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VIC CEO Lunch

Join us for our exclusive VIC CEO Lunch and conversation, in partnership with Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

In Conversation: Leading a Small Association with Big Ideas

Dr Andrew Gosbell from Associations Forum talks with Kathy Parton, Chief Executive Officer, Aquatics and Recreation Victoria and Kylie Lethbridge, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Brewers Association about their journey as CEOs, and in leading and transforming their associations.

Registrations: Free & Exclusive to CEOs of NFP organisations

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Kathy Parton, Chief Executive Officer, Aquatics and Recreation Victoria

Kathy has over 30 years’ experience working within the Community services sector in Not for Profit, Federal Government, State Government and Local Government sectors. Kathy commenced her career in the Early years sector and overtime transitioned through many senior leadership roles in organisations with a focus on statewide and local human services planning and community services provision.

In November 2019 Kathy commenced as CEO Aquatics and Recreation Victoria the peak organisation for the Victorian Aquatics and Recreation Industry. Kathy has been a board member of Aquatics and Recreation Victoria since 2018. Prior to this Kathy was the Manager Community Wellbeing at Knox City Council responsible for leading Council’s strategic planning, policy development, social and community infrastructure, community development, community safety, community access and inclusion, preventative health, social research and provision of community programs and services to support Council’s goals to promote and protect the health and wellbeing of the Knox community. Kathy has a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA), and is an associate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Kylie Lethbridge, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Brewers Association

Kylie Lethbridge is an industry executive with over 30 years of experience involving government services, tourism, marketing and stakeholder management. Kylie is the Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Brewers Association, having started the role in March 2020 with a diverse career history.

Kylie began her journey working in Ministerial support teams before progressing to a variety of communications and marketing, tourism, economic development and management roles within local and state government in Australia and federal government in the UK. Having owned her own small business, Kylie understands the challenges many small beverage suppliers face. She is a leader and author of strategies and policies that support organisational outcomes and has delivered effective results from her work in destination development and international trade. Kylie has held multiple Board directorships, is considered an excellent relationship and stakeholder manager as well as a nurturing leader and facilitator of change.

Andrew Gosbell, Associations Advisor, Associations Forum

Andrew is based in Melbourne and provides a range of advisory services for Associations Forum based on his broad experience in governance, change management, leadership development, government  relations and policy development, risk management, strategic planning, negotiation and partnership development.

Andrew has over 15 years senior executive experience working in medical colleges and associations, including successful tenures as CEO of General Practice Registrars Australia and Deputy CEO at the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

He has a track record of working collaboratively with volunteers, association members and office bearers, and professional staff to successfully deliver a range of strategic initiatives at both national and state levels. He has well-developed networks in the health and associations sectors. Andrew also has governance experience as a non-executive director and currently holds a number of Board and Committee positions in the NFP and tertiary-education sectors.