Members
Future Focus Group Participants 2006-2007
- Ms Ghada Audicho, Strategy Analyst. Budget, Planning & Review, Financial & Corporate Services Department of Human Services
- Ms Jen Aughterson, Executive Officer Robin Boyd Foundation
- Mr John Bahoric, Associate Arup
- Mr Chris Boyd, Principal Engineer – Geotechnical Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd
- Ms Kate Brent, Marketing Manager, Member DevelopmentCPA Australia
- Ms Eleanor Bridger, Manager, Marketing and Communications, Royal Botanic Gardens
- Mr Mark Burke, CFO Australian Motoring Services Pty Ltd
- Ms Ana Carretero, Manager EGM Team Leader, Ernst & Young
- Mr Peter Clark, Publication Manager, The Herald & Weekly Times Limited
- Mr Tony Clark, Business Development Manager, Vision Australia
- Ms Tanya Cook, Human Resources Manager, Multiplex Constructions (National) Pty Ltd
- Mr Samuel Cottell, Senior Associate, Clayton Utz
- Ms Susie Creswell, Manager, Investor Relations, Rio Tinto Australia
- Mr Ben Davidson, Partner – Commercial Litigation, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- Mr Edgar Dong, Principal Project Officer – Trade Development, City of Melbourne
- Ms Rose Dresios, Fraud Detection, Manager, National Australia Bank
- Mr Chris Edwards, Manager Training, Technology & Employment Services Vision Australia
- Dr Jeanette Fyffe, Programs & Projects Coordinator, University of Melbourne
- Mr Haydn Gifkins Product Rationalisation Manager, National Australia Bank
- Ms Robyn Hollands, Director of Development, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Mr Matthew Hyatt, Senior Associate,Connell Wagner Pty Ltd
- Mr Murad Karrar, PhD student, Health Sciences,University of Technology, Sydney
- Mr Derek Klau Director, New Business,VicUrban
- Mr Geoff Latimer, Manager, Atmosphere & Noise, Environment Protection Authority
- Ms Jessica Lightfoot, Director – Major Projects Monash University
- Mr Ben Liu, Partner, Minter Ellison
- Mr Nick Macdonald, Deputy General Counsel,Australia Post
- Ms Caroline Martin Manager, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Centre Museum,Victoria
- Ms Sarah Matheson Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
- Ms Samantha Matthews Manager, Security & Electorate Properties,Parliament of Victoria
- Mr Stewart May, Partner, KPMG
- Mr Mark McCabe, General Manager – Customer Transactions, Origin Energy
- Mr Seamus McCartney, Development Manager, Lend Lease Development
- Ms Sharyn McNeill, Senior Manager – Taxation, Allens Arthur Robinson
- Ms Tracie McPherson, Program Coordinator of Women 4 Work, Melbourne Citymission
- Ms Zoanne Morrissy Manager, Retail Agents,V/Line Passenger Pty Ltd
- Ms Kylie Murphy, Technology Services Team Leader, City of Melbourne
- Mr Robert Pick Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
- Mr Dean Schultz, Principal, William Buck (Vic) Pty Ltd
- Mr Ben Shaw, Project Management Consultant , John Wertheimer Consultants Pty Ltd
- Mr Stephen Smorgon, Group Marketing Executive, Escor Pty Ltd
- Ms Lisa Sully, Assistant Manager – Energy Division, Mitsui & Co (Australia) Ltd
- Mr Mark Townley, Business Director, Cash Management Platform (CMP) Program ANZ Banking Group
- Mr Eddie Tritton, Business Development/Business Manager – Corporate, Melbourne Business School
- Mr Peter Turner, Associate Director, KPMG
- Mr Roy Weitzman, Partner – Banking & Finance, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- Ms Jo Willoughby, National Manager, Product & Operations (A division of Australia Post)
- Ms Mandi Zonneveldt, Resources/Business Reporter, The Herald & Weekly Times Limited
Future Focus Group Participants 2004-2005
- Ms Michelle Adam, Strategic Consultant – Policy & Planning, RMIT University
- Mr Adam Awty, Financial Controller, CPA Australia
- Mr Jonathon Berry, Associate Director, KPMG
- Mr Greg Bosmans, Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
- Mr Mark Brownley, General Manager Crown Services , Crown Limited
- Ms Sally Calder, Environment & Planning Group, Connell Wagner Pty Ltd
- Dr Michelle Callander, Research Coordinator, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
- Ms Eleanor Carswell, Operations Leader, Shell Australia Limited
- Ms Frances Crowe, Team Manager, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) Ltd
- Ms Therese Cummins, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young
- Ms Regine Darga, Office Administrator, Spencer Street Station Authority
- Mr Matthew Dempster, Business Development Consultant, AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited
- Mr Jonathan Farrer, Associate Director, Macquarie Bank Limited
- Ms Andrea Fischer, Senior Project Officer – Health Sector , Melbourne University Private Limited
- Mr Justin Fox, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- Mr Stephen Gallagher, Head of External Reporting, National Australia Bank
