Asia Pacific Fuel Industry Forum | Adelaide Convention Centre | 5-7 September 2022
EVENT SPEAKERS
PETER ANDERSON
CEO, Victorian Transport Association
Peter Anderson is a seasoned businessman with a lifetime background in transport and logistics. Peter’s career has seen him engaged within both corporate and private entities at senior levels. Having been Chief Executive Officer of one of Australia’s biggest transport companies, Peter now leads the industry as CEO of the Victorian Transport Association.
Peter is the voice of the transport and logistics industry in Victoria. With an emphasis on leadership and advocacy, Peter is committed to enhancing the productivity, safety, workforce development and sustainability of the industry in Australia.
As a long-standing director of an industry superannuation fund and Chairman and Committee member of a number of Government committees, Peter has a deep knowledge of the workings of business and strategic decision making.
Peter Anderson
CEO, Victorian Transport
Association
MATT BARR
Managing Director, eftpos
Matt moved into his current role of eftpos Managing Director in May 2022 after more than two years serving as the Company’s Chief Product Officer. Apart from being responsible for Australia’s domestic debit card scheme and one of the largest payment switches in the country, during Matt’s time at eftpos, the Company has rapidly evolved to also become a leader in the delivery of digital services, investing in new platforms and products for innovation, including:
- New eCommerce, mobile and anti-fraud capabilities,
- The new eQR platform, and
- A new API gateway.
Matt has had domestic and international executive experience across payments, business software, telecommunications, financial services and management consulting businesses. He’s also held leadership positions in businesses navigating significant technology and consumer driven change, as well as executive positions in Australia and North America within Mastercard’s global product organisation.
Joining eftpos has given Matt the opportunity to use his passion for (and knowledge of) payment technology in the context of business transformation – an experience he has found both fascinating and rewarding. He is proud to drive real and consequential change to help all Australians.
Matt Barr
Managing Director,
eftpos
BRUCE BILSON
Ombudsman, Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise
Bruce Billson commenced his role as Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) in March 2021.
Bruce brings experience and knowledge to the role of Ombudsman, and an understanding of the issues facing small business, having started his own advisory business in 2016.
Bruce’s political career spans 30 years, including his role as Cabinet Minister for Small Business from 2013-2015. During this role, Bruce was instrumental in the establishment of ASBFEO and the passing of complex legislation to establish the office.
Bruce has shown his dedication to small business through various board appointments, including the Franchise Council of Australia, Deakin University Business School and Australian Property Institute, and more recently through his appointment as Administrator for the City of Whittlesea.
Bruce Bilson
Ombudsman, Australian Small
Business and Family Enterprise
ALAN CADD
Managing Director, The Informed Sources Group
Alan Cadd – BSc(Hons), FAICD – established Informed Sources in 1987 to provide accurate petrol pricing data to companies operating in the Australian Retail Petroleum Industry.
Drawing from over a decade of petroleum industry experience at Shell (Australia and UK) and computing science background, under Alan’s leadership, Informed Sources has grown to become a market leader for business intelligence. Today, the company supports a variety of industries with the supply of independent and timely marketplace data and software solutions of the highest quality.
Informed Sources’ innovative offers extend through data capture, surveys, software platform subscriptions, custom programming and consultancy services.
Within the retail fuel industry, Informed Sources delivers solutions in the traditional areas of Pricing, Network Planning and performance Modelling, Data for own and competitor sites, as well as physical Site Compliance. More recently, Informed Sources has been engaged in the development of site location identification services and tools for EV Charge Points (EVCPs).
One recent major study covering 9 countries across Western Europe made use of our latest offering POInter – which neatly identifies the best locations for EVCPs based on our clients target customers.
With operational centres of excellence in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, UK and Poland, Informed Sources can conduct surveys anywhere in the world as well as provide 24/7 support, providing our clients with accurate, reliable and timely global data and software solutions.
