Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand is a professional body comprised of over 115,000 diverse, talented and financially astute members who utilise their skills every day to make a difference for businesses the world over.

Business Forum is the premier education event in leadership, innovation and excellence, for business and finance professionals.

This year Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand raises the bar by delivering a truly inspirational learning experience.

Sessions will have a strong strategic leadership focus designed to equip attendees with the skills and knowledge required to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing environment.

We are excited about Business Forum 2016 and creating learning opportunity for attendees to get connected, be challenged and feel inspired.

The theme of this year’s event is designed to position Business Forum (mindfully, consciously and empathetically) from a technical, procedural and multiple streamed ‘accounting’ conference to a premier education event in business leadership and excellence.

Importantly, it is designed to excite, inspire and create debate.

Connected intelligence, occurs by bringing together those at the top of their field, leaders, strategic thinkers, entrepreneurs and innovators.

Business Forum 2016 creates the opportunity to experience connected intelligence.

Our programme this year has been developed to facilitate thought and discussion about the drivers that are reshaping how we think about work and the skills and knowledge required to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing business landscape.

In an environment of ferocious competition, smart technology, economic and geo-political instability and the enormous pressure to do more with less, technical knowledge is no longer enough. To succeed one must join the dots using a design mindset, influence others through authentic leadership, and provide clear direction by way of strategic acumen.

Get connected, be challenged, feel inspired.

Our theme for Business Forum 2016

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Authentic LeadershipPeople who influence othersfounded in trust and legitimacy.

Strategic AcumenLeaders that provide clear direction built through sound judgement and hard-won expertise.

Design MindsetIndividuals who join the dots born of inspiration and potential.

PERTHThursday

16 June 2016Perth Convention

and ExhibitionCentre

ADELAIDETuesday 21 June 2016

Adelaide Oval

MELBOURNEMonday 16 and

Tuesday 17 May 2016Crown Palladium

SYDNEYMonday 23 and

Tuesday 24 May 2016Hilton Sydney

BRISBANEMonday 6 June 2016

Hilton Brisbane

AUCKLANDThursday 19 and

Friday 20 May 2016SKYCITY

Auckland ConventionCentre

Spreading over two months in six different locations, Business Forum 2016 promises tailored one day regional events as well as inspirational two day conferences.

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Keynote Speakers

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Dr Tal Ben-Shahar

Connected Intelligence

Best-selling author and lecturer who taught the most popular course at Harvard University on “Positive Psychology” and the third most popular course on “The Psychology of Leadership”.

Tal Ben-Shahar will explore what connected intelligence is and highlight the power of using authentic leadership to inspire, excite and identify the right strategies in a fast-changing world.

Dr Harold Hillman

Authentic Leadership

Dr Harold Hillman is the Managing Director of Sigmoid Curve Consulting Group, specialising in tools and frameworks that help executive teams lead their organisations through major change.

Harold will demystify authenticity by highlighting the seven elements that make your leadership more compelling. This session will energise attendees to be more purposeful about their own leadership.

Bernard Salt

Strategic Acumen

Partner, KPMG, writer for The Australian newspaper, speaker, business advisor and media commentator.

Business success today is about seeing what others cannot see. It’s about leading a business culture that cultivates and pursues opportunity. In this session Bernard Salt will show how leaders identify the business trends and opportunities of tomorrow.