Speaker Profile

Matt Davis is a highly skilled and respected leader and strategist having held key roles in large NGOs and corporate retailers including Directorships at ALDI Stores and General Manager of Sales & Marketing at World Vision Australia. In 2016, Matt was appointed as Chief Executive Officer for Salvos Stores - a thriving network of 400 sites across Australia powered by an incredibly passionate team of 10,000 staff and volunteers. Matt has held a variety of non-executive Board positions including Eastern Access Community Health and most recently as Chair of Charitable Recycling Australia from 2018-2022, advancing the governance, innovation and impact of charities and their retail shops around Australia. Also a recipient of the Harvard Club of Australia Ferris Family Scholarship, Matt continues to seek new ways to collaborate and together have a positive impact on the social and environmental challenges being faced by our communities.