SACA in Business Launch
Event Details
2KW BAR & RESTAURANT, 2 KING WILLIAM ST, ADELAIDE
Friday, August 4, 2023 12:00 PM
The beginning of something special
Experience the SACA in Business difference as we kick-start the 2023/24 programme with an intimate long lunch at the distinguished 2KW Bar and Restaurant.
Bringing together key industry leaders from around the country and a panel of entertaining guest speakers headlined by David Koch, SACA in Business members will be treated to an afternoon of fine food, fine wine and fine company.
About the venue – 2KW
Executive Chef, Sam Christopher’s goal is simple. To bring a sense of memory and love to the food at 2KW. Using premium local and native Australian ingredients, Sam’s exciting new menu brings culinary theatre to the rooftop diner, where you’ll find him at the helm of the Josper oven, or out on the floor, carving at the table and pouring sauces.
“I love South Australia. The coast, the hills. Our local growers and producers are amazing, and I want to showcase this. Making people happy through great food, good wine and excellent service is my passion – now I get to do it on the 2KW rooftop! The food needs to reflect that. I want people to feel like they could be in London, New York, Singapore or Tokyo.”
Executive Chef, Sam Christopher
Our Speakers
James Begley
James Begley is an entrepreneur and former professional athlete who is the founder and CEO of PickStar, Australia’s largest marketplace to book sports stars for events, marketing campaigns and fan experiences.
In parallel, James has founded and is CEO of Vlast. Vlast is now the leading global software provider for Leagues, clubs and teams for player appearances and activations.
His career has been dedicated to high performance from the moment he was drafted to the AFL as a 17-year-old. He spent seven years as an AFL player, initially with St Kilda before returning to his home state to join the Adelaide Crows.
Post-AFL career James joined forces with AFL champion Matthew Pavlich, building an online platform that provides fast, affordable, and direct connections to over 3000 sports stars and personalities. The Adelaide-based startup has facilitated over 5000 deals for brands, corporates, schools, NFPs and fans.
James’ foundations as a CEO have been enhanced through his work as the founding director of Tract Group, a corporate leadership and development company. James spent over a decade helping organisations such as Mirvac, Landcorp, Fremantle Football Club, Bendigo Bank and CGU develop and implement strategies to get the most out of their teams and emerging leaders.
Monique Newberry
Monique is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Be Well Co which was launched in 2021 as the first spin-out company from SAHMRI (the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute).
Be Well Co’s mission is to scale the impact of its leading evidence and tools to build mental health and wellbeing.
Monique is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and prior to SAHMRI, spent her career at professional services firm EY.
Monique was named in The Advertisers’ 2022 Top 40 under 40 rising stars of SA.
Tom Caesar
Finance executive and Nodifi founder, Tom Caesar, has been influential in simplifying finance processes, pioneering the delivery of the industry’s leading asset finance solution – supporting asset finance, personal loans and business funding.
Tom’s thought leadership and tech minded approach has made Tom a renowned and respected figure in the fintech, broking and automotive spaces.
Since 2016, Tom has been instrumental in growing Nodifi. First launched in 2016, the Nodifi platform – initially aimed at the mortgage broking sector – quickly generated sector dominance. In 2018, Nodifi was awarded Innovator of the Year at the Australian Broker Awards for its platform, in addition to being recognised as the Small Business of the Year at the 2016 Telstra Business Awards.
A passion for new technologies, Tom has strategically implemented a digital foundation for Nodifi’s B2B solutions, and corresponding B2C journeys for Nodifi partners – enabling a dynamic business model equipped to adapt to current economic conditions and market trends.
In July 2022, Tom merged Nodifi with the Loan Market Group to form Loan Market Group Asset Finance to deliver a marketing leading aggregation solution to over 5000 brokers around Australia.