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Pottinger Joint CEO Cassandra KellyFresh from speaking at the B20 summit, Pottinger Joint CEO Cassandra Kelly has called for Australia to embrace a D20 conference in order to unlock the full value of diversity.

In a column published this week, Cassandra said that throughout history, diversity had been a powerful hidden driver fuelling economic advances. “Diversity unleashes richly creative problem-solving upon complex social and economic challenges,” she said.

“For example, in April 2009, when urgent action was required as the global economy teetered on the brink, G20 leaders responded with an historic $1.1 trillion global stimulus package, a coordinated strategy to save jobs, businesses and economies.

“While debate still rages about what ‘enabled’ this unprecedented outbreak of collaboration, for me, the answer is simple – diversity fought back against the Great Recession.

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New Top Tourist Parks CEO Stuart LivingstoneAustralia’s largest tourist park marketing & member service organisation Top Tourist Parks of Australia (TTPA) has a new national CEO from the allied caravan and camping industry.

He is Stuart Livingstone, 41, who departs the Caravan and Camping Industry Association of SA after 10 years. In his capacity as CEO he successfully managed the SA Trade Division and worked in partnership with Caravan Park Associations across Australia on several national committees and special projects.

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Greg PattenWith little fuss, but much entrepreneurial zeal, Greg Patten, the man behind a largely unknown family company he built from scratch is showing how business can thrive in the South Australian economy.

Greg was a nominee and finalist for the Central Region in the 2014 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, announced last week in Adelaide.

Hardly a household name, Greg’s quiet style has nevertheless seen his Mogas fuel brand achieve “major player” status in the highly competitive fuel supply industry, while simultaneously developing innovative, leading-edge technologies to manage and expand their business operations across a surprising, diverse field.

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