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Where ideas, technology and determination meet

Join 35+ leaders and visionaries as we explore the strategic trends and technologies shaping the future of regional communities.

BIIF Symposium 2018 3 September, Bendigo Victoria

Our intensive one-day program will expand your knowledge, refine your focus, and help you discover the innovative technologies that power regional transformation.

We reveal the future of regional business with 25 thought-provoking sessions covering a broad range of topics related to using emerging technologies to take ideas and transform them into products or services that create economic and community impact.

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5 PM Networking Drinks Rifle Brigade

Public Sector Innovation in Victoria

La Trobe Art Institute

Designing Software When You’re Not Technical


Accelerated Innovation La Trobe Art Institute

StrayaCoin: The Trojan Horse of Currency


Crypto Assets and Decentralising Innovation


Registration and Arrival Capital Theatre

Bendigo Invention & Innovation Festival Opening

Keynote Presentation by Andrew Jones, Co-founder G2 Innovation

Capital Theatre

The Role of Government in Driving Innovation

Banquet Room

The Problem with Ideas La Trobe Art Institute

Design Thinking: The Engine for Innovation

Rifle Brigade

Creative Leadership Exposed

La Trobe Art InstituteInnovation – Where’s My

Career in That?Banquet

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The Role of Education in Accelerating Innovation

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Innovate or Suffocate Rifle Brigade

Networked Growth La Trobe Art Institute

Towards Conversational AI Banquet Room

Era of the Entrepreneur La Trobe Art Institute

Smarter Regional Areas: Towards a Smarter Bendigo

Banquet Room

Newsflash: Disruption ≠ Innovation


Where will tomorrow’s opportunities come from?


Remaining Human in a Digital World

Rifle Brigade

CoWorking Panel Discussion

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Innovation: The Regional Experience

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Founder Panel: Feats and Failures

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Strategic Innovation 101 Rifle BrigadeBlockchain Panel Discussion


The Role of Government in Driving InnovationEvery tier of government - local, state and federal - has a focus on innovation, unheard of 10 or even 5 years ago. So why the change? And what is the role of government in driving innovation?

Glenn will be joined by state and federal representatives to discuss how they can work together to drive Australian innovation.

Glenn Pomeroy, Coordinator Innovation and Transformation, City of Greater Bendigo Glenn is passionate about pursuing innovative and transformational projects that build a stronger and more resilient Bendigo, with a particular interest in how the Internet of Things can deliver efficiencies and an improved quality of life for Bendigonians.

Innovation: Where’s My Career in That?Starting out in technology and innovation? Looking to pivot your career path? This panel is for you and is not to be missed. Just some of the key points this panel discussion will walkthrough are: what are the emerging careers in Innovation?; what career paths may not exist as we continue to use technology to replace what were human tasks?; what are the skill sets that we should be focusing on now for Australia to remain competitive?; what do you see as skills we need in the future?

Josh Pell, Project Manager Josh is a highly passionate and enthusiastic professional who loves using technology, projects, programs and PMO’s as enablers to drive and deliver high quality business improvement initiatives. Josh strongly believes, better business outcomes come from better implementation, adoption and use of technology.

Jessica Reesby, Founder, Reesby IT Jessica started her first company at 24 years old. With over 9 years’ experience working with some of the most prestigious luxury brands such as Rolex, Tiffany &Co., Omega and Patek Phillipe, Jessica developed a niche interest in the Digital, IoT, IT, Engineering and Mobile Apps Space. Jessica believes in bringing the IT Community together and also creating equality for women in the field which she makes a focus by specialising in recruiting and developing women in IT. Jessica’s company, Reesby IT is an industry leader and has disrupted the recruitment industry.

Luke Murray, Australian Computer Society (ACS) Luke is a technologist with a strong focus on innovation, design, user experience and growing businesses, and the founder of XYSense. Luke thrives when there is a challenge and actively seeks opportunities to make improvements across all areas, easily picking up new technologies and domains.



