Meet some of the presenters of the 2025 Golden Jubilee Conference
Bob McWilliams
Howard Penny
Rupert Guenther
Fintan Murphy
Stephen Chin
Anita Collins
Brian Balmages
Soon Hee Newbold
Karen Kyriakou
Louise King
Timothy Kantor
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