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Our Ambassadors are South Australian business leaders with a track record of making companies globally competitive
South Australia’s business leaders and influencers have united in a unique effort to rapidly accelerate the economy’s globalisation to meet the increasing competitive pressures being applied to our small, high-cost economy.
Acting as Ambassadors for the Impact Awards, South Australia’s leading internationalists are helping local companies by mentoring, providing access to networks and helping set strategies to generate significant economic benefits.
Ambassadors & Judges
Experienced Company Director with both large public companies and private SMEs, with a demonstrated history of growing innovative companies in Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer roles.
Investor, director and mentor, partnering with founders and growth-minded businesses who are serious about scaling sustainably – and successfully.
Amber Cordeaux is an innovator in tech, media and in immersive technologies. She became the country’s youngest-ever TV station manager and co-founded one of Australia’s first VR hardware/software companies and recently brought a world first health product to market. Amber is also a Women in Innovation Award winner.
Dean Brown (AO)
Former Premier of South Australia, 1993 to 1996. Chairman of Hillgrove Resources, Non-Executive Director of Mission Australia, Non-Executive Director of Scantech and Chairman of Playford Memorial Trust.
Principal, Axant Corporate Advisory;
Investment Committee Member, Paspalis Innovation Investment Fund. Specialises in private equity and mergers and acquisitions. Global experience with defence, security and capital raising.
Executive Chair, William Buck SA. Provides business and financial management, tax and accounting advice to clients across many different industries. Jamie’s key strengths are in problem solving and understanding business models.
Managing Director of Zonge Engineering. Director of Liquid Integrity Systems. Global experience in geophysics and exploration.
Managing Director, Marc Makrid & Associates, a leading strategic business advisory consultancy. Marc’s advice is typically sought at the senior executive and board level across a wide and varied client base in multiple industry sectors.
Mark Canny
Chief Executive Officer of Intercast & Forge since 2007. Previously Group General Manager of Home and Hardware Products at Hills Industries.
Professional Company Director. Nick Begakis is currently Chair of Bellis Fruit Bars, Renew Adelaide and Director of Carina Biotech. Formerly Chair of CashFlow Manager, Adelaide Central Market Authority, Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation, New Venture Institute and Director of Business SA.
Good Design Ambassador and mentor. Paul Huxtable is energised by the power of design to explore, discover and solve real problems. As a design-led business developer, Paul’s career spans 5 decades and 6 continents, converting ideas into businesses, overseeing start-ups, scale-ups, restructures, mergers, acquisitions and a few closures.
Entrepreneur, Company Director and technology expert. Paul Vinton is recognised as an industry expert, helping organisations around Australia and overseas to implement technology to equip, manage and enable their businesses.
CE and Co-Founder of Udder Delights Australia. Founder of Grunthal Brew. Under the expert guidance and fearless leadership of Sheree and her husband Saul, Udder Delights has grown to become a renowned and respected company across Australia, boasting a portfolio of brands, a bevy of awards, a celebrated cheese cellar door and Australia’s only license to produce raw blue cheese.
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