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Smarter Regional Areas: Towards a Smarter BendigoA smart city is one that uses different types of electronic data collection sensors to supply information which is used to manage assets and resources efficiently. This includes data collected from citizens, devices, and assets that is processed and analysed to monitor and manage traffic and transportation systems, power plants, water supply networks, waste management, law enforcement, information systems, schools, libraries, hospitals, and other community services.

The smart city concept integrates ICT and various physical devices connected to an IoT network to optimize the efficiency of city operations and services, and connect to citizens. For Bendigo, the journey has already begun, with a number of local organisations working with the City of Greater Bendigo to form the Smart City Alliance.

Jon Anstey, Executive General Manager, Insight and Innovation, Coliban Water Corporation Jon is a thought leader, connector and entrepreneur. He has 20+ years global professional experience in finance, innovation, strategy, governance, law and culture, across the government, corporate, professional, for-purpose and academic sectors. Jon is a founding member of the Smarter Bendigo Alliance.

Adam Fennessy PSM, Partner and Oceania Leader for Future Cities, EY Adam is a partner in EY’s Advisory Practice, with a focus on government and strategy. He is Oceania lead partner for Future Cities, with practice areas covering infrastructure, environment, planning, regional development and diversity and inclusion. This follows a 20 year career at State and Federal Government level, including over four years at Secretary (CEO) level.

Glenn Pomeroy, Coordinator Innovation and Transformation, City of Greater Bendigo Glenn is passionate about pursuing innovative and transformational projects that build a stronger and more resilient Bendigo, with a particular interest in how the Internet of Things can deliver efficiencies and an improved quality of life for Bendigonians.

The Role of Education in Accelerating InnovationJoin this esteemed panel to hear how education providers are not only preparing their students with the required skills to become creative thinkers and drivers of innovation, but also how they work with industry, government and other key stakeholders to accelerate innovation.

Eddie Custovic, Engineer, Academic, Innovator, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Global Citizen Eddie is an experienced engineer and problem solver. Eddie is an academic and industry project manager in the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, La Trobe University and founder/director of the La Trobe Innovation & Entrepreneurship Foundry (LIEF), and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).

Claire Nightingale, Research Partnership Development Coordinator, Monash University Claire Nightingale connects Monash University research capabilities with industry to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes, with a focus on new initiatives being sustainable into the future.

Dr Joseph Lawrence, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Deakin University Dr Joseph Lawrence specializes in industry-university-government collaboration business models with a focus on innovation and commercialization.

Graeme Wiggins, Director, Bendigo Tech School Graeme Wiggins is the Director of the Bendigo Tech School, Bendigo’s high tech education hub. Graeme’s professional focus is co-designing exciting STEAM learning programs in partnership with industry, schools and community. He was most recently the Head of Art and Design at Canberra Grammar, where he transformed facilities and pedagogies for technology education.



Founder Panel: Feats and FailuresLearn from a panel of local founders about their startups; what motivated them to take the leap; what they have sacrificed; what they have learned along the way; and how can you avoid potential pitfalls in your own founder journey.

Theodore Williams, Co-founder, Localised Theo is co-founder at Localised, a loving dad, someone who loves to test ideas and is not afraid to learn by having a go. Theo left the corporate world of agile consultancy and digital management to jump into the fast lane of a regionally founded and funded tech-startup. He’s passionate about his regional community and wants to see Kyneton and all regional Australia become great places to live AND work.

Jillian Kenny, Founding Director, Machinam A creator at heart, Dr Jillian Kenny is constantly on the lookout for opportunities to challenge traditional ways of thinking and create value in the world. As Founding Director of Machinam, Jillian has led the company to develop innovative digital high school mathematics resources. In 2012, she co-founded the non-profit organisation Power of Engineering, which runs nationwide events for female and regional Year 9 and 10 students to inspire them about the engineering profession. Since completing a PhD exploring innovation in the Australian water sector, Jillian has applied the insight and experience to a range of sectors including education, health and water.

Luke Murray, Founder, XYSense.io Luke Murray is a technologist with a strong focus on innovation, design, user experience and growing businesses, and is the Founder of XYSense.io. Luke thrives when there is a challenge - the perfect characteristic for a Founder!

