Swing City is a big band made up of Australia's finest young jazz musicians who all share a love of music that swings. Many of them are band leaders in their own right and take time from their own groups to enjoy performing with SC. ...

Dr Switkowski was first appointed Executive Chairman of NBN Co effective 3 October 2013, and reverted to the role of Non-Executive Chairman from 2 April 2014 following the appointment of Mr Bill Morrow as Chief Executive Officer. His current term will expire on 2 October 2022.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Dr Switkowski is a former Chairman of the Suncorp Group, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and Opera Australia. He has previously held positions as Chief Executive Officer of Telstra Corporation Limited and Optus Communications Ltd.

He has also served as a non-executive director of listed companies Tabcorp Holdings Limited, Healthscope, Oil Search, Lynas and Amcor.

Dr Switkowski is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences, the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and PhD (Nuclear Physics) from the University of Melbourne.

 

Peter Switzer has been a money man for newspapers, radio and television for over 18 years. He is a former lecturer of economics at the University of New South Wales and has authored numerous books on money, finance and business. Peter also converted the US best seller, Idiot's Guide to Getting Rich for the Australian market. Peter is one of the most sought after communicators on the business speaking circuit and is founder and Chairman of Switzer Financial Services an accounting, business coaching and financial planning and firm. Peter is a senior contributor to the business and finance pages of The Australian newspaper, a money columnist with the Daily Telegraph and business and finance commentator for 2GB, Vega FM and ABC radio.

Marty Switzer is a director of the Switzer Financial Group consisting of the Switzer Super Report and Switzer Financial Planning. He is also the co founder of its coaching arm Switzer Business Coaching. Marty has written for the business section of The Australian newspaper, the Wentworth Courier and Charter magazine and has worked on radio 2UE in Sydney. Marty is also a consultant with the Australian Defence Force Financial Services consumer and travels Australia providing financial information and education to ADF members and their families.

Magda Szubanski AO is one of Australia’s most beloved actors, having graced our screens for many years as Sharon Stzelecki in the sitcom Kath & Kim. She has also appeared in the award winning film Babe and its sequel, Happy Feet and even a national tour of Grease: The Arena Spectacular.

She has received many accolades throughout her career and is a regular in the top ten list of people whom Australian’s most like and trust. She also wrote a book, Reckoning, in 2015 which dealt with her journey of self-acceptance and has helped countless LGBTI+ people and their families.

In 2013, Magda came out on national TV and has been an active and high profile campaigner for LGBTI+ rights ever since. She has become a patron of Twenty10, volunteered at the Orlando concerts in Melbourne and Sydney and has spoken at Marriage Equality fundraisers. In 2017 she was named the Most Talked about Person of 2017 and in 2018 was included in the Vogue Game Changers list for 2018 for her work on the Marriage Equality campaign.

She is a frequent guest on several television shows including The Today Show, Sunrise, ABC Breakfast, The Project, A Current Affair, The Morning Show, Mornings, Studio10 among others.

Tahir is one of Australia's busiest comedians. He has been a feature in all comedy venues around the country and had numerous television appearances as credits. Tahir has been named Comedian of the Year and has even been Logie nominated. He has worked with the who's who of the industry and has been booked for countless private and corporate functions. He is a regular at major Comedy Festivals, on ...

Renowned internationally as the greatest swimming coach in the world, Don Talbot led Australian swimming to new heights. A compelling speaker, Don's philosophy of "doing the best you can, going to the bottom of the barrel and finding everything you've got" is the basis of his presentations. Tailored to client's needs, Don addresses specific issues and problems in order to help companies and ind ...

TALL POP SYNDROME have a reputation for being one of Sydney's most respected and in demand corporate function bands. Their diverse repertoire, coupled with a fresh and energetic line up, makes them a priority for many events looking for entertainment that stands out from the crowd. Whether it be the 5 or 7 piece line-up,TALL POP SYNDROME work together with the client to ensure all the event requir ...

Rohit is an award winning futurist speaker, entrepreneur, specialist advisor and strategic change agent and the founder of the research and consultancy organization Fast Future. He was nominated as one the top ten global future thinkers by the UK's Independent newspaper. He spends his time traveling the world researching the ideas that will shape the future and meeting the people and organizations behind them. Rohit has spoken to audiences of leaders around the world and his book on Designing Your Future was published in partnership with ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership.

Terry Tamminen is the man behind Arnold Schwarzenneger's historic Green Initiatives. He was featured in Time Magazine's "Global Warming Survival Guide" and is a much sought after professional speaker.

