PROGRAM TRACKS

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• GROWTH SQUAD

  Grow, scale, dominate! Easy, right?
  Hear from the world’s leading minds as they share their experiences on how they scaled their business. 

   

  What you will learn:

  Financial wellness.
  Capital Raising. 
  Entrepreneurial behaviours.
  Currency of productivity. Humanising data. 
  Growth Hacking. 

   

  Keynote sessions:

  Is the Piggy Bank an endangered species? Financial wellness for the next generation. 

  Lee Hatton, Executive Vice President, Afterpay. 

   

  Panels:

  Putting the human into data.
  Nikki Brown, Partner, Ignition Lane.
  Kate Glazebrook, CEO, Applied.
  Tess Herd-Court, Chief Product & Data Officer, carsales.com.au

   

  The future of capital raising for startups.
  Cheryl Mack, Head of Community & Communications, Stone & Chalk.
  Jacki Vullinghs, Principal, AirTree Ventures.
  Georgie Turner, Principal, Tidal Ventures.
  Hannah Yan Field, Principal, Tempus Partners.

   

  Hustle porn: the special currency of productivity.
  Mete Erdogan, Creative Director, Either Either Creative.
  Ruby Wall, Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Ruby Sri Wall. 
  Daniel Condon, Clinical Psychologist, Optimise Psychology.
  Chris O'Neill, Composer/Producer, Frostfire Audio. 

   

   

  ... and more to be announced soon. 

• GLOBAL IMPACT

  Looking for purpose within your brand?
  We bring you leading brands to talk about how pivoting to purpose will create meaningful impact. 

  What you will learn: 

  Diversity and inclusivity.
  Leadership through humility. 
  Humour and fierce kindness. 
  Purpose vs hypocrisy. 
  Tapping into buyer psychology.
  

   

  Keynote sessions:

  Knowing when to get out of the way. 
  Grace O Hara, Founder, Small Fires Publishing.

   

  Brand purpose vs brand hypocrisy: How your company can truly help the world. 

  Samuel Scott, The Promotion Mix Columnist, The Drum.

   

  A new narrative for old neighbourhoods.

  Ester van Steekelenburg, Co-Founder, iDiscover.

   

  Exploring the intersection between comedy and activism.

  Cathy Ngo, Founder & CEO, Keynoteworthy. 

   

  Workshops:

  Behaviour change for positive impact: designing interventions that work. 

  Fiona Meighan, Chief Eco-Innovation Officer, STREAT.

  Dr. Kate Barelle, Chief Impact Officer, STREAT.

   

  Designed to fail: the three biggest mistakes you make when you listen. 

  Oscar Trimboli, Director, Deep Listening.

   

   

  ...and more to be announced soon.

• THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING

  Tech is a disruptor, we know that.
  But what are the effects and practical implementations of these tectonic shifts in our society and business? 

  What you will learn: 

  Crowd-powered organisations. 
  Self-reflection and lasting happiness.
  Building a thriving workplace environment. 
  Breaking down on digital stalking and domestic violence.
  Post-pandemic travel experience. 
  The future of healthcare delivery. 
  People development. 
  

   

  Exclusive: 

  Building the Hyperloop by harnessing the crowd. 

  Dirk Ahlborn, CEO, HyperloopTT.
  
  

  Keynote sessions:

  How tackling digital stalking helps victims of domestic violence. 
  Noushin Shabab, Senior Security Researcher, Kaspersky ANZ.

   

  Be the best version of you.

  Dominic Price, Work Futurist, Atlassian. 

   

  Unlock the skies: the future of healthcare delivery.

  Eric Peck, CEO & Co-Founder, Swoop Aero.

   

  Work is no longer a place.

  Safi Obeidullah, Director, Office of CTO, Citrix.

   

  The pursuit of unwavering self-belief.

  Bia Affonso, Head of Growth, and Martine Sholl, Head of Experience, Neu21.

   

  The innovation imperative to improve post-pandemic travel experience. 

  Sergio Guerreiro, Senior Director for Knowledge Management & Innovation, Turismo de Portugal. 

   

   

  ...and more to be announced soon. 

   

• FUNCTION

  What’s the function of design in today’s world?
  How will we experience and express this in the future of products and environments? 

  What you will learn:

  Designing humane technology.
  Harnessing Jedi mind tricks as therapy.
  Unlocking the creative mind.
  Museum of the future. 
  The future design of public spaces.
  Diverting from traditional bureaucracy.
  

   

  Exclusive:

  Human-centred strategy applied.

  Jennifer Riel, Global Director, IDEO.