- Ms Penny Grau, Partner, Clayton Utz
- Mr Phil Hanna, Project Manager – Metro 3175, VicUrban
- Mr Dave Harris, Business Development , VicUrban
- Ms Dana Hlavacek, Manager Treasury, Rio Tinto Australia
- Ms Fiona Hudson, City Editor, The Herald & Weekly Times Limited
- Mr Michael Lamb, Senior Engineer, Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd
- Mr Quentin Law, Associate Director, NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Ltd
- Mr Mark Lewis, Senior Relationship Executive, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Mr Julian Maiolo, Executive Director, Operations Management, Melbourne Health
- Mr Simon Moss, Executive, Corporate Finance, ABN AMRO
- Mr Sam Patterson, Consultant, Fenton Communications
- Dr Melissa Permezel, Senior Social Planner, Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd
- Mr Stuart Rayner, Executive – Equity Capital Markets, Investment Banking Group, Macquarie Bank Limited
- Ms Melissa Reynolds, Head of Marketing Esanda, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited
- Mr Gavin Rogers, Partner, Goldman Sachs JBWere
- Ms Melanie Sanders, Principal, A T Kearney Australia Pty Ltd
- Ms Angela Schooneman, Partner, Minter Ellison
- Mr Michael Smorgon, Director, Escor Pty Ltd
- Mr Luke Stone, Consultant
- Mr Brad Taylor, Partner, William Buck (Vic) Pty Ltd
- Mr Darren Walls, Director, Zoological Parks and Gardens Board
- Mr Brian Walsh, Communications Director, Our Community Pty Ltd
- Mr Marcus Wappet, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Mr Stuart Weir, Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
Future Focus Group participants 2002-2003
- Ms Nicola Adams, Partner, Piper Alderman
- Ms Bridget Baker, Property Development Officer, Melbourne Port Corporation
- Mr Bruce Bayley, General Manager – Ventures, Melbourne University Private
- Mr Jon Brennan, Manager – Treasury, Rio Tinto Ltd
- Mr Kester Brown, Senior Manager, Ernst Young
- Ms Nikala Busse, Transformation Project Manager, AXA
- Mr Rod Cann, Business and Finance Coordinator, City Projects Division, City of Melbourne
- Ms Nadia Carlin, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Mr Stephen Chadwick, Client Manager, Aspect Computing Pty Ltd
- Mr David Chalmers, Executive – Investment Banking Group, Macquarie Bank
- Mr Tim Coyne, Principal, Assurance & Advisory Business Services, Ernst & Young Financial Services
- Mr Mark Coxhead, Commercial Manager, Siemens Ltd
- Mr Glen Currie, Manager, Corporate Solutions, Jones Lang LaSalle
- Mr Brendan Devine, Project Manager, City of Melbourne
- Ms Fiona Doherty, Manager – Mass Market Billing Origin Energy
- Mr Matt Gaffney, Director – Corporate Finance, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance
- Dr Andrew Giddy, Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group
- Mr Michael Hanna, Senior Manager, Projects, Department of Treasury and Finance
- Dr Shane Huntington, The University of Melbourne
- Mr Peter J Janetzki, Senior Manager – Taxation, Ernst Young
- Dr Ricky Johnstone, Head Cancer Immunology-Gene Regulation, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
- Ms Samantha Krull, Senior Structural Engineer, Arup Australasia
- Mr Bruce Leyland, Senior Designer, Acumentum Pty Ltd
- Ms Sonya Miller, Development Project Manager, Multiplex Constructions
- Mr Russell Phillips, Partner, William Buck
- Ms Lara Poloni, Principal Strategic Planner, Maunsell Australia
- Ms Jacinta Reddan, Manager Corporate Affairs, Tourism Victoria
- Mr Colin Robinson, Head of Corporate Business Development, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Mr Tony Smorgon, Director – Commercial Markets, Bang & Olufsen
- Ms Kylie Sykes, Planning and Regulatory Manager, City West Water
- Ms Teresa Tjia, Manager, Academic Programs, The University of Melbourne
- Mr Lee Wapling, Senior Manager – Private Clients, Perpetual Trustrees
- Mr Tim Wertheimer, Director, Lotus Hospitality
- Mr Nicolas Whitby, Manager, Grollo Australia
Future Focus Group Participants 2000-2001
- Mr Chris Bate, Senior Consultant, Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd
- Mr Andrew Blode, Director, Escor Pty Ltd
- Ms Catherine Burnheim, Policy Adviser, RMIT
- Mr Gary Cobbledick, General Manager, VISY Industries
- Ms Bronwen Colman, Project Director Urban Arts and Events, Docklands Authority
- Mr Robert Coulter
- Mr Matthew Croome, Manager, Mitsui & Co (Australia) Ltd
- Dr Charlie Day, Investment Manager – Ventures, Melbourne University Private
- Mr Andrew Dexter, Division Director – Corporate Finance Group, Macquarie Bank
- Ms Maria Galati, Associate Consultant, Hewitt Associates
- Ms Rosemary Irons, Head of Marketing and Communications, Winchcombe Carson Financial Planning
- Ms Lynne Jensen, Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
