Bernard Salt AM Futurist, columnist, business advisor, author

Bernard Salt is one of Australia’s leading social commentators and business analysts. He draws upon vast datasets to interpret the overall trajectory of social change in the past… and into the future. He argues that social and cultural change are rising forces that are reshaping the way we live, how we work and even how we form relationships.

Bernard writes two weekly columns for The Australian newspaper that deal with social, generational and demographic matters.

He was an adjunct professor at Curtin University Business School between 2010 and 2020 and he holds a Master of Arts degree from Monash University.

Dale Alcock Managing Director, ABN Group

Dale Alcock is a homegrown success story, from bricklayer to Australia’s leading home builder. His reputation has become synonymous with quality, excellence and distinction.

He commenced his career as an apprentice bricklayer in 1979 in the small Wheatbelt town of Kellerberrin. Under the direction of his father, Dale learned practical skills that would stay with him for life. But more importantly, he gained valuable tactical knowledge and experience that would shape his career and ultimately the future of Australia’s building industry.

Under the leadership of Dale as Managing Director, the ABN Group operates in Western Australia and Victoria and has built almost 70,000 homes across the two states. It is comprised of 20 companies with more than 1400 employees, approximately 100 apprentices and 1500 contractors.

Andrew Roberts Chief Executive Officer, ABN Group

Andrew Roberts joined ABN Group in 2018. As Chief Executive Officer, he is responsible for overseeing the ABN Group’s operations and providing strategic direction for the Group’s more than 20 property, construction and finance companies.

Before joining ABN Group, Andrew was Executive Director at Gerard Marc & Co, a Sydney-based boutique consulting and advisory business. Prior to this, he worked at Arrium Limited as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer where he was responsible for a portfolio of businesses including mining, steel manufacturing, steel distribution, recycling, infrastructure and mining consumables.

Mark Krnjajic National SFGconnect Analyst & Training Manager, Specialist Finance Group