Agenda

Jim founded ADAPT with a vision to help Australia thrive commercially, now and for the future.  To enable that, Jim leads ADAPT’s mission to connect, inform and equip our local business and tech leaders.

Leading the development of ADAPTs agenda’s and content strategy whilst also advising executive leadership teams from global technology service providers, Jim is uniquely experienced to be the voice of the end-user, the customer and the vendor.

Bringing his deep knowledge of the local market, Jim regularly presents “Know your Customer” webinars and guides the world’s largest vendors with their G-T-M and content strategies.

Through entrepreneurial product development and a servant leader mentality with his team and clients, ADAPT grows annually with clearly differentiated value for all stakeholders.

Tenar has spent the last 18 years working in sales, running her own company consulting to corporate Australia around Workplace Wellness / Employee Experience and now she finds herself back over on the dark side as an employee, part of a well oiled machine – and loving it! As a Senior Manager of the ADAPT Advisory team, Tenar runs the team that fulfils over 60 private advisory events each year across Asia Pacific. Tenar build genuine relationships quickly and easily, loves connecting people, finding out how to solve a problem and then delivering.

As a work futurist, formerly with Atlassian, Dom was the in-house ‘team doctor’, designing collaborative patterns which are easily adaptable for any purpose.

But he doesn’t believe it’s enough to simply make predictions about the future, or even just prepare for it. What sets Dom apart is his ability to inspire people to transform their working lives, and with it, their futures. This person-centred approach has established him as a thought leader, at the forefront of the zeitgeist that is life at work in the years ahead.

Dom has a galvanising take on people, practices, technology, and workspaces – being passionate about filling the gap between knowledge and action.

His experience in global strategic positions across the fields of technology and finance, as well as extensive travel to fifty countries, has informed a unique perspective on the future of work. One which values interconnectedness but never forgets the individual at the core of even the largest scale operation.

Victor Dominello is a former Senior Government Minister of New South Wales (Australia), serving prominently as the Former Minister for Customer Service and Digital.

Recognised by The Australian in July 2022 as one of Australia’s top 100 innovators, he made history in 2019 as the world’s first Customer Service Minister. During his 12-year cabinet career, he led diverse portfolios including Digital Government, Innovation, Finance, and Aboriginal Affairs, garnering global acclaim for transforming NSW public service delivery through initiatives like the Department of Customer Service, Service NSW and the Digital Restart Fund.

Before politics, Victor practiced law as a partner in a commercial firm for over a decade. In September 2023, he co-founded ServiceGen, advising governments and organisations on innovative service delivery strategies.

Currently, Victor holds the following roles: Chair of the Federal Ministerial Digital ID Expert Panel (Department of Finance) and Chair of the Independent Advisory Board (Services Australia), Strategic Advisor and Global Luminary at Accenture, Advisor for Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, and Professor at the University of New South Wales. He also serves on several boards, including Director of the UNSW-UTS Trustworthy Digital Society Hub and Board Director of the Tech Council of Australia since 2023.

Shilpa is the Strategy and Product Management Director for Oracle’s ERP Cloud Financials, where she shapes the vision and execution of this flagship offering. With over 23 years of experience in finance and technology, Shilpa has held consulting, strategy, and leadership roles, helping global clients achieve strategic business outcomes through technology investments. She supports clients in making the right choices for their businesses when partnering with Oracle across data, applications, platform, infrastructure, and industry solutions. Shilpa holds a Bachelor’s in Finance and a Master’s in Computers. Based in Sydney, she is passionate about mentoring young professionals, enjoys board games, and loves travelling with her family. 

