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Standards Australia

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Standards Australia is the nation’s leading organisation for developing standards. For more than 100 years, we have worked with industry, government and the community to support safety, quality and consistency across infrastructure, everyday products and emerging technologies. As Australia’s representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), we help develop and adopt internationally aligned standards that support innovation and sustainable growth. Our people are central to our work, and we are committed to creating a diverse, collaborative workplace where different perspectives are valued and everyone feels included.

Iress

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We are a global team of around 1,500 people building software that helps the financial services industry perform at its best. From the world’s most iconic financial services brands to advice firms of all sizes, challenger banks, insurers, investment managers, traders and brokers, more than 10,000 businesses and 500,000 people use our software to help them perform better and deliver more. We operate across Asia Pacific, United Kingdom, Canada and Africa.

HKA

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HKA is the world’s leading consultancy of choice for multi-disciplinary expert and specialist services in risk mitigation and dispute resolution within the capital projects and infrastructure sector. We also have particular experience advising clients on the economic impact of commercial and investment treaty disputes and in forensic accounting matters. In addition, HKA supports companies that conduct business with the US Federal Government, providing them with consulting services on complex government contracting matters. We bring a proud record of excellent service and high achievement – established over more than 40 years – to bear on today’s challenges. As trusted independent consultants, experts and advisers, we deliver solutions amid uncertainty, dispute and overrun, and provide the insights that make the best possible outcomes a reality for public and private sector clients worldwide.

Ryman Healthcare

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IT'S GOT TO BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR MUM, AND DAD! In 1983, Kevin Hickman walked into a fire-damaged old villa to investigate how the fire had started. The building was a resthome, and Kevin didn’t like what he saw. “There were four people to a room with shared toilets down the corridor. The people running the resthome were nice and did a good job in as much as they were expected to. But to me, it was crazy. The standards were so poor. But that’s how resthomes were in those days.” It started Kevin thinking about what the standards should be. “I thought, what would I want for Mum? I’d want a single room with an ensuite, for a start.” FINDING THE PERFECT BUSINESS Kevin and his business partner, accountant John Ryder, had met a few years earlier. Kevin had left the police to set up his own private investigation business and needed an accountant. Kevin says the partnership worked because they had complementary skills. After Kevin’s experience with the fire-damaged resthome, they knew they’d found what they were looking for. It was a great business idea and they could improve the way older people lived and how they were cared for. It was a business they could feel good about and believe in completely. They soon found a block of 14 two-bedroom flats on River Road in Christchurch, which they would convert into their first resthome. And with that, Ryman – formed from combining Ryder and Hickman – was born. They renamed the resthome Riverside, the cash flow started to come in, and Ryman was soon in the market for a second property. A motel complex on Woodcote Ave in Hornby became their next development. “Because we didn’t have much money, I lived there while we rebuilt it,” Kevin says. “We needed to squeeze every drop of cash flow out of it while we were rebuilding.” Kevin and John believed in reinvesting to grow the company. Profits were reinvested to lay the foundations for future earnings so that the value of the investment was always compounding. The Ryman recipe was to buy the right site in a well-established suburb, use working capital to build the first stage of the village, sell that, and use the capital to fund the next stage. They’d then build a care wing and operate the village using home-grown staff trained in Ryman systems. A BELIEF IN GROWING IN-HOUSE TALENT Both Kevin and John believed in bringing talented people through the ranks to top roles, and Ryman's current board and management still hold the same belief today. People need to have the Ryman way of working in their DNA to become Rymanians. They need to have care at the heart of everything they do. RYMAN'S ETHOS HASN'T CHANGED Three decades on, Ryman’s ethos hasn’t changed. “Everything we do must be good enough for Mum – and Dad.”

Infosys

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Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. Over 300,000 of our people work to amplify human potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses and communities. We enable clients in more than 56 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI-first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace. Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.

PwC

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In Australia, our team is over 7,000 strong, with deep expertise in the industries critical to our nation including energy, utilities and resources, financial services, healthcare, education and consumer markets. We're committed to diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and corporate sustainability. We empower our people by providing them with opportunities to upskill and pursue their passions, while working in a flexible environment.