CEO & Founder of WiseTech Global, Forbes Australia's 50 Richest List #10. From its inception in 1994, in his basement in Newtown, Sydney, Richard has grown WiseTech into a A$22 billion global technology company covering over 160 countries and employing 2000 staff worldwide.  

Founder & Owner, Gurner Group. 2022 saw the evolution of Tim’s development company from a private developer into an institutional-grade developer, fund manager and lifestyle brand under the new umbrella of the Gurner Group. The A$10 billion portfolio focuses on transforming landscapes and environments where people can live their best lives.

Appointed the new Group CEO at Team Global Express, Christine is also the Co-Chair for the (Federal) Ministerial Advisory for Trade & is the Director of Collingwood Football Club.

Brothers James and Robbie Ferguson - Chief Executive and President respectively, founded Web 3.0 company Immutable in 2015, shortly after they created the world’s first multiplayer competitive blockchain game: Etherbots. Now companies including TikTok, Disney and GameStop choose Immutable X to power their entry into digital collectibles. 

Founder & Chair of StartGiving, Co-founder and Partner Emeritus, AirTree. Daniel is a leading player and investor in the technology industry and has been for more than 35 years, including time working for Bill Gates at Microsoft’s headquarters in the US. He founded AirTree Ventures, Ecorp and Netus, producing outstanding returns and establishing many (now) mainstream technology and media companies.

StartGiving was founded in 2022 by Daniel, and is focused on inspiring tech founders and executives to start their philanthropic journey now by establishing their own foundations. The goal of StartGiving is to establish a culture of giving in the innovation community so that giving becomes the norm in Australia, not the exception. 

In addition to fully funding StartGiving, Daniel and his wife Carolyn established the Petre Foundation which has donated more than $25m to a range of charities over the years. 

Daniel has served on a range of corporate and not-for-profit boards. Currently Daniel is Chairperson of the Board for Vera Living, sits on the NSW Government’s Innovation Advisory Board, is on the Board of MedTech firm MetaOptima Technology and is an Advisory Committee Member for the Community Capital Credit Fund. Daniel is also a Board Member of the recently announced National Reconstruction Fund, the biggest investment in Australian manufacturing capacity in living memory. In addition, Daniel is the author of a number of books across a range of topics.

Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Australia. Sarah is a visionary leader with a mission to inform people to be empowered and live a purposeful life. Sarah has extensive experience engaging and growing business audiences. Prior to Forbes she was Editor-in-Chief of Yahoo Finance, delivering significant growth and launching Women’s Money Movement, The New Investors Show and All Markets summit.

Carol Schwartz is one of Australia’s most influential investors, pouring millions of dollars into women-led start-ups. The Reserve Bank of Australia board member also co-founded Scale Investors. This female-led start-up accelerator has injected more than $20 million into 46 businesses now worth an estimated half a billion dollars. Recently, her focus has shifted to investing in female venture capitalists – a move she hopes will help flip the switch in gender equality globally.