James Robertson, Co-founder, Lifevault James Roberston is co-founder of Lifevault, an online service that allows you to leave a dedicated record of your life. You can share your stories through photos, videos, voice recordings and a personalised narrative.

Innovation: The Regional ExperienceA recent report by the Regional Australia Institute said “Regional Australia is becoming a major driver of economic output and productivity growth (and) innovation in regions will be crucial to embrace this cultural shift. Innovation will be the major driver of any productivity growth.” So how are other regional areas facilitating and driving innovation to stimulate their local economies?

Peter Dostis, CEO, Runway Geelong Peter Dostis is passionate about innovation and the commercialisation of products and services to gain competitive advantage for Australia globally. He is currently CEO and co-founder of the Runway Geelong incubator program focused on creating a start-up ecosystem in Geelong that will help launch start-ups as well as develop Geelong into a start-up city. Peter is expanding Runway to other regional areas such as Ballarat, Dandenong and Albury-Wodonga.

Elena Kelareva, Founder of Binary Shift, Gippsland Elena Kelareva is the founder of GippsTech, which aims to help businesses in Gippsland, Victoria grow with technology, and Binary Shift, a conference focused on innovation, technology and startups within the Gippsland region. Elena is passionate about the opportunities that tech can bring to regional and rural areas.

Andrew Jones, Founder, G2 Innovation, Geelong Andrew Jones is the co-founder of G2 Innovation, a Geelong based business focused on driving individual, team and enterprise to grow through a focus on innovation.

Theodore Williams, Co-founder, Localised Theo is co-founder at Localised, a loving dad, someone who loves to test ideas and is not afraid to learn by having a go. Theo left the corporate world of agile consultancy and digital management to jump into the fast lane of a regionally founded and funded tech-startup. He’s passionate about his regional community and wants to see Kyneton and all regional Australia become great places to live AND work.



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CoWorking Panel DiscussionWhat is “co-working” and how does it help creativity and new ideas? Taylor Tran is the author of “Innovation CoWorking” and Australia’s foremost authority on co-working. Join Taylor as he shares his insights into how co-working helps to drive innovation, not just for micro-business, but also for the corporate sector, exploring local examples from Bendigo’s very own co-working spaces Synergise Hub and Possum Works.

Taylor Tran, CoWorking Author and Strategist Taylor Tran is an author, strategist, tech entrepreneur and speaker within the coworking industry. Taylor Mentors with the Founder Institute of Silicon Valley and several start-ups, including blockchain, robots, environmental, big data and services start-ups. Following his recent book, Innovation Melbourne: A Guide To Melbourne’s Entrepreneurs Ecosystem, Taylor has played a major role in advising government on building smart city and start-up strategies and is currently involved in a number of key ecosystem initiatives.

Clare Fountain, Sorted 4 Life Clare Fountain is a founding member of Synergize Hub in Bendigo and is on the board of 888 Co-operative Coworking, a co-op coworking space in Melbourne.

Marcus Turnbull, Turncode Productions Marcus Turnbull is the founder of Turncode Productions, which he runs from Possum Works, the coworking space he set up with Jack Hurley.

Tamara Marwood, Create Business Flexibility and range is what is called for in this time of creative innovation in business - and that is where you will find Tamara Marwood. Tamara runs her business, Create Business, from the Synergise Coworking space.

Towards Conversational AI: Making Machines Understand Human LanguageInventor and Founder of Pat Inc, John Ball, explains the path toward Conversational AI – the science and engineering behind his model and the relevance to emerging conversation for digital assistants, chatbots, and robots. A new hypothesis about the brain and its approach to language, has led to the development of this approach to Natural Language Understanding (NLU) for a machine. This talk will cover the history of the AI problem for language and explain the uniqueness of this NLU system, and its application for the future natural language interface.

