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Meet our Members

Last updated: 1 July 2026

Our ambitions are bold, and to achieve them, we need to forge partnerships with like-minded individuals and organisations who share our commitment to driving meaningful change.

Our members are key to addressing critical skills gaps in the finance, technology and business sectors.

Employee Representative Members

Angela Budai

National Policy Officer, Finance Sector Union

Dr Liam Byrne

Future of Work Policy Officer, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)

Scott Cowen

Assistant National Secretary, Australian Services Union (ASU)

James Perkins

National Assistant Secretary, Communication Workers Union (CWU)

Sam Roberts

Chief Executive Officer, Professionals Australia

Employer Representative Members

Ross Creelman

Associate Director, Digital, Cyber & Energy Policy, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)

Vanessa Beggs

Deputy CEO, Australian Banking Association (ABA)

Peita Davis

Director of Skills, Education and Research, Business Council of Australia (BCA)

David Gandolfo OAM

CEO, Quantum Business Finance and Chair of Advocacy, Commercial & Asset Finance Brokers Association (CAFBA)

Jodi Phillips

Strategic Adviser, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Michelle Ryan

General Manager, Education Content and Strategy, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)

Dr Caroline Smith

Executive Director, Centre for Education and Training (CET), Ai Group

Elizabeth Whitelock

Chief Executive, Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) 

Sector Representative Members

Tracey Farrow

CEO, Financial, Administrative and Professional Services Training Council (FAPSTC)

Russ Hawkins

CEO, Community Education Australia (CEA)

Amanda Linton

CEO, Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB)

Jenny Dodd

CEO, TAFE Directors Australia (TDA)

David Spriggs

CEO, Infoxchange

Associate Members

Sumith Abkari

Industry Innovation Specialist – IT and Digital, Tafe NSW

Celia Antonovsky

Chair, Australian Institute of Health & Safety (AIHS)

Gitesh Agarwal

Director, Corporate Affairs, Australia & New Zealand, HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL Tech)

David Bellas

Director, Talent Solutions (Australia), LinkedIn

Martin Betts

CEO, HEDx

Gail Bray

Executive Director, Digital Transformation & Quality Learning, Victoria University

Julia Burns

Executive Director, South Metropolitan TAFE, WA and National Chair, TAFECyber

Sebastian Brash

Policy Manager, Tech Council of Australia (TCA)

Ben Campbell

CEO, Australian Institute of Training and Development​ (AITD)

Jo Cantle

Director APS Professions, Australian Public Service Commission (APSC)

Nick Clare

General Manager Product & Insights, Victorian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (VCCI)

Douglas Dean

Head of Learning Design and Innovation, RTO Logic

Jen Delves

Executive General Manager Workforce, Suncorp Group

Bernadette Demasi

Head of Partner Programs, Group Tech, Bank of Queensland (BoQ)

Pip Dexter

Chief People and Purpose Officer, Deloitte Australia

Kersti Eesmaa

Chief Operating Officer, WorkPath Australia Program, Vertical Scope Group

Ernez Dhondy

Acting CEO, YLab

Ray Fleming

Founder, Stratentia

Leon Furze

Managing Director, Author, Consultant, and PhD Candidate, Furze Smith Consulting

Cyril Gabriel

CEO, Academy Xi

Emmanuel Goutallier

CEO, Holberton School

Grace Gown

Head of Global Public Policy, Xero

Luisa Grant

Industry Skills Advisor to the Queensland Government, Australian Computer Society (ACS)

Rajeev Gupta

Founder, ALIUM Capital

Nilufer Gul

General Manager, APAC, Global Payroll Association

Lee Hickin

Executive Director, Australian National AI Centre (NAIC)

Jess Houston

Chief Operating Officer – Consumer Solutions, Scentia

Nicole Henry

Head of Government Relations – ANZ, Fortinet

Kathryn Howard

Product Owner Community Skilling, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)

Holly Hunt

Founder & CEO, Women in Digital

Louise Hyland

CEO, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association Ltd (AMTA)

Joanna James

Chief Development Officer, Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA)

Tim Kane

Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)

Mark Kehoe

CEO, NextEd

Anatoli Kovalev

VP, Akkodis Academy Australia

Helen Lacey

Senior Manager Customer Success-Education APAC, Adobe

Bronwyn Lee

CEO, Learning Creates Australia Ltd

David Linke

Managing Director, EduGrowth

Shane Little

Managing Director, Enterprise Solutions, Hays Specialist Recruitment

Jacqui Loustau

Executive Director, Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN)

Ningning Lyons

Chief Strategy Officer, CareSuper

Andrea Martens

CEO, Association for Data-Driven Marketing & Advertising (ADMA)

Scarlett McDermott

Managing Director, Longitude Advisory

Kit McMahon

National Co-Convenor and National Co-Treasurer, Women in Adult and Vocational Education (WAVE)

Travers McLeod

Executive Director, Brotherhood St Laurence

Amy Morgan 

Director, Institute of Applied Technology + National Centres of Excellence TAFE NSW

Anne Nalder

CEO, Small Business Association of Australia (SBAA)

Karena Newland

CEO, Generation Australia

Serryn O’Regan

CEO, Equinim College Pty Ltd

Jan Owen AM Hon DLitt

CEO/Founder, Adaptability Q

Nigel Palmer

Senior Policy Manager, Skills and Education, Business NSW

Dr Nick Patterson

Director of Future Technologies, RMIT University

David Pollock

National Stakeholder Relations Manager, NBN Australia

Melanie Redding

CEO, 18fifty3 Training

Dr Shaun Ridley

Director, Ridley Insights

Guy Roberts

CEO, Aus3C 

Monique Roeton

Head of Department – Information Communication Technology, Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)

Dr Belinda Russon

CEO, Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative Limited

Dominic Schipano

National Executive Officer, Communications and Information Technology Training Limited (CITT)

Andrew Shea

Managing Director, Skilled Nation

Andrew Spiegelman

Head of Data and Analytics, Service NSW

Rebecca Slingo

General Manager, Learning, Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF)

Courtney Sloane

Head of Government Relations Australia & New Zealand, MYOB

Will Stubley

Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Year13

Adele Sutton

Head of Policy and Advocacy, Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA)

Gemma Toogood

Co-founder, Neoma

Damien Van Eyk

Chief Commercial Officer, Chisholm Institute

Emma Walker

Regional Manager Cisco Networking Academy ANZ & Pacific

Dan Walsh

Head of Education, Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA)

Johanna Weaver

Executive Director and Co-founder, Tech Policy Design Institute

Carolyn Wilcockson

Head of Professional Skills & Practice Enablement, Woolworths Group

Jess Wilson

CEO, Good Things Foundation

Ishtar Vij

Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance (ADIA)