LESLEY WERTH, MBA (UNIVERSITY OF WALES, UK)

Lesley Werth, who has a background in Radiation Therapy, is an experienced clinical research professional with a notable track record of significant leadership positions at a number of leading international pharmaceutical companies and a clinical research organisation. Over the past 20 years, her expertise ranges across clinical research operations, project management, quality assurance, clinical training, therapeutic area management, clinical operations and strategic patient recruitment and retention.

SIMON KELLAND

With his background as a senior executive in both small and large organisations in the financial services sector, Simon has wide experience in developing businesses and coaching executive teams and individuals to deliver growth in a competitive business environment.

Over the past 20 years, Simon has worked in a variety of senior roles including strategic planning and business development, sales, product development, structured finance, risk management and relationship management. Some of Simon's executive roles over the past 10 years have included: Executive Director of Project and Structured Finance at ANZ Investment Bank in Sydney, General Manager of Strategy and Business Development at ANZ Bank's specialist finance company Esanda, Managing Director of Esanda Fleet Partners, Chief Executive Officer of ComputerFleet Management, and Associate Director in the Investment Banking Group at Macquarie Bank.

Simon is a Chartered Accountant, a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Tasmania and has completed executive programs at IMD in Switzerland and Stanford University Graduate School of Business in the USA.

LOUIS WERTH

Louis is the founder and current Director of SwaggerSales.

Previously Louis was Managing Director of  Scotwork.

Louis built on his experience in retail, information technology, sales management, international business development and business negotiation roles across Africa, the United States, Europe and Australia.

At IBM, Louis was assigned to the European Head Office where he held numerous positions including International e-Commerce Business Development Manager and UK Global Services Channel Manager.

He then joined the easyGroup (comprising easyJet) reporting directly to the Chairman (Stelios Haji-Ioannou) as Commercial Director, where he was responsible for negotiating joint ventures, venture capital, investment and forming commercial agreements.

Louis specialises in professional Sales Training, Negotiation Coaching Facilitation and Consultancy. Over the past few years he has been consulting on complex negotiations in the medical, travel, information technology, mining, retail and defence industries.