Lyndal Hughes, Managing Director, Treacle Consulting
My philosophy is simple but powerful: make change stick. I’m passionate about helping leaders cultivate wellbeing and embed lasting, positive behaviourswithin their teams. Known for my practical, science-backed approach, I work with executive teams to deliver real-world solutions that create meaningful and sustainable change.
With more than 25 years’ experience leading transformation across industries, I bring together strategy, psychology, and human-centreddesign to create workplaces where individuals and teams thrive. I hold Master’s degrees in Coaching Psychology and OrganisationalPsychology, and I’m a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, adnfounding member of the BPS Coaching Psychology group. I’ve partnered with organisationsfrom ASX100 companies to global corporates, public institutions, and not-for-profits –helping leaders navigate complexity, strengthen culture, and make change that not only lasts but lifts everyone it touches.
Alanna Fitzpatrick, Partner, K&L Gates LLP
Alanna Fitzpatrick is a partner in the firm's Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice. She is an experienced workplace health and safety lawyer. She is a responsive, pragmatic and empathetic lawyer who assists her clients to navigate serious safety incidents and accidents. She assists clients respond to and engage with regulators undertaking investigations following safety incidents in a manner that is designed to ensure that the risk of reputational damage and personal/corporate prosecution is minimised.
Alanna is also an experienced front end safety lawyer, providing compliance advice to a range of organisations to understand and discharge their obligations under safety legislation and for officers, developing a suite of material to enable those officers to discharge their duty to exercise due diligence. She delivers engaging and informative presentations on safety related topics include crisis management, due diligence and managing the risk of psychosocial harm.
Alanna is experienced in dealing with a wide range of employment matters including executive employment issues, performance management, grievances, disciplinary matters, discrimination and termination of employment. She has a particular focus on assisting employers to manage ill and injured employees and restraint of trade matters.
Alanna is a commercially focused and pragmatic litigator. She has assisted clients to litigate individual and collective disputes in the Fair Work Commission as well as disputes and regulatory prosecutions in the Federal Court and Supreme Court of Queensland.
Alanna has advised her clients on all types of workplace investigations and undertakes workplace investigations, particularly those relating to bullying allegations and sexual harassment.
Alanna has advised companies in various industries including agriculture, aviation, construction, energy and resources, medical and pharmaceutical, retail, higher education, government departments and government owned corporations.
Libby Marshall, Business and People Strategist
I am a learning and development specialist, facilitator and trainer with a strong track record in transforming organisationsand individuals. With more than 25 years’ experience in senior leadership roles, highly skilled in complex, demanding environments and in leading teams across face-to-face and virtual settings.
Specialisesin developing people-success strategies aligned to commercial performance and is recognisedas a progressive, self-starting thinker who thrives where new ideas are required. With over 15 years’ experience working with higher education institutions in MBA and executive education design and delivery, partnering with leading global and Australian business schools. Throughout my career, I have built a reputation for collaborative, consultative work, drawing on expert insight to support sound decision-making. I bring a strong understanding of global politics, economic trends, and their impact on international and APAC workforce dynamics, enabling the creation of relevant, practical learning solutions.