Claire is a familiar face in the media, appearing on ABC, Sky News, Sunrise, The Today Show and more, and is currently completing her PhD on Gen Z and the workforce. She is also the Founder and Director of Hello Clarity, a research-based strategy and communications agency.
Dr Kristy Goodwin helps high achievers thrive in our digitally demanding world by decoding the neuroscience of peak performance. Using cutting-edge brain science and neurotechnology, she empowers leaders and professionals to align their behaviours with their Human Operating System (hOS) – their biological blueprint for optimal performance.
Kristy shares practical, science-backed strategies to enhance focus, productivity, and creativity without sacrificing wellbeing. She shows how to avoid the “success tax” – where achievement comes at the expense of health or relationships — and instead, live and work in ‘high resolution’.
A Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and winner of the 2023 APSA Breakthrough Speaker of the Year Award, Kristy is also the author of the award-winning book Dear Digital, We Need to Talk.
Rodney Cottam & Chris Paterson | Run Rocket Run – Enhancing Performance
Drawing on their combined experience across elite military, professional sport, and corporate environments, Rodney Cottam and Chris Paterson help individuals and teams unlock their full potential. Their work focuses on building high-performance habits, clear missions, and practical disciplines that drive results.
Through Run Rocket Run – Enhancing Performance, Rodney and Chris share the tools and protocols they use to help people refine their mindset, understand their goals, and elevate both personal and professional performance.
With nine years at Macquarie Bank, Laura Khoury leads the charge in protecting clients from fraud and cyber threats. As Fraud and Scams Detection Manager, she oversees Personal, Business and Wealth sectors, helping to identify and prevent emerging risks.
Passionate about client safety, Laura regularly delivers fraud and cyber awareness sessions, empowering individuals and businesses to stay one step ahead in an ever-changing digital world. Her expertise and real-world insight make her an invaluable voice at this year’s conference.
Shane Oliver joined AMP in 1984, becoming Chief Economist in 1994 and is now Chief Economist and Head of Macro Strategy. Shane has extensive experience analysing economic and investment cycles and what current positioning means for the return potential for different asset classes such as shares, bonds, property and infrastructure. Shane is a regular media commentator on economic and investment market issues and engages regularly with investors at public events and forums. Shane is Head of the Investment Strategy and Economics team, responsible for the provision of economic and macro investment analysis which is applied across more than $65 billion invested in multi-asset funds. He has a PhD in economics which focused on the validly of the Efficient Market Hypothesis (it isn’t) and asset price bubbles (there are).
Dean Boxall is one of the world’s premier swimming coaches and the driving force behind some of Australia’s greatest sporting moments. As Head Coach at St Peters Western in Brisbane, he has built one of the most elite training programs on the planet.
Under his leadership, Ariarne Titmus became a double Olympic gold medallist in Tokyo, defeating the legendary Katie Ledecky in a race that stopped the nation. By the 2024 Paris Olympics, Dean’s squad produced a record-breaking 18 medals, including 9 gold – a third of Australia’s total haul. His trademark passion and energy, both poolside and beyond, have made him an icon of high-performance sport.
Dean will explore the theme of greatness – what it takes to chase it, achieve it, and sustain it. With trademark fire and honesty, he’ll leave you energised, inspired, and talking long after the Future Festival ends.
Adam Spencer has spent 25 years in TV, radio and live events, interviewing everyone from prime ministers and Hollywood stars to Nobel Prize winners and Australia’s Thai cave rescuers. Known for his energy, curiosity and sharp questions, he has a knack for turning big ideas into conversations that are both fun and thought-provoking.
At Forward Festival, Adam will take us inside the digital revolution being driven by ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence. From the basics of how it works, through to the very latest breakthroughs, he’ll show how AI is reshaping industries, creating new opportunities, and raising big questions for the future.
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