Jo O'Reilly and Tanya Bulmer are passionate, cognitive, consultative with the client, love to tailor their presentations and much much more! With a background in theatre sports, TanJose offer a fabulous show which features As MCs for your event, they know how to keep an audience engaged and entertained while making sure things run smoothly! Tanya recently featured on Channel 10's hit show "Thank ...

Time to "get dirty" with some very cool and funky TAP DANCING. Raw energy explodes on stage with a fusion of Acid / Urban style TAP dancing, acrobats, A' Capella rhythm, Percussion stage beats. This show features a cast of the best (male & female) Tap Dancers in the country. A high impact, high energy performance that will take your breath away. All Cast members have been original members of ma ...

Known to many simply as ‘Tappy’, John Tapp will go down in the history books as one of Australia’s all-time greatest sports commentators. He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 1996, and in 2007 he was recognized as an Australia Post ‘Australian Legend’.

Don Tapscott is one of the world's leading authorities on innovation, media and the economic and social impact of technology. Don has given more than 400 keynote speeches over the past five years. Don was named one of the 50 most influential living management thinkers in the world by Thinkers50. Don has authored or co-authored 14 widely read books about information technology in business and society. His most recent book is Macrowikinomics: New Solutions for a Connected Planet. As an entrepreneur Don has established a number of successful companies and has served on several boards. His two decade old research on transparency has led him to be deeply engaged in the issues of corporate governance. Don is a frequent writer for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Business 2.0, The Financial Times, USA Today, The Guardian andBusinessWeek, and has been interviewed and quoted widely in the broadcast media including CNN, CNBC, NBC, CBS, NPR, Fox News and the BBC. He is a member of the World Economic Forum, having served on several of the Forum's Global Agenda Councils. Deeply committed to the issue of mental health, he is a founding member of the committee of Advisors of the Business & Economic Roundtable on Addiction & Mental Health.

Jonathan Tasini has been writing, lecturing and offering media analysis of the American political and economic landscape for more than 25 years. He has worked in electoral and legislative campaigns across the nation. In addition to deep knowledge about the details of the electoral process?polling, fundraising, media, strategy?and the experience as a prognosticator and analyst, Tasini uniquely has a much closer on-the-ground perspective of how campaigns work because he is also a two-time candidate for Congress (the U.S. Senate in 2006 and the U.S. House in 2010). For the 2012 American elections, he offers a crisp view of the dynamics underway. More important, he explores the deep dissatisfaction across the country with political leaders, a theme uniting Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street advocates, and the struggle to define the U.S. role in the world in the face of a rising China. Tasini also has worked internationally on the debates around the future of copyright and intellectual property. As a non-lawyer, he led, among other campaigns, the successful landmark lawsuit, Tasini V. The New York Times, which led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of individual creators' rights in the digital age. He has written extensively on economic, political and labor affairs for a wide variety of publications and organizations, including The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Business Week, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Playboy and The Los Angeles Times.

About Carolyn Tate In 2001, I made the shift to self-employment, after more than 20 years at Westpac and Merrill Lynch. In 2010, after 9 years as a small business-marketing expert, I decided the profession of marketing had lost its way. So I gave it all up and took my 12 year-old son, Billy on an extended sabbatical to Aix en Provence, France. On returning to Melbourne in 2011, I spent my hi ...

When Australian of the Year for 1999, Mark Taylor retired from international cricket on February 2, 1999, the curtain dropped on an outstanding career as a player and Test Captain. During the decade that he opened the batting for his country and the five years he was its highly-acclaimed and successful Captain, the New South Welshman was in the vanguard of a triumphant era for Australian cricke ...

When Jeff Taylor has a vision, it becomes a reality. As founder of Monster.com, he envisioned it as a giant online job search board and turned it into the first, and only, globally recognized brand for careers, changing the face of employment and the Internet forever

Bud Taylor is an author, speaker, and consultant who focuses on organizational transformation as driven by the customer. Bud has more than 30 years of experience working in most major industry sectors with marquee clients such as Microsoft Europe, Whirlpool, Sony Electronics US, Toyota, Cardinal Health, Canadian Pacific, and the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation. Bud has transformed organizatio ...

Professor Richard Telford is Australia's first full time sports scientist and a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Sports Medicine Federation. He is one of Australia's top coaches, a fine athlete, an A grade footballer, cricketer, marathon runner and national title holder in the veterans 800, 1,500 and 5,000 events. ...

From the creators of the international award winning act The Three Waiters comes another master hoax. 'Tenors Undercover' is based on the successful formula made famous by The Three Waiters, but has a variety of different characters that can be tailored to suit your event. A brilliantly engineered hoax involving male and female opera performers disguised as VIP speakers, chefs, wine experts, dinne ...

Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, TV Host, & Founder of the 100things Movement.

Dr Shashi Tharoor is Chairman of Dubai-based Afras Ventures; a prize-winning author of ten books, both fiction and non-fiction; and a widely-published critic, commentator and columnist (including for The Hindu, The Times of India and Newsweek). In 2007 he concluded a nearly 29-year career with the United Nations, including working for refugees in South-East Asia at the peak of the ?boat people? crisis, handling peace-keeping operations in the former Yugoslavia, and culminating as the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information. In 2006, he was India's candidate to succeed Kofi Annan as UN Secretary-General, and emerged a strong second out of seven contenders. His books include the classic The Great Indian Novel (1989), India: From Midnight to the Millennium (1997), Nehru: The Invention of India (2003), and most recently, The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell phone: Reflections on 21st Century India (Fall 2007). Dr Tharoor earned his Ph.D. at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at the age of 22, and was named by the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1998 as a "Global Leader of Tomorrow." He was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, India's highest honor for overseas Indians.

"The Baker Boys" are a Melbourne/Sydney based 3-14 man cover band that specialise in high-energy music for festivals, events and private functions - at a sensible price. They pride themselves on a "cooler-than-average" song list that is never cheesey, and focuses squarely on filling your dance-floor! They can customise their sets to just about any size and budget, and can play a variety of genres ...

It was February 1980, 10 months before the untimely death of John Lennon, that Australia and possibly the world's, first tribute show THE BEATNIX was conceived and produced by Tony Dean - founding member and now owner/manager.

Coming from a Show Band background, popular in the 1970's and touring Australia wide, Tony was used to playing covers including Beatles, Doobie Brothers, Beach Bo ...

Twin sisters Isabella and Sofia proved to be a cooking powerhouse from the start. Following their successful top placings in the Junior Masterchef competition throughout many challenges and tests, Sofia managed to reach the top 4 and graciously supported her twin Isabella who was named the first ever Junior Masterchef in Australia. A strong family cooking tradition meant that Isabella and Sophia ...

The Fabfour have been bringing the magic of The Beatles alive for over a decade. Their show has thrilled audiences across Australia and Asia time and time again. The quality of the musicians, production crew and the easygoing nature of everyone concerned with The Fabfour has been the catalyst for their success. The aim has always been to give Beatle fans the sound and look of the Beatles, let them ...

A highly visually stunning act combined with music (inside the costumes) making one of the best stilt duo roving show acts, in the world. From a worldwide wardrobe of Elvis, Santa, Hawaiian, Security..... Brothers with attitude, they will roam amongst guests, may even have a dance or two and they are sure to entertain. ...

The Flyers consist of four Sydney musicians that have been performing together for many years. The band is incredibly versatile and plays a fusion of smooth jazz, funk, and contemporary party music. Having collectively performed at literally thousands of engagements the Flyers have the experience and talent to be able to deliver an affordable tailor made performance which will complement any occas ...

The Bands strengths are their individual talent and personalities. Strong lead vocals, a powerhouse sound driven by a grinding acoustic guitar, and (stand up) drums added to the frontline of three backing vocalists create a unique performance line-up. ...

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Double that! Add Sydney's most energetic 4-piece horn section with a superb blend of accomplished female and male vocalists lightly diffuse a tight, consistent rhythm section, just shake (not stir) and you have a highly polished nine pi ...

'The Leading Men' are made up of the biggest names in Australian Music Theatre and are famous for incorporating the great Broadway Showstoppers with a touch of 'Il Divo'. This unique combination of performers have all played lead roles in the major musicals throughout Australasia. From 'Beauty and the Beast' to 'West Side Story', Leonard Bernstein to Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jimmy Barnes to Midnight O ...

The Mermaids are an Auckland based covers band. Singers Amber Claire, Joe Cotton, Pauline and "Espresso" guitarist Martin Winch perform a diverse, dynamic and super-fun repertoire of beloved dance and pop music that makes any event a spectacular success. The shows are high energy and fun, with a special vocal blend achieved from over a decade performing together. ...

A versatile band with a difference, The Moods can play any style, any mood. They will make it a night to remember.
1920's traditional jazz to 1990's acid jazz, including everything in between: Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, bebop, cool jazz, Latin grooves plus 50's rock 'n' roll and 60's funk and soul. One style all night or mix and match.

The Moods are professional musicians, all having ...