John Ball, Co-founder, Pat Inc John Ball is a cognitive scientist, focused on machine intelligence and solving the open scientific problem of Natural Language Understanding (NLU). Since he was a Computer Science undergraduate at The University of Sydney, and challenged by one of his Professors who said “Machines will never understand human language” John applied all his attention and Research and Development efforts to the problem. This lead to Patom Theory; the theory of how a brain approaches language, applied to a computer. He is founder and CTO of Pat Inc and is building the platform for natural language interaction to support applications such as chatbots, intelligent assistants, IoT conversation, language learning and text analytics.

Beth Carey, Co-founder, Pat Inc Beth’s corporate career has included senior management in IBM and Fujitsu, managing technical teams of 150+ people and facilitation of the world-class IBM leadership development program in Asia Pacific. Beth co-founded the deep tech AI startup, Pat Inc in 2016 and continues to pursue her passion of building teams and communities, this time around the future platform for human-machine interaction.



The Problem with IdeasMost innovation efforts are undertaken with an obsessive desire to generate great ideas, however, truly great ideas are few and far between. Often we’re flooded with so many ideas that we don’t even know where to start. Ian will draw upon his experience as a project manager and innovator in the healthcare sector to show that ideas are almost worthless unless they are accompanied by three essential elements that we often either overlook or underemphasize.

Ian Watson, Director, Baker Street Consulting, Senior Project Manager, Bendigo Health Ian is an experienced senior project manager with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital and health care industry. Skilled in crisis management, people management, Lean Six Sigma, management, and health care with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused on organisational development from La Trobe University. Ian thinks ideas are nice, but problems are what really drive innovation.

Creative Leadership ExposedThe world is changing faster than it ever has before. The future is a blank canvas, and in creating this future we need leaders who can think beyond the traditional approaches and norms of the past. Leaders who can bring creativity. Through sharing some of the challenging and vulnerable moments in her own story, Jillian will reveal the elements for creative leadership and why it is critical for our future.

Dr Jillian Kenny, Founding Director, Machinam A creator at heart, Dr Jillian Kenny is constantly on the lookout for opportunities to challenge traditional ways of thinking and create value in the world. As a result of her work she was named as one of the inaugural Superstars of STEM by Science and Technology Australia in 2017 and as one of Australia’s Top 100 Most Influential Women by the Australian Financial Review and Westpac in 2014. As Founding Director of Machinam, Jillian has led the company to develop innovative digital high school mathematics resources that are engaging and relevant to real life, answering that age-old question, “Why do I have to learn this?”.



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News Flash: Disruption ≠ InnovationThe world is awash with talk of disruptive technologies. Businesses are constantly being told to “disrupt themselves” and to “innovate or perish”. But how can we start, much less continue, to innovate when digital skills and technical talent are short on the ground? Introducing new technology is still a huge challenge for most teams and actually keeping the dream alive is proving even more difficult! It’s time to “disrupt” the myths around what innovation means in small to medium-sized businesses. Let’s talk about why you need to be thinking less about disruption and more about how you champion change from within.

Rebecca Ciancio, Head of Marketing and Engagement, Maxsum Consulting Rebecca has more than 20 years’ experience working across different sectors in the technology industry both overseas and in Australia. Rebecca specialises in technical content writing and digital content production. Heading up Marketing and Engagement at Maxsum Consulting, Rebecca furthers Maxsum’s mission of Enabling Opportunity and Realising Potential by examining the potential business technology has to shape and align people’s work styles and lifestyles for greater personal and professional outcomes. Rebecca spends extensive time at major industry events and engaging with some of Australia’s leading technology vendors to collect the latest and best technology news and thought leadership.

Emerging Technologies: Where Will Tomorrow’s Opportunities Come From?New technologies emerge as a result of radical and disruptive innovation and invention. Adopting an incremental approach to innovation won’t change the status quo, nor will applying a tried and tested methodology. So what is required? Learn how we as individuals, organisations and communities can reframe our approach to innovation to ensure we harness tomorrow’s opportunities.

