Managing Director of The Stable Group

Jillian Kilby is an Australian Sir John Monash Scholar holding a degree in Civil Engineering (Sydney University), and an MBA and Public Policy Masters (Stanford University). She is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia and Graduate of the ACID.

Jillian has experience in engineering, project management, consulting, facilitation, and economic development in Australia and the USA. She holds a number of roles, including a Board member of the Australian Public Policy Institute, Member of the USYD Faculty of Engineering Industry Advisory Board, Managing Director of The Stable Group and Founder of The Exchange. Jillian was the 2018 NSW/ACT Rural Woman of The Year and is an advocate for people in the regions.

CEO of Health & Safety Advisory Service Pty Ltd (HSAS)

Robyn is the CEO of HSAS, a privately owned RTO since its inception in 2005, with RTO campuses located in outer Western Sydney.

HSAS is a niche market training provider for a wide range of key civil, tunnel, rail, air and water NSW infrastructure projects, including Port Botany Expansion, Northwest Rail Link, Sydney Water, NorthConnex, WestConnex, Sydney Metro, Parramatta Light Rail Western Sydney Airport, Sydney Football Stadium Redevelopment and Schools at the Meadowbank Education and Employment Precinct.

Robyn maintains strong links with tier-one contractors and state regulators to remain at the forefront of implementing industry best practice training models across the breadth of government-funded projects.

Prior to this, Robyn worked in TAFE NSW as a faculty teacher and moved into various corporate state-wide marketing and training consultancy positions with TAFE Plus. Other educational roles included a range of rural, regional, community and outreach programs across the early childhood, school aged, sport and recreation and higher education sectors.

Chartered Accountant, CEO and Executive Director of Bell Direct

Arnie Selvarajah is a Chartered Accountant and an Executive with a multi-industry experience. He is currently the CEO and Executive Director of Bell Direct, Australia’s fastest growing online broker utilising innovative technology to create a unique service model.

He has experience in transforming traditional business models to leverage digital opportunities and applying technology to lift customer satisfaction. Arnie was a General Manger for Commonwealth Bank Local Business Banking as he led the NSW and ACT team in transformation of the Local Business Banking unit, encompassing 140 staff and $105 million in annual revenue.

He was previously CEO and Finance Director of Food Service Associates, and Vice President in Strategy of Bankers Trust Funds Management.

Executive Board member at Laing O'Rourke Australia

Annabel has more than 22 years’ experience in the construction industry and is an experienced director, general counsel, and company secretary.

Over the last 15 years, Annabel has held several leadership positions at Laing O’Rourke Australia, becoming the first female member of the Australian Executive Committee in June 2018.

Annabel was elected as the first female President of the Australian Constructors Association in November 2022, after four years as a SteerCo member and Industry Lead of the Construction Industry Leadership Forum (CILF).

Annabel is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (2014), completed her MBA at the AGSM (2011), and Bachelor of Laws from UNSW (1998).

Annabel also holds external Directorship roles in the not-for-profit sector.

Director of Industry Growth Program for the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre Limited (AMGC)

Alan Lipman is the Director of Industry Growth Program for the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre Limited (AMGC). AMGC contracts with Government to help implement policy in relation to small to medium enterprises involved in manufacturing. Alan has extensive experience working across different sectors in Australian manufacturing, including healthcare, medical device, advanced manufacturing, precision engineering, and contract manufacturing.

He was previously the Chair of K Care Healthcare Equipment, the Consumer Advocacy Panel (which was part of the Australian Energy Market Commission) and the NSW Smart Meter Task Force.

CEO and Co-founder of Hireup

Jordan O’Reilly is the co-founder of Hireup, an online platform that gives Australians with disability the power to find, hire and manage their own personal care support team. As the leading support platform for people with disability and their families in Australia, Hireup supports 10,000 clients annually and employs a similar number of support workers.

Previously, Jordan co-founded Fighting Chance, an award-winning not-for-profit organisation which creates social enterprise solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in the disability sector. Mr O’Reilly recently served on the Westpac Stakeholder Advisory Council and is an Advisory Board member for the NSW Public Service Commission.

For a career spent building organisations and enterprises that empower people with disability and their families, Jordan has been awarded numerous honours, including the Westpac Social Change Fellowship, the EY Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, and the Queen's Young Leaders Medal.