Anne Kowalski is Managing Director of Kowalski Recruitment, a human resources company providing staff to the public and private sectors throughout Australia. Established as a one-person operation in 1997, Anne has brokered over 5000 job opportunities, more than 4,200 of them women. Her business is also committed to community partnerships, including CanTeen, Cancer Council, Care Australia and the Red Cross, and was heavily involved during the aftermath of the Boxing Day Tsunami and the 2005 Bali Bombing.

Anne Kowalski is Managing Director of Kowalski Recruitment, a human resources company providing staff to the public and private sectors throughout Australia. Established as a one-person operation in 1997, Anne has brokered over 5000 job opportunities, more than 4,200 of them women. Her business is also committed to community partnerships, including CanTeen, Cancer Council, Care Australia and the Red Cross, and was heavily involved during the aftermath of the Boxing Day Tsunami and the 2005 Bali Bombing.

Evol McLeod is Director of Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Canberra’s purpose-built multi-disciplinary arts centre. As Director, Evol oversees all operational and management aspects of the centre, including obtaining funding and resources from government and philanthropic bodies. Since joining in 1998, Evol has successfully increased staff and visitor numbers and introduced an interactive program for young people. Evol is also the Vice President of the Australian Performing Arts Centres Association, which represents over 110 performing arts centres around the country.

Dr Margaret Byrne is Principal Consultant with United GroupLimited, which provides industrial facilities management and corporate services to organisations in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. United Group Consulting provides end-to-end strategic consultancy services internally as well as to external clients, including leadership and cultural change solutions. Margaret has co-authored a number of books on business communication and in 2005 completed her PhD analysing the number of women leading Australian organisations.

Anne Kowalski is Managing Director of Kowalski Recruitment, a human resources company providing staff to the public and private sectors throughout Australia. Established as a one-person operation in 1997, Anne has brokered over 5000 job opportunities, more than 4,200 of them women. Her business is also committed to community partnerships, including CanTeen, Cancer Council, Care Australia and the Red Cross, and was heavily involved during the aftermath of the Boxing Day Tsunami and the 2005 Bali Bombing.

Emily Mudge is Project Engineer with Bovis Lend Lease, a project management and construction company specialising in the commercial, retail, residential, communications and industrial sectors. Emily currently manages 98 projects with over 20,000 stakeholders and is involved in the planning, budgeting, management and design reviews of each project. Emily successfully implemented the recent ACT Prison Project and represented Bovis Lend Lease to the United Nations as a Housing Advisor in Sri Lanka, overseeing the post-Tsunami housing reconstruction and recovery projects.