As an ambitious business founder or leader, it’s wise to surround yourself with knowledge, connections and resources.That’s what Leaders is all about. We inspire the next generation of leading privately-owned companies in Queensland. As a Member, you’ll become part of a dynamic and nurturing community.Since 2006, more than one thousand privately-owned companies have benefitted from this unique and immersive experience.And with the right guidance and support, you too can fast track your desired personal, professional and business outcomes.

The Australia Vietnam Business Council (Queensland) connects like-minded Queenslandbusinesspeople with their Vietnamese counterparts.AVBCQ has the following goals for firms operating in our two nations, with a particular focus on thepromotion of Queensland industry and trade:To make mutually beneficial trading prospects more accessible.To provide a forum for beneficial networking among forward-thinking companies.To Advocate for and assist firms in overcoming barriers to commercial growth.To promote Queensland, Australia as a desirable business destination with outstanding trade and investment prospects.To support businesses in overcoming obstacles that prevent commercial growth.To promote Queensland, Australia as an attractive business destination, presenting excellent opportunities in both trade and investment.

The Surveyors’ Trust champions the recognition, protection and commercialisation of intellectual property for spatial professionals across Australia.We pool the royalties from the sale of plans developed by our member surveyors and apply these pooled funds to finance projects that advance the expertise of surveyors, recognise the work of surveyors and protect the ongoing sustainability of Australia’s spatial industry and associated intellectual property.

WhiteCorp International is dedicated to International Market Development within the Asian Pacific market In 2014/15 we will be facilitating a number of key Trade Missions:- December 2014 - Vietnam- 2015 - US - Defense & TechnologySouthern China/Taiwan - Indonesia/Singapore - South Korea/JapanSouth AmericaThese missions will facilitate a high level engagement between delegates, relevant in country industry leaders and government.Through high level business contacts and government knowledge, together with In-Country representation, WCI's areas of expertise are diverse and wide ranging:• Business matching and setting up Joint Ventures in banking, manufacturing, distribution, media and communication in all of the above markets. • The development of offshore onshore staffing solutions• Representation of Australian companies in offshore markets• Onshore/Offshore work flow design and project management• International Market Development through managing export solutions such as trade shows, introductions and local knowledge.• Introducing organisation strategy and leadership programs.• Assisting international business development and export market grants.• Setting up overseas factory facilities with all aspects quality controlled, from purchase of raw materials, product quality, merchandise consolidation, freight logistics including insurance and delivery to the client.In addition, WCI has access to onshore/offshore solution providers across Asia and the Sub-Asian continent.

The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) is Australia's pre-eminent international Chamber of Commerce and one of the country's most prestigious and active national business organisations. The AICC's national membership exceeds 1,000 leading Australian companies across a broad range of industry sectors.The AICC has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth, as well as in Auckland and Tel Aviv. Each of these offices manages an extensive and impressive member network and events program to enhance non-partisan business networking at senior levels and vigorously promotes bilateral trade through inbound and outbound trade missions.The QLD office of the AICC engages with over 6500 key and influential Brisbane business leaders on a monthly basis.

Response Group International is an Australian-based group of global businesses that support people, organisations and communities to improve their effectiveness over time.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AusCham) is an independent, not for profit, membership-based NGO (non government organisation). It does not receive any funding from the Australian Government or any of its agencies. Its revenue is generated through memberships, sponsorships, events and advertising.AusCham represents and promotes the interests of Australian businesses operating in Vietnam. We are proud to have a pivotal function in providing invaluable business and cultural support to our members’ and sponsors’ activities in this country.AusCham provides all its members with a voice to express their views on the business environment in Vietnam, directly within the business community and via our liaison with the Vietnamese Government. We actively co-ordinate a regular program of high profile business seminars, networking and social functions as well as a number of charity events.Key to the growth and relevance of AusCham are the Vietnamese who have gained Australian qualifications in Australia and/or Vietnam. These Australian Business Alumni have linguistic and cultural skills that can greatly facilitate business opportunities by bridging the gap between our two countries.

Sports Gold Coast is a Not-for-profit organisation with a simple game plan - we connect 'sport' on the Gold Coast with "business" on the Gold Coast for the betterment of both !!Most of us understand that sport needs input form business.. but sports Gold Coast believes that business equally needs sport...Unlike joining a single "club" Sports Gold Coast members access a wide range of sporting codes from grass roots to national franchises, including men's, women's, and children's teams.

