2020 was a disruptive year. We learned that we could and couldn't live with, what we could adapt to and what technologies would support us. There were winners and losers. In this key session, the head of Australia's no. 1 research and innovation hub takes us through what change, what trends emerged and what that will mean for the future of innovation and change.

Risks are imperative in technological advancement. Knowing when and how to make one and what it will mean is imperative in creating disruptive and competitive advantage. No company is more competitive and has shown more agility than global behemoth Salesforce. In this session, Salesforce's key innovator and change maker will take us through when, where and how to make a strategic risk.

Lee is the CTO at Microsoft Australia and leads their AI innovation and ethics programs. In a role that covers everything from Quantum and Satellites to AI and ML, Lee helps organisations bring science and data led capabilities into their business whilst balancing innovation with trust & cultural transformation. In this key session, Lee shares his insights into how an innovation culture is built and showcases the future technologies that Microsoft is developing to bring science and innovation together.

Shaloo Garg is head of Microsoft's Growth state start-ups and she is committed to ensuring start-ups are market ready to win. A firm believer that the most powerful use case of technology is leveraging it to unlock solutions in social impact, Shaloo talks through how large corporates can unlock the power of start-ups to ensure that there is cohesion between the two.

We've gone beyond talking about smart technologies and we've moved into the realm applying them to make our workplaces more efficient and effective. In this session from leading property firm CBRE we look at how the application of cutting-edge AI technology is improving service delivery and cutting costs.

Spaceship is a micro-investing platform and online super company that is challenging how the tradition players operate. Making investing open and accessible to everyone, Spaceship is an app only platform that has disrupted the market, making it easy for people to login, check and move money around freely. In this session, Andrew talks about how Spaceship began and what it took to build the technology that changed the market.

Shopify is powering thousands of SME’s with its user-friendly web platform power charging online sales. In this key session, Shaun talks it through their strategy of levelling up in growth and scale against the world’s biggest online stores.

Bodd is an Australian-owned 3D Body Scanning SaaS business. Bodd's 3D body scanners capture the most significant set of human body data possible from a single 3D scan and the business is currently is on a high-speed growth trajectory. Rob has founded several technology and retail businesses, with an extensive background in sales and finance.

Rob has a Bcom degree from Monash University, majors in Finance and Management.

The Internet is the lifeblood of a business - yet it was not designed to deliver the security, performance, and reliability required for organizations
today. Organizations now exist in a complex infrastructure environment exacerbating these design gaps. The result is that a major shift at the
network layer is now underway, and Cloudflare, One of Fast Company's 10 most innovative enterprise companies of 2021, is leading this
transition.

In this fireside chat, Raymond will be joined by a senior executive from one of Australia’s leading businesses for a robust discussion traversing: the rapid, digital innovation sparked by the shift to remote working; how businesses can scale rapidly and securely amid the volatile cyber threat landscape; where the Internet is heading; and the future of work in a post-pandemic world. The conversation is not to be missed.

A serial-entrepreneur and with a unique skillset that spans across corporate strategy, technology, product, customer acquisition and operational excellence. David has spent the majority of his career conceptualising, building and scaling businesses across a number of industries. Lendi was named in this year's AFR's most innovative companies. Find out why this company is trouncing the competition with it understand of how emerging technologies can be integrated.

NSW Government is responding to these challenges to build a more resilient, self-sufficient and innovative state economy.

The Hon Gabrielle Upton MP has prepared an Accelerating R&D in NSW Action Plan guided by an Advisory Council, chaired by David Gonski AC. In this keynote session, Gabrielle will outline the priority actions of this initiative and the roadmap for how the NSW Government will capitalise on the translation of R&D initiatives to create more jobs, new industries and support the State’s COVID Recovery.

Innovation starts with people and in this session, Beth will reveal the secrets of how the infant Tesla managed to attract some of the best and brightest in the industry and how they maintained their culture of innovation as a huge corporate. Beth joined Tesla when it was just a young upstart company with a dream of creating something bigger. When she finished her role as the former Head of Learning & Development, the company was 35,000 employees strong. In this key session, Beth talks about how Tesla's "big company" vision was always to hire talent like they were a start-up and how that plan got them into Forbes' top 10 most innovative companies in the world.

Amazon is considered by Forbes as the 3rd most innovative company in the world and its Twitch product is considered by Fast Company as the most innovative product of the year in 2019. From the onset, Twitch’s roots have been in gaming, now encompasses a unique global community.

