
Dr Xian Bu
Founder & CEO, SYNthesis Med Chem
Inventor of one of only two FDA-approved small-molecule drugs to originate from Australia, with 16+ drug patents.

Dr Janette Dixon
CEO & Founder, JustPartnering
25+ years in CEO and consulting roles. Has founded six biotech companies and specialises in partnering pharmaceutical assets and technologies with multinational pharma.

Leigh Kennedy
Senior Manager, Startups and Commercialisation, DJSIR
Victorian Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions, working closely with Innovation Victoria on innovation policy.

Jeff Lang
Executive Director, Agentel · CEO, Vortair
35+ years commercialising research IP, advanced materials and manufacturing technologies, with over $200M raised.

Hebbat Manhy
Executive General Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF)
Former Director, Global Manufacturing Operational Excellence at Cochlear; previously at ResMed. Industry Advisory Board, Monash University Faculty of Robotics & Automation. Former Head of Deep Technology, Cicada Innovations.

Dr Dharmica Mistry
Co-founder & former Chief Scientist, BCAL Diagnostics (ASX)
Board Director, BioNSW. Helped shape Australia's national diagnostics strategy.

Tom Parker
Former National CEO, Australia China Business Council (ACBC) · Lead, Greater China & North Asia, Global Victoria
Led ACBC, Australia's peak Australia–China business body, as National CEO for three years. Now leads Victoria's trade and investment engagement across Greater China and North Asia.

Allison Rossiter
Independent Non-Executive Director, Clarity Pharmaceuticals (ASX: CU6)
25 years of global leadership across diagnostics, pharma and medtech, most recently as Managing Director of Roche Diagnostics Australia. Chair, SwissCham.
Listed in alphabetical order by surname. More masters to be announced.