2024 Taste of Australia Dinner and Leaders' Summit

Elevate! Our identity, impact, influence

22–23 October 2024

Ahead of the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives 2025, now is the time to Elevate! Our identity, impact, influence”.

The 2024 Leaders’ Summit will focus on how we can rise in the public psyche with a narrative that defines our identity and amplifies our impact and influence in the national conversation about for-purpose business.

 

Key speakers

The Hon Jackie Jarvis MLC

The Hon Jackie Jarvis MLC

WA Minister for Agriculture and Small Business
Mark Wiessing

Mark Wiessing

CEO Rabobank Australia
Andrew Haigh

Andrew Haigh

CEO Newcastle Building Society
David Speers

David Speers

ABC Insiders
Peter Ryan

Peter Ryan

ABC Senior Business Correspondent
Ben Macnamara

Ben Macnamara

CEO CBH Group
Rob Slocombe

Rob Slocombe

Group CEO RAC WA
David Fraser, Group Chief Executive Officer, Capricorn Society

David Fraser

CEO Capricorn Society
liz thomas

Liz Thomas

CEO CEHL
Andrew Hadley

Andrew Hadley

CEO P&N Group
Rohan Mead

Rohan Mead

Chair BCCM and Group Managing Director and CEO Australian Unity
Melina Morrison

Melina Morrison

CEO BCCM

Summit theme

Ahead of the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives 2025, now is the time to Elevate! Our identity, impact, influence”.

Join other co-operative and mutual leaders at closed-door CEO roundtables and panel discussions to learn from each other, share your ideas and explore new ways of doing business. Explore topics including the global success of co-operatives and mutuals, improving brand awareness of our business model with customers, deepening our member value proposition and the impact of regulation on business productivity. Breakout sessions will focus on industry sectors, including agriculture, financial services, retail and buying, health and care and the power of co-operating with First Nations enterprises. Panel discussions explore the leading performance of co-operatives and mutuals in housing, sustainability and talent acquisition. Our closing plenary looks to co-operatives to safeguard Australia’s food security.

Reasons to attend the 2024 BCCM Leaders’ Summit:

  • 90 per cent of our delegates are CEOs or C-Suite leaders
  • 99 per cent of attendees rate the conference as meeting or exceeding expectations
  • Sold-out event since 2014
  • Three flagship events in one!

Browse our BCCM 2024 Leaders’ Summit program at a glance (subject to change). 

Purchase your early bird tickets for the Leaders’ Summit before midnight, 31 August.

If you have any questions, please contact our Events Convenor, Beverley Wood.

We look forward to seeing you at the following events:

Taste of Australia Dinner and Honour Roll Awards

Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm WAST, Ritz-Carlton in Perth

Presented by CBH Group

Enjoy the best co-operative produce and fine wine while being entertained by our MC, ABC TV’s Insiders host, David Speers, and special guests, including a political address.

BCCM Leaders’ Breakfast

Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 7:30 am – 9:00 am WAST, Ritz-Carlton in Perth

Presented by RAC WA

With Rob Slocombe, Group CEO, RAC WA

Guest speaker: Justin Langer AM, former Australian Cricket Coach and cricketer

BCCM Leaders’ Summit – Elevate! Our identity, impact, influence

Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 9:30 am – 6:00 pm WAST, Ritz-Carlton in Perth

Presented by

  • Capricorn – Opening Keynote Platinum Partner
  • P&N Group – Business Leaders in Conversation Platinum Partner
  • Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative – Closing Keynote Platinum Partner
Site visit

Thursday, 24 October 2024 (time TBA)

During registration, please indicate your interest in attending a site visit to Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative, scheduled for Thursday, 24 October, if we have enough participants.

2024 Leaders’ Summit platinum partners