Petra Creed
Vice President of Circular Economy Victoria (CEV), holds formal qualifications in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Applied Finance, and Innovation for Sustainability. Inspired by War on Waste, Marty redirected his expertise to address single-use waste by co-founding TCX | The Cup Exchange, a 100% circular economy solution for eliminating disposable paper cups. Passionate about advancing ‘business for good,’ he also founded Circulise, a training company focused on empowering business leaders to embrace circular economy principles and harness AI for sustainable, value-driven practices.
Julia English
Vice President of Circular Economy Victoria (CEV), holds formal qualifications in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Applied Finance, and Innovation for Sustainability. Inspired by War on Waste, Marty redirected his expertise to address single-use waste by co-founding TCX | The Cup Exchange, a 100% circular economy solution for eliminating disposable paper cups. Passionate about advancing ‘business for good,’ he also founded Circulise, a training company focused on empowering business leaders to embrace circular economy principles and harness AI for sustainable, value-driven practices.
Gilbert Rochecouste
Vice President of Circular Economy Victoria (CEV), holds formal qualifications in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Applied Finance, and Innovation for Sustainability. Inspired by War on Waste, Marty redirected his expertise to address single-use waste by co-founding TCX | The Cup Exchange, a 100% circular economy solution for eliminating disposable paper cups. Passionate about advancing ‘business for good,’ he also founded Circulise, a training company focused on empowering business leaders to embrace circular economy principles and harness AI for sustainable, value-driven practices.
Caitlin Phillips-Peddlesden
Caitlin is a circular economy (CE) leader, who supports the circular innovation ecosystem as a trainer, facilitator and strategic convenor. Caitlin has experience in program design and management, partnerships, and facilitating co-designed and locally-led planning, implementation, reporting, and evaluation processes. Caitlin came to CE via the NFP sector, and now leads RMIT Activator’s circular economy programs, helping catalyse the growth and scale of the circular entrepreneurial community across Victoria.
Marty Rowell
Vice President of Circular Economy Victoria (CEV), holds formal qualifications in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Applied Finance, and Innovation for Sustainability. Inspired by War on Waste, Marty redirected his expertise to address single-use waste by co-founding TCX | The Cup Exchange, a 100% circular economy solution for eliminating disposable paper cups. Passionate about advancing ‘business for good,’ he also founded Circulise, a training company focused on empowering business leaders to embrace circular economy principles and harness AI for sustainable, value-driven practices.
Fleur Baker
Creator of the REAL SUCCESS – Framework, founder and principal trainer at Real Earth Solutions, Fleur Baker, holds a Master of Environment and Sustainability, a Bachelor of Health Science (OT), qualifications in coaching, ecological and permaculture design, yoga teaching, and creative facilitation. With over twenty years of experience in program design and delivery, Fleur supports leaders, aspiring leaders, and organisations to be the best that they can be
Lucy Best
Through 2023 and early 2024 Lucy planned and delivered Bayside City Council’s Roving Repair Program, funded by Sustainability Victoria.
Thanks to the success of Bayside’s repair program Lucy is now delivering a Roving Repair Program for the City of Stonnington.
Lucy also worked on the Working Towards Circularity in the Madame Brussels Lane project, which saw her supporting retailers and local offices in reducing waste and utilising circularity principals throughout their business operations.
Having worked with local Councils on countless projects and programs, Lucy has experience in how to approach Councils to effectively support residents and businesses throughout their communities, to understand and implement circularity and reduce waste.
Michael Dossor
Michael has been instrumental in introducing groundbreaking smart packaging technologies to the Australian market. He shares his expertise at key events and tradeshows, highlighting the critical need for sustainable packaging solutions. Through his active involvement in industry advisory groups such as AIP, APCO, and GS1, Michael is committed to advancing the future of packaging and fostering industry-wide positive change
Result Group: Fruit Tattooing: Plastic produce stickers are one of the top persistent contaminants of composting facilities, resisting identification and removal, and ending up in finished compost. They might be small, but these stickers won’t be removed for “off spec” or spoiled produce, which results in truck loads of organics, being turned away from composting facilities and heading for our landfill sites.
Lukas Parker
Associate Professor Lukas Parker is a top expert in social marketing and sustainability, leading the Communication Collaboratory to tackle behavior change and waste reduction. With over fifty publications and the acclaimed book Social Marketing and Advertising in the Age of Social Media (2020), Lukas reveals how marketing can drive eco-friendly habits and cut food waste. His work with VicHealth and Woolworths focuses on optimizing best-buy dates and minimizing food waste. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from a leading innovator in marketing and sustainability!
Nayran Tabiei
Chef and owner of Flavours of Syria, is a celebrated public speaker with a profound impact, having presented at Festival21, International Women’s Day, DonateLife, and the Department of Human Services. Although she misses Syria, Nayran reconnects with her homeland through the flavors she cherishes and her philosophy on the power of food to unite people. Driven by a deep commitment to giving back to the country that provided her and her family with safety, Nayran passionately uses her culinary skills to foster connection and community. Her resourcefulness and dedication shine through in her work, making her a notable advocate for the value of food and cultural exchange