Vanessa Liu

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Vanessa Liu, and it is my pleasure as Chair of Appen Limited to welcome everyone joining us today for our Annual General Meeting.

I'd like to begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we gather, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. I also acknowledge the traditional custodians of the various lands on which you are joining us from and the First Nations people participating in our meeting. I pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

It is now just past 10 a.m., the nominated time for the meeting, and I've been informed that a quorum is present. I note that the meeting has been validly constituted, and I'm pleased to declare the meeting open.

I would like to begin by introducing my fellow directors that are present with us today. Robin Low, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee; Stuart Davis, Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee; and our Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Ryan Kolln. Lynn Mickleburgh, Non-Executive Director and member of our People and Culture Committee is joining us by phone as she is based in the U.S. Steve Hasker, our Chair, our Non-Executive Director and Chair of our People and Culture Committee, is unable to be live with us today, but has prepared his remarks. We also have various Appen executives present representatives from the company's auditors, KPMG, and representatives from the company's share register, MUFG Corporate Markets.

There are 4 components to today's meeting. First, I will provide you with an update on the business