Partner
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Ruveni has specialised in industrial relations and employment law for over 20 years. She is recognised as a leading lawyer in employment law and has acted in some of the most significant and high profile employment cases over the last ten years, achieving successful outcomes for her clients. Ruveni acts for a broad range of clients across multiple industries and jurisdictions across all areas of employment law, including in the media, education, transport, retail, financial services, health and aged care sectors. Ruveni acts for a number of internationally recognised leading multinational corporations and prominent domestic Australian corporates in their most significant strategic and demanding disputes. Ruveni also has a significant practice advising US law firms and US clients with a presence in Australia who seek independent Australian specialist employment expertise and her comprehensive experience in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional employment issues. Ruveni is the current Preside
All aspects of workplace relations, including employment and related legislation, employee disputes, restructuring and outsourcing, industrial disputes, redundancies, enterprise bargaining, awards, workplace investigations, anti-discrimination and sexual harassment laws, employment contracts and policies, incentive arrangements, superannuation, independent contractors, restraints of trade, work health and safety, disciplinary issues and managing ill or injured workers. Building and managing a team of dedicated, smart and engaging female lawyers on their way to the top of the profession. Also raising teenage girls and how best to manage a husband that is the primary carer looking after them!
Sept 2007 to 2017 Partner and Senior Partner– Johnson Winter & Slattery 1995 to 2007 Law clerk, Solicitor, Senior Associate and Special Counsel – Minter Ellison
I was born in Sri Lanka and migrated to Australia with my family aged six barely able to speak English. I had one absolutely inspirational teacher in high school who believed in me and encouraged me to work hard academically, particularly in history where I honed my skills in research and developing arguments, which laid the ground work for my legal career. I had a University Professor who told me I should never join a big city law firm as they were all white boys clubs and I would never succeed. This made me determined to try. My greatest strength and weakness is my passion about everything I do. I enjoy my work, family, friends, my side hustles, travel, running, entertaining and other activities with a gusto, which means I rarely get enough sleep but I like to live life to the fullest and find it difficult to do things by half! It has been an absolute privilege to serve as President of IWFA and give back to the community that has given me so much in terms of leadership dev
Marketing Director
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Chief Executive Officer at Bendigo Kangan Institute
I’m a seasoned executive, board member, leader and strategist. I’m expert in strategy development and implementation and bring a positive, continuous improvement mindset and practice that puts customers at the heart of what we do.I have worn many hats in my career, as a result, I have built a unique depth of expertise in implementing innovations and major reforms whilst leading change through uncertainty. I am well read, well networked, curious by nature, have a thirst for knowledge and make it my business to keep learning, exposing myself to new ways and avoiding the status quo.
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Surgeon, Business Woman, Author, Entrepreneur, Speaker, AI filmmaking
Chief Executive Officer
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Samantha is CEO of Chemistry Australia, the peak body representing Australia’s $38B chemistry industry. Her career spans more than 30 years across the chemicals, plastics, renewable fuels, automotive and steel industries. Previously, Samantha was CEO of the Biofuels Association of Australia and an Executive Director of GM Holden Ltd. Her non-executive and external advisory roles have included universities, scientific, government, regulatory, governance, health and skills organisations. Samantha has worked across Australia and the Asia Pacific and collaborated internationally. Samantha is a member of the Federal Government’s Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group and CSIRO's Ending Plastic Waste Mission Advisory Group. Samantha is committed to the next generation of Australian industry leaders, having recently established the Emerging Leaders program for aspiring leaders in the Australian chemistry industry. Samantha holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemic
Non Executive Director and consultant
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Sandie has spent her professional life leading organizations advocating for policy and system reform to reduce violence in our community.
Sandie has spent her professional life leading organizations advocating for policy and system reform to reduce violence in our community. She spent her first decade in the now Department of Health and Human Services in a number of different roles and then, from 1989, in the community sector. She has a particular passion about preventing violence and abuse of women and children. Sandie has always believed that we achieve more when different sectors work together and share knowledge and she has led and participated in numerous ministerial advisory forums, peak bodies, interest and working groups. She left Berry Street in December 2017 after 26 years as CEO and is now finding new ways to contribute. She chairs 3 Family Violence organizations and is a mentor, coach and consultant
Executive leadership and working with boards Stakeholder engagement Networks in government, DHHS and the community sector in Victoria
Chair of the Eastern Domestic Violence Organization-current Chair of the Western Integrated Family Violence Committee-current Chair of You Matter-current Deputy Chair of the Victorian Children’s Council Board member of Family Planning Victoria and Kilfinan Member of the DHHS Suitability and DET Student Safety and Wellbeing Expert panels Past Chair of Greatconnections, Chair of National peak bodies Families Australia and the Child and Family Welfare Association of Australia Chair of The Victorian peak body Children’s Welfare Association Chair of Victorian Anti-Poverty Week Chair of International Foster Care Organization Planning CEO of Berry Street (1990-2017) Time out with my two children and completed a Masters degree-1983-1989 Policy and management roles in the community sector and DHHS </
I am very grateful that I ‘fell’ into social work and have spent all my career in the for purpose sector. This has given me the opportunity to continue to learn, be challenged emotionally, intellectually and ethically and to work with people who share the same commitment to a more inclusive and equitable society where everyone feels safe My husband and I spent 20 years in Kangaroo Ground on a small farm where we loved the space and beauty of nature and the opportunities it provided for our two wonderful children to grow up. I now have three active grand children (8,7&2) and the opportunity to see the world through their eyes. I love walking (anywhere really), reading, connecting with friends and being in nature. My husband died in 2015 and although I still miss him I know how privileged I am to have the life I have, with my kids, grandkids and friends, being financially secure, able to travel(pre COVID!) and opportunities to contribute through interesting work.
CEO and Founder
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Secretary
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Secretary, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Experienced public sector Secretary and Chief Executive. Senior public servant in Victorian, South Australian, Commonwealth and United Kingdom. National Telstra Businesswoman of the Year, Community and Government, 2012.
Deputy Chair, ASIC
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Deputy Chair of Australia’s corporate regulator, with extensive experience in government law and regulation. Committed to strong governance and holding companies to account for their conduct.
With a lifelong commitment and passion for service to the public, Sarah has spent nearly thirty years working in government law and regulation. Following an early career at the Australian Government Solicitor where she led national teams and had stints in Canberra, Darwin and Adelaide, in 2008 Sarah was approached to join the ACCC to serve as Commissioner. She led the ACCC’s investigation, enforcement and litigation work for thirteen years, having been reappointed for a second and unprecedented third term in this role. Sarah moved to ASIC, Australia’s corporate regulator, as Deputy Chair in 2021. She was appointed as part of a new leadership team tasked with rebuilding and leading this critical agency, and continues her focus on governance and enforcement, and ensuring ASIC contributes to Australia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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