21-22 April 2021 | Victory Room, Marvel Stadium, Docklands. Melbourne. AU
ABHIJIT BHOWMICK Managing Director Datamavic
According to ACSC, 97% of Australian businesses (which are small) are the most vulnerable. Datamavic is on a mission to help spread awareness on cyber security threats to SME market and how to best defend end points using the same best practices and products that Enterprise companies use, but at a much lower operational cost.
SAFWAN CHOWDHURY
Growth Director at Online Marketing Gurus
MEZ HOMAYUNFARD
Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships – Online Marketing Gurus
Learn how you can leverage the power of position 0 in Google for your brand to drive thought leadership by gaining visibility as a subject matter expert in your niche and further increase your Marketing ROI!
DAVID PRICE Co-Founder & Global CEO – BizPay
Improve cash flow, reduce costs and increase sales by allowing your clients to pay in 4 monthly instalments.
LEELA COSGROVE
Co-Founder & CEO – Iron Cage / Strategic Anarchy
2020, Cosgrove claims, was just the start – the next 5 years will see multiple waves of massive change that will impact EVERY industry and completely change the way businesses sell to one another. Leela will share the 4 biggest challenges businesses are facing today – from the advance of technological disruption to changing social conditions – and how companies can prepare themselves to ensure they’re not faced with another business apocalypse.
MATTHEW SEKAssociate Director of Commercial Strategy
In this digital and borderless economy, Airwallex’s mission is to empower Australian SMEs to operate anytime, anywhere. Join Matthew Sek, Associate Director of Commercial Strategy at Airwallex, as he shares the Airwallex growth story and our biggest lessons learnt along the way.
PETER LOOSLEY
Managing Director – Virtual IT Managed Services
Loosley explains some of the way’s organisations suffer data breaches. He helps business owners understand that no matter how up to date their security technology, their last line of defence is always their users. Are your employees prepared? Arm them with the skills to become your greatest asset and the first line of defence, not the last.
A cyber security incident that impacts a small business can be devastating. Unfortunately, we at the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) see the impact of cyber security incidents each and every day, on individuals, large companies, and small businesses. Luckily, cyber security doesn’t have to be difficult.
CRAIG GILLIES
Director, Technical Advice and Uplift – Small and Medium-sized Enterprises & Home Users, Protect and Assure Branch, Australian Signals Directorate – Australia Cyber Security Centre
JUDY CELMINS
Co-Founder & Marketing Director- Engage4Insights
ANDREW LAURIE
Entrepreneur, CEO, author and elite business coach
For a long time, it may have seemed daunting for an Australian small business to expand into and sell in overseas markets. Paying international suppliers and bills overseas or making international wire transfers through a bank were slow and often costly, with the hassle of excessive paperwork and regulations to open bank accounts in each new country.
DAVE STEIN
Head of Corporate Development- Airwallex
Memories are the link between our past experiences and the present that can be triggered by a thought, word, smell, even an ad on TV. Did you know that in our brain we have one centre for rational thinking and five emotion centres. It only takes a 12th of a millisecond for our emotion sensors to react.
MICHELLE PASCOE
International speaker, accredited trainer, researcher, author and podcaster.
LYRA MACKAY
Evangelist – Zoho Corporation
Do you really know your customers? Can you anticipate their purchasing behaviour? Do you understand what drives them to purchase – from you or the competition?
Savvy marketers do, and will be able to convert one-off customers into long-term subscribers, keeping them engaged month after month, year after year.
LAUREN MOLONEY
General Manager, Growth & Customer Commercialisation SMB – News Xtend
If you’re looking to grow or scale your business, you need to hear this. Working with over 60 organisations on their growth strategies, plus scaling Wiise, Managing Director Jonny, will take you through a proven framework for growing your business, with real world examples.
JONATHAN ATTIA
Managing Director – Wiise
Time | Topic | Speakers | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
10:20 – 10:50 | FUTURE PROOF! THE WINNING FORMULA THAT TURNS IDEAS INTO INNOVATION
Want to know how to generate practical ideas that will grow your business?
Judy will present the steps to unlock your team’s creativity and harness the power of your audience. Then with a little magic turn them into ideas to drive innovation.
Stop following and start leading. It’s the secret sauce to winning in business.
| JUDY CELMINS
Co-Founder & Marketing Director- Engage4Insights | Stage A |
10:40 – 11:20 | UNTANGLING YOURSELF FROM YOUR BUSINESS…TO FREE YOU BOTH
Owning a business should offer an amazing level of freedom. Unfortunately, it often just offer amazing levels of work and stress. When the owner is tied to their business, when it relies on them, or when they have to keep turning up, it clearly has a negative impact on the life they can lead. What’s more, it creates a real constraint on the business. In this talk, you’ll learn the straightforward process to untangling yourself from the business; a process implemented successfully by Andrew and by countless of his clients. You’ll learn the steps and the psychology to removing yourself from the day-to-day; enabling you to create your ideal life and enabling your business to fulfil its true potential.
| ANDREW LAURIE
Entrepreneur, CEO, author and elite business coach | Stage B |
DR JANA MATTHEWS
ANZ Chair In Business Growth, Professor & Director Australian Centre For Business Growth
BRAD DUNN
Chief Product Officer – Whispir
Learn why nobody reads your emails and what you can do about it to grow your business.
