
Meet your leadership peers at the 2023 ARA Leaders Forum – in-person for the first time following the sell-out success of our event.
Network with the largest gathering of retail executives from across Australia to explore the future of retail and the most important issues facing you and your teams.
Included in your ticket: a full day of best-of-breed global and local presenters and panellists covering agenda-setting conversations, a post-conference cocktail party and networking session, and all meals throughout the event. Last year’s event was a sell-out success – secure your tickets now!
2023 Leader Forum Speakers

Dr Claire Naughtin
Co-author of the CSIRO’s Global Megatrends report

The Hon Ed Husic MP
Minister for Industry and Science

Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM
Award-winning leadership expert and author

Catriona Noble
Executive General Manager, Retail, Australia Post

Professor Gary Mortimer
Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, QUT

Jane Kelly
Chief Human Resources Officer, Super Retail Group

Nicole Sheffield
Managing Director, Wesfarmers OneDigital

Angus McDonald
CEO, Barbeques Galore

Vicki Doyle
CEO, REST Super

Jade Clarke
Head of Westpac DataX, Westpac

Janet Menzies
Country Manager, Amazon

Kate Box
Director, Global Business Group, Retail ANZ, Meta

Kellie Cordner
Chief Customer Officer, Wesfarmers OnePass

Paul Zahra
CEO, Australian Retailers Association

Katrina Konstas
EVP, Country Manager and Head of Sales APAC, Afterpay

Jason Timor
Director, Two Point Co

Mirja Viinanen
CEO, IKEA

Leah Rocheleau
Vice President, Mastercard Australasia

Robyn Hill
Head of Retail/CPG APAC, AWS

Andrew Steele
Director, Retail GS1 Australia

Olivia Tyler
Managing Director, Edge Environment

Craig Woolford
Senior Analyst, Consumer Sector, MST Marquee

Sally Coates
Founder, The Retail Mentors

Michele Levine
CEO, Roy Morgan Research

Karen Bozic
CEO, Craveable Brands

Ryan Swenson
CEO, Circonomy

Natalie Angel
Let Me Try Before You Buy

Ian McCreery
Strategic Solutions Consultant APAC, Paradox

Jaana Quaintance-James
Chief Sustainability Officer - Mainstreaming Sustainable & Ethical Fashion, Global Fashion Group

David Phillips
Partner, Deloitte Digital

Fleur Brown