Jodi Weedon is currently the Executive Director of AustCham ASEAN. Prior to this appointment Jodi was in the role of Chief Executive Officer of AustCham Myanmar for 3 years from August 2016.  In June 2017 AustCham Myanmar won the 2017 Asia Pacific Small Chamber of the Year award in recognition for excellence, innovation, and thought leadership among our regional chamber peers. The award acknowledged the activities, high member acquisition, member engagement strategies, and the impact of the chambers within Myanmar. AustCham.

Michael is a co-founder and Group CFO/COO of Valentis.

Michael leads the corporate and finance functions across the Valentis Group.

Michael has helped establish a number of the Valentis partnerships and joint ventures that now enable Valentis to provide international standard turn-key mineral exploration services. Michael is responsible for the corporate governance, risk and financial management of the various Valentis business divisions.

Brad Jones is the Chief Executive Officer of Wave Money, a role he has held for the last four and a half years. Wave Money is a fintech joint venture in Myanmar owned by Telenor Group, Yoma Strategic Holdings, First Myanmar Investments (FMI) and Yoma Bank.

Wave Money is the leading fintech company in Myanmar, serving millions of customers monthly across a network of more than 57,000 agents.

Michelle Grady is a highly experienced external relations professional who currently leads Woodside Energy’s Myanmar business. Through her career, which has spanned three continents, she has held senior positions covering government relations, communications, community engagement and crisis management. She believes in inclusive workplaces and mentors and promotes women in the workplace.

Kim Chawsu is a finance and banking expert in Myanmar and international experience. She is founder of K.Academy, a capacity building initiative to upskill the professionals in Myanmar banking and finance sectors with a focus on board and senior management trainings.

Christopher Hughes is a founding partner of independent Myanmar firm SCM legal, which he started after a near twenty-year career with international firms Baker & McKenzie, Clifford Chance and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. He has been based in Myanmar since 2013 and drafted the Myanmar Companies Law 2017 and Myanmar Investment Rules 2017 for the Government.