JOIN 30+ PASSIONATE EXPERTS FROM EDUCATION, BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & TECHNOLOGY AS THEY SHARE PRACTICAL, REAL-WORLD CAREER ADVICE TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD OF WORK

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia & host of "Conversations with John Anderson"

"Designing a humane and prosperous future together"

We live in volatile times. Covid has turned life upside-down and many societies seem to be polarising right at the time we need to be coming together.  Recognised by all sides of politics for his integrity and openness to differing opinions, and deeply passionate about the challenges young people face, John will share his thoughts on how to best face and overcome these challenges and build a strong future together.  

Executive Director, Careers England

"Planning your career - A mentally tough approach"

Career planning and management today must deal with rapidly changing industries and personal transitions through multiple roles and careers.  Discover the scientific basis for embracing new experiences and challenges now in order to become comfortable dealing with future risk and uncertainty and be ready to seize new opporutnities.

Kaiarahi, Careers & Transitions Education Association, New Zealand

"How parents can help their kids navigate their career pathway"

Young people look to their parents for information, advice and guidance as they transition from school into the workforce, training and/or further education.  However, the world they face today is very different to that of their parents.  Hear the best ways parents, guardians and other caring adults can encourage and guide their young person to take the first steps on their career journey.

CEO, AQR International

"Planning your career - A mentally tough approach"

Career planning and management today must deal with rapidly changing industries and personal transitions through multiple roles and careers.  Discover the scientific basis for embracing new experiences and challenges now in order to become comfortable dealing with future risk and uncertainty and be ready to seize new opporutnities.

Bestselling Author of "Future Fit"

Keynote: "Future Fit: How to stay relevant and competitive in the future of work"

The future of work is about talent, not technology, and the onus for finding, securing and delivering work rests with the individual now more than ever.  Discover the critical "human skills" you need to outrun the algorithms of AI and Machine Learning and stay secure and engaged in the future of work.

Director, Future Leaders Group and MaxPotential

"Career Foundations: Applying Leadership to Social Value Projects" 

Michelle is a Director of both the Future Leaders Group and Max Potential. The Future Leaders Group helps prepare future-ready leaders via organisational culture, strategy and leadership development programs and MaxPotential takes secondary students on a transformative journey that changes their attitudes and thinking so they can problem solve and move towards their own goals.

Co-Founder of Novosensus and a Director of the School of Positive Psychology 

"Building psychological capital to design your future"

The future of work is about being adaptive and entrepreneurial and these traits require a high degree of psychological capital.  Learn why optimism, efficacy and hope will be just as important as resilience in navigating the future and how you can develop and strengthen these traits today.

Interim Chief Executive of The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC)

"Creating the infrastructure to deliver outstanding careers guidance"

The CEC is the body positioned by the UK's Department for Education to enable schools and colleges to deliver outstanding careers guidance in England.

Group Education Director - Manor Property Group

"Making decisions about your future in a changing world"

Go behind the scenes to hear career decision making advice for students and parents based on the experience of establishing a national network of Career Hubs that support 11 to 18 year olds make informed, aspirational career and future study choices.

National Executive Committee, Education Portfolio Leader - Careers Development Association, New Zealand

"How to plan your future pathway and make meaningful career decisions"

Not knowing what you want to do or become when you leave school is normal, and navigating the future can be complex, confusing and stressful.  Using a career decision-making model can help young people gain knowledge and confidence about what makes them unique and how this can align to a meaningful pathway beyond school. 

Global Vice President of Microsoft Education

"Don't wait to graduate to start your career"

Technology is dramatically changing both what we need to learn and how we can learn more effectively. Hear about some of the most beneficial learning outcomes being enabled by technology and the amazing things regular, normal students and teachers are achieving.

Director, Hilary Ballon Centre for Excellence in Teaching, New York University

"The future of work, skills and capabilities in the Fourth Industrial Revolution"

The next 50 years will be a time of tremendous change and disruption. Learn about the key ways work, jobs and careers will change and discover the key skills, capabilities and mindsets that will be required to thrive in the digital economy.