Gabby’s primary role is managing ADAPT’s overall strategy for Data Analytics. He has extensive experience in using data to identify trends in technology that help shape Australian organisations. Utilising modern Data Science techniques, he provides ADAPT and their customers with confidence in the accuracy and validity of the information used for ADAPT’s Research, Advisory, and Events.​

With a passion for creating stories with data, Gabby is consistently rated as one of the top speakers at ADAPT Events. In round table discussions, he specialises in using statistics to initiate thought-provoking discussions. Gabby is effective in translating information into insights, enabling ADAPT’s customers to become more data-driven.​

Gabby’s primary areas of expertise are: ​

• Advanced AI and ML practices, including AI ethics.​
• Building models to benchmark and predict IT performance.​
• End-user behaviour and human-centred design.​
• Cross-functional team design and value, such as DevSecOps.​

I am a Partner at McKinsey & Company based in Sydney, where much of my work is oriented around helping organisations on strategy, AI and transformation. I am leader in our analytics practice and QuantumBlack Australia (QuantumBlack is an analytics consulting firm acquired by McKinsey). My QB teams work with organisations on issues related to advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

I also have a passion for public sector, where I serve organisations on strategy, organisation and transformation topics.

Before joining McKinsey I studied for a PhD in machine learning and artificial intelligence. Prior to this my background was in theoretical physics.

Angela Fox, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Dell Technologies Australia and New Zealand, is responsible for the sustained business success of the company in both countries. Based in Sydney, Angela leads the strategy and direction of the business while maintaining a commitment to keeping customers at the core of what Dell Technologies does.

Dell Technologies supports customers, public and private, across a wide range of industries, enabling them to digitally transform and remain relevant and competitive, today and in the future. Angela’s team in ANZ brings the best of Dell Technologies’ industry leading portfolio of solutions, technologies and support services to enable local customers to meet their business objectives.

Angela joined Dell in 2006. Her career moved her to Australia then Singapore, where she held executive responsibilities across ANZ and broader Asia Pacific and Japan region. Angela drew on her solutions and services experience to help customers achieve their IT needs through these roles. Under her leadership, her team delivered market leading results to large and medium sized organisations across private and public sectors.

Angela has a passion for people management and is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion. She launched the Dell Technologies Australia and New Zealand Diversity and Inclusion Council and is a founding member of the APJ Diversity and Inclusion Council. Angela plays a pivotal role in driving Dell Technologies cultural initiatives in ANZ through the employee resource groups (ERG) that represent the team’s passion.

Angela is a vocal advocate for career success, believing a person’s adaptability and openness to embrace new challenges are key drivers to progression. Angela is actively involved in career mentoring, advocacy and sponsorship within the company. She leads Dell’s Women in IT Executive Mentoring (DELL WITEM) program and is an executive sponsor for the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network (DWEN).

Angela graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the University of Auckland. However, after joining IBM’s graduate program, she realised her interest in the unfettered possibilities of the digital world, particularly as the internet was rapidly developing.

Florian brings 22 years of global investment banking experience across London, Germany, Hong Kong, and Sydney, including 12 years in senior leadership at HSBC.

As a Senior Director, he worked with hundreds of the world’s top CEOs and CFOs on their most critical transactions: cross-border M&A, billion-dollar financings, corporate restructurings.

As HSBC Hong Kong’s former Head of Sales Management, he also led a broad range of strategic initiatives for HSBC in its home market. This included building and leading a high performing team, leveraging data analytics to drive revenue, policy design and implementation, as well as delivering L&D, mentoring, and wellbeing programs for 2,500+ staff.

Today, Florian advises and coaches some of Asia-Pacific’s top CFOs, investment bankers, and private capital leaders. He specializes in helping CFOs shift from being consumed by operational finance to driving strategic value creation as trusted partners to the CEO. That means reclaiming time to set the agenda, honing an authentic personal brand and positioning, and influencing organizational dynamics with greater impact.

As an ICF-certified ontological coach, he guides leaders through the internal mindset shifts, that underpin lasting peak performance and transformation – harmonising vision, self-mastery, and action. Based in Sydney and serving clients across Asia-Pacific, he brings a global perspective to CFOs shaping the region’s future.