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Frances Atkins
Co-founder, Givveable
Frances is co-founder of givvable.com, an automated supplier sustainability diligence platform helping companies track and monitor the impacts of their spend. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Frances was a banker at J.P. Morgan and a financial services lawyer at Ashurst. She holds an MBA, a Masters in Law and a Bachelor of Commerce and Law. She was named UNSW Alumni of the Year for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in 2023 and UNSW Founder of the Year in 2022. She is also on the Board of Bonnies Support Services, a specialist non-profit supporting women and children escaping domestic and family violence.
Meredith Jordan
Partner - Listed Markets & Asset Management, Platinum Pacific Partners
Meredith brings 18 years executive search experience, having built a career managing senior assignments across listed asset management and sell side investment banks. Her coverage has been global with her market knowledge garnered from managing assignments in London, New York and Hong Kong before returning to Sydney. Prior to this, she began her career working in London within the real estate sector. Meredith has always been attracted to the consultative nature of executive search, and thoroughly enjoys partnering with clients to solve their resourcing needs. As a Partner, she leads the Listed Markets and Asset Management practice for Platinum Pacific Partners and her portfolio of clients includes superannuation and listed markets investors, securities research and sales, asset consultants, distribution and marketing professionals.
Dr Mary Manning
Global Portfolio Manager, Alphinity
Mary is a Global Portfolio Manager at Alphinity Investment Management with over 23 years of experience in the finance industry. Mary was previously a Portfolio Manager at Ellerston Capital where she founded and managed the Asia and India Funds. She has also worked as analyst at Soros Funds Management and Oaktree Capital, and she started her career in investment banking at Citi. Her background and perspective is truly global with financial market experience in New York, London, Moscow, Singapore and Sydney. Mary has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a PhD in Economics.
Melanie McQuire
Acting CEO, Maple Brown Abbott
Melanie joined Maple-Brown Abbott in September 2020 as Chief Operating Officer and is currently Acting Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Maple-Brown Abbott Melanie was the Chief Operating Officer for Lazard Asset Management Asia Pacific and was also Head of Product & Operations for Lazard Asia Pacific between 2012 and 2017. She also worked at Macquarie Funds Group as a Product Specialist within Listed Equities and as a Senior Client Service Manager for IMA clients, along with a range of roles for ING Investment Management.
Anna Weickart
Australia Committee Member, 100 Women in Finance
Anna Meuthen (nee Weickart) has over 25 years investment experience in portfolio management, manager research, equities analysis and portfolio construction across emerging markets, listed infrastructure, Australian and global equity markets. Having worked at the industry superannuation fund, Cbus and global investment consultant, WTW for 7 and 8 yrs respectively, Anna holds expertise in manager research, due diligence and manager recommendations, including appointments and terminations, in the listed equities market space including passive, factor and alpha seeking investment opportunities. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the UNSW and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (F Fin).
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