DIONNE ALAVERASSocial and Content Lead – News Xtend
Facebook is an ever-evolving ecosystem of tools and technology that allows businesses to grow. Learn about the latest marketing technology from Facebook and (more importantly) the powers they hold in driving considerable actions, engagement and growth for your business.
HARRY SANDERS
Founder & Director – StudioHawk
Harry will be sharing his story of success, failure, and resilience. From the lofty heights of getting his first job at age of 16 managing a company’s entire search division to the lows of a failed business and homelessness not long after, Harry knows much about getting back up.
BRAD DUNN
Chief Product Officer – Whispir
Learn why nobody reads your emails and what you can do about it to grow your business.
ANDREW BARKER
Chief Marketing Officer – Qoin
As a business owner, survival is about evolution. You don’t evolve, you die…..With digital currency being adopted globally, learn how Qoin, can assist your business with growing your customer base, tokenising your spare capacity into a growing asset and improving your cash flow and profits.
LYRA MACKAY
Evangelist – Zoho Corporation
FABIAN CALLE
General Manager – Small to Medium Business in Australia & New Zealand – SAP Concur
DAVID ROBERTSON
Head of Economic and Market Research – Bendigo and Adelaide Bank
The Small Business experience has undergone some major transformations in 2019-2020, including:
ANDREW WATSON
Assistant Commissioner, Small Business Experience – Australian Taxation Office.
Every business owner wants better cash flow. Even the most profitable businesses run short of cash at times, especially season businesses or those that are growing quickly.
ANGUS SEDGWICK
Managing Director & CEO – TIM Finance
NICOLE WARE
General Manager, Sales VIC SMB & Real Estate – News Xtend
Day | Time | Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
Day 1 | 10:20 – 10:50 | FUTURE PROOF! THE WINNING FORMULA THAT TURNS IDEAS INTO INNOVATION
Want to know how to generate practical ideas that will grow your business?
Judy will present the steps to unlock your team’s creativity and harness the power of your audience. Then with a little magic turn them into ideas to drive innovation.
Stop following and start leading. It’s the secret sauce to winning in business.
| JUDY CELMINS
Co-Founder & Marketing Director- Engage4Insights |
Day 1 | 10:40 – 11:20 | UNTANGLING YOURSELF FROM YOUR BUSINESS…TO FREE YOU BOTH
Owning a business should offer an amazing level of freedom. Unfortunately, it often just offer amazing levels of work and stress. When the owner is tied to their business, when it relies on them, or when they have to keep turning up, it clearly has a negative impact on the life they can lead. What’s more, it creates a real constraint on the business. In this talk, you’ll learn the straightforward process to untangling yourself from the business; a process implemented successfully by Andrew and by countless of his clients. You’ll learn the steps and the psychology to removing yourself from the day-to-day; enabling you to create your ideal life and enabling your business to fulfil its true potential.
| ANDREW LAURIE
Entrepreneur, CEO, author and elite business coach |
ABHIJIT BHOWMICK Managing Director Datamavic
According to ACSC, 97% of Australian businesses (which are small) are the most vulnerable. Datamavic is on a mission to help spread awareness on cyber security threats to SME market and how to best defend end points using the same best practices and products that Enterprise companies use, but at a much lower operational cost.
SAFWAN CHOWDHURY
Growth Director at Online Marketing Gurus
MEZ HOMAYUNFARD
Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships – Online Marketing Gurus
Learn how you can leverage the power of position 0 in Google for your brand to drive thought leadership by gaining visibility as a subject matter expert in your niche and further increase your Marketing ROI!
DAVID PRICE Co-Founder & Global CEO – BizPay
Improve cash flow, reduce costs and increase sales by allowing your clients to pay in 4 monthly instalments.
LEELA COSGROVE
Co-Founder & CEO – Iron Cage / Strategic Anarchy
2020, Cosgrove claims, was just the start – the next 5 years will see multiple waves of massive change that will impact EVERY industry and completely change the way businesses sell to one another. Leela will share the 4 biggest challenges businesses are facing today – from the advance of technological disruption to changing social conditions – and how companies can prepare themselves to ensure they’re not faced with another business apocalypse.
MATTHEW SEKAssociate Director of Commercial Strategy
In this digital and borderless economy, Airwallex’s mission is to empower Australian SMEs to operate anytime, anywhere. Join Matthew Sek, Associate Director of Commercial Strategy at Airwallex, as he shares the Airwallex growth story and our biggest lessons learnt along the way.
PETER LOOSLEY
Managing Director – Virtual IT Managed Services
Loosley explains some of the way’s organisations suffer data breaches. He helps business owners understand that no matter how up to date their security technology, their last line of defence is always their users. Are your employees prepared? Arm them with the skills to become your greatest asset and the first line of defence, not the last.