In this fireside chat, Lewis will be joined by an Australian creator and take you on Twitch’s journey from
start-up to global phenomenon. You will learn how involving customers in product innovation from the get-go has supercharged Twitch’s success - creating a community that hosts more than 2.5 million people tune in at any given time

Pradeep Parameswaran is Uber’s Asia Pacific President, responsible for leading the company’s mobility business across the fast-growing region.

Since taking on the role during the height of the pandemic last year, Pradeep has overseen the redesign of Uber’s service with COVID safety in mind, navigated successive waves of business impact and is now reimagining how the region can move better throughout recovery.
He is fueled by a passion for building a shared, green and multimodal platform for on-demand mobility, and leading Uber’s regional commitment to 100 percent of trips taking place on zero-emission vehicles by 2040.

Being a leader of an innovative organisation means being involved in the culture the organisation is fostering and making sure you're abreast of how your employees approach problems and think about solutions. In this session, the CEO of Australia's most innovative construction companies talks about culture, cultural development and the spirit of innovation within that culture.

Dan is General Manager of Partnerships at TAL, one of Australia’s leading Life Insurance specialists, where he works with superfunds to provide insurance to over 4 million members.

Dan has been at the frontline of delivering business growth for over 20 years, and has developed and launched everything from digital payments technologies to smart home products, and insurance chatbots, and even founded some of his own businesses along the way. Dan is now focused on developing new products and services to engage members in their insurance and their health.

Dan is a published author - The Secrets of Big Business Innovation - with deep expertise in customer insights, customer experience, and proposition design.

Mallika is the Vice President of Cyber & Intelligence Solutions and Digital Identity at Mastercard, Australasia, and has been with the organisation since May 2016.

ID is a smart, secure, and convenient solution that will allow users to control their data while proving who they are, wherever they are — online and in-person, anywhere in the world.

At Mastercard, we are working to shape a world where Aussies no longer need to carry a bank card, passport, or cash. A world where you can be easily identified in order to gain access to the services or experiences you want, no matter where you are in the world - online or off.

Users can now confidently enjoy complete control over their personal information, with the freedom to decide exactly what information gets shared with businesses, with whom, and when.

Mallika Sathi, Vice President, Cyber & Intelligence Solutions and Digital Identity, Mastercard

STRICTLY LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS

• A personalized learning experience
This course is limited to a maximum of 20 participants per masterclass. You will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on learning, Q&A, mini break out groups and scenario-based activities.

• Module-based learning
Take the time to digest key learnings, implement in with workplace, and come back to report on progress.

• Interactivity & networking
Tailored to give you the same interactive and hands-on learning experiences you would expect from an in-person event.

• Takeaway toolkit
Walk away with a toolkit of practical resources, frameworks, tools to implement in your leadership journey immediately.
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Join Disney’s former Head of Innovation as he takes you through his process for creating and being involved in one of the most creative and innovative companies in the world!

Duncan Wardle rolled out innovation training to each and every one of the Disney employees while the company was at the peak of its innovation and agility – making the Disney corporation a creative thinking behemoth.

In this key one-day masterclass, Duncan will exclusively share the inner workings of Disney’s creative approach and mindset to business.

Armed with these creative behaviours and innovation tools, your organization will see immediate changes in your culture, and will be empowered to develop innovative, disruptive new ideas and solutions that will provide lasting, tangible benefits to your business for years to come.

Key takeaways:
• Each participant will learn how to use the creative behaviours.
• The team will learn how to transfer the power of “my idea” to “our idea”, accelerating the opportunity to actually get it done.
• The workshop is designed to engage both introverts & extroverts, and the three styles of learning.
• The participants will learn how to gather consumer insights for innovation by looking in new and unusu al places (often where their competition isn’t looking).
• The workshop will cover the 5 Lateral Thinking Tools that help get people out of their “River of Thinking” (their personal expertise), and allow them to innovate.
• Everyone will have a common language around Innovation & Creativity.
• The participants will learn how to use powerful storytelling techniques to convey ideas.
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About Duncan:

As Head of Innovation & Creativity at Disney, Duncan helped teams at Disney Parks, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, Imagineering and Animation to innovate, creating magical new storylines and amazing experiences for consumers around the globe.

He now brings his Disney experience to audiences around the world, delivering a series of keynotes, masterclasses, and ideation forums, that help people capture unlikely connections, leading to both disruptive thinking and revolutionary.

He is a multiple TEDx speaker and has been featured in many publications including Fast Company, Forbes, INC., and more. He teaches Innovation and Creativity Masterclasses at Yale University, UNC and U.F.

He also holds the American Citizen Award presented at the White House, an Hons. MBA and Hons. Doctorate from Edinburgh University and the Duke of Edinburgh Award, presented by her majesty, Queen Elizabeth