How we help...Camp Quality gives kids facing cancer the chance to be kids again...Camp Quality gives kids facing cancer the chance to be kids again. Camp Quality’s services and programs are created specifically to help children 0 –13 years, who are dealing with their own cancer diagnosis, or the diagnosis of someone they love, like a brother, sister, mum or dad.Camp Quality provides kids and their families with fun experiences, trusted information, coping tools and a supportive community: in-hospital, at home, at school and away from it all on camps and retreats. Camp Quality services and programs make happy memories that change the cancer story for kids and families at every stage of the cancer experience.Camp Quality is proud to ranked as Australia’s most reputable children’s cancer charity for kids 0 -13 by the AMR, Annual RepTrak Report 2019, Reputation Institute.My Role...I an tasked with assisting in developing new & deeper existing corporate support relationships

https://www.gchub.com.au/As a board member I am assisting the fantastic team at the GC Hub grow the brand, connectivity, and outcomes for the hub and its members/partners.

Provide assistance and connectivity for Grant Thornton partners to achieve growth & development of their practice areas.

Content Security are an Australian IT security integration and consulting firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Founded in March 2000, we focus on protecting our customers’ brand, reputation and profitability. We do this by helping manage cyber threats through robust security architecture, secure cloud solutions and advanced forensics. Take a look at our history.www.contentsecurity.com.au

With over 20 years experience in OffshoreStaffing, the founders of Offshore 101 have identiied a gap between theDESIRE TO OFFSHORE and the CAPACITY to do it successfully. At Offshore101, our job is to ill the gap.

Your Digital File enables users to Safely STORE, UPDATE, SHARE, and legally SIGN your confidential files online, anytime, anywhere, with secure BUT retrievable secure file sharing capabilityYDF is a new Australian company shaking up the global encrypted file share marketmore information on YDF at https://www.yourdigitalfile.com/As a non executive board member, I am tasked with helping the strategic and market development of YDF as a new global player

Australia wide Export Solutions focus on obtaining funding for our clients to purse the development of an export market for their products or services. Up to half of the costs spent on trade shows, promotion, travel, and other eligible expenses can be recovered through a cash grant under the Australian Federal Export Market Development Grant scheme. Our extensive network and long term relationship with government, industry and trade associations enable us to assist our clients access the financial assistance they are entitled to. We access grants for some 500 companies – some of whom receive the annual maximum grant for of $150,000 – and several clients have now received nearly $1m each over their years of involvement. We have a 28 year track record of success. Our clients, large and small, come from the full spectrum of industry and services.

ACC offers a complete range of services and events including:Key Note Addresses Training SeminarsStakeholder Events Event ManagementCorporate Box Events Boardroom Lunches and DinnersCorporate Sports Days Sponsorship and Exhibition ManagementThemed Events Conferences – Annual and Special Purpose

Liaise with Brisbane Marketing and the appointed topic chairs in design, development and delivery of the Brisbane G20 Global Café SeriesResearch topics and highest value thought leaders / speakers for approvalApproach, negotiate and engage/contract agreed priority speakersCreate and shape lead up events for each topic as required and deemed appropriate Facilitate G20 Global Café programming including lead up events and G20 Summit related Global CaféMaximise research institute, corporate and government partnerships and sponsorship including research, identification, qualification, introduction, assist negotiation, contracting and benefit delivery of partnerships relationshipCafe TopicsImproving human life How is medical science extending and improving human life? What breakthroughs are ahead? How is society preparing for longer lifespans and growing demand for healthcare? Powering future economies in EnergyWhat is energy's role in Geopolitics ? , What will it take to capture the full growth potential of the energy sector? , What are the possibilities of the future of the energy sector? Digital FutureHow is digital innovation disrupting our lives? What impact will technology have on jobs and business models? Will large companies be threatened by agile specialists-for-hire? How is education evolving with digital innovation? Tourism’s new frontiers What lies ahead for the tourism industry as powerful emerging markets make their presences felt? So who does holidays these days? Is un-tourism the new tourism? What is tourism in a world without borders? Cities of the future What will our cities of the future look like? And how must they adapt to remain compelling and competitive? What can the developing world learn from established cities? And what can established cities learn from the developing world?

