Welcome to the
NJA* People & Talent Summit
*Not Just Another! 🙌
Brought to you by the Sydney Talent Meetup organising crew!
🗓️ Thursday 13th March, 2025
⏰ 8:00am - 6:00pm (+ drinks, networking, karaoke!)
📍 Fishburners, Wynyard Station (Sydney)
💡 300 brilliant attendees across Talent & People
We're bringing you the “Rolls Royce” of People & Talent events—packed with value, but priced for the community!
Expect the same vibrant energy that’s made our Sydney Talent Meetups a must-attend for the past three years, now on a whole new level for 300 incredible humans 🚀
What to Expect:
Unmissable Speakers: We’re bringing you an extraordinary line-up of international and local experts delivering fresh insights and actionable strategies that are reshaping the future of our industry.
Two Tracks, Endless Insights: Choose from two powerful streams focused on today’s hottest People & Talent topics—or mix and match as you like!
Handpicked Sponsors: We’re featuring only a select few sponsors we trust—no overwhelming sponsor booths or ultra ‘sales’ vibes, just a handful of recommended solutions that will save you hours of research.
Delicious Food & Great Vibes: Quality food and drinks will keep you fuelled all day, so you can focus on learning, connecting, and recharging.
Surprises & Giveaways: From curated goodie bags and surprise experiences to a wellness room dedicated to your comfort, we’re infusing the day with NJA-style extras that will keep you energised and engaged! 😍
This isn’t just another event; it’s a premium experience at a community price—early bird tickets are just $299, making this Australia’s best-value all-day event for people & talent pros serious about growth, learning, and connection.
It’s all the good stuff… without the fluff! 😁 🚀 Don’t miss out—this is where People & Talent come alive!
What is it?
This event is crafted for Australia’s internal People & Talent community, bringing together P&C and Talent professionals for a day of connection, collaboration, and impactful learning.
While we’re thrilled to create this experience specifically for those in internal People & Talent roles, we know there is interest from wonderful HR tech vendors, recruitment agencies, founders and others in our broader community. If this sounds like you, please note that we will be releasing a 5% reserved ticket allocation early next year.
We’ll do our best to find a spot for as many people in our community 🙏 While our earlybird special is on (for all of November only!) - please grab your ticket fast if you’re in an internal People & Talent role!
We can’t wait to see you there! 💛
Who’s it for?
Not Just Another Speaker Lineup
With International Speakers from the UK and Canada!
Vanesa Cotlar
VP People and Culture, PolicyMe
Vanesa Cotlar is an ambitious HR leader who has worked in over 20 countries, bringing a global perspective into everything she does. She is passionate about building flexible workplaces and advocates for open communication and recurring feedback to increase attraction and retention of top talent, evident in her work as VP of People & Culture at PolicyMe. Previously, Vanesa Co-Founded an HR tech start-up focused on removing bias in application and hiring processes, led People Operations at iQmetrix, and worked as a Management Consultant at Monitor Deloitte Canada where she provided strategic guidance to F500 companies.
In her spare time, Vanesa contributes to People & Culture thought leadership and offers guidance to start-ups that need help structuring their HR practices. In 2023, Vanesa was named a top 25 Emerging Culture Creators by Culture Amp and was a finalist for HRO Today’s HR Excellence category. In 2024, Vanesa was named one of the Top 10 CHROs/CPOs by DiversityCan Magazine. Vanesa holds an MBA from Queen’s University.
Hung Lee
Editor of leading industry newsletter Recruiting Brainfood.
Hung is an industry professional with over 20 years of experience as an agency recruiter, Recruitment manager, internal Head of Talent, recruitment trainer, award-winning recruitment tech founder and, now Editor and Community builder at Recruiting Brainfood - the best weekly newsletter in recruitment!
Hung lives and works in London… but absolutely loves visiting Sydney whenever he can! ☀️
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Meet remarkable People & Talent folks from all over Australia’s leading tech startups, scale-ups & enterprises!
Testimonials
Don’t take our word for it…here’s what others say about our events!
“Recruiting industry is all about networking and I find Sydney Talent Meetup is a quality forum to do just that, especially after the quiet pandemic period. If connecting with industry experts/peers is what you are looking for, I highly recommend this one for the range of topics and speakers they invite to these meet-ups”
Ankit Gulati
TA Leader, Atlassian
“What an incredible evening at the Sydney Talent Meetup! It was such a fantastic opportunity to connect with so many amazing humans and exchange ideas that truly matter.
Events like these are a powerful reminder of the value of sharing knowledge and the strength of the talent network we have here in Sydney. Feeling inspired and grateful to be part of such a vibrant community!”
Anna Volkova
Director of People & Culture at Kudosity
“Look, I might be a little biased, and the team probably won’t include this review anywhere - but this event will likely be better than that time Arsenal went an entire Premier League season undefeated. In other words - EPIC!”
Anthony Enright
Co-founder at Swag N Send
“What a night and what a privelage it was to be part of the discussion…at sydney talent meetup.”
Lucy Wilson
CPO at Gumtree
“Last night’s Sydney Talent Meetup was a vibe! The energy was high ⭐️, and the discussions got real. It was my first time attending, and I’m already looking forward to the next one. This strong, engaged Talent community is a safe space, to connect, to network, and stay on top of local trends.
Sonya Rosendorff
TA Manager