Distinguished Creativity and Innovation Experts
Paul Sloane
Innovation Consultant, Destination Innovation, UK LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: Why the Right Vision is Fundamental for Innovation Success.
Distinguished Prof. Barry Sanders
Chief Scientist, Creative Destruction Lab, Canada LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: Quantum computing for big data
Lauren Morrey
Director, Innovation Capabilities, Victoria State Government, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: Inovator's Mindset
Asitang Mishra
Senior Data Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA LinkedIn
Talk title: Innovation Through Collaboration
Renee Nutbean
Business Analyst, ISPT, Australia LinkedIn
Expert panel: Environmental Technologies Innovation
Edward Kosior
CEO and Founder at Nextek, and Winner of Prince Philip Medal for plastic recycling, UK LinkedIn
Expert panel: Environmental Technologies Innovation Talk title: Recycling Innovations for the Circular Economy
Laura Anne Edwards
Oxford Space Initiative//Top 50 Leader in Space Tech and Resident-UC Irvine, Living Systems Collaboratory, Buckminster Fuller Institute, USA LinkedIn
Expert panelist: How Diversity of Thoughts is the Ultimate Innovation Hack
Kate O'Rourke
First Assistant Secretary, Consumer Data Right Division, Treasury, Australia LinkedIn
Experts Panel: FinTech
Martin Pazzani
Founder/Chairman at Act!vate Brain & Body Inc, USA LinkedIn
Talk title: Reinventing Fitness as Upstream Preventive Healthcare
Adj. Prof. David Soldani
Advisory Board Member, 6GWorld, Australia LinkedIn Profile Talk: Digital Transformation
Jacyl Shaw
Global Director - GHD Digital D-Lab, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Walking the Talk- how to create an innovation strategy using design thinking under constraint
Dr. Tim Boyle
Director, Innovation and Commercialisation, ANSTO Australia Government, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk Title: A Systematic Approach to Serendipity
Cindy Nicholson
CEO at serendipID and Braintree Pty Limited, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk: Why Human Transformation is an essential component of Digital Transformation
Dr. Simon Dewulf
CEO, AULIVE Software NV, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: Augmented Creativity: Patterns, Program, Patents.
Dr. Laura I. Rusu
Founder & CEO at LENSELL, Australia LinkedIn Profile Title:
Talk title: Trends and Fintech Innovation in Wealth Management
Caro Salazar
President & Founder, Design Thinking SwedenTM, Sweden LinkedIn
Expert Chair: How to wonder through questions on the path to innovation
Sarah Nally
General Manager, Design Practice, ASB Bank, New Zealand LinkedIn Profile
Why radical inclusion holds the key to universal design
Ian Reilly
Managing Director, Altrutec Pty Ltd, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: Sustainable Agriculture: The Agersens Story
Matt Nuccio
President, Design Edge Inc., USA LinkedIn Profile
A/Prof. Robyn Schofield
The University of Melbourne, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Charles B. Kovess
CEO, Kovess International, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Dr. Amy Hahs
The University of Melbourne, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Shan Sharma
Global Bank, American multinational investment bank and financial services, Singapore LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: New Leadership for successful innovation.
Phoebe Gardner
Co-founder and CEO of Bardee, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: Sustainable agriculture
Daniel O'Connor
Consultant Principal, The Inventors Masterclass and IP and Commercialisation Specialist, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Engineering a Cashless IP Trade-Sale for Maximum Reward
Chloe Beevers
Strategic Artistry, trading as CURATE, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Expert panelist: Tech and Business Innovations Talk title: Pandemic disruption driving digital innovation for online engagement : future-proof through hybrid and online systems.