Informed Sources is proud to be ACAPMA’s Information Partner.
Alan Cadd
Managing Director, The
Informed Sources Group
CRAIG HAMILTON
Mental Health Speaker & Author
Craig started his career as a broadcaster with ABC Radio in 1994. Since then Craig has covered Rugby League, Rugby Union and Cricket at international level as a commentator. Craig is probably best known as a member of the “Grandstand” Rugby League commentary team.
Craig was born in the Hunter Valley town of Singleton and spent the first 16 years of his working life working as an underground coal miner in the Newcastle area before embarking on a radio career full-time in 1999.
In 1991 Craig represented the Newcastle and NSW Country cricket teams, and played against the touring Sri Lankan team. |In the year 2000, just prior to the Sydney Olympic Games where he had been selected to work as a broadcaster, Craig experienced a psychotic episode and was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. He spent 12 days in hospital and, since his recovery, has become one of Australia’s most high profile speakers on Mental Health , Lifestyle and Wellbeing.
In 2004 Random House released his highly acclaimed memoir “Broken Open” which gives a very personal account of living with Bipolar Disorder. In July 2012, Allen and Unwin will release his second book “A Better Life” In sharing his story and experiences he offers hope to others.
Craig Hamilton
Mental Health
Speaker & Author
CASEY HYUN
Principal Global Design Index
Casey Hyun is a multi-award-winning automotive designer, brand strategist, and futurist.
With over 25 years of corporate experience with a number of top automotive and IT companies, he now focuses his vision on brand innovation, future mobility & EVs, and artificial intelligence.
Casey’s vast global business experiences enable him to diagnose and forecast future mobility trends in relation to corporate industry, socio-politics, culture, innovation & design, and his experience as an executive consultant & advisor includes multiple Fortune 500 companies such as Hyundai, Volvo, Google, LG, and Continental Automotive.
Casey Hyun
Principal Global
Design Index
KETAN KALE
CEO, Premier Technologies
Senior IT and Retail Executive with extensive experience in leading strategy and transformational change in the Retail, Fuel, Convenience, Oil & Gas, and IT industries. Functional accountability has covered Corporate Strategy, Operations, Information Technology, Program Management, Marketing, Finance, Trade, Innovation, Partnerships and Human Resources.
Experience includes successfully turning around business performance and delivering strong year on year profit growth over 9 consecutive years.
Ketan Kale
CEO, Premier
Technologies
ANTHONY LAHIFF
General Manager, Nilsen Electrical
Anthony leads national electric vehicle infrastructure rollouts at Nilsen, one of Australia’s leading electrical contractors.
With 23 years’ experience in the electrical industry he applies his expertise and works collaboratively with asset owners and managers to deliver integrated solutions that leverage Nilsen’s network of consultants, engineers and delivery teams in the rollout of electric vehicle infrastructure projects.
He will discuss the factors for consideration and successful outcomes associated with the installation of fast-charge infrastructure, with a focus on metropolitan and regional service stations.
Anthony Lahiff
General Manager,
Nilsen Electrical
BILL LOIZIDES
General Manager – Legal Metrology
Bill Loizides is the General Manager, Legal Metrology at the NMI, a position held since 2016. His responsibilities include the administration of the National Measurement Act 1960 (the Act), with over 110 staff located across Australia, who undertake:
- Education, compliance and enforcement activities
- Licensing of 3rd parties and type approvals under the Act, measurement calibration activities
- Policy functions (including the measurement law review)
Bill is Australia’s representative on the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) and the Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum. He also is a member of the OIML Presidential Council and deputy chair of the OIML Certification system.
Bill has been a regulator with over 30 years’ experience in a variety of fields including work health and safety, dangerous goods, explosives and workplace relations.
Bill Loizides
General Manager,
Legal Metrology
BRENDA MAINLAND
Managing Director, Survey Matters
Brenda is a Co-founder and Director at Survey Matters, the leading research agency for the
Australian association sector.
