Presenters

Judy Tomas, GM Commercial, Mission Australia Housing
After more than three decades working in the legal profession, Judy Tomas is currently General Manager, Commercial Contracts & Compliance for Housing at national charity, Mission Australia. She leads the contracting and compliance function and works with the Board on corporate governance to deliver wellbeing and housing outcomes for vulnerable Australians. Judy is also company secretary for a small not for profit focussing on older men’s wellbeing. Her career has included legal roles with top tier firms, including partnership and she has also spent more than 10 years in house in both for profit and not for profit environments. She is a member of the senior management team at Mission Australia. Apart from her legal qualifications, Judy is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has an MBA from Macquarie University.

Phoebe Arcus SC, 5 Wentworth Chambers
Phoebe is an experienced trial and appellate advocate in commercial law. She specialises in patent and intellectual property law (copyright, trade marks, designs, confidential information), general commercial law, competition and consumer protection law and data protection and privacy law. She has a particular interest and expertise in cases where technology is involved. She also practices in alternative dispute resolution and arbitration and is a Member of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre's List of Neutrals. She regularly appears in the Federal Court of Australia, both at first instance and on appeal, and has appeared in leading cases in the High Court. She also appears in state courts, in the Federal Circuit Court, Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Australian Patent Office, the Copyright Tribunal of Australia, the Australian Trade Marks Office, and in arbitrations and mediations. Phoebe's standing has been recognised in Chambers and Partners Asia Guide, Best Lawyers, Legal 500, Doyle’s Guide and The World Trade Mark Review (WTR 100). She is described as "very easy to work with and a great option for IP cases", a "go-to barrister for trade marks" and as having "strong, strategic judgement, deep black-letter law skills in IP, and in particular patents, and extensive experience in patent litigation."