Tess Bennett is the editor of Which-50 and is responsible for leading the publication’s coverage of Australia's digital businesses for C-Suite executives, strategists, founders and directors. She has reported on topics such as commerce, the industrial internet, analytics and digital marketing in Australia and Asia Pacific. She is the former editor of Internet Retailing Australia and has covered the retail industry in Australia and abroad.

Anna Russell is a director at Polynomial, a Sydney based analytics and strategy consultancy. Polynomial works with businesses to drive value from technology investment and develop effective data driven strategies for marketing and customer engagement. Anna is a self-confessed geek with a passion for downhill mountain biking and solving tricky problems.

Bridget Gray is the Managing Director of Harvey Nash in the Australia and Asia-Pacific region, whilst heading up the Harvey Nash global Media, Digital and Communications practice. Responsible for delivering the best talent to Harvey Nash clients in the Australasian and Asia-Pacific region, as well as new product and service development for the Media, Digital and Communications practice, her work involves building collaborative, value-add relationships with the IT and Digital communities. Bridget joined Harvey Nash in 2007, developing the media, communications and digital practice before heading up the flagship CIO Practice in Harvey Nash’s London head office.

Michael Gill is a counsellor with global advisory firm Dragoman and was previously CEO of the Financial Review Group and chairman of AAP.

Courtney Shelton Hunt, PhD is the founder of The Denovati Group and the Principal of Denovati Solutions as well as an international consultant, speaker, teacher, and writer. Her background in business development, communications, human capital management, information technology, and academia, combined with her business acumen, enables her to provide a unique holistic perspective and strategic leadership to organizations. She consults with individuals and organizations to enhance their social and digital engagement, both externally and internally.

David Binning is the founder and principal director of AwesomTech Public Relations and DB Media, firms specialising in the delivery of professional media strategy, digital content and corporate messaging for companies in the innovation space. For the past 20-years, David has worked in Australia, Europe and Asia as a journalist, editor and communications professional. Representing some of the world’s top media agencies including Reuters, News Corp, Fairfax, The Economist and IDG Communications, he has written extensively across the IT&T, science, biotech, energy and resources sectors in the Asia Pacific region and Europe, and garnered unique insights into how these industries operate and the roles better media and communications can play in advancing them.

Malcolm Alder is a Partner in Orchestrate which is a digital strategy firm. Malcolm has more than 25 years’ experience and in 2012, he was named as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Technology by Australian IT. He was previously Partner for Digital Economy at KPMG.

Malcolm has worked in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, New Zealand and the US. He is a regular public presenter and media commentator on topics such as social media, broadband and the broader impacts and implications of disruptive technology. He has a degree in Politics, is a published author and has appeared in more than 25 theatre productions.

Mark Jones is Chief Storyteller & CEO at Filtered Media, a respected brand storytelling agency in Sydney. For more insights, subscribe to its newsletter, The Pioneers

Matthew Powell is a former editor of Australian Macworld, and a senior writer and commentator in the Australian technology sector of 20 years standing.

Toronto based Sahar Yazdani is a journalist for Which-50 and the production editor of the weekly Which-50 Irregular Insights newsletter and Pulse Blog.

Tamara is a Harvard-educated business professional with a diverse and international background across the full range of media, advocacy, marketing, stakeholder, change and business management. A keen student of Clayton Christensen and an analyst of trends, she has peddled knowledge, cloud, green and information economies at an hourly rate for almost two decades. She is still unpacking the cloud’s universal economic promise.

Ben is a Director for Capgemini North America where he works with business leaders to enable new revenue streams from emerging technologies and new digital ventures. He has led consulting practices in both Australia and Europe, including the setup and leadership of the Digital Transformation practice for Capgemini ANZ. He also works with some of the world’s leading academics, thinkers and tech. start-ups to define trends in digital and develop new ways for companies to prepare for, and take advantage of, them. This included the setup of the Australian Digital Transformation Lab with the University of Sydney, the country’s first business/academia joint venture, to help whole industries prepare for digital disruption.