Speakers

Claire Bennett is founder and CEO of Bennett Agency, a multi-award-winning marketing and brand agency founded in 2014. Operating from Sydney and Hobart, with a creative team in the UK, Bennett Agency was named Australian Marketing Agency of the Year in 2023 and has been a finalist twice more, including 2026.

Its Original Tasmanian Timber campaign took Tasmanian Oak from obscurity to market leader. The campaign earned six Australian Marketing Institute awards and a 2026 Bronze Effie, which is regarded as the toughest test of marketing effectiveness. Claire also won a national Small Business Champion award and was a B&T Women in Media Awards finalist.

A Certified Practising Marketer and Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute, Claire holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Relations from Deakin University. She trained with Edelman in Washington and completed Mark Ritson’s Mini MBAs in Marketing and Brand Management. She brings a practical focus on what works to every panel.