VIC | C-Level Luncheon on First Nation Engagement

Trent joined Ashurst in 2020 in his role as First Nations Lead, a first for a global law firm. Trent is a Wongaibon person raised on Darkinjung Country, and has a background working in the community legal sector, government and education.

Combining both legal and First Nations lived experience, Trent drives First Nations initiatives across the firm and provides thought leadership and education around cultural safety and awareness. Working across the social justice sector and corporate Australia, Trent seeks to embed key cultural considerations to create meaningful change for First Nations Peoples. In this work, Trent collaborates with a wide variety of clients to develop and execute First Nations initiatives.

Trent offers cultural awareness education and advice on how to work effectively with clients and also collaborates with People & Culture on programmes of attraction and retention to First Nations employees. As a lawyer, Trent is able to identify and mitigate risks to reputation through building a strong foundation of strategies to support cultural awareness.

Trent is Co-Chair of the Legal Profession Reconciliation Network and is on the Executive Committee of Just Reinvest NSW. In addition to these roles, Trent is also a Director of Metro Arts (QLD), Director of the Australian Pro Bono Centre, Advisor to the Starlight Children's Foundation, Advisor to the Board of ActionAid Australia and is a lecturer in law and First Nations Peoples.

Andrew Mortimore brings over 25 years of experience in the testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) sector to his role, with expertise in the following areas:
- Sustainable development, CSR, and ESG
- Health, safety, and environmental management
- Governance, risk management, and compliance
- Quality assurance and process improvement
- Asset integrity and reliability management
- Laboratory testing of various commodities

He has gained valuable experience working throughout the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East, with in-depth knowledge of the Australian and New Zealand markets across various sectors, including mining, oil and gas, petrochemicals, electricity generation (including fossil fuels and renewable energies), transmission and distribution, water distribution services, transportation infrastructure (road and rail), telecommunications, government, information technology, manufacturing, engineering, construction, facility management, food, and agriculture.

As a senior executive, he has successfully managed and developed profitable businesses and significantly improved operational efficiency and performance in terms of safety and environmental practices.