Conference Sessions

Check out the key session topics being covered for each day below. Sessions are being streamed live for delegates who cannot get to Melbourne. All Delegates receive 100 days of access to session recordings and supporting resources.

Day 1 Sessions

Strategies and Tools for Generating Predictable Profits

Stay ahead of the competition with the essential strategies and tools to give your business the edge.

  • Thursday 26th October 2023

  • 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (8:30 am registration)

  • NAB Arena, 700 Bourke St, Docklands, Melbourne

Day 2 Sessions

Winning with New Products and Businesses

Learn about the range of new opportunities emerging due to new technologies and market disruptions.

  • Friday 27th October 2023
  • 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (8:30 am registration)

  • NAB Arena, 700 Bourke St, Docklands, Melbourne

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The Conference Hub

Available from Monday 6th November

The conference sessions, partner and sponsor offers and additional resources will be available from the Conference Hub from Monday 6th November.

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Meet Our Speakers

Our speakers are experts in their fields. Many work with small business owners, innovation managers and entrepreneurs. Some lead corporate teams that provide foundational services essential to small business success. There will be no “fluff” just practical strategies, processes and tools designed to give you the Edge on your competition.

Ana Marinkovic

Executive General Manager Small Business Bank

NAB

NAB
Professor Michael Vitale

Michael Vitale

Professorial Fellow at Faculty of Engineering and IT

University of Melbourne

PEXA
Mark Carter

Mark Carter

Keynote Speaker, MC & Trainer

Mark Carter

Liz Grant, Owner at What Your Customers Want

Liz Grant

Owner

What Your Customers Want

Bill Lang

Director

Small Business Australia

Rukshana Sashankan from PEXA

Rukshana Sashankan

General Manager – Practitioners

PEXA

PEXA

Damien Gooden

Chief Executive

HR Central

Hannah Gibbon, CEO at The Founder CEO

Hannah Gibbon

Chief Executive Officer

The Founder CEO

Evan Williams

Director Microsoft Azure and Security Business Group A/NZ

Microsoft

James Buzzard

Partner CTO and Technology Strategist

Microsoft

Jennifer Quirk

Senior Corporate Training Associate

Aptitude Management

Samantha Tait from Thinktank Social

Samantha Tait

CEO & Founder

Thinktank Social

Thinktank Social
Ian Roberts, Founder/CEO from RA&MP

Ian Roberts

Founder/CEO

Roberts Analysis & Market Planning

Wendi Dawson from Coraggio

Wendi Dawson

Director of Partnerships and Client Engagement

Coraggio

Coraggio
Alex Solo, Co-Founder at Sprintlaw

Alex Solo

Co-founder

Sprintlaw

Robbie Carter, Principal Business Advisor at EXVOS

Robbie Carter

Principal Business Advisor

EXVOS

Michael Kerr, Director at Kerr Capital

Michael Kerr

Director

Kerr Capital

Elle-May Michael, Managing Director at in.cube8r

Elle-May Michael

Managing Director, Curator

in.cube8r gallery & emporium

Rob Hartnett, Director at Selling Strategies International

Rob Hartnett

Managing Partner

Value Selling Associates

Hayden Brass from Zea

Hayden Brass

Founder and Managing Director

Zea

Zea

Mark Fletcher

Head of Insights

Octomedia

Octomedia

Tara Fry

Partner

The Social Connection

The Social Connection

Matt Vitale

Co-Founder

Birchal

Sam Ralton

Director Working Capital Solutions

Octet

Sponsors and Partners