   

  Keynote sessions:

  To design humane technology, start with your heart. 

  Danielle Krettek Cobb, Founder, Google's Empathy Lab.

   

  Therapy™

  GMUNK (aka Bradley G Munkowitz), Designer & Director, GMUNK Incorporated. 

   

  Creativity for non-artists: Unlocking your creative mind. 

  Harriet McDougall, Associate Director, MAKE Studios.

   

  What goes into creating the museum of the future.

  Merel van Helsdingen, Founder & Managing Director, NXT Museum. 

   

  The future design of public spaces - physical, virtual and beyond.

  Bradon Webb, Creative Director, The Mill. 

   

  This century's greatest opportunity for organisational change.

  Taylor Williams, Employee Experience Design & Program Lead, Hydro Tasmania.

   

  Panels:

  Why Creativity Matters.

  San San Truong, Design Shift Councillor, AGDA. 

   

   

  ... and more to be announced soon. 

   

• PRODUCT X

  Building a product?
  There are so many variables in building a perfect product and all of these must come together for the launch. 

  What you will learn: 

  Vitals in the New Normal.
  Solving systemic challenges.
  Unleashing entrepreneurial-ship. 
  Journeying from madness to success at launch. 
  Evoking buyer psychology and drivers. 
  Grasping the coded language. 
  

   

  Keynote sessions:

  Vitals.

  Rei Inamoto, Founding Partner, I&CO.

   

  Solving systemic challenges with frontier technologies.

  Scott Cohen, Co-Founder, Newlab. 

   

  Panels:

  Unleashing the entrepreneur within. 

  Maria Tickle, ABC.

  Dorie Clark, Consultant & Keynote Speaker.

  Lisa Leong, Host, This Working Life Podcast.

   

  Workshops:

  Sidestep the #hustle and build a business you love.

  Fiona Killackey, Founder, My Daily Business Coach.

   

  Founder & VC coffee chat decoded.

  Rachael Neumann, Facilitator, VC Catalyst Program by Wade Institute.

   

   

  ... and more to be announced soon. 

   

• BRAND REMIX

  Have brands truly been authentic during 2020?
  Many pivoted and transformed to be relevant in a changing market. Staying relevant and resilient is a must today.

  What you will learn:

  Globalising local stories on Netflix.
  Going beyond the drumbeat of negative news. 
  Future Consumer 2023 disrupting industries.
  Implicit cognition in brand building.
  Brand transformation and brand possibilities. 
  The future of food, placemaking and experiential exploration. 
  

   

  Exclusive:
  Perspectives on Australasia from the world's leading streaming entertainment service. 
  Myleeta Aga Williams, Director, Content - SEA & Australia, Netflix.
  
  Keynote sessions:
  Food, flavours and architecture - a lively exploration for all senses.
  Sam Bompas, Founder, Bompas & Parr. 
  
  There's never been a better time to have a good idea. 
  Tim Duggan, Co-Founder & Editor-at-Large, Junkee Media. 
  
  Future Consumer 2023.
  Sarah Owen, Senior Strategist, WGSN. 
  
  All the things unsaid: the role of implicit cognition in brand building and life. 
  Matt Plant, Strategist & Researcher, Thinkerbell. 
  
  The future of production: It's happening now. 
  Janet Lewin, SVP General Manager, and Luke Hetherington, Executive in Charge - Singapore & Sydney, Industrial Light & Magic.
  
  Recognise me.
  Dr. Ken Cato Ao, Chairman, Cato Partners.
  
  How COVID forced D&AD to change for the better. 
  Tim Lindsay, CEO, D&AD.
  
  Corporate rebel with purpose: transformation by design.
  Eric Quint, VP Chief Brand & Design Officer, 3M. 

   

  Panels: 
  Change in the 21st century: a shift from the New Normal to becoming Future Normal.
  Gilbert Guaring, Head of Marketing & Communications, Urban Art Projects.
  Professor Nick Barter, Strategy & Sustainability and Co-Founder, Future Normal, Griffith University. 
  Professor Chris Fleming, Economics, Co-Founder, Future Normal, Griffith University.
  Ineke Dane, Curator, Urban Art Projects.
  

   

  Workshops:
  Improv Comedy: Getting friendly with failure and collaborating better. 
  Broni Lisle, Education Director, The Improv Conspiracy. 
  
  Growth
  Vanessa Gavan, Founder & Joint Managing Director, Maximus International. 
  Katherine Boicuic, Associate Director, Maximus International. 
  
  

   

  ... and more to be announced soon.

