Expert Profiles

Since launching TCF Services in 1991, Gerry has overseen the delivery of over $2 billion in Government grants and tax incentives for Australian companies. With experience in delivering assistance across many sectors including software and digital technology, automotive, food, apparel and general manufacturing, Gerry leads an exceptional team of consultants to work closely with you to deliver the results you’re ...

Paul Maginnity is Managing Director of FIFO Capital Solutions, specialists in funding business growth through invoice finance.  After decades in banking and insurance, both in Australia and overseas, Paul now revels in helping SMEs grow. Cashflow is key, especially for new or fast growing businesses. FIFO offers an extremely flexible form of cashflow funding.  Clients can sell all, or part, ...

Marcus is the Managing Director of Business Planning HQ. Marcus has developed a novel “Virtual Consulting” technology known as HyperQuestions which facilitates the rapid acceleration of consultant grade decision making and documentation. The technology is being used globally to run events, deliver accelerated services, create documentation in distributed environments and facilitate improved planning and decision making. Articles by Marcus Tarrant ...

Christian is the CEO of Omniveta Finance in Australia.  By setting up simple end-to-end systems Omniveta can offer invoice factoring with a difference.  They buy invoices from companies and pay them within 24 hours. And because of the fast and precise credit vetting and control systems they have in place, they offer non-recourse factoring.  This means in the extremely unlikely ...

Access RnD is a specialist tax consultancy for clients accessing AusIndustry’s Research & Development Tax Incentive funds, Austrade’s Export Market Development Grant (EMDG), and other Federal Government programs to support innovation and growth in Australian businesses. Rod is one of the most experienced operators in the  space and will be presenting on how to best access these key programs with ...

Thomas is Head of Mission:Pozible at the leading Australian crowd-funding platform Pozible. He has crowd-funded more than $400,000 across 10 Australian documentaries in the last 18 months. He is also CEO of Expert Republic and FanDependent and has a long international career in film-making. He brings to the event an unprecedented understanding of how to run a successful crowd-funding campaign ...

Annie is Co-Founder at muru-D, a Telstra backed startup accelerator.  She’s a charismatic and passionate leader with over 15 years experience in the digital start-up, telco and consulting sectors. She has a proven track record of launching & running startup Accelerator programs & also in delivering business results in high profile roles. She brings a great balance of all things startup, ...

Rick is the Managing Director at Blackbird Ventures. Prior to Blackbird, Rick was responsible for MLC’s venture capital portfolio of venture fund investments alongside a group of the most successful venture capital funds in Silicon Valley and globally. Prior to MLC, Rick co-founded two successful software companies. Rick is a passionate supporter of Australian technology companies and is on the ...

Suzy is the Founder of SHEBusiness.  It’s Suzy’s vision to secure the financial future of 100, 000 business women globally.  By providing a platform forwomen to embrace leadership she helps women make a difference and make an impact on their lives and the lives of others. She has a strong commitment to developing female leaders across the world and makes ...

Aaron Agius is a search, social, and content marketing expert, and managing director at Louder Online where their focus is on creating actionable, thoughtful digital marketing strategies for their clients. With over ten years of Business Management experience Aaron has helped many global brands online, including:  Ford, IBM, The Star LG, MLC, Million Dollar Woman, as well as a broad ...