3rd Annual: Sustainable Retail Go!
Ceremonial welcome
Matthew Doyle
9.00 AM
Chair’s Welcome
Sunita Gloster AM, Non-Executive Director, Diversity Council Australia
Acknowledgement of country
Uncle Craig Madden and Matthew Doyle
9.15 AM
Welcome from NORA
Christine Holgate, NORA Patron, Group CEO, Team Global Express
9.35 AM
Demystifying the future pathway to lasting impact with Patagonia
Naima M Wilson, Marketing & Environmental Impact Director ANZ, Patagonia
9.55 AM
Plenary: Collective approaches to ethics: it’s bigger than us
Senthil Nathan, CEO, Fair Trade ANZ
10.25 AM
The sustainability game changer: The role of aata & AI to accelerate retail’s sustainability commitments
Kelly Brough, Managing Director, Data & AI Lead ANZ, Accenture
10.40 AM
Break and networking opportunity
11.00 AM
Industry-level panel: Circularity – a ‘one in all In’ game, the next phase of progressive circularity for Australian retail
Panel host: Yas Grigaliunas, Founder & Chief Evangelist, Circonomy
Adele Lanson, Head of Production and Ethical Sourcing, Cargo Crew
Marcus Crook, Co Founder & Creative Director, HoMie Streetwear Store
Katie Revie, Group General Manager, UTURN
Joel Hanna, Customer Success and Enablement Manager (APAC), Sustain.Life
11.45 AM
Panel: Sustainability: From cost to investment in a disrupted economy
Panel host: Rosanna Iacono, CEO & Advisor, The Growth Activists
Michelle Pacey, GM Product, Cotton On Group
Mindy Leow, Director of Certification and Programs, B Lab Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Ainsley Simpson, CEO, Seamless
12.30 PM
Fireside Discussion: Breakthrough modern slavery initiatives – turn the tide on transparency and accountability
James Thornton, CEO, Intrepid Travel
Sunita Gloster AM, Non-Executive Director, Diversity Council Australia
13.00 PM
Lunch and networking
13.50 PM
Fireside chat: Navigating the sustainability journey: The Nestlé Lens
Margaret Stuart, Director Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Oceania, Nestlé
Steve Pinder, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy ANZ
11.50 AM
Discussing the “S” in ESG; the important role retailers and brands play in diversity and equality
Sunita Gloster, Senior Advisor, Accenture and UN Women Australia
14.10 PM
Panel: The critical role of collaboration and product stewardship schemes in pursuing sustainability impact at scale
Host: Leigh Neilson, Senior Responsible Business Consultant, The Growth Activists
Alice Kuepper, Head of Sustainability, Winning Group & Founding Board Director, Coalition of Sustainable Solutions
Kylie Roberts-Frost, CEO & Board Director, Australian Bedding Stewardship Council
Patrizia Torelli, CEO, Australian Furnishing Association
Ainsley Simpson, CEO, Seamless
Danielle Kent, General Manager Industry Transformation, Seamless
14.40 PM
Interactive Panel: The fight against last mile waste – and the acceleration of a cleaner and competitive supply chain for Australian retail
Panel host: Sari Maarit Mackay GAICD, Managing Director, Accenture
Joshua Rich, E-commerce Operations Team Leader, Freedom Australia
Rob Hango-Zada, Co-Founder and Joint CEO, Shippit
Zoltan Csaki, Co-founder, Citizen Wolf
15.10 PM
Panel: Combating the global imprint of demand-driven fashion: a robust industry discussion on the realities of demand, price, and values
Panel host: Fiona Moylan, Principal Director, Client Services, Accenture
Zoe Patience, Buying Manager, OrotonGroup
Taleah Zakelj, Production and Sustainability Lead, Beginning Boutique
Anne-Marie Cheney, Fashion Lead, eBay Australia
Tara Oakley, Head of commercial, Oceania, South Pole
15.50 PM
Table service: Refreshments
15.55 PM
The rise of sustainability platforms and next gen tracking tech
Yas Grigaliunas, Founder & Chief Evangelist, Circonomy
Melissa Drennan, CEO, Releaseit/Green Friday
Kiarne Treacy, CEO, Sustainable Choice Group
16.20 PM
Regen retail consumer trends – navigating sustainability
Michelle Newton, Director Cultural Forecasting, Fiftyfive5
15.50 PM
Keynote: Ensuring ESG is operationalised and owned at all levels of the business – how do we ensure constant engagement with executives and the board.
With a focus on the mandatory reporting requirements coming into play this year, the internal engagement with Finance will be crucial.
14.10 PM
Business model innovation and circularity – driving action!
From nappies to soft plastic to chip wrappers to road base, Jacquie delves into her years of experience turning consumer trash into other businesses treasure. Through her first-hand experience developing, piloting and scaling up a range of product stewardship and take-back schemes, she’ll share her learnings and mistakes, how to take an eco-system approach, developing partnerships and collaborations from start-ups to government to NGOs and selling case for change.
Jacquie Fegent-Mcgeachie, Head of Sustainability, The Iconic
Liz Kasell, Director, RED Group
16.50 PM
MC’s closing summation
17.00 PM
Summit close
Thank you for joining us!
