Professional Advancement Committee

John Clay

Chair of Professional Advancement Committee| Principal – Clay Advisory

• Certified Practising Marketer, Australian Marketing Institute
• Fellow, Australian Marketing Institute
• Leadership Development Program, Mt Eliza Business School
• MBA in Marketing, University of Nottingham
• Postgraduate Diploma in Business Analytics, Strategic Management, Lancaster University
• BA Hons, Human Movement Studies, Leeds Becket University

Bronwyn Powell

Chief Executive Officer of Australian Marketing Institute | Non-Executive Director of The Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology

• Certified Practising Marketer, Australian Marketing Institute
• Fellow, Australian Marketing Institute
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK)
• GAICD, Graduate in Company Directors Course, Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Certificate Emeritus Institute, Digital Marketing, Columbia Business School
• Management II, Executive Leadership, University Michigan
• Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Marketing, University of New South Wales

Nicholas Ridis

Academic | Director (Board Member) Australian Marketing Institute | Founder AVODKA & maleMorphosis entrepreneur

• Bachelor of Marketing, University of South Australia
• Associate Diploma in Built Environment (Building), University of South Australia
• Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, University of Technology Sydney (in progress)
• Member, Australian Institute of Directors
• Fellow, Australian Marketing Institute
• Fellow, Australian Institute of Management
• Certified Practising Marketer, Australian Marketing Institute
• Certified Practising Manager, Australian Institute of Management

Demetri Hughes

Deputy Chair | Managing Director – 1Up Communications

•  Master of Business (Integrated Marketing Communications), Queensland University of Technology
• Master of Business (Public Relations), Queensland University of Technology
• Bachelor of Business Management, University of Queensland
• Fellow, Australian Marketing Institute
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK)
• Certified Practising Marketer, Australian Marketing Institute

Mona Lolas

Director (Board Member) ICON APAC| Executive Partner of Forrester

• Certified Practising Marketer, Australian Marketing Institute
• B2B Marketing Pro Certification, SiriusDecisions
• BA, English and Literature, Macquarie University

Frank Alpert

Tertiary Sector Advisor | Associate Professor of Marketing – The University of Queensland

• PhD of Business (Marketing), University of Southern California, Los Angeles
• Master of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
• Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Berkeley
• Fellow, Australian Marketing Institute
• Certified Practising Marketer, Australian Marketing Institute

Narendra Prasad

Chief Executive Officer of Australian Marketing Institute

• Digital Marketing Strategy, Harvard University
• CA, Chartered Accountant Australia and New Zealand
• MBA in Decision Sciences, University of Hawaii
• BA; Graduate Certificate of Education, Accounting and Mathematics, University of the South Pacific