Steve Heanes career in the heavy vehicle sector spans 40 years, starting on the workshop floor and progressing through to senior management and leadership roles. Steve worked for Ivecco for almost 30 years before being appointed as Managing Director of Irizar Australia in 2021. He is the former vice- chair of the Bus Industry Confederation and convenor of the Suppliers Group, roles he held for 10 Years

Manfred Streit, has 15 years of experience working with Scania in Europe, specifically in Austria. He has a strong retail background in the automotive and transport industries, working for Renault Group in Austria as a Senior Product Manager and then as Head of Fleet Sales, prior to joining Scania in the role of a Regional Director in central Austria in 2007. After 8 years in this role, he moved to the position of Country Manager for Scania Austria, which he held for more than 6 years before accepting the job of Managing Director of Scania Australia in August 2022. Manfred has spent his life in and around the industry, having driven trucks commercially in his younger days. He completed an MBA at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and initially worked with French signalling manufacturer Alcatel, both in Canada and Austria.

Live music experts and party starters. Award-winning and specialising in high-energy music, we will infuse the evening with energy and fun, filling dance floor.

Peter Rowsthorn is one of Australia’s most experienced stand up comics performing in just about every stand up room in the country as well as delighting numerous corporate clients as an MC and entertainer. He is very, very funny. This high energy, multi-talented entertainer performs as a fast paced stand up comedian one minute, a measured character actor the next and then, a masterful MC. Best known as Brett on ABC TV’s Kath & Kim, Peter Rowsthorn has also been a series regular on Channel Ten’s Thank God You’re Here and has been the host of Can We Help? on ABC TV for the past five years. In 2009 he was a contestant in Celebrity Master Chef. He has presented radio shows for Triple M’s The Cage (mornings) and The Shebang (drive) as well as for Austereo Network. Peter began his stand up career in 1983 as one half of the Cactus Brothers, before moving onto the Comedy Company. He has made numerous stand up appearances on shows including Hey, Hey It’s Saturday, Midday With Ray Martin, The Big Gig, Tonight Live, Australian Comedians In Concert, Denton, IMT, Something Hot Before Bed and Recovery.