Mark McCrindle is a social researcher with an international reputation for tracking the emerging trends and analysing the diverse generations. He is the Director of McCrindle Research, whose clients include over 100 multinational organisations. His highly valued research and reports have developed his renown as a futurist, demographer and social commentator.

Dr Phil Lambert has extensive experience in education as a principal, inspector, policy director, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director. He has authored and co-authored books and presented a number of papers and keynote speeches at state, national and international conferences covering a range of topics. He is Patron of the Early Childhood Education Council and a White Ribbon Day Ambassador.

Phil has a MEd in Educational Administration and Management and in 2001 completed his doctorate at the University of Sydney. In 2006 he was conferred Adjunct Associate Professor. He is also a Fellow of both the Australian College of Educators and the Australian Council for Educational Leaders.

Phil has overseen a number of major policy initiatives in NSW in early childhood, primary education, rural education and Aboriginal education. These initiatives include the delivery of distance education to isolated students using satellite computer-based technologies, the NSW review of Aboriginal Education, the expansion of preschools in government schools and the class size reduction program.

Phil has been a member of a number of high level committees, taskforces and boards. He is currently a Board member of the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, the Conservatorium of Music and the Dean’s Advisory Board at the University of Sydney. Phil served as Chairperson of the South-East Sydney and Inner West Senior Officers Group from 2004-2008 and was the foundation Chair of the Human Services and Justice Metropolitan Regional Network of Senior Government Officers.

He is Patron of the Early Childhood Education Council and a White Ribbon Day Ambassador.

Since his appointment as Regional Director, Sydney Region has recorded significant increases in student enrolments and retention, record performances in external examinations and outstanding achievements in the arts and sport.

Dr Briony Scott is Principal of Roseville College and specialises in researching educational outcomes for girls, motivational theory and educational technology. Briony has spoken at numerous educational forums and community conferences. She has also published in the International Journal for Educational Law and Policy, and writes regular articles on education, parenting and technology.

Paul has worked with hundreds of organisations across the not-for-profit and government sectors facilitating governance training and evaluation, governance process, policy and charter development, strategic plan formulation, business development processes and systems reviews, capital and financial master planning, CEO mentoring, mediation and organisational management issues.

Paul Campey FCA, BBus, Cert Gov, MACEL, JP is a founding partner of Resolve Consulting Group - a consulting business specialising in governance, leadership and financial management services.

Paul has worked with hundreds of organisations across the not-for-profit and government sectors facilitating governance training and evaluation, governance process, policy and charter development, strategic plan formulation, business development processes and systems reviews, capital and financial master planning, CEO mentoring, mediation and organisational management issues.

He has previously managed an Independent / non government school as well as worked in a BIG 4 Chartered Accounting firm. Paul has co authored the book Community Governance, and authored a number of practical papers, articles, programs and training curriculum dealing with business management and governance issues. Paul has also presented widely as keynote speaker at numerous industry conferences across the not for profit sector including a number of education conferences internationally.

Paul has undertaken a broad range of national and international consulting projects.

He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

He has experience as a Director, Company Secretary, Chairman and Public Officer of a number of schools and not for profit organisations.

Dr Chris Goldspink is a Director and Chief Scientific Officer of Incept Labs, a firm that specializes in helping organisations to innovate in the face of uncertainty and change. Chris has over 20 years experience covering both academic and public sector management roles focused on instigating, leading and researching organizational transformations. For the past ten years he has worked with the South Australian Department of Education and Children’s Services, playing the role of ‘critical friend’ and researcher to an ambitious school transformation initiative called Learning to Learn.

Brett Murray is one of Australia's leading recognised experts in Gen 'X', and Gen 'Y'. Brett Murray had addressed more students in Australia on anti-bullying measures than almost anyone else. He has been part of Australia's largest student bullying research and will share the findings at the Future Forum.