council
Office for Recreation and Sport, SA
Queensland Sport and Recreation
Rotary Club of Mosman Park
Seed Consulting Services
Sponserv
Sports Community
Sunshine Coast Council
Tennis Australia
The Pop-up Co.
Urban Maintenance Systems
Vic Health
Warrnambool City Council
Western Sydney Parklands
YMCA Victoria