Phil King and David Paradice were among high-profile fund managers to descend on Western Australia’s Rottnest Island, famous for its turquoise waters and quokkas, for the annual Euroz Hartleys investment conference.

Rottnest Island, located 33 kilometres west of Perth, hosted 600 people – including wealthy family offices, high net worth individuals and chief executives of ASX-listed companies, who arrived via small planes and the fast ferry for three days of networking and pitches.