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Program Track: TECH CULTURE
What the "Y"?
Why young people need inspiration more than ever before.
with Helen Baker, Founder & CEO of Spill The Beans.
21 January 2021, Thursday
6:00 to 6:30 PM (AEDT) / Free Online Session
Were you inspired as a kid? Did you have purpose and passion growing up? Helen Baker, Founder & CEO of Spill The Beans (it's like TED Talks for kids, by kids) was bullied as a kid and faced racism most days growing up in a small, country town in the 70s and 80s. Helen stresses the importance of having an inspirational role model, to be resilient in the face of adversity and why young people need inspiration more than ever before, to help them find their purpose and passion.
THE FUTURE OF EVENTS
A year after, what now?
with George Hedon, Founder & CEO of Pause Fest. Moderated by Ben Costantini, Founder of Startup Sesame.
4 February 2021, Thursday
8:30am (AEDT) / Free Online Session
World has been hit with the pandemic like we haven't seen in our lives, tourism and the event industries almost disappeared. It was like watching the Titanic movie with event businesses crashing down with very few lucky ones getting through safely. Most events have now gone online, some decided to skip a year, others may never be able to do it again. Incredible amount of online event software has been developed over night, quite literally. But where is the industry now and where is it all going a year after the crash? Is there a future in online events or have we got it all wrong?
Find out more in this energetic session with a passionate Founder and CEO of Pause Fest, George Hedon as he lays out his opinions, concerns, research and expertise in building the world's leading festival for business and creativity.
Moderated by Ben Costantini, Founder of Startup Sesame.
Program Track: Product X
PROFIT FROM PASSION & PURPOSE?
Discover smarter ways to build your eCommerce brand.
with Owen Bolwell, Founder & eCommerce Director of Peachymama.com .
17 February 2021, Wednesday
6:00 to 6:30 PM (AEDT) / Free Online Session
Real world lessons in bootstrapping a million-dollar online fashion brand (without drop-shipping). Gain insight into the 3 P's of small brand online retail:
- PLATFORM: simplify, structure and automate.
- PRODUCTION: find out 3 things that will kill your business within 6 months.
- PERFORMANCE: discover the 3 metrics that will help you drive revenue.
