Newcastle Airport will play host to an elite delegation of women business leaders on Tuesday 2 June.
The tour group, which has been organised by The Trans Tasman Business Circle, will visit business leaders and key organisations across the breadth of the Hunter. It comes after a hugely successful tour to the Silicon Valley in 2019
The delegation is led by Naomi Simson, Director of Big Red Group and includes a number of high profile business leaders from across Australia and New Zealand.
Other prominent delegates include Marianne Perkovick, Executive General Manager, Commonwealth Private (Bank) and Janice Law, General Manage Services Australia (Please see full list of attendees here [link to list].)
On Tuesday, the group will be provided a tour of Astra Aerolab – the site of Australia’s pre-eminent Defence, Aerospace and innovation precinct.
They will also hear a from Airport CEO, Dr Peter Cock and Executive Manager Operations and Compliance, Melissa Rowe who will discuss the airport’s response to the COVID 19 pandemic and the organisation’s key role in the future of the region’s growth.
Details
- Photo and interview opportunity with a Trans-Tasman Business Circle-led study tour involving more than 20 of Australia’s female business leaders
- Newcastle Airport – Gate 7 (enter via Arrivals) Williamtown Drive, Williamtown
- Tuesday 1 June – photocall and interview opportunities at 3pm sharp
Interview opportunities:
- Newcastle Airport CEO, Dr Peter Cock
- Sam Martin-Williams, Non-Executive Director, Newcastle Airport
- Naomi Simson, Director Big Red Group, who is leading the delegation this year
- Tanya Oziel, CEO Trans-Tasman Business Circle, and creator of the Silicon Sisters and Valley2Valley tours
About the delegation
The Trans-Tasman Business Circle connects leading executives in the business and government sectors via dialogues and study tours designed to help them create partnerships and strategic growth.
This year’s tour, led by Naomi Simson and sponsored by Cap Gemini and Zoom, includes visits to: AGL, Ampcontrol, City of Newcastle, Committee for the Hunter, Dantia, Melt Accelerator, NCIG, Newcastle Airport, nib, Port of Newcastle, and University of Newcastle.
There will also be a range of international speakers and presentations with leaders in the Silicon Valley.
Media contact
Stephen Crowe, Executive Manager Corporate Affairs at Newcastle Airport M 0418 763 800 [email protected]
Anne Wickham, V2V tour, M 0419 185 664
Full delegate list
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Nicole Alley |
Senior Director, Energy & Utilities |
Capgemini |
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Jasmine Antonious |
Chief Operations Officer |
Kansu Capital |
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Kathryn Baulch |
Manager | Accelerated Solutions Environment |
Capgemini |
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Amy Christopher |
Director of Marketing, Asia Pacific |
Domo |
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Liz Egginton |
Head of External Relations |
IBM Australia Limited |
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Jo Gaines |
AVP - Cloud Sales |
Salesforce |
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Lisa Hunt |
General Manager, Human Resources |
AV Jennings |
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Tracey Kingston |
Managing Director |
Taleka Asia Pacific Pty Ltd |
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Janice Law |
General Manager |
Services Australia |
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Wendy Lenton |
Executive Coach |
Wendy Lenton Executive |
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Helen Mackay |
Head of Sales & Marketing |
Enlighten Operational Excellence |
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Kathleen Mackay |
Chief Digital Officer |
Revenue NSW |
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Samantha Martin-Williams |
Director |
Samantha Martin Williams Consulting |
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Jacqui Nelson |
CEO |
DekkoSekure |
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Marianne Perkovic |
Executive General Manager, Commonwealth Private |
Commonwealth Bank |
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Katie Roffey |
Director - Deals, Investment & Major Projects |
Wyndham City |
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Lysandra Schmutter |
Vice President, Federal Government |
Capgemini |
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Naomi Simson |
CoFounder |
Big Red Group |
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Wen Smallwood |
Strategic Advisor and Sector Lead for A/NZ Partnership with Afiniti |
Accenture |
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Vanessa Sulikowski |
Distinguished Engineer |
CISCO |
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Shelly Thapar |
Director Marketing |
E-Bit Systems Pty Ltd |
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Shilpa Uppal |
Chief People & Culture Officer |
Newcastle Permanent Building Society |
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Tracey Van Weelde |
Director |
Van Weelde Holdings |
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Stella Voules |
co-CEO |
JOST & Co |
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Elizabeth Watson |
VP, International Delivery |
Conga |
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Tanya Whiteing |
CIO |
George Weston Foods Limited |
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Anne Wickham |
Director |
Boxing Clever |
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Maryann Young |
Legal Practitioner |
My Legal Services |