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Kate Aitken

Kate Aitken

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Chief People Officer

Optus

Highly motivated senior HR executive with extensive leadership experience across Australia, New Zealand, APAC and Europe, spanning investment banking, telecommunications, and tech sectors. Her expertise leading multigenerational teams through major business transformations - including acquisitions, partnerships, and crisis management - provides unique insights into harnessing generational diversity to drive innovation and results. Having developed strategies across diverse industries, she understands how to adapt leadership approaches to engage different generations while navigating complex change. As a member of Chief Executive Women and Founding Member of the Minerva Network, she brings practical experience supporting women across all career stages and building high-performing, inclusive teams.

SESSIONS

Day 1

1:10

Fireside Chat: Leading Multigenerational Teams with Purpose

  • Harnessing generational diversity to drive innovation, collaboration and results

  • Supporting and empowering women across all career stages and transitions

  • Adapting your leadership approach to bring out the best in every generation


Moderator: Charlotte Anderson, Head of People Experience, Canva


Kate Aitken, Chief People Officer, Optus


Lucinda Gemmell, Chief People and Culture Officer, Seven West Media

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