Keynote speakers

Technology Futurist Shara Evans is globally acknowledged and widely regarded as one of the world’s Top Female Futurists. Shara provides the latest insights and thought provoking ideas on a broad spectrum of issues.

Shara is also a regular media commentator on technology issues — appearing on shows such as Q&A, Weekend Sunrise, Sky News, The Drum, Lateline, 7:30 and is regularly quoted in publications such as the Financial Review, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and many others.

Shara Evans is also the Founder and CEO of Market Clarity, an award-winning technology analyst firm that provides insight, intelligence and advice on all aspects of the telecom and emerging technologies markets, as well as the Founder of Telsyte (which she sold to publicly listed UXC), and has been providing innovative research and strategic consulting on telecoms and technology throughout her successful career.

Shara has a long history of working with top scientific research organisations. She was a member of the CeNTIE (CSIRO Centre for Networking Technologies for the Information Economy), Advisory Board from 2002 – 2007, as well as being an Advisor to the Director of the Networking Technologies Laboratory within CSIRO’s ICT Centre. 

Dr Keith Suter is the Managing Director of the Global Directions think tank. He is an economic and social commentator, strategic planner, author and broadcaster.

As a broadcaster, he appears on Australian radio an average of once per day. He is the TV Channel 7 “Sunrise” foreign affairs editor. He is also a foreign policy analyst for Sky TV Australia.

His first degree was in international relations, economics and international law. His first PhD was on the international law of guerrilla warfare. His second PhD was on the international political economy of the arms race. His third PhD was on scenario planning.

He teaches political science on the Sydney international campus of Boston University, USA. He is the Director of Studies of the Australian Branch of the international Law Association, and NSW Chair of the International Commission of Jurists. He has been a member of the international think tank The Club of Rome since 1993.