Presenters

Adam Liddiard

A marketing and communications professional with eighteen years’ experience, Adam has been the Director of Community Relations at Woodleigh School since 2006. His degree says Graphic Design, however the past fifteen years have led him to be a Writer, Photographer, Web Developer, Social Media Manager, Coach, Auctioneer, Emcee, Event Designer...

Alex Faulkner

With over two decades of experience in insights, strategy, and marketing, Alex has worked across agency and client-side roles in Australia and Singapore. As Director of Strategy at Blueboat, a brand and communications agency in Melbourne, Alex specialises in untangling the complexities of organisations, engaging audiences, and delivering impactful...

Alex Milner BA (Hons, Russian) LLB (Hons)

Alex began his career at Corrs Chambers Westgarth in Melbourne, moving to Holding Redlich and then on to senior in-house roles in Australia and overseas, including as Head of Legal at Lend Lease Retail (the retail property management and development arm of Lend Lease with operations across the Eastern seaboard...

Andrew Gossen

Andrew joined Cornell in 2010 from Princeton, where he spent eight years in alumni affairs in a number of diverse roles. His main focus is using digital technologies, including social media, to build audiences and mobilize them on behalf of Cornell. Andrew holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton and...

Ann Badger

Ann is a recognised leader in advancement within Australia. She works with a range of clients in the education sector, in Australia and beyond, to build their fundraising capacity. In addition to over 20 years as a development professional, Ann worked as an educator for leading secondary and tertiary educational...

Anne Robinson BA LLB (Hons) FAICD TEP

Anne Robinson AM is founder and a partner of Prolegis Lawyers, provider of legal services to the for-purpose sector, charities and philanthropists. She has advised on corporate law, governance, charitable trust structuring and tax issues for a wide range of Australia’s charitable institutions, and has acted for independent schools, churches...

Anne Ward

Anne Ward has worked as a coordinator for volunteers at MercyCare for approximately 9 years and is passionate about working for the benefit of the organisation and the individual. With a background in Justice Studies, Anne has worked in Department of Justice as a Probation and Parole Officer and for...

Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE

PrincipalWindmill Hill Consulting Barbara is a seasoned fundraising consultant on a mission to help more nonprofits raise more money by creating strong donor experiences. She has thirty years of annual fund, major gifts, and campaign fundraising experience at major non-profit organizations including Harvard University, the...

Bethwyn Kitson

Marketing Team Leader at Burnie Brae (Grad Cert Marketing) is experienced in marketing with a demonstrated history of working in the education industry, the non-profit sector and the health and fitness industry. Strong marketing and communications professional with a Graduate Certificate in Marketing from Griffith University. She worked for 7...

Bianca Colborn

Bianca Coleborn spent eight years working in the corporate sector before transitioning to school marketing in 2010. She has held senior marketing positions in four independent schools in Queensland and is currently the Director of Marketing at Faith Lutheran College, Plainland.

Bob Burdenski

Bob is an internationally recognised annual and regular giving programs consultant for schools, colleges and universities. He is a prolific writer and published author, having spent 22 years in fundraising for a variety of educational institutions, religious and human services organisations.

Brad Fenner

Brad has worked in eight schools in total, was Principal of Westminster School, Adelaide, for ten years and Headmaster of King’s College, Auckland, for five years, prior to starting as Headmaster at Adelaide’s Prince Alfred College in September 2014, and currently serves on the Boards of the International Boys’ Schools...