Bec Kempster, CEO, The Churchill Club Australia Bec is a digital strategy specialist with over ten years’ experience in marketing, specifically in digital and brand strategy and retail point-of-sale and store fit-outs. Having been both agency and client side, her strength lies in working collaboratively with businesses to identify strategic insights and make tactical recommendations to leverage those, particularly in the digital space. Bec has worked with an extensive number of not-for-profit organisations such as Greening Australia, World Vision, Smiling Mind and One Laptop Per Child.



Public Sector Innovation in Victoria: Doing Things Better TogetherThe role of government is to ensure positive outcomes for its people, and government is always working in new ways to deliver better outcomes for real people. Recent research suggests that it only takes a motivated, resilient and tenacious 25% to shift the thinking of an entire population. The public sector has enough tough and talented people to make it to 25% easily - we just need to join forces and start speaking out.

Sam Hannah-Rankin, Director Public Sector Innovation, Department of Premier and Cabinet (VIC) Sam Hannah-Rankin is the Director of Public Sector Innovation for the Department of Premier and Cabinet in Victoria. Since its establishment in 2015, Public Sector Innovation (publicsectorinnovation.vic.gov.au) has supported new ways of delivering better outcomes for real people by:

• launching over 20 cross-sectoral projects through the $11m Public Sector Innovation Fund

• introducing human behavioural thinking into policy development and service delivery through a central Behavioural Insights Unit

• bringing Victorian public servants together to deliver value through a whole of government Public Sector Innovation Strategy and Network

• developing a world-first practitioner-based innovation program in government through partnership with Nesta and its States of Change initiative.

Designing and Building a Software Product When You’re Not Technical YourselfHow do you make your idea a reality when you have zero technical ability? Elena will teach non-technical attendees about what’s involved in designing and building a digital product such as an app or website. Topics that will be covered include: how much should a website cost; the biggest mistake when building a digital product; the process that they use at Google Ventures, Google’s startup investment fund, to help their startups build digital products successfully; and the unexpected costs of building a website that most people don’t factor into their planning when they’re thinking about building a digital product.

Elena Kelareva, CEO / Founder, GippsTech Elena Kelareva has a PhD in Computer Science from the Australian National University, and over ten years’ experience in digital product development. Elena was previously the Product Manager for the Google Maps Web APIs, which are used on millions of websites and by billions of users worldwide. She left Google in early 2017 to start a Gippsland-based company, GippsTech, with the mission of helping businesses in rural and regional areas reach their full potential with digital technology. She is also a mentor at the University of Melbourne’s Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP) - ranked #1 university startup accelerator in Australia and #8 worldwide - and has mentored many startups and small businesses in digital product development strategy.



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Accelerated InnovationAlexe brings fresh insights on creativity and innovation from his own experience over the last 16 years in developing patented technologies that led to international companies such as IND-Technologies, and are used by Australian Defence, American Air Force and IBM. Alexe will also include insights from his book “Innoaphorisms – A spark each day, Empower Innovation”.

Professor Alexe Bojovschi, CEO, AIB Innovation Prof. Alexe Bojovschi is an inventor and innovator, and author of #1 Amazon best seller “Innoaphorisms – A spark each day – Empower Innovation”. His innovations are used by his own companies, IntAiB, iiRNet and iDataMachine and other organizations with whom he worked including IBM, American Air Force Research Laboratory, Australian Defence Science and Technology, Monash University, RMIT University, Victoria Partnership for Advanced Computing, Swinburne University of Technology and Aston University. He holds 8 US and international patents and has published many technical papers. He is a pioneer in deriving technology and business insights from BigData. Alexe developed accelerated learning, creativity and innovation techniques and courses delivered at IntAIB and RMIT University. Alexe is working currently with The University of Melbourne, IND-Technology and Amity University on innovation projects.

Strayacoin: The Trojan Horse of CurrencyStrayacoin is a fancytech digital currency that enables you to send billies to anyone out yonder or OS. Strayacoin uses mate-to-mate tech to get on with it with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing Strayacoins are carried out by all of us in the network. Strayacoin Core is the name of open source software which enables the use of this currency. Come along to download your own wallet of Strayacoin!