Survey Matters provides industry research and strategy services to associations, producing data that keeps members informed and provides reliable evidence to support strategic planning, industry advocacy and promotional activities. Over the last twelve years, Survey Matters has worked with a large number of associations to across industries including health, professional services, internet and technology, manufacturing, retail and mining.
Survey Matters has worked with ACAPMA for the last 7 years, commencing with the first National Monitor of Fuel Consumer Attitudes Survey in 2015. The inaugural project reported on consumers fuel purchase behaviours and satisfaction with the fuel retail experience. Subsequent projects have evolved to assess attitudes and behaviours in relation to the convenience offer alongside, or independent to, the buying of fuel.
Prior to co-founding Survey Matters in 2010, Brenda worked for and with multi-national corporate and government organisations, in roles as diverse as project and general management, outsourcing, business planning and strategy, relationship management and sales.
A skilled business professional and strategist, Brenda helps organisations to identify their value proposition, build stakeholder engagement and track industry trends, using research to uncover insights that improve outcomes. She knows the value that stakeholder feedback has on an organisation’s success, and that strong financial performance is the result of good strategic planning and meeting stakeholders needs.
Brenda holds a Master of Management from Monash University and is a full member of The Research Society (formerly AMSRS).
Brenda Mainland
Managing Director,
Survey Matters
ANGUS McKAY
CEO and Managing Director, 7 Eleven
Angus joined 7-Eleven as CEO in 2016 and was elected as Managing Director in 2020. He is responsible for leading the 7-Eleven team, driving the business strategy, growing the 7-Eleven brand in Australia and maintaining the company’s position as Australia’s first choice in convenience retailing.
Angus is a seasoned executive who has operated internationally as a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer for a variety of companies across a mix of industries. His former roles include Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Skilled Group, Managing Director of Pacific National Rail, and Chief Financial Officer for Asciano Limited. He also previously held senior roles at Foster’s Group, including Chief Financial Officer.
A values-led leader, Angus is respected for his commercial skills as well as his steadfast focus on customer service and talent management.
Angus holds a Bachelor of Economics and Accounting from the University of Sydney, and a Diploma of Corporate Management from the University of New South Wales.
Angus McKay
CEO and Managing
Director, 7-Eleven
SANDRA PARKER
Fair Work Ombudsman
Sandra Parker PSM was appointed to the position of Fair Work Ombudsman for a 5 year term by on 15 July 2018. Prior to her appointment as Fair Work Ombudsman, Sandra served as Deputy Secretary at the Department of Jobs and Small Business and its predecessors for eight years.
She was Deputy Secretary, Employment Services and Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations and Economic Strategy. Sandra’s previous roles span across Commonwealth and State and include serving as the head of the Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council, a tripartite national body that oversaw the establishment of national occupational health and safety and workers’ compensation policy and standards.
Sandra has held various policy and program management roles in vocational education and training at Commonwealth and state government levels. She began her career as a teacher working in Tasmania, Canberra and London. Sandra holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Tasmania and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is also an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Australia New Zealand School of Government.
Sandra was awarded a Public Service Medal for her outstanding contribution to workplace relations policy and program delivery in 2018.
Sandra Parker
Fair Work
Ombudsman
ANNEKE THOMPSON
Chief Economist, CreditorWatch
Anneke Thompson is the founder and Managing Director of Clio Research. She has been providing research and consulting services to both domestic and offshore clients for more than 15 years.
With a career in real estate agency research, economics and finance, Anneke has formulated industry-leading data for many years, providing clients with evidence based research and forecasts.
Anneke’s experience in being at the first step of the data creation process gives her a unique perspective when it comes to analysing data and providing economic forecasts.
She has built strong relationships with market experts and works collaboratively with them when modelling her research to provide a holistic view of the Australian economy.
