2026 BDO Outlook in Sydney

Ticky Fullerton joined the Australian British Chamber of Commerce as Chief Executive in March 2023 to lead the team as they look forward to the huge opportunity for their partners: the Free Trade Agreement, developments with AUKUS on the defence and security front and the exciting business generation around energy transition.

Ticky is a highly skilled and motivated thought leader with board and governance experience, an extensive network across governments, the top floor of business and the media.

She has a long-standing reputation as a highly credible voice in business. She is a trusted advisor to government, working closely with both Australian and UK government networks.

Most recently, Ticky was Business Editor at Large at The Australian newspaper. She is an award-winning journalist and a household name in Australian business circles with over twenty years at News Corp and the ABC.

She was Business Editor of Sky News in Australia and presented Business Weekend, the channel’s flagship business program for the ABC and was an investigative journalist with Four Corners.

Prior to journalism, Ticky spent ten years with investment bank CS First Boston in Britain and Australia.

She is a past director of the Australian British Chamber of Commerce and of the CRC for Irrigation Futures.

Ticky has a law degree from Oxford where she was also Treasurer of the Oxford Union.

Anders is BDO’s Chief Economist, responsible for leading the firm’s macroeconomic analysis with a commitment to helping clients navigate the key transitions shaping Australia’s next decade. He is a purpose-driven economist who strives to help his clients achieve social benefit, leveraging the breadth and depth of expertise at BDO to deliver practical solutions.

Anders is highly curious and has a passion for the natural world, focussing much of his career on the economic opportunities of Australia’s oceans, forests and regional landscapes. He is equally concerned with communities and followed his Bachelor of Economics with a Master of Health to better understand the social links between economic events and wellbeing.

He works with an ever-expanding range of sectors, specialising in fisheries and aquaculture, agriculture, forestry, infrastructure and healthcare assignments for both government and private clients.

Navleen Prasad is the CEO of the Australian Investment Council, the peak body for private capital.

The Australian Investment Council represents private equity, venture capital, private credit, institutional investors such as not for profit superannuation funds and family offices, and the broader ecosystem supporting the industry.

Private capital invests economy wide. As CEO of the Council, Navleen represents an industry that contributes four per cent to Australia’s GDP, is responsible for 700,000 full-time jobs and backs 2,200 businesses, mainly start-ups and growth businesses. On behalf of members, Navleen and her team advocate for private capital investment with stakeholders, and provides the platform for building capacity, capability and connection across the industry.

Prior to the Council, Navleen spent 19 years at Macquarie Group. Most recently, she led Macquarie’s government engagement function and also held senior corporate affairs roles, specialising in media and reputation.

Navleen started her career in tax advisory, initially with Deloitte and then PwC.

Navleen is also on the board of Sydney Youth Orchestras and Deputy Chair Bundanon Trust. She is also an inaugural member of Treasurer Chalmers’ Investor Roundtable.

David Whiteley is the Global Head of External Relations for IFM Investors, responsible for managing IFM’s relationships with its shareholder pension funds, stakeholder, government and public relations strategies and policy and research. David was appointed President of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) in April of 2026.

Prior to joining IFM Investors, David was the founding Chief Executive of Industry Super Australia (ISA) for twelve years, leading ISA’s advocacy efforts with the objective of improving Australia’s superannuation system so that it works in the best interests on members.

David has previously served as a director of industry super funds HESTA, STA, an Alternate Director of AustralianSuper and member of the Audit, Compliance and Risk Management committee at AustralianSuper. David worked with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) from 1999 to 2006.

David is an AmCham Governor in the state of Victoria and is a board member of the European Australian Business Council (EABC).

Dr Prudence Gordon is Executive Director of the Australian Centre for International Trade and Investment (ACITI). Prior to taking on the role at ACITI, she was a Senior Adviser to three Australian Ministers for Trade, Tourism and Investment.

Other previous roles include General Manager, Trade and Economics at the National Farmers Federation, and officer in the Office of Trade Negotiations and the China Economic and Trade Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Her work with DFAT included a posting to the Trade Branch of the Australian Embassy in Washington DC.

Prior to joining DFAT, Pru worked in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of New South Wales, and the Department of International Relations at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University (ANU). She spent two years as Dean and Acting Head, Fenner Hall, at the ANU.

She began her career as the Trade Policy and Research Adviser at the Parliamentary Research Service, Parliament House, Canberra.

Sally is a Corporate & International Tax Partner with BDO in Sydney. She specialises in advising public and private groups across a broad range of industries, including technology, telecommunications, healthcare, financial services and general corporate sectors.

Sally has over 20 years’ experience providing tax advice and solutions, including extensive work with large international groups to deliver seamless, coordinated tax services across jurisdictions. In an increasingly complex global tax environment, she works closely with clients to navigate cross-border transactions, tax reform, governance and compliance obligations, helping organisations manage risk while supporting commercial objectives.