"All transformation should come from strategy." - Julie Coates Julie Coates, Director of Wesfarmers and Scentre Group, led the OneCSR transformation programme as CEO and Managing Director of CSR…
"There's an inherent danger that we lapse into just being operational." - Greg Ridder Greg Ridder, Chair of Kogan.com, Life Without Barriers and Bridge It, and Director of the PNG Sustainable…
"There's a real risk to fall into the trap of believing... 'Oh, that's just how it's done there.'"— Audette Exel AO Governing across borders is not just a compliance exercise — it requires a clear…
"By starting with governance - defining it as the strategic side of governance, not the control side - you lift everything up." - Catherine Livingstone AC Catherine Livingstone AC, Chancellor of UTS,…
"Risk is a currency in these businesses, and we just need to work with it." - Phil Morle Phil Morle, Partner at Main Sequence Ventures and Chair of v2food, Samsara Eco, Eden Brew and Nourish…
"The company secretariat role is fascinating because you get to hear and see so much — you don't just read the outcomes of a meeting." - Anthony Wright Anthony Wright knows the Company Secretary role…
"I think dealing with risk is really hard - especially without good experience or mentors around you." - Mike Gonski NFP chair and Herbert Smith Freehills partner Mike Gonski addresses the governance…
"The best way to sell a company is to run it properly." - Peter James Peter James, former Chair of Nearmap and Ansarada and former Director of iiNet, shares what it actually takes to prepare a company…
"You need to live through the board meetings and the committee meetings and the annual cycle." - Julie Coates Julie Coates, Director of Wesfarmers and former CEO and Managing Director of CSR,…
"I find when I talk about these two organisations which prima facie comparable in revenue terms, that the inclination of people is to put more emphasis on Kogan in terms of complexity and scale. When…