Jack Hurley, CEO / Founder, 47 Cryptocurrency Labs, CEO / Founder, Heart (Human Response Token) Jack launched 47 Cryptocurrency labs - a “Crypto Skunkworks” in 2012 which helps companies explore, experiment and execute on new cryptoasset and blockchain opportunities. He also works with corporates to overcome internal innovation challenges, or to spin off new crypto related ventures as appropriate. Jack also launched strayacoin.org on Australia Day 2018 to educate Australians on crypto fundamentals and drive the discussion. Jack is the founder of Heart (Human Response Token) and Firetail and works with the world’s most inspiring Humanitarian NGO’s.



Crypto Assets and the Opportunities for Decentralising InnovationWeb 3.0 is here. How is the Web 3.0 economy distinct from old modes of venture capital fundraising and organisational structure, and how does this enable Bendigo and other regional areas to participate on a more even playing field with tech and economic centres such as Silicon Valley and San Francisco? This talk will cover the shifting paradigm of Web 3.0, what is means, how to engage, and how to create regulation that is supportive of such an economy.

James Simpson, Analyst, Apollo Capital James has a background at KPMG in their data analytics (tax) and management consulting practices in Australia and China. He has also worked in media-tech and in foreign policy. He is very interested in entrepreneurship having started an event labour businesses while at university. He first became interested in bitcoin in 2011 and began investing in 2014.

Blockchain Panel DiscussionWill blockchain upend traditional banking, will it fizzle and fade, or is the future somewhere in-between? Join our panel of experienced Blockchain entrepreneurs, investors and technologists as we discuss current and future developments in blockchain.

James Simpson, Analyst and Bitcoin Investor James has a background at KPMG in their data analytics (tax) and management consulting practices in Australia and China. He has also worked in media-tech and in foreign policy. He is very interested in entrepreneurship having started an event labour businesses while at university. He first became interested in bitcoin in 2011 and began investing in 2014.

Rupert Hackett, CEO, Bitcoin Australia Bitcoin Australia are ambassadors for Bitcoin and are proud to be developing the industry and technology. They promise to be a fair and objective source for the latest cryptocurrency news and educational content, and aim to deliver the best cryptocurrency service in Australia.

Jack Hurley, CEO / Founder, 47 Cryptocurrency Labs, CEO / Founder, Heart (Human Response Token) Jack launched 47 Cryptocurrency labs - a “Crypto Skunkworks” in 2012 which helps companies explore, experiment and execute on new cryptoasset and blockchain opportunities. He also works with corporates to overcome internal innovation challenges, or to spin off new crypto related ventures as appropriate. Jack also launched strayacoin.org on Australia Day 2018 to educate Australians on crypto fundamentals and drive the discussion. Jack is the founder of Heart (Human Response Token) and Firetail and works with the world’s most inspiring Humanitarian NGO’s.



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Networked Growth: Regional Entrepreneurship and Social ComplexityWe live in a hyper-connected and complex society. Yet our hierarchical and centralised governance frameworks are largely unchanged for 200 years. They are under tremendous strain and ill-equipped to respond to societal needs during the digital age. How do we remake our communities that enables serendipitous interactions and bottom-up self-organisation? We draw upon examples of regional communities that generate an impact on the global stage and lessons for Bendigo in shaping an inclusive and growth-oriented ecosytem.

Miguel Wood, CEO / Co-Founder, Euler’s Bridge Miguel Wood is an entrepreneur, strategist, and computational social scientist. He is the Co-founder and CEO of Euler’s Bridge a platform company bridging communities together with actionable graph insight. He founded Tin Alley beta, the award winning, premier tech internship program in Australia. He is a mentor with the La Trobe Regional Accelerator Program, former mentor of the Melbourne Accelerator Program and sat on the Board of Directors of Startup Victoria.

Era of the EntrepreneurWhen the CSRIO’s 2016 ‘Tomorrow’s Digitally Enabled Workforce’ report heralded the next 20 years as being ‘the era of the entrepreneur’ it was worthy of note. References to the ‘Gig Economy’ can be found everywhere. The way we work is clearly changing and fast. But have we sufficiently changed the conversation from job seeking to job creation? Kerry Anderson, business advocate and author of ‘Entrepreneurship: It’s Everybody’s Business,’ shares her thoughts on this important topic.

