Event details
Date: Thursday, 6 August 2026
Time: 4:30pm - 7:00pm, panel discussion: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Where: PeopleIN HQ, Level 6, 540 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley 4006
Evening event with canapés, food and drinks included
Meet the panellists
Get to know the industry leaders bringing insights, first hand experience and bold thinking to the conversation.
Don O'Rorke
CEO & Chairman, Consolidated Property Group
Don O’Rorke is a founding member of Consolidated Properties Group, building a $3B development pipeline over 40 years across residential, office and retail assets. He brings deep expertise in large scale property development and will offer a developer’s perspective on unlocking housing supply to support workforce growth and regional capacity.
Melanie Kennan
Head of People and Culture, Bindaree Food Group
Melanie brings extensive experience leading people and culture functions across workforce planning, learning and development, and organisational performance. She will bring a practical workforce lens to the panel, sharing insights on attraction, retention and how PALM and international labour pathways are being used to build sustainable regional workforces.
James Bennett
Key Account Manager, SEEK
As a part of the Global accounts team, James leads the relationship development, customer experience, and commercial outcomes with SEEK's largest agencies across APAC. As a trusted advisor, James consults with clients in order to maximise brand awareness, candidate conversion, and placement outcomes. James relationships extend across our key markets Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines.
