Amber Cordeaux

Amber Cordeaux is widely recognised as a pioneer in emerging technologies and commercial innovation, with a career defined by industry-first leadership and global-facing impact. At just 28 years old, she became Australia’s youngest television station manager, taking the top role at Channel 44 Adelaide and saving the station from certain closure. She excelled in a male-dominated industry and during a period of major disruption across broadcast and digital media nationally. As a successful and award-winning turnaround GM/CEO, she led complex creative, technical, and operational teams while significantly contributing to the movement that ultimately saved community television nationally. This formative leadership chapter established her reputation for navigating uncertainty at scale, building future-ready teams, and developing digital systems and content strategies that bridged traditional media with rapidly evolving technology platforms.

Operating consistently at the frontier of innovation, Amber has played a significant role in some of the world’s earliest advancements in volumetric video and immersive capture technologies, including augmented and virtual reality. As co-founder of one of Australia’s first virtual reality companies, she helped put her country on the global AR/VR map and was regularly recognised among the world’s leading women in VR. She also started the not-for-profit initiative Women in AR/VR, created to support, educate, elevate and empower women in immersive technologies. The initiative quickly became Australia’s premier AR/VR event, backed by some of the nation’s largest companies. Across her ventures, Amber has focused on bringing world-first products to market, guiding the journey from technical breakthrough to commercial application, market education, community building and beyond. By working closely with engineers, creatives, and commercial partners, she has unlocked new ways for brands and industries to engage with next-generation media, transforming emerging technologies into practical tools for storytelling, training, entertainment, and enterprise. Most recently, she co-founded a company that introduced an innovative world-first health product to the Australian market, already positively impacting thousands. She is also the recipient of a Women in Innovation Award, recognising her outstanding contribution to advancing technology, entrepreneurship, and impact-driven leadership.

Beyond her entrepreneurial and technology leadership, Amber has been deeply embedded in the startup ecosystem as a mentor, commercial adviser, angel investor, and connector to capital and strategic partners. She actively supports early-stage founders in refining product-market fit, scaling operations, navigating investment pathways, and expanding internationally. Her broader contribution to the innovation community includes serving as a judge for industry, media and technology awards, recognising excellence across emerging technology, entrepreneurship and creative innovation. Moving forward Amber has a keen interest in AI, cryptocurrency and tokenisation. In 2026, Amber Cordeaux stands out as a global female leader to watch, combining frontier technology insight, commercial execution, and investment acumen to drive tangible outcomes and shape how emerging technologies create opportunity across industries worldwide.