Max Cameron

Partner, Minter Ellison Lawyers

With three decades in practice, Max Cameron has won a national reputation as a pre-eminent property lawyer for many of Australia's leading landlords and tenants. His formidable commercial property and property management knowledge and experience includes noted expertise in tenancy law, commercial contracts, mediation and litigation, and property development, particularly high-profile retail development.

Known for his deft handling and co-ordination of interstate teams, Max has a strong track-record acting for large corporate and public sector clients on a wide range of property matters including the leasing, acquisition, development, management and disposal of prime office, retail and industrial portfolios.

Katherine Divett

National Manager | Property & Planning
Direct Insurance, IAG

Katherine has more than 15 years professional experience in a variety of roles in organisation redesign, strategic projects, strategy development, acquisition integration, customer service, contact centre operations and corporate real estate.  This eclectic career and change journey gives her a broad perspective about the key drivers of success in workplace, strategic business enablers and project delivery.

In her current role, Katherine is responsible for corporate real estate, facilities management, physical security, operational strategy & planning and workforce planning & optimisation for IAG’s Direct Insurance operations.  In the past 4 years, her team have led property strategy development, site selection, fit out design & construction, change management, relocation and occupancy for more than 5,000 restack & relocation colleague moves across 6 major projects nationally.

Angus Harvey-Ross

Senior Director, CB Richard Ellis Global Corporate Services – Brisbane

In 2001, Angus established the first Queensland consultancy dedicated to tenants, users and occupiers of property rather than those who professionally invest in buildings. This has led him into a wide range of local, national and international companies as advisor. His client list is a who’s who of local and global corporations, resource companies and professional firms. He is an advocate for Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainable occupation.

Angus is well known in the industry and is a past Chapter Chairman of CoreNet Global, a past President of the Property Council in Queensland and was appointed as an Honorary Ambassador for the City of Brisbane by the Lord Mayor in 1996.

David McEwen

Director, Consulting, Colliers International 

Working at the intersection of workplace strategy, sustainability and technology, David helps major corporates develop and deliver office workplace and data centre strategies that improve business performance, employee engagement and sustainability metrics. A management consultant and project manager with over 20 years’ experience, he assists clients throughout the property lifecycle, from the conceptual stage through feasibility, due diligence, site selection, design, construction, occupation and facility use. His is Green Star and NABERS accredited and has an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management.

Amanda Newbery

Managing Director, BBS

Amanda Newbery is managing director of BBS Communications Group, one of Australia’s largest communications consultancies. A former journalist, Amanda is a weekly panelist on ABC Radio Queensland’s Hidden Persuaders program. In the property sector, she specialises in controversial or cutting edge projects, providing assistance to clients for DA applications, corporate positioning, master planning, and project sales.