Lateral Poppies

Stewart Clegg
Research Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, prolific author and public and private sector consultant with expertise in management and organisational learning.

Joe Coates
World-renowned thinker, writer and speaker on the future. Joe is co-author of '2025: Scenarios of U.S. and Global Society Reshaped by Science and Technology' and consultant to the US government and a multitude of Fortune 500 companies.

Ian Dunlop
Former CEO of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, with wide experience in the international energy industry. Currently working as a policy advisor and speaker on governance, innovation and sustainability.

Peter Ellyard
Futurist, strategic analyst and advocate for a vision driven culture; CEO, Preferred Futures and former CEO, Australian Commission for the Future; UN Senior Advisor.

Richard Hames
Corporate philosopher and leading futurist, Dr Hames works with industry and government clients, building their strategic capability to remain viable in a connected economy.

Joel Garreau
Journalist, author, professor, Joel Garreau’s cutting-edge work on American culture and values has earned him a reputation in corporate, government and academic circles as something of a guru.

Howard Gwynne
Works with organisations to explore frontier Management issues, and invent new directions for a knowledge-based world; history in medicine and social policy.

Alex Hartman
Alex has been involved with a number of high profile technology start-ups including Indicim and Mytek, and is involved in a broad range of IT industry advisory and advocacy groups such as the National Innovation Awareness Council.

Wendy McCarthy
Active change agent in women's health, education, broadcasting, conservation and heritage; leader in public and private sector organisations, Chancellor at the University of Canberra.

Stan Schaetzel
Aeronautical scientist and writer, Stan is a recipient of the Centenary Medal 'for services to defence science'.

Ted Scott
Human Relations and Management Consultant with over twenty-five years management experience in the electricity industry; Ted is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and is author of The Myth of Nine to Five.

Keith Suter
Social commentator and strategic planner, consultant to Wesley Mission, and Executive Director of National Goals and Directions (a think tank on Australia's future).

Kees van der Heijden
GBN cofounder, author of Scenarios: The Art of Strategic Conversation, former head of the business environment division of Group Planning at Royal Dutch/Shell, London.

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