From Ideas To Thriving Businesses

Charif has been the CEO of a diverse range of commercial entities in development, consulting and retail sectors with extensive experience taking start-up companies and developing them into valuable businesses. He sees constantly evolving opportunities in the technology sector as a way to capitalise on his experience gained in traditional commercial enterprises. His background in trade and investment drew him to found Australian World Technologies to apply his decades of experience in this fast-evolving sector.

Karl Kazal as a co-founder of the business, Karl has been a Managing Director of a range of international and national commercial business interests. He has advised Governments on international trade and established ties between Australia and the Middle East over the past 30 years. His background in trade and investment companies drew him to develop his own Technology companies to apply his decades of experience in this new and fast evolving sector.

Pawel is a highly qualified and experienced leader in artificial intelligence and software engineering. Pawel gained international development skills working for some of the world’s leading technology companies including Samsung, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Pawel’s experience and qualifications saw him awarded Professor status at multiple international universities where he has passed on his experience.

Krzysztof is an experienced leader in development, design & management of software projects, having successfully delivered projects for such companies as Nokia Global, P&G, Roche & more. Krzysztof is an enthusiast of machine learning and big data; and an Apache Cassandra certified coach and Apache Cassandra open-source drivers contributor. He’s also the author of multiple scientific papers, published in international journals.

David combines his 20+ years of experience as managing director at Walker Corporation with multiple board and advisory positions across a variety of industries. With a specialisation in property and construction, David’s achievements at the Walker Corporation include facilitating multi-million and billion dollar projects across commercial, residential, master planned communities, industrial retail and resorts. David’s board appointments include Advisory Board Member roles with Bisley Workwear and Taylor, a construction and property delivery partner.

Craig is a retired NSW Police Force Commander, and a recipient of an Australian Police Medal, awarded for distinguished service over his thirty-year policing career. Craig is the Managing Director of Sheridan Consulting Group, a consultancy to government and international entities seeking direction in regards to their security and risk position. Craig leverages his extensive network of key resources within the industry and offers a complete service that covers initial stakeholder engagement, gap analysis, strategic planning through to delivery and maintenance for events such as the G20. Craig is also a Director of AMPSEA, the Australian Mass Participation Sporting Events Alliance.

Roman has 35 years of experience in national security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies, culminating in his role as the inaugural Australian Border Force Commissioner. Prior to his appointment as ABF Commissioner, Roman was the CEO of Australian Customs where he led the Federal government’s maritime strategy under Operation Sovereign Borders.

Grzegorz has 20 years of global corporation experience in sales management, with an MSc in Law and Management. For many years associated with banking, Grzegorz started his professional career at the second biggest Polish bank Pekao SA. In the following years, Grzegorz achieved success in the IT industry across Asseco Poland, the Diebold Corporation, MD SAP Tech and Sybase PP. Grzegorz. He is the co-founder and founder of multiple businesses, marrying tech and development with innovation for increased efficiency and successful business outcomes.

Peter has over 30 years Big4 technology advisory, implementation and managed services experience from projects completed in Australia, Asia, the USA and the UK. His experience includes work in the public and private sector and spans working on global, large and complex technology enabled business solutions up to $200M in value through to working with startups establishing their market and developing innovative technology. This has involved Peter in completing technology strategy, merger/acquisitions, technology investment and sourcing, operating model design, solution delivery and operational management.