Global Ambitions, Local Foundations: Defining Adelaide’s Next Era

Keynote One – Adelaide and the Global Shake-Up: What Demographics Tell Us

• Simon Kuestenmacher, Director and Co-Founder, The Demographics Group 
  

Keynote Two – The Future of the Experience Economy: What’s Hot, What’s Next

• Peter Tullin, Co-Founder, REMIX Summits

Keynote Three – From Adelaide to Hollywood: The Rise of Rising Sun Pictures and the Future of VFX

• Jennie Zeiher, President, Rising Sun Pictures (RSP)

Panel One – Adelaide 2028: Growth, Talent & Global Influence

The Honourable Peter Malinauskas MP, The Premier of South Australia, will take part in a high-profile panel where dynamic ideas about Adelaide’s future will be exchanged.

• The Honourable Peter Malinauskas MP, The Premier of South Australia
• Jane Kelly, Chief Executive, CMAX Clinical Research
• Rebecca Humble, Chief Strategy Officer, QinetiQ
• Adrian Tembel, Chief Executive Partner, Thomson Geer, and Chair, South Australian Productivity Commission

Panel Two – Adelaide Unlocked: Homegrown Success Stories

High-growth Adelaide companies discuss what underpins their success and how they are taking their products and services to international markets.

• Dr Sam Costello, Co-Founder, Biome Bank 
• Kim Forrest, Head of Studio, Tantalus South
• Monica Brink, Senior Director of Marketing, Fivecast

Panel Three – More than a logo or number plate

State branding and its contribution to economic growth is at the forefront of this panel, exploring how a strong, distinctive brand can influence key decisions across infrastructure, skills attraction, investment and serve as a strategic guide for all stakeholders.

• Erik De Roos, Executive Director Marketing, South Australian Tourism Commission
• Emma Kardachi, Marketing and Strategy Director, AEDA Board Member
• Andrew Hoyne, Founding Principal, Hoyne
• Naomi Downer, State Director SA & NT, Verian