THE NEVILLES are a class act that has dazzled audiences across Australia. Little wonder that The Nevilles were invited to perform as resident band at " The Last lap" which was the official Australian athletes venue during the Olympic Games in Sydney. The Nevilles were also nominated for an ACE award in 2000, which is a great indication of the versatility displayed by the band leading then to beco ...

The Next Step is a dynamic performance group that combines dance, musicians and vocalists to create a mind blowing, feet-tapping live show. They have travelled the globe including a performance in Hong Kong alongside Elton John, performing their unique and exciting show to an array of audiences, every time leaving them screaming for more. "The Next Step" are from hometown Sydney and has been five ...

The Passing Zone is one of the most successful and sought-after corporate acts working today. Owen Morse and Jon Wee met at a juggling convention and instantly knew they were destined to be a team. But they decided to graduate from college first. Which they both did. Rather than pursue careers in Economics and Psychology, they lit some torches, and started throwing stuff into the air. And things c ...

Australia's very own Rat Pack has burst into the corporate scene in a tight, polished, tongue-in-cheek cabaret act evoking the style of the infamous American Rat Pack and starring some of Australia's brightest talents. The Rat Pack's Back recreates the sound of the Big Band era in a dazzling show. Dressed to the nines, the Rats venture into the audience with witty one liners and soaring vocals, st ...

Meet The SHADES, a high energy, fun loving Rock N Roll dance band that's perfect for your party, charity or corporate event. Covering four decades of Rock N Roll, every number from their extensive live repertoire is a classic hit that will keep your crowd on the dance floor, singing along and shouting out "I love that song". ...

Costumed in Chefs outfits and large European moustaches and armed with an array of kitchen utensils and musical food equipment, The Singing Chefs are constantly a sensational crowd pleaser. ...

They dance under the name of the Swingchesters, Margaret (63 years old) and Ron (84 years old), but are also know as The Jitterbug Dancers. They often clear the floor at various dance venues around Melbourne and Victoria. They could dance at a fast and furious pace for 30 minutes. And if more is wanted, they are only too happy to dance more. ...

Three charming gentlemen, three brilliant voices, one magnificent hoax. The world's #1 corporate entertainment act has turned a dinner into an event over 6,000 times in over 60 countries, and we're just getting warmed up! Sophisticated and seamless, the show starts during main course, when three people who've waited on you all night begin a hilarious combination of stand-up comedy and opera singin ...

From their humble beginnings on Star Search, these guys have proved popular the world over. The Umbilical Brothers have performed their cabaret show on television in Japan, Germany, Canada, the United States, South Africa, England, Ireland, New Zealand and on each major television station in Australia. ...

This Side Up Acrobatics are a group of highly trained performers specialising in circus arts and physical theatre. They create and present artistic and corporate entertainment. ...

Ian Thomas is a rare person - a business graduate who has studied lions at close quarters during 20 years as a game ranger in Africa. A dynamic and inspiring presenter, Ian believes people, and especially business people, can absorb and learn from the Animal Kingdom. Sound business sense is interlaced with humour and an ability to tell stories. The audience leave enthralled and repeat the storie ...

Triple Gold Medallist in swimming, Petria Thomas is the epitome of Australian sporting culture. Her dedication, hard work has resulted in Petria remaining as the most experienced woman on the Australian swimming team. At the Olympic Games in Athens her third and final Olympic campaign, Thomas won the 100 metres butterfly and was a member of the women's 4X100m freestyle and medley relay teams, whi ...

Deborah Thomas is Editorial Director of The Australian Women's Weekly, the iconic magazine that boasts the highest readership in Australian publishing and, per capita, in the world. She has been at the helm of 'The Weekly' ? now in its 75th year ? for nine years. Kerry Packer appointed her Editor in 1999 before promoting her to Editor-in Chief in 2000 and Editorial Director in 2005.

Josh Thomas is an Australian comedian. Born in Brisbane, Queensland, he received his start in stand-up comedy when in 2005 he became the youngest ever winner of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Raw Comedy Competition at the age of 17. ...

Nelly Thomas is one of Australia's most natural and intelligent performers. Swinging fast and boldly between refined social satire and a guilty gorging on junk TV, you'd be hard pressed to find a more engaging, challenging stand up comedy experience. One of Nelly's great passions is using comedy to promote important social messages, especially those relating to health. She finds it a good way to ...

Daley Thompson was the world's greatest decathlete, so often displaying unparalleled competitive ability.

He was unbeaten at the decathlon for ten years, and won gold medals at Commonwealth, European and World Championships, set a decathlon World Record and won Olympic Gold twice (1980 & 1984).

On retiring from his athletics career Daley played professional football for Mansfie ...