Speakers

Paul Bartlett is the Director of ECP Katalis - the program established under the Indonesia Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) to maximise the benefits of the agreement.  He is an economist and Team Leader with over 20 years international experience in Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.  He has undertaken consulting assignments for DFAT, World Bank, DFID, ADB, EU, NORDIC and the Government of the United Arab Emirates.  In each of these assignments, Paul has collaborated closely with national counterparts and senior government officials, as well as relevant aid agency, private sector and civil society stakeholders, often providing capacity building and mentoring advice on trade, investment, competition and private sector development issues. He holds an MSc Degree in International Trade and Economic Development and a bachelor’s degree from Oxford University.   

An innovative and outcome driven C Suite Executive in the Visitor Economy sector who brings over 30 years experience across various government, commercial, public private partnership and not for profit membership-based businesses. Karen has worked at C Suite level in Destination Marketing Organisations and Convention Bureau in Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney, in hotels, venues and worked for and developed some of Australia’s largest major events and trade shows. Karen is an inclusive thinker, with an unparalleled understanding of the Visitor Economy and Business Events ecosystem, and the opportunities and challenges it faces in the new economy.

An experienced strategist who influences change and transforms business in highly contested markets in extremely complex stakeholder environments within multiple cultural and geographic locations. Karen has written game changing Business Event strategies for Sydney, Melbourne, Ireland, Cleveland, Copenhagen and Best Cities which have transformed how they approach business events with huge success.

A proven history of improving company performance and exceeding sales revenues and targets through improved repositioning and business development pipeline strategies and marketing campaigns. Karen turns strategy into actions and delivers outcomes.

Karen was the initiator of two key global movements within the business events industry – the concept of city’s being positioned as intellectual capitals and the long tail benefits beyond traditional measures business events have on destinations known as Legacy or Impact on societal outcomes.

Mr Guglielmo is the Managing Director of Bass oil Limited.  He is a well credentialed Petroleum Engineer with over 40 years of technical, managerial and senior executive experience in Australia and internationally.

Mr Guglielmo was the CEO and Managing Director of two successful ASX listed companies; Stuart Petroleum Ltd for seven years and Ambassador Oil & Gas Ltd for three years.  Both companies merged with larger ASX listed companies generating significant value for shareholders following the identification of compelling resource potential in their respective petroleum resource portfolios.

Mr Guglielmo also worked at Santos Ltd, Delhi Petroleum Ltd, and internationally with NYSE listed Schlumberger Corp.  His experience spans the Cooper basin, Gippsland basin in Australia and Indonesia and Malaysia in South East Asia.  He has also had exposure to US land and other international basins.

Bio to come.

Widya Listyowulan is Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations at Traveloka, Southeast Asia’s leading travel platform active in six markets, including: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines. She is a seasoned public policy practitioner experienced in public-private partnerships, CSR strategy, corporate affairs, government engagement, program development and management, community outreach, and education policy. In her current role, Widya has leveraged Traveloka as the government’s industry partner by acting as the appointed industry lead for G20’s Digital Economy Working Group in 2022, partnering with the Tourism Authority of Thailand to boost the country’s travel industry, and recently collaborating with IA-CEPA Katalis and Universitas Ciputra, a renowned private university, to administer digital literacy training to tourism operators in East Java, Indonesia.

After spending nearly two decades working across different sectors in the United States and Asia, Widya knows what drives effective strategic partnerships – creating authentic, long-term relationships.

Widya holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and English  Literature, and Postgraduate Degrees in Southeast Asia Studies from Ohio University, and in Teaching and Curriculum from the University of Kansas.

Nicholas Moore is a former Chief Executive Officer of Macquarie Group Limited. After 32 years at Macquarie, 10 years as CEO, he retired in 2018. He is currently Chair of Screen Australia, The Centre for Independent Studies, The Smith Family, Willow Technology Corporation, the National Catholic Education Commission and Aldus Group, as well as a member of the UNSW Business School Advisory Council. 