   

   

• SMART SOCIETY

  We are gathering Australia's policy makers, entrepreneurs and world leaders to talk about how to build a better and smarter society. 

  What you will learn:

  How to get things done in complex organisations. 
  Using crisis as the ultimate accelerator.
  Resilience in times of crisis.
  Exploring urban playgrounds for social wellbeing. 
  Changing food for good. 
  Playing your way through the feedback process.
  Equity crowdfunding - turning fans into investors. 
  

   

  Keynote sessions:

  Resilience in times of crisis.
  Piero Pelizzaro, Urban Resilience and Climate Adaptation Specialist, Comune di Milano. 
  
  

  Using crisis as the ultimate accelerator.

  Matt Baxby, Country CEO - Australia, Revolut. 

   

  Urban playgrounds: let's play with public space again.

  Troy Innocent, Creative Director, 63 Ways of Being. 

   

  Panels:

  Our food system is changing... and that's a good thing!

  James Perrin, Host, The Overview Effect Podcast with James Perrin.

  Maree Lowes, Actress, Producer, & Changemaker.

  Chris Andrew, General Manager, Black Duck Foods.

  George Peppou, Co-Founder & CEO, Vow Foods.

   

  We are so tech-advanced, yet women are losing years in gender equity rights. 

  Ayumi Moore Aoki, Founder & CEO, Women In Tech. 

   

  Workshops:

  Play your way through the feedback process.

  Daniel Teitelbaum, Lead Facilitator, Playful Thinking. 

   

  Turning your fans into investors: how to structure an equity crowdfunding campaign. 

  Matt Vitale, Co-founder, Birchal. 

  Alan Crabbe, Co-Founder, Birchal. 

   

   

  ...and more to be announced soon.

   

• INTERSTELLAR

  Artificial intelligence, privacy and cyber security will transform the next decade.
  We'll look into the future of AI fuelled services and what it means for humanity. 

  What you will learn:

  An epic camping trip on the Moon. 
  Fair, transparent, secure and ethical use of AI.
  The art and science of putting a soul in our machines. 
  The reality of Virtual Characters. 
  

   

  Keynote sessions:

  Join us on an epic camping trip to the South Pole... of the Moon!

  Christopher Gerty, Exploration Spacesuit Informatics Lead, NASA.

   

  With great (AI) power, comes great responsibility. 

  Matt Kuperholz, Chief Data Scientist, PwC.  

   

  The art and science of putting a soul in our machines. 

  Ben Hanna, General Manager Australia & New Zealand, Soul Machines.

   

  Virtual characters and the future of work.

  Natalie Monbiot, Head of Business, Hour One. 

   

  ... and more to be announced soon. 

• TECH CULTURE

  Everything from current trends, new movements to shocking truths, hard issues and deep discussions on everything tech. 

  What you will learn:

  The DNA code of scale-ups.
  Empowering our kids to face the future.
  Insider's guide to the Victorian Start-Up ecosystem.
  Conversations with the Chief Evangelist of Canva.
  Education as the human revolution. 
  Improvising your way through challenging workplace scenarios. 
  

   

  Keynote sessions:

  Take over the world!? The DNA of Unicorn.

  JF Gauthier, Founder & CEO, Startup Genome.

   

  #kids2030: empowering our kids to face the future.

  Kate Arthur, Founder & CEO, Kids Code Jeunesse.

   

  An insiders' guide to the Victorian startup ecosystem. 

  Kate Cornick, CEO, LaunchVic.

   

  In conversation with Guy Kawasaki.

  Guy Kawasaki, Chief Evangelist, Canva.

   

  Panels:

  Education's human revolution. 

  Aqeel Camal, Founder, Futures Collective.

  Louka Parry, Founder & CEO, The Learning Future.

  Dhani Gilbert, Student & Community Outreach Educator, Woodlands & Wetlands Trust. 

   

  Starting up: entrepreneur struggle and success.

  Ingrid Josephine, Event Producer, StartSpace powered by State Library of Victoria. 

  Georgina McEncroe, Founder & CEO, Shebah Rideshare. 

  Haidar Al-fallouji, Founder, charityBay.

  Kaylene Langford, Founder, Startup Creative. 

   

  Whose CEO are you anyway?

  Julie Trell, SheEO Australia Country Lead, SheEO.

  Daniel Teitelbaum, Play Facilitator & Consultant, Playful Thinking. 

  Michelle Cox, Founder,Board Director, Author, Podcaster.

  Shira Levine, Founder & Chief Community Officer, Franchismo. 

   

   

  ... and more to be announced soon.