Event Details
Join us for a dynamic day of presentations, peer exchange, and industry updates. Learn from subject matter experts on topics including compliance, technology, fraud mitigation and operational best practice.
Date: 30 October 2025
Time: 7:00am – 4:30pm
Location: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Boulevard Level
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Speakers
Hear from Australia's leading voices in payroll, including compliance experts and thought leaders. Their sessions are designed to help you stay ahead and deliver more value in your role.
Tracy Angwin
Non Executive Director
Louise Missen
Principal Consultant, Member Services
Maria Nikoletatos
Senior Payroll Consultant
Jonathan Mamaril
Director, South Geldard Lawyers
Robert Price
Director of Large Corporate Investigations, Fair Work Ombudsman
Craig Fox
Regional Manager, Office of Industrial Relations
Peta Lonergan
Assistant Commissioner and Risk & Strategy Employer Obligations, Australian Taxation Office
Susan Kelso
Chief Experience Officer, Beyond Blue
Stephen Duncan
Head of Marketing for the People and Payroll Division - APAC, The Access Group
Abhinav Sinha
Country Sales Head, Ramco
Matthew Westwood-Hill
Chief Information Security Officer, Frontier Software
Vinod Santhanam
Product General Manager - Payroll, Technology OneTracy Angwin
Tracy has a background working with payroll vendors and payroll professionals and has spent the last 25 years trying to get one to make sense of the other.
Originally a dairy farmer’s daughter, Tracy is a Non Executive Director and one-time dinner date of Boy George. Tracy leads the team at Australian Payroll Association, who prefer her out of the office where she can’t cause havoc and that’s just how she likes it.
Louise Missen
Like most payroll professionals, Louise fell into the payroll world many moons ago, almost by mistake. She now has over fifteen years’ experience in Australian payroll, working for a number of great Australian brands in different industries. With all this knowledge Louise now focuses on training and supporting our members and students to grow their payroll knowledge.
Away from the office, Louise can often be found spending time with family and friends. She lives by the quote ‘Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you’ by Misty Copeland.
Maria Nikoletatos
Maria was APA’s very first employee, and to this day, she’s still the most entertaining. Known affectionately as our resident payroll nerd, Maria has an unmatched passion for getting payroll right. She’s the person who actually enjoys reading payroll legislation in her spare time (yes, really) and her reputation for razor sharp knowledge is legendary.
As one of APA’s most enthusiastic trainers and our living, breathing knowledge base, Maria is the go to for even the trickiest payroll questions. If she doesn’t know the answer… well, no one does.
Jonathan Mamaril
Providing practical and timely advice on the latest legislation changes and legal issues facing employers, Jonathan advises decision makers on all areas of employment law including restructures, redundancies, General Protections, Unfair Dismissal, sexual harassment, psychosocial risks and hazards, workplace bullying, underpayment of wages, termination of employment and performance management.
Due to his practical expertise, Jonathan is regularly asked to comment on Employment Law matters with Brisbane Times, Sydney Morning Herald, ABC radio, HR Daily and HRM Online and is a regular speaker with The
Executive Connection (TEC)/Vistage Worldwide, Best Practice Network, Local Government Managers Association and the Australian Payroll Association.
Robert Price
Robert has worked in the area of workplace relations with various Commonwealth regulatory agencies for over 30 years. Over the last 10 years Robert has led significant investigations in a range of sectors and responsibility for several major Inquiries undertaken by the Fair Work Ombudsman including 7-Eleven, Trolley Collection Services Procurement, Supermarket Cleaners and the Harvest Trail.
Robert has a significant interest in the Horticulture sector, workplace relations issues in regional areas and workplace issues effecting young workers, trainees and apprentices with the last 5 years specialising in Large Corporate investigations.
Craig Fox
Peta Lonergan
With a commitment to excellence in public service administration, Peta is a member of the Senior Executive Service for Superannuation and Employer Obligations. In this role she is focussed on educating and improving the compliance of almost 1 million employers in relation to their Pay as you go withholding, Superannuation Guarantee and FBT obligations. Peta works across a range of market segments and takes a collaborative and consultative approach to support employers to meet their tax and super obligations engaging with industry bodies, tax professionals, strategic advisors, and the general community.
Peta has a passion for challenging the status quo, identifying opportunities and creating innovative team environments.
Susan Kelso
Stephen Duncan
Matthew Westwood-Hill
Vinod Santhanam
Over the past 25+ years, I have played a diverse range of roles at different organisations across multiple geographies and Fortune 500 companies as a Technology Leader including Practice Lead - Digital Platforms, General Manager - Engineering, Delivery Partner, Program Manager, Technical Manager, Technology Lead and Principal Consultant.
Exhibitors
Explore the tools and technology shaping the future of payroll. Our exhibitor area features cutting-edge solutions, expert demos, and meaningful conversations with those transforming payroll systems, automation and advisory.
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