Innovator, Adventurer, Nanogirl

"How to be a creator, not just a consumer"

We all know technology and media can be addictive and lead us towards being passive consumers of content. But that's not real fun! Discover how to get your creative juices flowing and become and amazing creator (and arm yourself with innovation skills that will always be in demand both at work and play!)

Dean, Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation, University of Technology Sydney

"The future is now and you are the future (thinking beyond our present)"

The world is increasingly inhabited by "wicked problems" that will require thinking beyond single disciplines or subjects. Singular approaches are inadequate in dealing with the complexity of the challenges we face. We need to understand how to address these challenges by stepping on the cracks in the pavement, collaborating in new ways and creating innovative outcomes that move beyond compartmentalised ways of thinking. This session explores a range of possibilities, demonstrating why new ways of thinking are essential both for teachers and students and the world we together will make.

Author of "The Well Trained Mind" and "Taking Control of Your Child's Education"

"An educator's reality check on what really matters"

Today's students are under tremendous performance expectations to ensure they get into a good college and secure a good job.  Parents worry, students feel stressed, and schools and teachers may feel obligated to drop beneficial programs in order to focus on meeting narrow performance objectives.  Many critics suggest that not only does this produce poor learning outcomes, but actually supresses many of the skills that will be essential to success in the future, such as creativity, risk taking, and problem solving.  Let's get a reality check from a life-long educator and parent about what really is important for successful learning, career and life.

Dean, College of Trades and Civil Engineering, Victoria University

"Success & satisfaction in technical & trade careers"  

Trade careers continue to offer rewarding and satisfying work, but as with most other jobs, require constant up-skilling and re-skilling as technology advances.  Hear about how trade careers are evolving, the increasing importance of advanced technical skills and the key success factors in developing and sustaining a well-paid trade career.

Chief Education Officer, New Nordic School

"Transforming learning to develop real-life skills for an unknown future"

Taking inspiration from visionaries including Sir Ken Robinson, Richard Branson and Jack Ma, and with a firm foundation based on the world-renowned Finnish curriculum, the New Nordic School aims to reinvent learning and education to prepare students for an unknown future.  Hear about some of the leading new and emerging approaches to learning and how students, teachers and parents can integrate these into their ongoing learning journeys.

Regional Director at General Assembly

"Pursue work you love - and help close the global skills gap!"

Discover the huge and growing skills gap that is resulting in millions of jobs being unfilled every year. Learn how you can prepare to take advantage of a whole new era of interesting and creative jobs and how you can keep your skills up-to-date and your capabilities in demand.

Founder of Nakedize, author of Clear Concise Compelling: How to write less to achieve more 

"Designing a career goal you love: Six lessons to help you rethink the purpose of work and education"

Anyone plotting a path to a fulfilling career must negotiate three key hurdles.  What is the optimal career goal for me?  How do I set out on that path?  And how do I deal with the inevitable hiccups along the way?  Hertnon's entertaining TED-style talk focuses on the first hurdle, drawing on philosophy to highlight six common misconceptions that lead people to waste time pursuing unsatisfying careers.

Managing Director, Ernst & Young Financial Services Industry, APAC

"Getting ready for all the new jobs being created by Digital Transformation"

Digital disruption will ultimately transform every industry and market.  One of the earliest and most heavily impacted industries has been Financial Services, with thousands of new FinTech and payment providers rapidly entering the market and challenging traditional banks.  Hear some of the lessons banks have learned as they adapt to this rapidly changing environment and how you can apply these to your own career. 

Global Director, Strategic Customer & Partner Engagement for Data & AI, Microsoft

"Become a 'Chief Growth Officer' and always be in demand"

All businesses, large and small, new and established, are constantly looking for new ways to grow.  People who know how to identify customer problems worth solving and can find creative ways to do so will always be in demand in every industry.  Learn about some of the key skills and attributes of "growth hackers" and how you can start to develop these capabilities.