- Mr Tony Johnson, Partner – Financial Services, Ernst & Young
- Mr Alex Klos, Commercial Manager, Siemens Ltd
- Dr David McManus, Research Program Leader, CRC for Bioproducts and Victorian AMB for Biotechnology
- Mr Nick Miller, Partner, Clayton Utz
- Ms Kate Nurse, Consumer Product Manager, Tattersall’s
- Ms Sundhya Pahuja, Lecturer, Law Faculty – The University of Melbourne
- Mr Ian Pitcher, Director Victoria, Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd
- Mr Neil Plumridge, Vice President, AT Kearney Australia Pty Ltd
- Ms Catherine Poole, Advisor, Mergers and Acquisitions, Shell Australia Limited
- Ms Despina Psaradellis, Team Leader, KAZ Technology Services Pty Ltd
- Ms Carol Romero, Manager Contact Centre, Origin Energy
- Mr Angus Walker, Commercial Manager North West Shelf, Shell Australia Limited
Future Focus Group Participants 1998-1999
- Ms Christine Barnes, Director – Urban Systems, Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd
- Mr Nick Broome, Partner, Minter Ellison
- Ms Cherylynne Clews, Director Corporate Sales – Southern Region, American Express International
- Ms Clare Cummins, Head of Audit – Corporate and International, ANZ (formerly of Westpac)
- Mr Gerard Dalbosco, Director, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance
- Mr Rob Dalton, Partner, Arthur Andersen
- Mr Brendan Darcy, Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group
- Ms Leonie Dunbar, Business Manager, DeBono Institute
- Mr Richard Facioni, Director, Macquarie Bank
- Mr John Giannousis, Events Manager, Nationwide Venue Management – Colonial Stadium (formerly of Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust)
- Mr Michael Herskope, Senior Manager – Corporate Affairs, Phillip Morris (Australia) Limited
- Mr John Hindmarsh, Manager Business Services, Tourism Victoria
- Mr Peter Lock, State Manager – Commercial Sales Force, Commonwealth Bank
- Ms Megan McCracken, Human Resources Consultant (formerly Rio Tinto)
- Mr Paul McDonnell, Asset Manager – Property Investments, AMP Asset Management Australia Ltd
- Ms Cristina Mullins, Business Manager, Escor Pty Ltd
- Mr Martin Munro, Manager, Baulderstone Hornibrook
- Mr John Nahyna, Human Resources Manager, Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne Pty Ltd)
- Ms Lee Chin Ng, Team Leader, Aspect Computing Pty Ltd
- Ms Debbie Pascoe, Consultant, TXU
- Mr Anthony Poynton, Senior Associate, Minter Ellison (formerly of Arthur Robinson Hedderwick)
- Ms Patricia Roseller, Operations Manager – Resources, RMIT University
- Mrs Dianne Scott-Young, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- Mr Steven Searle, Senior Recruit Consultant, M S & G Executive Recruitment
- Ms Deborah Versteegen, Sponsorship Manager, Tattersall’s
- Mr Simon Warrender, Director, Australia World Airways
Future Focus Group Participants 1996-1997
- Dr Warren Alexander, Research Fellow, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute
- Mr Steve Bell, Business Manager, Engineering, Plastics, ICI Australia
- Mr Ray Berryman, Manager Valuations, City of Melbourne
- Ms Sarah Brown, Project Manager Health Investor Program, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
- Ms Lorraine Callow, Projects Manager, Health Partner Program, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
- Mr John Chesterfield, National Manager, Spectrum Distributors, ICI Australia
- Mr Stephen Clifford, Partner, Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks
- Ms Dianne Collins, Marketing Manager, Vinyls, ICI Australia
- Ms Samantha Dellar, Technology Planning Officer, BHP Steel
- Mr John Denton, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- Mr Michael Domann, Group Manager Internal Audit, National Mutual Holdings Ltd
- Ms Caroline Duell, Public Affairs Manager, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
- Mr Mark Dunn, Financial Controller, Transfield Defence Systems
- Mr Peter Fox, Chairman, Fox Group Holdings Pty Ltd
- Dr Richard Fuller, Executive Officer, Victorian WorkCover Authority
- Mr Michael Happell, Partner, Price Waterhouse
- Ms Yaso Karthigasu, Manager Intercultural Projects & Resources, RMIT
- Mr Peter McGregor, Associate Director, JB Were Corporate Services
- Dr Edward Newbigin, Research Scientist, Plant Cell Biology Research Centre
- Mr Clem Newton-Brown, Barrister, Yarra Yarra Marquees Afloat
- Mr Michael O’Connor, Assistant National Secretary, CFMEU
- Mrs Debra Pascoe, Consultant, TU Australia
- Ms Lee Ridder, Leasing Manager, Just Jeans
- Ms Josie Rizza, Principal Tax Planning, CRA Limited
- Mr Norman Smorgon, Managing Director, Escor
- Ms Jennifer Squires, External Liaison Manager, Pratt Industries
- Ms Louise Stephens, Advisor, Environmental Policy, CRA Limited
- Mr Leonard Vary, General Counsel/Company Secretary, Fox Group Holdings Pty Ltd