Fiona has had over 15 years experience in fundraising.  Previously she has enjoyed a successful career in Scotland working in the areas of leadership  development, conservation and disability before moving to Australia where her focus has been in higher education. Fiona has worked at UWA since 2011 and is currently the Assistant Director Development where she has been heavily involved in the University’s New Century Campaign.  To date that project has raised $30m with Fiona being integral to the campaign’s success. Fiona also oversees the Annual Giving and Bequests portfolio. In her spare time, Fiona regularly provides small not-for-profits and social enterprises with advice on funding.

Ben is Head of Philanthropy for Australian Executor Trustees Ltd (AETE). He oversees a team dedicated to inspiring advisers and their clients of effective giving. Ben chairs AET’s discretionary grants program and is a member of AET’s investment committee.

Prior to transitioning into the philanthropic sector, Ben was a fine art auctioneer and paintings specialists with Christies and Sotheby’s and has worked in the fine arts in London, Venice, Tel Aviv and Melbourne. In 2007 he was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to investigate philanthropic stabilisation funds in the USA and Canada.

Ben has held a number of board positions and worked in executive fundraising roles in the NFP sector and was a founding board member of Impact 100 Melbourne. 

Rob is currently CEO of Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA), the peak body for the Fundraising sector, a role he took up in October 2011. In his role at FIA Rob is charged with leading organisational change to ensure that the Institute continues to meet the needs of members and provides leadership in respect to professional development and advocacy, especially in this time when a new regulatory framework is being introduced for charities. In this respect Rob served on the ATO’s Charities Consultative Committee. Rob left his last role as CEO of the Australian Direct Marketing Association (ADMA) in June 2011 after eighteen years. In that period he presided over growth of the Association from a minor niche player in the marketing sector to become the largest marketing industry association of its kind in Australia. During his tenure, much of his role encompassed working with all levels of Government on complex and sometimes controversial public policy issues such as privacy and data protection, anti-spam legislation, children’s online privacy and online behavioural advertising. Rob’s work has been recognised internationally. He was Chair of the International Federation of Direct Marketing Associations for a four year term and his frequent overseas speaking engagements include sessions at the United Nations Telecommunication Union in Geneva. Prior to joining ADMA Rob held senior management roles at O’Brien Glass. He has also been General Manager of Marketing at Pacific Aviation, an Ansett subsidiary, was Managing Director of Key Direct Response and Vice Chairman of the ADMA Board of Directors.