Head of Training & Certification, Amazon Web Services, ANZ

"Using a day-one mindset to build your tomorrow"

Are you peculiar and curious? Do you sometimes feel like you are misunderstood? Do you wonder where you will fit into this weird and wonderful world someday? Open the door, grab an empty chair and a pizza or two and let's reach for the stars! Discover how you can use some of Amazon's peculiarities today to prepare for you career tomorrow.

Managing Director, XPM

"Executives top tips for managing an ever-changing career" 

Go behind the scenes to hear how senior global executives adapt and sustain rewarding careers and get key tips on how they manage effective career planning, identifying new opportunities, up-skilling and re-skilling, self-promotion and networking.

Associate Director, XPM

"Executives top tips for managing an ever-changing career" 

Go behind the scenes to hear how senior global executives adapt and sustain rewarding careers and get key tips on how they manage effective career planning, identifying new opportunities, up-skilling and re-skilling, self-promotion and networking.

CEO GK Horizons

"Life balance & divergent thinking: Essential attributes for entrepreneurs & employees" 

Entrepreneurial thinking and mindsets are increasingly in demand whether you work for yourself or for someone else.  Hear about some of these key entrepreneurial attributes and life skills how they can help you succeed in your own business and standout to potential employers.  

CEO Because, Career Coach

"Unique capabilities: Exploiting the gaps between disciplines"

As traditional roles and jobs disappear, many anticipated future jobs don't yet exist.  Technology will drive many of these new roles, but new connections and combinations between previously unrelated disciplines are also expected to create many new jobs.  The ability to identify and skill-up to fill these gaps and opportunities will be a key capability to help design your career.

Volunteer Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Industry Advisory Panel

"Continuous learning: Monitoring trends and innovations"

Adaptability and preparing for new priorities and opportunities will be essential to sustaining a future career.  This session explores some of the key processes and tools industry leaders use to keep up to date and on the look-out for new opportunities and threats.

Co-Founder & CEO of Startup-O

"If you have a dream - now is the best time to be alive!"

After a successful corporate career, Anuj co-founded Startup-O, a startup ecosystem aimed at giving dreamers a fair chance to succeed with access to a global ecosystem of funding and expert advice. With Startup-O taking flight, Anuj is keen to inspire and empower the next generation of dreamers and entrepreneurs. 

Founder/CEO of Clanbeat

"Learning & career advice from the most advanced digital society in the world"

Estonia is ranked as the world's most advanced digital society and one of the best-performing education systems.  What lessons for designing our own careers can we take from a country that had to design it's whole economy from the ground up after the dissolution of the Soviet Union? As the Founder/CEO of an education start-up, Clanbeat, Kadri will also share her top tips and recommendations for managing your learning and career journey and adapting to learning during and after Covid. 

CEO of Keywordspy

"Hiring your first employee at 14"

Peter hired his first adult employee when he was 14, and sold his first business while still at University.  He went on to start the world's largest Domain Registry provider and multiple other internet and technology based business. Go behind the scenes to hear how Peter balanced school and running a business and the key career advice he is passing on to his own daughter.

CEO Vacanza

"Becoming a Doer: Using passion to take control of your career"

A self confessed pizza fanatic Nick quit his career in the corporate world and moved to Italy. He spent months with famous Italian Chef Biagio Longo, learning the secrets of traditional Southern Italian pizza and now runs a thriving chain of restaurants.

CEO of Smash the Silence

"Aligning personal purpose, community engagement and further education"

Isaac is a 21 year old from New South Wales, Australia.  He is currently studying a Bachelor of Communication & Media/Arts.  Isaac founded and co-ordinates the annual "Smash the Silence" youth event to raise awareness for local youth musicians, artists and youth mental health.  Isaac was inspired to start Smash the Silence following his own struggles with anxiety and PTSD.