Chris has more than a decade of experience as a digital consultant working across banking, retail, NFP, government, education, health and startups throughout Australia.

Chris takes a holistic approach to digital product development, with particular focus on user experience and web accessibility best practice.

Chris is a guest presenter and educator on web accessibility, has been an accessibility judge at three AWIA Web Awards, and leads the practice of web accessibility at digital agency Revium.

Chris' latest venture, Tadashi, is solely focused on exploring digital solutions for organisations in the Australian healthcare industry. With Tadashi, Chris brings his knowledge and digital experience to health.

Richard’s career has extended across numerous companies including NAB, GE, Suncorp & most recently Coles Group where he is currently the Digital Optimisation Lead in Marketing.  Richard has broad digital experience across multiple corporates & current AWIA Director. 

Richard has over 20 years’ experience working across digital and web leading teams and transformation.  Highlights have included managing major website replatforms, launching new digital channels & managing group functions in eCommerce.

Alison has recently co-founded an independent policy think tank, exploring the subject of ‘National Resilience and Security’.  She is an experienced and published international cyber strategist & project leader with a demonstrated history of working in technology, energy, retail, think tanks and public sectors. As a special interest, Alison advocates for technology policy and strategy to be viewed through the diverse optics which embrace under-represented and marginalised peoples.

Her background in fine arts and advertising powers the rich and high-performing content she’s delivered for brands such as Suncorp and Virgin Active, and government agencies, such as the Working with Children Check, Victoria. With extensive experience both in Australia and internationally in the UK and USA, Marion brings a global perspective to her work and regularly teaches writing to industry professionals.

James founded Clevvi (Formerly 1300 Web Pro) in 2004, he continues to help lead the team of a dozen across the Toowoomba and Gold Coast offices. James is a Director of auDA, the regulatory and policy body for the .au domain name space.

As previous vice president of the Web Industry Professionals Association (WIPA) and with over 18 years in the web industry, Adam’s knowledge and experience is a core asset to Stead Lane. Adam made the key decisions to partner with SilverStripe in 2008 and Shopify in 2013 and recently the agency has been award the position of Shopify Plus partner. Adam has since deployed many solutions for wide range of clients with the team at Stead Lane. Adam’s extensive knowledge expands across multitudinous areas of the web industry including eCommerce, accessibility, design and security.

StudioHawk is the largest dedicated SEO provider in Australia, specialising in providing quality SEO services to businesses. Starting by himself, Harry has grown StudioHawk to a team of 11 in 4 years, winning SEMRush’s 2018 search awards as well as the B2B rising star awards in 2019. Harry lives and breathes SEO.

Jay works with a broad range of clients all over the world to create meaningful products and experiences. Jay has spent over 15 years in the industry, working in the UK and Australia, and is actively involved in the community, speaking at local web industry events, writing for digital-focused publications, and previously judging at the Australian Web Awards.

Fredy has over 10 years’ experience in managing a wide range of digital projects from complex CMS managed websites to mobile apps and digital solutions. His passion for innovation coupled with his rich skill set has driven success in delivering high-traffic application and platforms for clients including Cross River Rail, Queensland Fire & Emergency Services, Queensland Health and Mitsubishi Motors Australia.Fredy has a passion for everything digital, big part of his experience driving technical innovation and supporting clients into making appropriate technology choices.