Celebrating the passion, vision and achievements of South Australia’s young entrepreneurs and leaders.
2020 Event
A year that will forever live in history, the Covid-safe event was a more intimate affair that carried on the goal of the awards to link South Australia’s young leaders.
2020 40 under 40 list
Aaron Hill, Partner, Deloitte
Adam Sutherland, Founder and Managing Director, OurMoneyMarket Holdings Pty Ltd
Amy Nikolovski, Partner, Duncan Basheer Hannon
Andres Donoso, Commerical Manager, Donoso & Sons Pty Ltd
Ben Smit, CEO, Teamgage
Binh Nguyen, Managing Director, Market Ease
Brendan Carter, Co-Founder, Team Unico
Brett Miller, Group General Manager & Board Member, Miller Dental Group
Daniel J. Phillips, Owner/Film Director, Anomaly/Empire Road Pictures
David Lam, Rural General Practitioner, Lincoln Medical Centre
Dineth Abeynayake, Founder/Director & Product Lead, Foxie Games
Dino Vrynios, Founder, Das-Studio
Dylan Fairweather, Director, Alpha Box & Dice
Eloise Hall, Co-Founder and Managing Director, TABOO Sanitary Products
Emma McCaskill, Executive Chef / Shareholder, Sparkke Change Food and Beverage Company
Flavia Tata Nardini, CEO/ Co-Founder, Fleet Space Technologies
Hannah Wardill, Supportive Oncology Research Group (The UNiversity of Adelaide)
Jiawen Li, The University of Adelaide, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, University of Adelaide
Joseph Bob Ceravolo, Operations Manager, Ashton Valley Fresh
Joshua Baker, Director, Part Time Lover
Katherine Bennell, Assistant Director – Program and Capability, Australian Space Agency
Lauren Giorgio, Chief Operating Officer, GPN Vaccines
Louka Parry, CEO + Founder, The Learning Future
Marion Vigot, Cofounder, Mister RYE
Matthew Draper, Director, Deliver it Group
Matthew Fabri, Operational Systems Pty Ltd
Michael Macolino, Associate Director – AgTech, BDO
Nathan Beven, CEO, Head of Pak Fresh Handling Australia
Nova Jane, Founder and Principle CEO, Fitcover® Australia
Oliver Brown, Managing Director/ Co-Owner, The Big Easy Group (NOLA, Anchovy Bandit, The Stag Public House, Yiasou George and Big Easy Drinks)
Phil Harris, Managing Director, Harris Real Estate
Rachel Swift, Managing Director, Swift Outcomes
Sam Ackland, Build Clean Adelaide PTY LTD
Thomas Green, General Manager, Iranda Beef and Southern Cross Rural Operations, Thomas Foods International
Thomas Readett, Education Officer, Tarnanthi, Art Gallery of South Australia
Tim Chia, COO, Clayton Church Homes
Tobi Pearce, Founder & CEO, SWEAT
Tom Caesar, CEO, Positive Group
Tyson Beck, Director, Tyson Beck Pty Ltd
Vyla Ellis, CEO and principal dentist, Country Living Dentistry
2020 award winners
First Among Equals Award
Flavia Tata Nardini of Fleet Space Technologies
Presented by the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Rural and Regional Award
Thomas Green of Thomas Foods International
Presented by ANZ
Creative Thinker Award
Brendan Carter of Team Unico
Presented by KWP!
Emerging Industries Award
Adam Sutherland of OurMoneyMarket Holdings Pty Ltd
Presented by Piper Alderman
Social Impact Award
Hannah Wardill of Supportive Oncology Research Group (The University of Adelaide)
Presented by Community Corporate
Inspiring Disruptor Award
Tobi Pearce of SWEAT
Presented by OTR
Entrepreneurial Award
Sam Ackland of Build Clean Adelaide Pty Ltd
Presented by William Buck
Resilient Business Award
Dino Vrynios of Das-Studio
Presented by City of Adelaide