Business Breakfast - Change & Transformation Built for What's Next
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Business Breakfast: Change & Transformation
Built for what's next
How do people and organisations successfully adapt when change is constant and the future feels uncertain? What mindsets, decisions and experiences help us navigate transformation with confidence, and emerge stronger on the other side?
Join Western Sydney University, The College for a Business Breakfast in the heart of Parramatta, where we explore these questions with leaders who have embraced change, worked through real challenges, and turned uncertainty into meaningful progress.
Your speakers
Three leaders will share candid, practical insights drawn from their own experience:
Dr Aniss Chami, CEO and Co-founder of Vitex Pharmaceuticals, one of Australia's leading voices in manufacturing, innovation and skills development.
Anika Scargill, Executive Manager of Behavioural Change at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, who has led some of the Bank's largest and most complex transformations.
Kerry Robinson OAM, CEO of Blacktown City Council, with more than two decades of executive experience shaping infrastructure and communities across the region.
Why attend
This is more than a networking event. It is a morning designed to create space for honest conversation and genuine connection across Greater Western Sydney. You will gain fresh perspectives, build valuable connections, and take part in the conversations defining what comes next for the region.
You will also have time to engage with peers, reflect on your own leadership journey, and explore how Western Sydney University, The College can support capability building and leadership development across your organisation. A hot breakfast is included.
Event details
Date: Thursday 29 October 2026
Time: 8:00am to 10:00am
Venue: Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus, Level 9, 169 Macquarie Street, Parramatta NSW 2150
Places are limited. Register today to secure your spot.
Lineup
Presenter - Dr Aniss G. E. Chami CEO & Co-founder of Vitex Pharmaceuticals
Dr Aniss G. E. Chami is one of Australia's leading figures in pharmaceutical manufacturing, consumer health, and business innovation. As CEO and Co-founder of Vitex Pharmaceuticals, he has grown the company into a leading Australian-owned manufacturer of complementary medicines, with an international reputation for quality, innovation, and regulatory excellence. Holding qualifications across medical science, pharmacy, medicine, finance, and business administration, he combines deep technical expertise with commercial leadership. He is a Board Director of Consumer Health Products Australia, the peak body for the consumer healthcare industry, and a strong advocate for Australian manufacturing and skills development, including leading the establishment of a pharmaceutical training and research institute at the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
Presenter - Anika Scargill Executive Manager of Behavioural Change CBA
Anika Scargill is one of Australia's most experienced change and transformation practitioners, with well over a decade of work helping large, complex organisations navigate the human side of change. As Executive Manager of Behavioural Change at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, she focuses on the behaviours, habits, and ways of working that make transformation stick, following a period in CBA's AI Acceleration Office enabling scaled enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence. She was accountable for the strategy, implementation, and embedding of the largest transformation the Bank has delivered, leading a Centre of Excellence of more than 40 change professionals. Certified through PROSCI, Anika is a respected advocate for the disciplined, human-centred practice of change.
Presenter - Kerry Robinson OAM CEO Blacktown Council
Kerry Robinson OAM is Chief Executive Officer of Blacktown City Council, NSW's largest local government authority, serving over 460,000 residents with an annual budget of approximately $1.01bn. He brings more than two decades of executive experience in property development and infrastructure delivery, including senior roles at Landcom and UrbanGrowth NSW, where he delivered over $1.5 billion in real estate across large-scale residential and industrial projects. Kerry holds qualifications in town planning, real estate valuation, and company directorship, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors. He was recognised with the Order of Australia Medal for his contributions to town planning and local government.
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