Kerry Anderson, Founder, Operation Next Gen Program Kerry Anderson is founder of the Operation Next Gen Program, working with rural towns across Australia encouraging them to look at existing landscapes with fresh eyes. Kerry writes a regular column for Inside Small Business and is the author of Entrepreneurship: It’s Everybody’s Business. In 2017 Kerry was one of only two Australians invited by the Kauffman Foundation to Kansas City bringing practitioners worldwide together to share best practice in building entrepreneurship ecosystems.



Design Thinking: The Engine for InnovationDesign thinking is all about embracing problems and creating solutions that are user-centric in design and effective in implementation. It’s the engine for innovation, encouraging you to always put the user at the centre, dig deeper, ask the difficult questions, and go beyond the obvious to understand the real challenge to be solved. It uses tactics such as empathy, rapid ideation, low fidelity prototyping and testing to develop and implement ideas that create impact.

It doesn’t matter whether you want to develop a new product, service or customer experience, or do something less tangible like improve systems, processes or your workplace culture. If you have problems to solve, then design thinking is what you need.

During this hands-on workshop, Andrew Jones, co-founder of Innovation and Design Thinking firm G2 Innovation will demonstrate how design thinking empowers individuals and enterprises alike to innovate with greater clarity and impact.

Andrew Jones, Co-founder, G2 Innovation Andrew Jones is co-founder at G2 Innovation, one of the Founding Partners of the Bendigo Invention and Innovation Festival. Andrew is in high demand as an expert speaker on innovation and design thinking.

Workshop Session: Limited Places Places in this workshop are strictly limited. Once you have booked please email [email protected] to secure your spot.

Remaining Human in a Digital WorldThe focus on digital innovation and technology in a world of accelerated change has only amplified the importance of real world ‘human’ interactions with our customers. Get the tools to ensure you continue to create great customer experiences that keep them coming back for more. This interactive workshop uses the principles of human-centred design to demonstrate innovative frameworks that will complement your digital strategies.

Phil Ore, Co-founder, Marketing Entourage Phil is a Co-founder of Marketing Entourage, helping purpose-driven businesses transform and grow. He also co-founded Entrepreneurs&Co., a social enterprise that provides a collaborative community to support entrepreneurs. Phil has also held a number of international leadership roles within Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks. Phil’s other roles include Pitch Mentor for Startup Victoria and Global Ambassador for Inspiring Rare Birds.




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Innovate or SuffocateHow future proof is your business? Take this simple ‘health check’ and explore strategies to innovate and strengthen your business into the future. Led by Kerry Anderson, business advocate and author of ‘Entrepreneurship: It’s Everybody’s Business’, this practical workshop will enable you take a fresh look at your business.

Kerry Anderson, Founder, Operation Next Gen Program Raised in a rural small business family, Kerry Anderson is founder of the Operation Next Gen Program, working with rural towns across Australia encouraging them to look at existing landscapes with fresh eyes. In 2017 Kerry was one of only two Australians invited by the Kauffman Foundation to Kansas City bringing practitioners worldwide together to share best practice in building entrepreneurship ecosystems.


Strategic Innovation 101When it comes to innovation, you need to be creative and that includes with your innovation strategy. Bullet-pointed strategies – using retrospective thinking to plan for the future – are out, and in their place are constantly evolving, real-time, transformative plans that truly reflect what your companies does, could do and needs to do to stay relevant.

This workshop provides an insight into what it takes to be successful at innovation and how to make it happen. Andrew Jones, co-founder of innovation and design thinking firm G2 Innovation, will transform your approach to innovation, showing you how to find your purpose, motivate your teams around innovation, and tailor your innovation activity for better execution.

Andrew Jones, Co-founder, G2 Innovation Andrew Jones is co-founder at G2 Innovation, one of the Founding Partners of the Bendigo Invention and innovation Festival. Andrew is in high demand as an expert speaker on innovation and Design Thinking.


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