In November 2022, Nicholas was appointed as Special Envoy for Southeast Asia for the Commonwealth Government.

Nicholas has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of NSW (UNSW). He was admitted as a solicitor and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. In 2017, Nicholas was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business from UNSW. 

She commenced as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Western Sydney University, The College in July 2018. The College is a wholly owned entity of the University providing high-quality academic pathway programs, complemented by English language courses and proficiency testing, as well as offering a suite of vocational programs to students and clients through its RTO.

After four years at The College, she has now taken up the position of Pro Vice Chancellor, Educational Partnership and Quality (EPQ) at Western Sydney University within the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic. As PVC EPQ, she provides high-level advice and counsel to the University’s Senior Executive and will contribute to Western Sydney University’s success by enhancing the suite of quality educational products and lead the implementation of a new whole-of-university approach to Program Quality. The portfolio also provides strategic support for Schools and the essential governance oversight required over our expanding suite of local and international third-party providers and educational partners.

Founder of Minotaur Capital, an AI-powered global equities fund. Prior to opening her own fund, Armina worked as a portfolio manager at Grok Ventures and as an equity research analyst at J.P. Morgan.

CPC is a leading Australian-managed, UK-owned Agribusiness with strong ESG values. CPC owns and operates a portfolio of nine station aggregations in Australia. Across more than 3.2m hectares of land, the CPC team can care for more than 300,000 head of cattle and produce a diverse range of crops. With an asset base above AUD$1 billion, CPC supplies a variety of domestic and international customers. CPC holds a 90% interest in PT. Juang Jaya Abdi Alam (PT. JJAA), the other 10% being owned by our Indonesian Joint Venture partners. PT JJAA was first established in 2000 and now operates two feedlots in Indonesia, located in Lampung (South Sumatera) and Medan (North Sumatera). The Lampung feedlot has a capacity of 28,000 head, while the Medan feedlot has a capacity of 7,500 head; both facilities are “best in class” operations. CPC direct sales channels primarily involve selling cattle and beef to Asian consumer markets, domestic feedlots or exporting processors, and exporting live cattle.

CPC is owned by Guy and Julia Hands through the Hands Family Office. Terra Firma (UK) (owned by Guy Hands) is the investment manager of CPC for the Hands Family Office.

Andrew had a distinguished career as an Army officer of 35 years’ service prior to joining SunCable in mid-2021 as the Head of Government Affairs. His previous role prior to SunCable was the Assistant Defence Attaché with the Australian Embassy in Manila, Philippines.

Andrew has a mature understanding of the machinery of government and has developed a wide stakeholder network across Federal and relevant State jurisdictions at the ministerial and senior departmental levels and with relevant Australian and overseas diplomatic missions in the Indo-Pacific region.

As Head of Government Affairs (International) for SunCable, his remit includes international affairs and policy dialogue, capacity-building initiatives and advocacy for regional renewable energy transition and the future grid interconnector architecture and cross-jurisdiction coordination.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts (International relations and History) from UNSW, a Graduate of AICD, a Thai linguist graduate from the Australian Defence Force School of Languages, was awarded in the Queen’s Birthday Honours (2020), the Commendation for Distinguished Service and is a US Bronze Star Medal recipient. 

Professor Jennifer Westacott AO commenced as Chancellor of Western Sydney University on 1 January 2023. She is the University’s fourth Chancellor and the first woman to serve in the role. Jennifer also served as Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia from 2011 - 2023, bringing a unique combination of extensive policy experience in both the public and private sectors. The Business Council of Australia is the nation’s premier business organisation, advocating for a stronger and fairer society through a more prosperous Australia.

Under Jennifer’s leadership, the Business Council tirelessly championed meaningful policies that strengthened the ability of businesses to grow the economy for the benefit of all Australians.

She has served as the Director General of the NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources; and was also the Deputy Director General of the NSW Department of Community Services, and the Deputy Director General of the NSW Department of Housing.

Bio to come.