Conference Keynote Speakers

We have some great Keynote Speakers who have shown their commitment to their causes and have achieved some incredible results.

Dr Tony Gregson AM FTSE

Dr Gregson is a grain grower from Victoria's Wimmera region with an extensive science and corporate research management background. He has degrees in science (PhD and DSc) and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ballarat and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Tony is Chairman of the Victorian Committee of the Crawford Fund and a board member of the Crawford Fund; Chairman of the University of Melbourne School of Botany Foundation and a Director of RIST (Rural lndustries Skills Training) based in Hamilton, Victoria.

Max Walker

Max Walker was one of a select group of sportsmen who played both senior VFL/AFL Football and Test Cricket. He played 94 senior games with the Melbourne Football Club and 13 years of first class cricket with Victoria and Australia. Max proudly pulled on the baggy green cap for Australia through 34 Test matches, and took 138 wickets at an average of 27.47 and in the field supported his team with 12 catches. Max is also the author of 14 books, from his first book "Tangles", which was published 1976, to his latest work "Caps, Hats and Helmets", Max has enjoyed popular appeal in the market place with sales exceeding 1 million copies (seven No 1 best sellers). Max is also the Patron of ROMAC and Disaster Aid Australia.

lan Riseley

Ian Riseley is a Chartered Accountant with his own practice in Melbourne. He is a member of the lnstitute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, with postgraduate qualifications in taxation law and accounting, and has been a university lecturer in accounting and ethics. ln 2OO2, the Australian government recognized him as a "peacebuilder" in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. lan has served Rotary as Director, Treasurer and Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge zone coordinator. He was elected as a Trustee of The Rotary Foundation from 2011 to 2015.

Beth Wilson

Beth Wilson is a lawyer by training with a long-standing interest in medico/legal and ethical issues. ln 1997 Beth became Victoria's Health Services Commissioner, who receives and resolves complaints about health service providers with a view to improving the quality of health services for everybody. Prior to this, Beth was the President of the Mental Health Review Board, a Senior Legal Member of the Social Security Appeals Board and WorkCare Appeals Board and a past President of the Victorian Branch of ANZAPPL (Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law). ln 2007 Beth was appointed a member of the Disability Services Board.

Andrew Simmons

Andrew Simmons (B.Sp.Sc.), Director of Vision Personal Training, has been involved in the health industry for more than 20 years and is determined to help turn back the tide on obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in Australia.

Andrew is highly respected in the health and fitness industry, he is a sought after presenter/lecturer at lifestyle and fitness conventions, both nationally and internationally. Andrew is also the author of the book "Fat Loss: Take Control", with sales well over 35,000 and recently released "Ready Set Go".

Professor Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld, AM

Professor Rosenfeld has been Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, Central Clinical School, Monash University since 2006. ln 2011, he was appointed head of the newly formed Division of Clinical Sciences in the Central Clinical School. ln October 2000 Professor Rosenfeld was appointed the Professor/Director of Neurosurgery at the Alfred Hospital and Monash University Brain lnstitute (MUBI). He is a Major General in the Australian Defence Force Reserves.