Our Ambassadors

Our advisors, advocates and eyes on the ground.
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Why we have Ambassadors

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Since 2021 we’ve grown from a bold idea into one of Australia’s most trusted platforms for design and product leadership.

We’ve achieved this by building a broad cohort of Ambassadors across product, design and leadership who are representative of our community and values.

They advise us on what to program and tell us what they’re seeing in their teams and industries. In return, our Ambassadors attend all of our events as distinguished guests, are invited to participate in or facilitate Outlook After Dark leadership dinners, are featured in our content and programming, and more.

What they do

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They tell us what’s changing in their teams and their industries, so our program stays close to the work.

Who they are

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Our Ambassadors are designers, product people and leaders from across Australia. They bring different disciplines, companies and backgrounds to the table, on purpose. A narrow group would give us a narrow program.

We’re independent and self-funded, so we choose what goes on our stages. Our Ambassadors are one of the main ways we decide.

Our ambassadors

John LazzaraTelstra

John Lazzara

Bonnie Mooney

Bonnie Mooney

Kurt IngwersenNAB

Kurt Ingwersen

David BaconCBUS Super

David Bacon

Amanda MorkosHireup

Amanda Morkos

Martin BrownBupa

Martin Brown

James RatsasaneMECCA

James Ratsasane

Sharbani DharDotfinity

Sharbani Dhar

Amir Ansari

Amir Ansari

Nikhil BoraANZ

Nikhil Bora

Sarah D'Sylva

Sarah D'Sylva

Benjamin Dokter

Benjamin Dokter

Sam ChanPrograma

Sam Chan

Dhruv SharmaBelong

Dhruv Sharma

Leigh BarnettSymplicit

Leigh Barnett

Rosie McAlisterAquent

Rosie McAlister

Neha KariraBunnings

Neha Karira

Brendan Moyle

Brendan Moyle

Mindy NamCity of Melbourne

Mindy Nam

Adrian Crosland

Adrian Crosland

Gazelle Eghbali

Gazelle Eghbali

Angus Shields

Angus Shields

Milly SchmidtAtlassian

Milly Schmidt

Become an Ambassador

We’re building a broad cohort across product, design and leadership. If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

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Engage our Ambassadors

Our Ambassadors speak, facilitate workshops and roundtables, and bring perspective from across product, design and leadership. Get in touch to work with them.

Get in touch