Katherine McConnell

Founder & CEO
Brighte
brighte

Katherine McConnell is the Founder, CEO and Chair of Brighte. An Aussie scaleup on a mission to make sustainability affordable and accessible for everyone, Brighte connects a network of over 2,000 clean energy vendors to flexible green payment solutions and government partnerships. Katherine is a Non-Executive Board Member of the Australian Finance Industry Association (AFIA) and a Council Member of the University of Wollongong.  Prior to setting up Brighte in 2015, Katherine spent 16 years in banking and financial services. Last year Katherine was named the winner of the B&T Women Leading Tech 2023 Sustainability Crusader award and featured in The Australian’s Top 100 Green Energy Players.

Meet me at

[Thu 30th May]

10:20

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11:00

Get your Green Going

Industry Panel

Starting the ‘sustainability journey’ isn’t always a simple one with costs, suppliers, and spare time getting in the way. Being sustainable doesn’t mean being perfect; sometimes you just need to get started. With examples from businesses who have taken first steps, and the impact they have achieved, come along to this session for tips and insights to support your sustainability journey!

Executive Manager of Environment, Social and Governance

CommBank

CEO

BioPak

Personal Finance Expert

CommBank

General Manager, Asset Finance & Business Financial Assistance

CommBank

Founder & CEO

Brighte

Speakers

Commissioner
Victorian Small Business Commission
VSBC
Deputy Lord Mayor
City of Melbourne
city-of-melb
National Cyber Security Coordinator
National Office of Cyber Security
cyber-security
Executive General Manager, Small Business Banking
CommBank
CommBank
AVP Small Business A/NZ
Salesforce
salesforce-1

Award Judge

Director of Cybersecurity
Cisco
cisco
Vice President for Small Business
Optus
optus
General Manager of Product and Insights
Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
vcci

Award Judge

Director Public Education
IP Australia
ip-aus1
Head of Nine Ad Manager
Nine Ad Manager
nine

Workshop Presenter

Director, Invest Melbourne
City of Melbourne
city-of-melb

Award Judge

Professor, Department of Management
Deakin Business School
deakin
CTO
Cisco
cisco
General Manager of Marketing (Business Bank and IB&M)
CommBank
CommBank

Award Judge

Digital Commercial Director
Nine Ad Manager
nine
Vice President APAC & MEA
Gen
gen
Business Overdraft Product Owner
CommBank
CommBank
CEO
BioPak
biopak
CEO
Unchained Solutions
unchained-sol
Chief Economist and Head of Global Economic and Markets Research
CommBank
CommBank
General Manager, Asset Finance & Business Financial Assistance
CommBank
CommBank
RVP, Small Business, A/NZ
Salesforce
salesforce-1
General Manager Cyber Defence Operations and Security Integration (Fusion)
CommBank
CommBank
Founder & CEO
Brighte
brighte
Founder, RIPE and Winner of the City of Melbourne Small Business of the Year Awa...
RIPE
Regional Sales Director
Salesforce
salesforce-1
Chief Engagement Officer
Beyond Blue
beyond blue
Personal Finance Expert
CommBank
CommBank
Acting General Manager - Workplace Relations and Wellbeing
Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
vcci
Director
Cesar Aldea
CA2
Commercial Transaction Products and Growth
CommBank
CommBank
Sales Director - Bigin by Zoho CRM
Zoho
zoho1
Chief Technology Officer, A/NZ
Salesforce
salesforce-1
Executive Manager of Environment, Social and Governance
CommBank
CommBank
Business Mentor, Self Employment Assistance Program
Asuria
asuria
National Manager for Manufacturing & Wholesale Trade
CommBank
CommBank
Co-Founder & Director
Gravia Media
Gravia-Media
Managing Principal
Janus Lasting
janus-lasting
Customer Success & Operations
Nine Ad Manager
nine

Workshop Presenter

Business Coach
Asuria
asuria
Head of Digital, CX & Marketing
pay.com.au
pay1
CEO & Growth Advisor
Visage Growth Partners
vgp
Solution Engineer
Salesforce
salesforce-1
Lead Strategist and Founder
TomorrowToday
Editor, Small Business Connections & Co-Host ABF Vision 
Small Business Connections
SBC

Award Judge