Silviu Dorian Chelaru
Owner and CEO, TRANSOCEANIC LLC and President at IPA SA, USA LinkedIn Profile
Peter Wachtel
Architecture & Product Innovation & Design Teacher and Chief Creative Kid, USA LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: CTE Teaching Innovation
Mahtab Mirmomeni
School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: AI for Digital Health
Costa Koulis
Co-Founder of Designerex, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: How Ecommerce Saved the World
Prof. Mark Elgar
The University of Melbourne, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: Bioinformed BioInspiration: natural selection, organisms and biological systems
Gary Erickson
Co Founder at Coolsan Australia Pty Ltd; Director at Sanaerchi Pty Ltd and Owner Skywatch Observatory, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: Lost in the Bubble - Innovation Skills and How to Use Them
Dr. Malka Halgamuge
The University of Melbourne, Australia Web Page
Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Shape Our Future
EdwardBakst
Artist, Conductor of Imagination Workshops, Photographer at Ideaforia, USA LinkedIn
Talk title: Imagination – The Mater of Which the Future is Made
Stuart Stoyan
CEO at MoneyPlace and Founder at Fintech Census, Australia LinkedIn
Expert panel: FinTech
Barry Winkless
CSO Cpl and Head of the future of work institute, Cpl, Ireland LinkedIn Profile
The Future of Work: The 3W’s of the next collaborative advantage
Brian Goldberg
Investor, IO Private Ventures and Trademark Counsel LinkedIn Profile
Protecting brands in Digital Global Marketplace
Prof. Peter Fisher
Honorary & Vice-Chancellor Fellows Group member, The University of Melbourne, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Innovation in a transitional world. A Nature-focussed approach
Meredith Angwin
Partner, Consulting, EY, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Melanie Roberts
Queensland Water Modelling Network Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Using maths to save the reef!
Dr. Tilman Dingler
Computer Scientist, The University of Melbourne, Australia Personal Website LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: The Use of Conversational Agents in Digital Health
Paul X McCarthy
CEO and Co-Founder at League of Scholars and CEO at Online Gracvity, Australia LinkedIn
Nikesh Lalchandani
Principal at Innovations Accelerated, Digital Identity - Architecture Service NSW, Australia LinkedIn
Talk title: Digital Identity - re-inventing the Internet?
Simon Julian
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Renti, Australia LinkedIn
Ismail Nawi
Managing Director at JAGYS GROUP and Senior Vice President at HUTAHAEAN GROUP, Indonesia LinkedIn
Talk title: Innovation Measurement on Lubricated Bearings
Dr Rita (Harika) Choueiri
Director (Partner) - R&D Incentives & Grants at William Buck LinkedIn
Unlock cash - What you need to know about the R&D Tax Incentive and Government Grants
Anand Tamboli
Principal Consultant at Anand Tamboli & Co and Principal Advisor at AI Australia, Australia LinkedIn and Personal Website
Talk title: Innovation for effective business
Zachary Sweeney
Founder at WineTime, Australia LinkedIn
Paulina Larocca
Founder and Creative Director, Paulina Larocca Creative Catalyst, Australia LinkedIn
Dr. Peter Douglas
Independent scholar, Australia LinkedIn
Talk title: The Philosophy and Ethics of AI
Philippe Guichard
Award Winning International Industrial Designer, D2 design and development, Australia LinkedIn
Dr Tim Patston
Researcher and Consultant in Creativity at Creative Actions, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: Embeding systems of creativity
Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta
Distinguished Professor at Sharda University and Hon. Professor at Gulf Medical University, India LinkedIn
10 Minutes Innovation Masterclass
Prof. Raju Adhikari
Hon. Fellow at CSIRO and Director at CRAM Responsive Polymers Pty Ltd, Australia LinkedIn
Talk title: Sustainable Agriculture - Biodegradable Sprayable Mulch Technology
Jax Wechsler
Principal Designer at Sticky Design Studio and Founder at Social Design Sydney, Australia LinkedIn
Talk title: The Impact Planner : Plan, design, deliver, measure and report your impact
Sahar Andrade
Official member at Forbes Coaches Council and Diversity and Inclusion at UC Irvine, USA LinkedIn
Talk title: Unconscious Bias and stereotypes and their solutions
Darren Booth
Partner, National Head of Cyber Security & Privacy Risk Consulting, RSM Australia LinkedIn
Expert panel: FinTech
Christian Vecchiola
Technical Leader - Working on Blockchain Technologies, Cloud, and Beyond, Australia LinkedIn
Talk title: Blockchain Interoperability: Why it Matters and Why Now It is a Good Time
Prof. Mile Terziovski
Chair, Department Business Technology and Entrepreneurship (BTE), School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship (SoBLE) and Deputy Chair, Professoriate Board of Elected Representatives, Australian LinkedIn
Doron Ben-Meir
Chairman, InterValley Ventures and Managing Director, Superb Solutions Pty Ltd, Australia LinkedIn
Talk title: Commercialisation of Inventions
Niels Olsen
Minister of Tourism, Government of Ecuador, Ecuador LinkedIn
Rob Gell AM
Executive Director, ReThink Sustainability and President at The Royal Society of Victoria, Australia LinkedIn
Expert chair: Environmental Technologies Innovation Talk title: New technology solving old problems
Victor Perton
Chief Optimism Officer at The Centre for Optimism, Australia LinkedIn
Optimism for Innovation (Is it true only optimists can innovate?)
