Jaclyn is a consultant specialising in open innovation and participatory design, with more than 20 years of experience across diverse sectors. She has designed and delivered cutting-edge projects for large multinational organisations, as well as start-ups and emerging not-for-profit organisations.

What sets Jaclyn apart is her proven ability to bring creativity and agility to projects, foster collaborative partnerships, and unite diverse teams to tackle complex challenges. Highlights of her work include co-creating innovative mobility services for citizens in Detroit; using financial innovation to address sustainable development goals; creating future-focused strategies to engage customers and stakeholders in long-term planning; and helping start-ups conceptualise and communicate compelling value propositions.

She is an experienced facilitator and delivers programs for clients in the private and education sectors in the areas of innovation, design thinking, social marketing, consumer behaviour and creative advertising development.

Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Professional Writing and Communication from the University of South Australia; a Master of Business Administration (MBA); and a Master of Communication for Social Change from the University of Queensland (UQ). She also holds a Certificate IV in Public Participation from the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2). Jaclyn is a member of the UQ Bachelor of Design Industry Advisory Group and has been a guest lecturer and mentor for the UQ MBA Program.

Andrew is an experienced HSC marker, Teacher, and Lecturer. He has also been a member of High School executives, has served on College Board of Management sub-committees, has practiced as the Head of Operations and the Head of Careers Education, and worked in business management outside of the education sector. He has been teaching Economics and Business Studies for more than 15 years. The organisations that Andrew has worked for include Moriah College, Ascham School, Sydney Grammar, Queenwood School, and Australian Business Academy.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Management), a Masters of Education, a Diploma of Financial Planning, and Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training. The majority of the students that Andrew has taught have achieved a top band in both Economics and Business Studies, with many of these students achieving in excess of 95 out of 100. Andrew is passionate about economics and business studies and enjoys showing students how these subjects can be applied in their lives.

Van offers a unique blend of expertise in design thinking, entrepreneurship, psychology, business strategy, public policy, law, innovation, and organisational transformation. With a distinctive ability to apply design thinking to solve complex challenges, Van has worked across diverse sectors, including IT&T, higher education, financial services, government, and energy. Van has partnered with Australian, New Zealand, and international organisations, leading initiatives that drive customer experience transformation, cultural change, and innovation. 

What sets Van apart is a passion for making design thinking relevant, useful and actionable, ensuring that individuals and teams can apply it directly to their work contexts. Having trained a broad range of audiences—from undergraduate and postgraduate students to customer-facing teams, managers, executives, co-founders, and boards—Van creates transformative, hands-on learning experiences that inspire collaboration, foster problem-solving, and drive sustainable success.

Van’s qualifications include an MBA, Masters of Professional Psychology, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce, being a Solicitor and certifications in Change Management and Process Improvement. She has been twice awarded Female Fintech Leader of the year (Fintech Australia & Australian Fintech Awards 2019), a sought after keynote speaker on innovation, a bank board director & Co-Founder, consulted on the design & launch of Bineo, Mexico’s first 100% digital bank, dedicated over 13 years to childhood research ethics, sat on the TIO Council and telco industry advisory committees, and driven legislative change in the financial services and telecommunications industries.

John brings a wealth of business, management, IT, consultancy and training experience to many of the professional development courses on offer at CCE. This experience has included senior corporate and general management roles in American, British and Chinese multinationals, as well as consultancies for several leading UK and Irish management firms. His consulting projects have covered advanced practice studies in leadership, sales & customer service processes, strategic sourcing, human resource models and organisational issues. These projects have been undertaken in North & South America, Europe and China. His international client list includes Procter & Gamble, Red Bull, Johnson & Johnson, SC Johnson, Eli Lilly, Roche, Mitsubishi, Vodafone/ Hutchison Telecoms, Danone, Heineken, BOC/ Linde, Boehringer Ingelheim, British Government and Qantas. John also works for an Australian consulting firm, Newfocus, conducting projects in the government and Not-For-Profit sectors. John has been involved in projects at PwC and Macquarie University.

