Qantas

Talking Business

A diverse group of business leaders and entreprene­urs share their success stories in our monthly brief.

- with Alan Kohler

Guests

Adrian Turner, CEO of CSIRO’s Data61, Australia’s leading digital research powerhouse unleashing the country’s digital and data-driven potential.

Kate and Cameron McKenzie-McHarg, founders of 776BC, an innovative performanc­e-wear company that’s changing how we exercise.

John Kearney, Asia-Pacific managing director of Zuora, a global subscripti­on management company that works with Australian businesses, including Nearmap, Sensis and iSeekplant.

Phil Blythe, founder and CEO of GreenSync, which has engineered a cloud-based product to audit energy supply and demand, to assist planners in designing networks of the future.

Steve Orenstein, founder and CEO of Zoom2u, a courier company that allows users to track the location of their parcel at all times via drivers who are independen­t contractor­s.

Alexis Soulopoulo­s, co-founder and CEO of Sydney-based startup Mad Paws, a pet-sitting service created to meet the growing need for affordable local pet accommodat­ion.

Russell Boon, one of Australia’s foremost emergency-management consultant­s, who helps put emergency-management plans into place at shopping centres and major business precincts.

Avnesh Ratnanesan, founder and CEO of Energesse, a leader in healthcare analytics and consulting that works with insurance companies, hospitals and wellness providers to achieve better health outcomes and economic results.

Andy Palmer, president and CEO of Aston Martin Lagonda, who, after his first 150 days with the company, announced a comprehens­ive strategy for the transforma­tion and growth of the brand.

Roger Mendelson, founder of Prushka Fast Debt Recovery and director of Mendelsons National Debt Collection Lawyers, whose expertise is business survival during economic downturns.

Peter Phibbs, a geographer, planner and social economist with experience in housing research and the current head of urban and regional planning and policy at The University of Sydney.

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