AEDA Business Summit Program
9:00 am
MC Welcome – Jess Adamson
Welcome to Country – Anthony Wilson
AEDA Chair Address – Steve Maras
Lord Mayor's Address – Dr Jane Lomax-Smith, The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Adelaide
9:20 am
Keynote One – Adelaide & the Global Shake-Up: What Demographics Tell Us
Simon Kuestenmacher, Director and Co-Founder, The Demographics Group
10:05 am
Morning Tea
10:35 am
Panel One – Adelaide 2028: Growth, Talent & Global Influence
- The Honourable Peter Malinauskas MP, The Premier of South Australia
- Jane Kelly, Chief Executive, CMAX Clinical Research
- Rebecca Humble, Chief Strategy Officer, QinetiQ
- Adrian Tembel, Chief Executive Partner, Thomson Geer, and Chair, South Australian Productivity Commission
11:35 am
Keynote Two – The Future of the Experience Economy: What’s Hot, What’s Next
Peter Tullin, Co-Founder, REMIX Summits
12:10 pm
Panel Two – Adelaide Unlocked: Homegrown Success Stories
- Dr Sam Costello, Co-Founder, Biome Bank
- Kim Forrest, Head of Studio, Tantalus South
- Monica Brink, Senior Director of Marketing, Fivecast
12:50 pm
Lunch Break
Major Partner Address – Dr Benjamin Grindlay, Chief Marketing Officer, University of Adelaide
1:55 pm
Panel Three – More than a logo or number plate
- Erik de Roos, Executive Director Marketing, South Australian Tourism Commission
- Emma Kardachi, Marketing and Strategy Director, AEDA Board Member
- Andrew Hoyne, Founding Principal, Hoyne
- Naomi Downer, State Director SA & NT, Verian
2:30 pm
Keynote Three – From Adelaide to Hollywood: The Rise of Rising Sun Pictures and the Future of VFX
Bree Whitford-Smith, Business Development Manager, Rising Sun Pictures (RSP)