FFITS.ORG is a global, non-profit organisation. The organisation's mission is to promote the sustainable use of technology through Educating individuals, corporations and government; Promoting and encouraging the implementation of Green IT best practices; and Certifying the implementation of sustainable technology initiatives.One of the key ways we achieve this through education and action programs, which are funded by donations and a certification program. This year two of our key projects are GreenITopedia.org and International Green IT Awareness Week

Shape clients engage us as a trusted partner to develop strategies, build organisational leadership and culture, develop peak performance teams and to enable successful delivery of change initiatives. Across our broad range of services, we approach our work from the angle that strategy and culture are a powerful combination to enabling ultimate organisational performance,

Forward-thinking organisations, aware of the need for ongoing transformational change, enhanced performance and leadership development, partner with WorldsView™ Consulting to deploy participative, people-centric interventions that result in sustainable, positive change.

Signature Brisbane is a charity orgainsation that was formed out of the Brisbane City Council Arts and Environment Trust.SignatureBrisbane is an exciting initiative boosting the personality of the city by promoting the characteristics that make Brisbane unique: with residents and the community benefiting from the increased attention paid to Brisbane's artistic and environmental health. SignatureBrisbane raises funds and distributes them for projects to enhance the city's sub-tropical environmental context, or contributes the funds to art related projects.Through fostering and sustaining environmental, cultural and signature projects, we contribute to our city's uniqueness for present and future generations to enjoy.

Hear and Say WorldWide is a world first global Hearing Health Team Education and Development Program created by the Hear and Say Centre in Queensland, Australia. We endeavour to establish multidisciplinary healthcare teams to prevent, identify and treat hearing loss in babies and young children in selected international destinations. It will involve the global activation of philanthropic, government, institutional and corporate forces to achieve these aims.

Cornucopia is Australia and New Zealand's leading cause-driven face to face fundraising agency. By engaging members of the public in conversation in the street, at shopping centres, at their place of work and at home our inspirational and committed fundraisers recruit ongoing and long-term regular givers for leading not-for-profit organisations.We have thriving and highly trained teams in every major city across both countries and an Australian based campaign support team that provides a wide range of data management services to the highest professional standards. Cornucopia offers a complete face to face fundraising service.We have a track record of consistently meeting and exceeding expectations ensuring that our clients are able to confidently use our highly effective approach to maximise return on investment and increase awareness with minimal risk and resources.

One ZZero ( later aquired by fonezone) was integral in the facilitation of a new concept of innovation for Testra especially designed for membership based associations and formally know as the Associations Plan.The pioneer of this service was the Master Builders in Queensland who are still one of the largest business accounts that Telstra facilitates.Master Builders exclusive deal with Telstra is streets above the standard ‘off-the-shelf’ plans you see in the market. Members receive significant savings on a wide range of Telstra mobile, landline and internet products.Savings on your Telstra phone billDiscounts on internet accessHuge range of phones and accessoriesSingle bill convenienceDedicated Australian based customer support teamQuick sign up process using the latest technology.

National Credit Management Limited provides the full range of credit management tools to enable your business to operate efficiently and smoothly. We have been leaders in the receivables and debt management market for over 10 years because we reliably deliver results, and our professional service is consistently of the highest quality.National Credit Management Limited has a proud history in debt consolidation and has expanded to operate across Australia - Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane.We are proud of our position as a leader in the receivables management and debt collectors sector. We pride ourselves on delivering results and old fashioned service, while utilizing the latest technology.

Charter Mercantile is a Global Outsourcing Company specialising in debt management. Charter Mercantile commenced its operations in 1986.We continue to deliver high performance and quality to our clients in the banking, finance, government, commercial, public utilities and telecommunication sectors.Our philosophy is simple, we provide high quality solutions through the integration of leading edge technology, highly skilled and motivated staff and proven work flow practices.As one of the most reputable independent mercantile companies, we can guarantee ways to achieve greater efficiencies through the implementation of world’s best practice for your organisation.

CreditSmart Group was a consolidation and merger of 4 high profile private Debt Collection entities in Brisbane. CDCS,Scales, Cromont and Commercial Debt Collections.Starting out with 30 staff it quickly grew in size and value to over 1500 under 1 roof supporting national credit and telecommunication providers.Due to rapid expansion, and market influence, CreditSmart was purchased by an international, ASX listed collections company in 2002