Chair
Innes is Chief Executive (appointed in 2012) of the Australian Industry Group, a leading industry organisation representing businesses in a broad range of sectors including manufacturing, construction, transport, defence, ICT and labour hire.
He also serves as Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration, Deputy Chair of Australian Super, Director of Innovative Manufacturing Co-operative Research Centre and Australian American Leadership Dialogue, Convenor of Industry 4.0 Advanced Manufacturing Forum, and Chair of RMIT College of Business Industry Advisory Board.
Innes served as the Australian Consul General to Los Angeles (2006-2008), was Chief of Staff to the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs from (2004-2006), and earlier held a number of private sectors and government positions including Manager of Global Public Affairs for Singapore Airlines based in Singapore (2000-2004).
Innes began his career as a journalist. His positions included Chief of Staff at The Age in Melbourne and Chief Political Correspondent for The Age in the Canberra Parliamentary Press Gallery.
Innes was educated at Melbourne High School, Monash University (BA History and Politics), and Edinburgh Business School. He is based in Melbourne and is a lifetime supporter of the Collingwood Football Club.
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Carmel is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Centre for Multicultural Youth, the first and largest organisation in Australia to work exclusively with migrant and refugee young people.
Carmel is widely recognised for her knowledge and advocacy on multicultural youth issues.
Carmel has served on numerous boards and committees and is currently the Chairperson of the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network Australia, the national peak body representing the rights and interests of young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. She is also a member of the Youth Parole Board of Victoria and the SBS Community Advisory Committee.
Carmel was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2016 for services to multicultural youth in Victoria and the Victorian Premiers Award for Community Harmony in 2015.
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From an Albanian migrant family, Judge Rauf Soulio graduated from the Adelaide University and was admitted to practice law in 1981.
He was appointed to the bench of the South Australian District Court in 2006 and has presided over dozens of the state's highest profile criminal cases. Rauf also had concurrent appointments to the Equal Opportunity Tribunal and the Licensing Court of South Australia.
Outside of the courtroom, Rauf has had many roles, including Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Justice Network, and President of the Football Federation of South Australia from 2006 to 2016. A skilled martial artist and a soccer fanatic, Soulio was deputy chairperson of the Asian Football Confederations Entry Control Body and an arbitrator for the Court of Arbitration for Sport. He also chaired the South Australian governments sporting advisory committees.
Rauf has also served as Chair of the Australian Multicultural Council, and was a member of the National Access and Equity Inquiry Panel, the National Anti-Racism Partnership Strategy and the Courts Interpreter User Group. He was Chair of the Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia, and sat on the judging panel of the Governors Multicultural Awards Program.
Alongside his wide work in multiculturalism, Rauf was a founding member of the National Judicial Council. Rauf has also held positions on the executive of the Australian Judicial Officers Association, the Anzac Centenary Advisory Board and the Aged Care Reform Implementation Council.
In 2003, Rauf was appointed as honorary Consul-General for Albania in Australia and also served in that role for Kosovo.
Rauf was made a member of the Order of Australia in 2023 for his service to multicultural affairs, the judiciary and the community.
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Born in Hong Kong, Eamonn Fitzpatrick migrated to Sydney in the early 90s and has spent nearly three decades working in Australian government, media and politics.
He currently heads his own public affairs firm and has advised some of the worlds biggest brands and top 100 ASX companies on effectively engaging governments, stakeholders and the media.
Eamonn was senior press secretary to Prime Ministers Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd and ran government communications for Premiers Anna Bligh in Queensland and Morris Iemma in New South Wales. More recently he was Asia Pacific Partner at Consulum, an international advisory firm providing special counsel to governments and national leaders on global engagement, economic development and trade promotion.
His experience in the not-for-profit sector includes leading global communications for the iconic global eye health charity, The Fred Hollows Foundation, and previously serving on the board of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, Australia’s leading child safety charity.
A former Sydney Morning Herald journalist, Eamonn began his career with Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post. He currently appears weekly on Sky News Australia.
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Peter spent his executive career at KPMG where he was admitted as a partner in 1993, and served as National Chairman from 2011 to 2017, during which he was responsible for the overall governance and strategic positioning of the firm.
His positions with KPMG included member of the Global Board of KPMG, Regional Head of Audit for Asia Pacific, National Managing Partner for Audit in Australia, and Head of KPMG Financial Services.
Peter has worked in geographically diverse and complex operating environments providing advice on a range of topics including strategy, risk management, internal controls, business processes, and regulatory change.
Peter is Non-Executive Chairman of the Johns Lyng Group Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Westpac Group, ASX and Mirvac. He also serves on the Board of not-for-profit organisations, including The General Sir John Monash Foundation, Golf Victoria, and The Koorie Heritage Trust.
We also extend our respect to emerging leaders and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, acknowledging their enduring connection to the lands, waters, skies, and communities across this nation.
We honour the resilience, strength, and diversity of First Nations cultures and celebrate their ongoing contributions to society. Through our work, we strive to support equity, inclusion, and respect for the world’s oldest continuing cultures, understanding that this is fundamental to achieving social justice and a better future for all Australians. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded, and we affirm that the lands on which we operate always were, and always will be, Aboriginal land.