Anneke has established Clio Research to help clients take advantage of the rapidly changing economic landscape and position their companies to be at the forefront of change.
Anneke Thompson
Chief Economist,
CreditorWatch
ANNA VARGAS
General Manager Australia, (Downstream) Chevron
Anna Vargas is the General Manager of Chevron Australia Downstream, a subsidiary of the Chevron Corporation, one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies.
Chevron delivers quality fuel products and services to retail and commercial customers across Australia. It operates and supplies a national network of retail locations, primarily under the Puma Energy brand, and three wholly owned product import terminals. Vargas is presently overseeing the transition of the majority of the Puma Energy branded service stations to Caltex, a global brand owned by Chevron. Prior to this, she was the General Manager of Chevron’s Product Supply and Trading Asia Pacific in Singapore.
Vargas joined Chevron in 2003 as a member of its MBA Leadership Development Program. She has held various Midstream and Downstream Sales and Operational positions in the US as well as Latin America involving Chevron’s fuels business. In Houston, Texas, Vargas served as District Manager, Retail East and the Aviation Manager for Chevron’s Eastern US fuels business. In that role she was responsible for more than $3 billion in retail petrol and jet fuels sales annually.
Vargas holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas, Austin.
Anna Vargas
General Manager Australia,
(Downstream) Chevron
TONY WEBER
CEO, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
Tony Weber is the Chief Executive of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. Prior to this position, Tony worked in the Industry Department for 15 years.
Within the Industry Department he worked in the Innovation, Small Business, Manufacturing and Industry Policy areas. He previously worked in the Commonwealth Treasury in roles focussing on superannuation, taxation and Commonwealth-State relations. He has formal qualifications in economics and public administration.
Tony Weber
CEO, Federal Chamber
of Automotive Industries
SCOTT WYATT
CEO, Viva Energy Australia
Scott Wyatt has more than 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector and has held various leadership roles within Viva Energy’s downstream oil and gas business (formerly Shell) including strategy, marketing (consumer and commercial) and supply and distribution.
After a long career with Shell across Australia and New Zealand, Scott was appointed CEO of Viva Energy Australia in August 2014 and has led the company through private ownership and subsequent listing on the ASX in 2018. Scott is a director of Viva Energy Australia and is a former Board member of Viva Energy REIT (now Waypoint REIT).
Scott holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington, and lives in Melbourne where Viva Energy’s head office is located.
Scott Wyatt
CEO, Viva Energy
Australia
PAUL WALSH
CEO, Australian Industry Standards
Paul Walsh is the Chief Operating Officer of Australian Industry Standards and has held positions in transport and logistics industry operations both as an employee and as a company owner amassing more than 30 years of experience.
Australian Industry Standards (AIS) has been working with the Transport and Logistics industry for over 27 years, developing nationally recognised qualifications that provide the workforce with contemporary and transferable skills. AIS gathers intelligence on the trends, opportunities and challenges facing industry and provides highly sought-after research and analysis that informs Governments, businesses and regulators on skills needs and policy settings.
Paul has had extensive experience in International Skills Capability Building Projects involving the establishment of recognition frameworks across APEC, IORA and LATAM communities in the Transport and Logistics and Ports industries. These frameworks have been developed with a strong focus on developing current and future skills through industry engagement.
Paul Walsh
CEO, Australian
Industry Standards
MARK WISEMAN
Co-Head of Asia Pacific Energy Sector Research
Mark has been an equities analyst focused on the energy sector for 15 years, spending time in Melbourne, Sydney & Hong Kong. He has covered Energy, Utilities, Chemical & Engineering stocks listed in Australia, New Zealand, HK/China, Japan and US.
Prior to becoming an equities analyst, Mark worked for ExxonMobil in Melbourne and a Chartered Accounting firm prior to that. He holds the CA and CFA qualifications.
Mark Wiseman
Co-Head of Asia Pacific
Energy Sector Research
