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November Gala Event 2019
Richard Murray, CEO JB Hifi |
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September 2019
Tania De Jong, Award-winning entrepreneur, creative innovator and change agent |
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July 2019 Justin Reeves, CEO Hawthorn Football Club "The Business of Sport" |
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May 2019 David Robertson, Head of Financial Markets and Business Financial Solutions, Bendigo Bank "Post Election Economic Update" |
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March 2019 UPCYCLING - The business of creative reuse Panel Discussion |
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Gala Awards Event 2018 The morning featured amazing businesses, lots of networking and a few surprises, including well known comedian Trevor Marmalade entertaining the audience |
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September 2018 Gavin Smith, President, Bosch Australia "From things... to the Internet Of Things" |
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July 2018 David Robertson, Head of Financial Markets and Business Financial Solutions, Bendigo Bank "Economic Update" |
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May 2018 Changing Of The Guard, Leaders of today inspiring leaders of tomorrow |
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February 2018 Susan Alberti AC,Australian businesswoman, philanthropist and Vice President of the Western Bulldogs Football Club. As one of Australia’s pre-eminent philanthropists, having donated millions of dollars to medical research and other charitable causes over her successful business career, Susan joined us to share her story on being a successful business operator and philanthropist, expanding on her personal journey and experiences across her extensive career. |
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December 2017 Bryan Dawe, Comedian presented us with A Satirists Journey at our Gala Awards Breakfast |
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September 2017 Larry Lopez, National Director of the Australian Government’s Entrepreneurs’ program At our September breakfast when we reflect and celebrate 25 years of recognizing and rewarding excellence in the manufacturing sector in Melbourne's south east. We also welcomed Larry Lopez, National Director of the Australian Government’s Entrepreneurs’ program who provided insights into key drivers in successfully commercialising technology. |
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July 2017 David Robertson, Head of Financial Markets and Business Financial Solutions, Bendigo Bank "Economic Update" |
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May 2017 “Changing Of The Guard: Drawing Innovative Ideas Out Of Young Employees (and getting the old guys to listen)” A special Q&A panel discussion that inspires multiple generations to talk to each other in a way that drives innovation, growth and business success in the millennial world. |
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March 2017
Matt Nichols, Managing Director, Nichols Crowder and Nixon Industrial Business Disruption – Are you making the most of it? Changes in business are occurring at an ever-increasing pace. New markets, new customers and new technologies are creating great opportunities for adaptive businesses, as well as bringing about the closure of others in the South East Region. Local identity Matt Nichols, shared insights on the changes and opportunities he is witnessing in the business world. |
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September 2016 Sadhana Smiles, CEO Harcourts Vic Group "It starts at the Top!" |
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July 2016 David Robertson, Head of Financial Markets and Business Financial Solutions, Bendigo Bank "Economic Update" |
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May 2016 Stuart Payne, Director GP Graders "Sorting the rough from the smooth: addressing the challenge of change to become a world class manufacturer" |
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March 2016 Matt Finnis, CEO St Kilda Football Club "As the Saints return to their spiritual home in Moorabbin, Matt spoke about the cultural change the club has undergone in recent times and its focus on re-igniting a sense of ‘belonging’ and ‘community" |
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December 2015
MBA Gala Awards Breakfast The ISelect Guy!
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September 2015 Alex Kingsbury, Research Group Leader of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) at CSIRO and works in the High Performance Metals research program.
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July 2015 Don Elgin Embracing changes & building morale in the work place - Lessons from one Paralympian on the imperative of a positive attitude! |
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May 2015 Les Twentyman |
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February 2015 John Wall, Aquire Learning |
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December 2014 Andrew Fuller - Psychologist and scientific adviser to the ABC TV series Whatever: the science of teens. Presentation "Dealing with Tricky People” |
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September 2014
Stacey Currie, Managing Director, Brand Print Australia. "When powered by passion all things are possible" |
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July 2014 Alex Commins, Managing Directror, Colorpak
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April 2014 Mr Jürgen Schneider, Head of Market Development at Siemens Australia "Stepping up to the Big League" |
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February 2014 Melinda Walker, Specialise in Organisational Behaviour, Bullying Prevention and Leadership |
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December 2013 Gala Awards Event |
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September 2013 Special Guest Speaker .... |
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July 2013 Mark Carrazzo, Consultant & Facilitator Business Improvement: Inch by Inch In today’s pressure cooker economy, business leaders are constantly under the pump to deliver more results with less resources. |
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May 2013 Bernadette McClelland, Coach | Trainer | Keynote Speaker “3 Urgent Sales Trends you Need to Know to Build a Successful Business” Bernadette McClelland believes passionately in the potential of everyone on this planet and their ability to succeed far beyond where they are now. |
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March 2013 Allan Ryan, Founder & Executive Director of Hargraves Institute ldquo;WORK DIFFERENT ~ How to succeed in a rapidly changing world” |
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February 2012 Dan Atkins, Managing Director, Shaper Group “Turning a risk into an opportunity”. One of Australia’s leading sustainability practitioners & entrepreneurs, Dan specialises in understanding the financial implication of sustainability aspects and incorporating sustainability considerations into business strategy and identifying new business opportunities. |
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Kane >Thornton, Acting Chief Executive, Clean Energy Council The Clean Energy Council is Australia’s peak body for the renewable energy and energy efficiency industry. Kane has a long-standing passion for the development of the Australian renewable energy industry and specialises in strategic policy advice on renewable energy, emissions trading and national and international climate change policy. |
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May 2012 Scott Munn, CEO, Melbourne Heart Football Club Sharing his business success story, Scott talked about the heart and soul required to build a successful business in a highly competitive, global sporting environment and shared many of the corporate learnings. |
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August 2012 Grant Arnott, E-commerce expert Retail is one sector no doubt feeling in need of an energy boost itself. Grant explained the change imperative, unpack the integrated world of online, mobile, social and in-store retail and share thoughts on how to ‘Survive and Thrive in an Omnichannel World’
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August 2012 John Toomey, Wellness & People Development expert A healthy business is non-existent without healthy people, and that’s a concern that energises John, who shared some secrets into tackling health issues in a business environment context. |
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Rob Brooker, Head of Australian Economics & Commodities at NAB Macro-economist Rob Brooker brought us up to speed on our two-speed economy, sharing his expertise and business insights across key energy, resources and agricultural commodities and what tomorrow holds for business, industry and commerce. |
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David Cookson, The Australian Synchrotron David took us on a fascinating look at how ideas are converted into reality, providing insights and innovation that could allow your business to convert new ideas into tangible value, faster and easier than ever before. |
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Alan Oster, Group Chief Economist National Australia Bank As Group Chief Economist, Alan is responsible for NAB’s global economic and financial forecasts. He is also a highly respected and much quoted commentator on Australian and global economic trends and policy issues |
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Australia’s RockStar Marketer, Paul McCarthy Paul is an award winning speaker on the topics of sales, marketing and business growth. His ability to connect with the audience and compel people to want to reignite their desire to take action in their business. |
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Guest Entertainer:Marty Fields Well-known for his time on Hey, Hey, It’s Saturday, during Marty’s expansive career he has appeared in numerous Australian TV and stage shows as well as showcasing his stand-up comedy nationally and internationally. Marty is recognised as the authority on one-liners for every possible topic!! |