Andrew Maher
Group Managing Principal, Aurecon, Australia LinkedIn
Behnaz Rostami
Associate Director in Strategic Experience Design, KPMG, Australia LinkedIn
Laura Faulconer
Associate Partner at Antler, Australia LinkedIn
Kathryn Sforcina
Global Head of Strategy, IV.AI., Australia LinkedIn
Expert panel: Environmental Technologies Innovation
Michael Reiner Jansen
Managing Director and Principal Engineer, Power Technology Engineered Solutions Pty Ltd, Australia LinkedIn
John Hopkins
A/Professor, Supply Chain Management, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia LinkedIn
The Key Ingredients for Successful Hybrid Work
Jen Storey
Managing Partner, Outside Insights Consulting, Australia LinkedIn
Sudhindra V.
Design & Digital Leader, IBM iX, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Expert chair: Customer Experience Design
Jeff Jones
Innovation Coach, Get-CSI Pty Ltd, Australia LinkedIn
Richard Smith
Director Of Sustainability - AFAP, Australia LinkedIn
Prof. Sujeeva Setunge
Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation, RMIT University, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Prof. David Winkler
LaTrobe University, Australia LinkedIn
Computational innovations for COVID origin and control
Jeremiah Mannings
Director of Analytics, PwC, Australia LinkedIn
Experts Panel: AI as Business Enabler
Bill Lang
Director at Small Business Australia, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: Human Networks Driving Innovation Acceleration
Elizabeth R (Liz) Skringar
Founding Partner, Trini-T Group, Australia LinkedIn
Talk title: The powerhouse of change
Louise Schultze
Executive Producer, Australian Production House, Australia LinkedIn
Experts Panel: Creativity and Innovations for Effective Business Talk title: How to market innovation?
Dr. Alessio Bonti
Academic Director Innovation at Deakin University, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk title: digital transformation in the education sector
Christian Guttmann
Vice President, Global Head of Artificial Intelligence and Data, TietoEVRY, Sweden LinkedIn
Expert panel: Darta Science and AI as a Business Enabler
Pablo Juliano
Group Leader Food Processing and Supply Chains at CSIRO, Australia LinkedIn
Experts Panel:
Rosemary Addis
Portfolio driving innovation and investment for impact as Chair, Director, Leader, Strategist, Impact Strategist, Australia LinkedIn Profile
Talk title:
Soren Kaplan
University of Southern California, Praxie, Inc., USA Talk title: Innovation Best Practices in a Post-Pandemic world
Bio: Soren Kaplan is the best-selling and award-winning author of Leapfrogging and The Invisible Advantage, an affiliate at USC’s Center for Effective Organizations, a columnist for Inc. Magazine , a leading keynote speaker , and the founder of Praxie.com. Business Insider and the Thinkers50 have named him one of the world’s top management experts and consultants.
Soren Kaplan is the bestselling and award winning author of Leapfrogging and The Invisible Advantage, an Affiliate at the Center for Effective Organizations at USC’s Marshall School of Business, a writer for Inc. Magazine, a globally recognized keynote speaker, and the Founder of InnovationPoint and Praxie.com . Business Insider and the Thinkers50 have named him one of the world’s top management thought leaders and consultants.