Ulrich Hartig PhD

Dr Ulrich Hartig has over 35 years of professional experience in Australia, France, Germany, South Korea, Brazil and Canada. He is a chemical engineer and was a senior manager of the BASF Group.

In this role he was responsible for production, marketing, sales and investment projects for chemicals and consumer products. He successfully assisted a large number of companies with investment projects and exports during his time with the Australian Federal Government. His international exposure has provided him with the practical experience in dealing with the bureaucracies in many countries, as well as the cultural context of achieving business deals.

As principal of InterConsult he has been helping companies in Australia and Europe with advice on business processes, corporate structure, policies and strategies as well as with the market introduction of new products and processes. He is fluent in English, French, German and Portuguese.



Alessandro Contessa PhD, BL

Dr Alessandro (Alex) Contessa has degrees in Science and Engineering from USP (Sao Paulo, Brazil) UC (Berkeley, USA) ENSAE (Toulouse, France) and a law degree from USP. He has 25 years of technical and commercial experience in the telecommunications and associated industry complemented by experience in project management, market research and international trade gained whilst working for several large engineering companies in Brazil.

He has worked for DEMANDA Ltda, a Brazilian market research firm, AUSTRADE, the Australian Trade Commission as well as ITACS Inc of Japan. He has taught Engineering as an Assistant professor at the University of Sao Paulo (USP).

Alex holds a degree in Law with emphasis on Commercial Law, International Private Law and National and International Contract Law. He is fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Italian.

Stephanie Sun

Stephanie is an innovative manager with extensive project management and marketing experience with Chinese and foreign companies. She directs a successful trading company in China and has previously managed a range of projects in China and Australia with distinction.

Stephanie has a BA from Xiangtan University in China and an Advanced Diploma in business management from the College of Technology and Business in Australia. She is fluent in Mandarin, English and Cantonese and has a good working knowledge of French and Japanese.



Gerald Hartig PhD, MBA

Dr Gerald Hartig is an expert in research and innovation in the field of Data Analytics / Big Data, with experience managing projects for academic organisations, venture capital-funded companies, and listed companies. He holds a PhD in Data Analytics & Computational Biology, and an MBA in Finance, Strategy & Marketing from INSEAD, France.

He has extensive experience in research & innovation management and software development. He recently completed a posting to Brazil where he worked with a leading mining company to strengthen their research efforts in Data Analytics.

Gerald is fluent in English and Portuguese and fully functional in French and German.

Renate Zaun

Mrs Zaun is a practicing glass artist and goldsmith and an internationally recognized art teacher. She can advise clients on all aspects of branding and design.