John is currently undertaking a M. Phil/ PhD and holds a Master of Business Administration (with Distinction), Bachelor of Arts (with Distinction), majors in Psychology and Statistics, sub-majors in Accounting and Economics; Diplomas in Management, Change Management, Risk Management, Project Management; Digital Badge in Advanced Analytics, Graduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching, and Certificate IVs in Competitive Manufacturing (Lean) and Training and Assessment. John has been awarded the highest qualification by The Australian Research Society, namely Qualified Professional Researcher. John is an accredited Sydney Lifeline counsellor, where he also trained counsellors for more than 20 years.

John has lectured in Bachelor of Business at Torrens University, Master of Business Analytics at Kaplan Business School and Master of Community Development offered through Southern Cross University (SCBIT Sydney campus). John has been an Executive Coach at UNSW, where he has also been a guest lecturer in marketing and change management. He has taught 1st year statistics at UTS (Insearch) and Macquarie University (Navitas) and delivered IT training in corporate settings for 30 years.

Josto was born in Sardinia, Italy. He graduated from Rome University in Chinese studies, holds a Double Master’s degree in International Relations from Peking University, and in International History from the London School of Economics. He is currently undertaking his Ph.D. in Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney.

Josto first taught Italian in Italy to migrants as a volunteer. Teaching Italian soon became his passion and he decided to consolidate his knowledge through an intensive course for teaching Italian as second language and obtaining the second level of the DITALS certificate. Josto then spent several years' abroad teaching in China, England, Laos, and Australia.

Josto has numerous interests which include figure skating, camping, reading, travelling and playing piano. He speaks four languages and believes that learning a language is a journey of discovery. His classes are set up to guide students through this journey, in a humorous, relaxed and creative environment, where they can explore and map their linguistic improvements through numerous activities and games.

Danish is an experienced professional with 20 years of experience in training, consulting, finance, project management and engineering. He has worked in organisations including Siemens, Shell, Nexacu etc. in Australia, Germany and the Middle East. He started teaching in 2012 and has trained professionals from various industries and organisations on Microsoft applications. They include the Department of Education, Australian Border Force, Sydney Water, Wesfarmers, Allianz, Rabobank, Diageo, Clorox, ABC, SBS, Seven, BBC, Hilton and Uniting.

Danish specialises in custom course development based on specific client needs. His decades of diverse experience across various industries help him incorporate relatable practical examples in his course development and delivery. He is passionate about equipping professionals with modern tools to do their work more efficiently and effortlessly. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering, Master of Business Administration, Microsoft Certification and Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification.

Flavia is a writer and teacher with decades of experience leading and developing peer promotions, career development and grant-writing programs. She has a strong track record in winning grants from the Australian Research Council, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, as well as a Fellowship from the British School at Rome.

Alongside a colleague, she pioneered the use of design thinking approaches to grant-writing and ran a highly successful series of workshops at Swinburne University of Technology and the Women in Science Precinct Parkville.

Flavia has a PhD from the University of Sydney and has taught in both undergraduate and postgraduate architecture courses, with a focus on global and social themes. She has written two books and more than 30 articles and book chapters, and is a world expert on the art, architecture and design of the Italian Fascist and post-war periods. 

She is a Director of Synergy3 Consulting. Some of her past clients include the Design Institute of Australia, Heide Museum of Modern Art, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the Florey Institute, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, and the ASTRO 3D ARC Centre of Excellence.

Now an Affiliate Professor in the Italian Studies Department at the University of Sydney, she facilitates a historical fiction group at Writing NSW and is a trained and accredited mentor in the Academic Navigation process developed by Ethos Consulting.

Nathan is a skilled professional in the financial modelling field, having honed his skills during his tenure in the financial modelling teams at KPMG and PwC. His work involves crafting financial models for a diverse set of clients, including sizable ASX-listed companies engaged in multi-billion dollar projects.

Alongside his practical roles, Nathan shares his insights as part of the faculty at the Australian Graduate School of Management, contributing to the full-time, online, and executive MBA programs. This dual experience reflects Nathan’s solid grounding in financial modelling and his commitment to passing on his knowledge through education.