A cyber security incident that impacts a small business can be devastating. Unfortunately, we at the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) see the impact of cyber security incidents each and every day, on individuals, large companies, and small businesses. Luckily, cyber security doesn’t have to be difficult.
CRAIG GILLIES
Director, Technical Advice and Uplift – Small and Medium-sized Enterprises & Home Users, Protect and Assure Branch, Australian Signals Directorate – Australia Cyber Security Centre
JUDY CELMINS
Co-Founder & Marketing Director- Engage4Insights
ANDREW LAURIE
Entrepreneur, CEO, author and elite business coach
For a long time, it may have seemed daunting for an Australian small business to expand into and sell in overseas markets. Paying international suppliers and bills overseas or making international wire transfers through a bank were slow and often costly, with the hassle of excessive paperwork and regulations to open bank accounts in each new country.
DAVE STEIN
Head of Corporate Development- Airwallex
Memories are the link between our past experiences and the present that can be triggered by a thought, word, smell, even an ad on TV. Did you know that in our brain we have one centre for rational thinking and five emotion centres. It only takes a 12th of a millisecond for our emotion sensors to react.
MICHELLE PASCOE
International speaker, accredited trainer, researcher, author and podcaster.
LYRA MACKAY
Evangelist – Zoho Corporation
Do you really know your customers? Can you anticipate their purchasing behaviour? Do you understand what drives them to purchase – from you or the competition?
Savvy marketers do, and will be able to convert one-off customers into long-term subscribers, keeping them engaged month after month, year after year.
LAUREN MOLONEY
General Manager, Growth & Customer Commercialisation SMB – News Xtend
If you’re looking to grow or scale your business, you need to hear this. Working with over 60 organisations on their growth strategies, plus scaling Wiise, Managing Director Jonny, will take you through a proven framework for growing your business, with real world examples.
JONATHAN ATTIA
Managing Director – Wiise
Time | Topic | Speakers | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
10:20 – 10:50 | FUTURE PROOF! THE WINNING FORMULA THAT TURNS IDEAS INTO INNOVATION
Want to know how to generate practical ideas that will grow your business?
Judy will present the steps to unlock your team’s creativity and harness the power of your audience. Then with a little magic turn them into ideas to drive innovation.
Stop following and start leading. It’s the secret sauce to winning in business.
| JUDY CELMINS
Co-Founder & Marketing Director- Engage4Insights | Stage A |
10:40 – 11:20 | UNTANGLING YOURSELF FROM YOUR BUSINESS…TO FREE YOU BOTH
Owning a business should offer an amazing level of freedom. Unfortunately, it often just offer amazing levels of work and stress. When the owner is tied to their business, when it relies on them, or when they have to keep turning up, it clearly has a negative impact on the life they can lead. What’s more, it creates a real constraint on the business. In this talk, you’ll learn the straightforward process to untangling yourself from the business; a process implemented successfully by Andrew and by countless of his clients. You’ll learn the steps and the psychology to removing yourself from the day-to-day; enabling you to create your ideal life and enabling your business to fulfil its true potential.
| ANDREW LAURIE
Entrepreneur, CEO, author and elite business coach | Stage B |
DR JANA MATTHEWS
ANZ Chair In Business Growth, Professor & Director Australian Centre For Business Growth
BRAD DUNN
Chief Product Officer – Whispir
Learn why nobody reads your emails and what you can do about it to grow your business.
DIONNE ALAVERASSocial and Content Lead – News Xtend
Facebook is an ever-evolving ecosystem of tools and technology that allows businesses to grow. Learn about the latest marketing technology from Facebook and (more importantly) the powers they hold in driving considerable actions, engagement and growth for your business.
HARRY SANDERS
Founder & Director – StudioHawk
Harry will be sharing his story of success, failure, and resilience. From the lofty heights of getting his first job at age of 16 managing a company’s entire search division to the lows of a failed business and homelessness not long after, Harry knows much about getting back up.
BRAD DUNN
Chief Product Officer – Whispir
Learn why nobody reads your emails and what you can do about it to grow your business.
ANDREW BARKER
Chief Marketing Officer – Qoin
As a business owner, survival is about evolution. You don’t evolve, you die…..With digital currency being adopted globally, learn how Qoin, can assist your business with growing your customer base, tokenising your spare capacity into a growing asset and improving your cash flow and profits.
LYRA MACKAY
Evangelist – Zoho Corporation
FABIAN CALLE
General Manager – Small to Medium Business in Australia & New Zealand – SAP Concur
DAVID ROBERTSON
Head of Economic and Market Research – Bendigo and Adelaide Bank
The Small Business experience has undergone some major transformations in 2019-2020, including:
ANDREW WATSON
Assistant Commissioner, Small Business Experience – Australian Taxation Office.
Every business owner wants better cash flow. Even the most profitable businesses run short of cash at times, especially season businesses or those that are growing quickly.
ANGUS SEDGWICK
Managing Director & CEO – TIM Finance
NICOLE WARE
General Manager, Sales VIC SMB & Real Estate – News Xtend
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