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Laugh and learn with one of Australia’s most dynamic and engaging minds, Adam Spencer is the iconic star of radio and television and now a leading conference MC and keynote speaker on artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security, the future of work, and the Chat GPT revolution.

Adam has hosted award-winning breakfast radio shows in Australia’s toughest markets and live current affairs TV. He has won improvised theatre competitions and once interviewed John Travolta in front of 75,000 people. Whether it’s a technically demanding event with dozens of moving parts, or flying by the seat of your pants, Adam prides himself on the high level of energy, engagement and entertainment that he provides whenever on stage, set or screen.

With 25 years experience in television, radio and events, Adam loves curating challenging and thought-provoking conversations and keynote presentations. As a leading conference speaker on artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security, the future of work, and the Chat GPT revolution, he’s informative, fun and guaranteed to impart take-aways you’ve never heard before.

As an MC and conference host, Adam loves doing the research and crafting the narrative that helps people tell their story – just watch what he can get out of them. He has interviewed prime ministers, Hollywood stars, Fortune 500 CEOs, Nobel Prize-winning scientists and Australians of the Year… and he was also the first person in the world to ever interview our legendary Thai cave rescuers. All done with an obsessive focus on keeping to time that only 15 years of working in breakfast radio can bring.

Annabel has more than 20 years’ experience in the construction industry and, for over 15 years, she has held a number of leadership positions at Laing O’Rourke Australia. She joined the Australian Executive in June 2018, Laing O’Rourke’s first female Australian executive.

Annabel currently leads the Legal, Risk and Company Secretarial functions in Australia and responsible for project delivery of various rail projects in Victoria.

Annabel was elected as the first female President of the Australian Constructors Association in November 2022 after being appointed as the first female Vice President in December 2019 and joining the ACA  Board in 2019. She has also been on the Executive of the Construction Industry Leadership Forum (CILF), a collaboration with the NSW and Victorian Governments, since 2018.

In October 2022, Annabel became a Director of the NSW Skills Board, providing independent advice to the NSW government on how best to meet the skills and training needs of NSW individuals, industry, regions, and the economy.

Joining Laing O’Rourke in 2007 as Corporate Counsel, Annabel was the second lawyer to join the in-house Legal team, playing a leading role in developing the organisation’s internal Legal capability.

Annabel completed her MBA at the AGSM in 2011, at the same time as stepping into a broader leadership role as General Manager of Laing O’Rourke’s Human Capital and Legal teams and Company Secretary.

She also holds external Directorship roles in the not-for-profit sector.

Raj Aseervatham BE(Hons, Civil) MBA PhD(Eng) GAICD FIEAust CPEng EngExec joined the Engineers Australia Board in 2019 and is in his second term as a director. He was admitted as a Fellow in 2012. Raj has served as chair and has been a member of various board committees during his tenures at at Engineers Australia.

After graduating in Civil Engineering from the University of Queensland, Raj was initially a water, tailings and civil infrastructure engineer on mining developments. Later he focused on the ESG risks and strategies of mining and energy companies’ operational portfolios and capital projects.

His engineering and executive career includes more than 15 years with three ASX 100 companies (BHP, Rio Tinto and Origin Energy), and more than 15 years in global and boutique consulting and audit/assurance. He has lived and worked on most continents of the world.

Having ceased his executive career some years ago, Raj is a professional non-executive director, an auditor of responsible business practices in heavy engineering organisations, an accredited mediator and twice-published author.