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Mirik MilanGlobal Night Mayor Advocate & Co Founder, VibeLabMirik Milan is former Night Mayor of Amsterdam, and longtime creative director of some of the Dutch capital’s most celebrated events.Since 2012, he has played an instrumental role in the reshaping of Amsterdam’s nightlife scene into one of the most vibrant and economically robust in the world, and his innovative position is fast becoming replicated in major nightlife-focused cities around the world, like New York, Paris and London. -
Tyson KohDirector, Keep Sydney OpenTyson Koh is the director of anti-lockout campaign Keep Sydney Open and producer of the ABC’s long-running music program Rage.Since starting Keep Sydney Open in 2015, Tyson has been a leading voice on Sydney’s nightlife and the city’s cultural vibrancy. He has helped to make the issues facing Sydney’s nightlife a major talking point through a series of successful rallies and several mainstream media appearances. Tyson is now a key contributor to the State Government on the future of Sydney’s night-time economy. -
Marie-Louise TheileCreative Director, James Street InitiativeAfter 22 years working in print and electronic media, in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney (News Anchor for Network 10) and New York (Elle magazine, News Ltd), Marie-Louise was invited by a group of visionary property developers to establish an organisation that would focus on developing and promoting a unique inner-city precinct renewal project, James Street. -
Maurice TerziniCreative Director, Icebergs GroupRestaurateur Maurice Terzini is one of the Australia’s most highly regarded creative entrepreneurs, best known for establishing several truly iconic Australian dining venues.With spectacular dining destinations, such as Icebergs Dining Room and Bar (IDRB) on Bondi Beach in Sydney and Giuseppe Arnaldo & Sons and the influential Melbourne Wine Room, Terzini has set a high benchmark for impeccable dining and is now turning his eye to establishing successful dining destinations in Asia. -
Glen CassidyFounder, Cake WinesIn just 4 years Cake Wines has grown to become a recognised national brand with a cult following, and a reputation of executing some of the most forward thinking ideas in it’s category.With a love for food, wine and cultural ideas that have a positive impact on the people and cities in which we live, Glen co-founded Cake Wines in 2011, an Adelaide Hills / Redfern based wine company with a focus on demystifying the often overly complicated world of wine. -
Jess ScullyCouncillor / Curator, City of SydneyCouncillor Jess Scully was elected to the City of Sydney Council in September 2016.In her role as a Councillor, Jess Scully is drawing upon her experience a creative industries expert, event director, and public art curator, with over fifteen years experience in publishing, events, policy and cultural strategy. Through her projects, she uses creativity and the arts to engage communities in our knowledge economy, and with the public realm.
