At a Glance

You can download a printable version of Program at a Glance here (PDF, 1.6MB) or
48 page Full Program Book here (PDF, 3.8 MB)

View the details of all hotspots here (PDF, 126 KB)

Wednesday November 27 – DAY ONE

Pre-Conference Deep Conversations and Master Classes

MORNING

Master Classes (9.15am – 11.15am)

1. Scott Anthony (Singapore) – Beating the odds when launching a new venture
2. Professor Stephen Heppell (UK) – Student led learning design
3. Dr Ann Quinn – Become the CEO of your Life
4. Dr Amantha Imber – How to turn your organisation into a lean, mean, innovation machine

Deep Conversation 1 over Lunch (12.00pm – 2.00pm)
Education: Learning to Embrace the Future
With Professor Stephen Heppell (UK), Bunker Roy (India), Meagan Fallone (India), Richard Bolt, Dr Alan Finkel AM, Rufus Black and the audience. Moderated by Michele Levine.

AFTERNOON

Master Classes (2.15pm – 4.15pm)

1. Jon Duschinsky (Canada) – Are you really worth talking about?
2. Tim Dalmau and Jill Tideman – Ethical leadership for a sustainable future
3. Roger La Salle – INNOVATE or PERISH – There is no alternative!
4. Charles Kovess – Key strategies to create the mindset to master the future

Master Classes (4.45pm – 6.45pm)

1. Janet Lea Sernack (Israel) – Innovate like an Israeli
2. Cyriel Kortleven (Belgium) – Lss = mr (Less is beautiful)
3. Dr Linda Friedland – E6: Empower, Embrace, Eat, Exercise, Energise, Enrich
4. Gabrielle Dolan and Yamini Naidu – Hooked! Storytelling for Success

EVENING

Deep Conversation 2 over Supper (7.15pm – 9.45pm)
Are You Ready for the Race to the Future?  At the starting line or still getting suited up?
With Bjorn Lomborg (Czech Republic), Jon Duschinsky (Canada), Peggy Liu (China), Scott Anthony (Singapore), Jason Drew (South Africa)  and the audience. Moderated by Michele Levine.

Thursday November 28 – DAY TWO

The Official Opening of Ci2013 with VIPs, speakers, performers and politicians (8.45am)

Following this, each session will involve keynote speakers, a scholarship winner (60 seconds) and will be followed by Q & A/debate with audience.

1. Education: The First Step in the Race to the Future (9:35am)

• Richard Bolt, Secretary, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (Victoria)
  Why many shades of grey matters: thinking and learning for tomorrow’s challenges
• Bunker Roy (India), Founder Barefoot College
  40 Years of Innovation in Education – The Barefoot College
• Tom Bentley, Author and policy analyst based in Australia
  What will it take for education to be creative?
• Professor Stephen Heppell (UK), Digital Education Leader, learning futurist
  Racing to the Future: Total Learning

2. Entrepreneurship: How to be an Innovator (11.40am)

• Doron Ben-Meir, CEO Commercialisation Australia, serial entrepreneur
  Navigating the Valley of Death: How to commercialise your innovation?
• Scott Anthony (Singapore), Strategic transformation and innovation expert, Managing Partner Innosight
  The Empire Strikes Back: How Corporate Catalysts are helping Large Organisations Win the Race for the Future

1.00pm – 2.45pm LUNCHTIME AND HOT SPOTS

Grab a delicious lunch, connect with someone new and then join a HOT SPOT conversation with some of our speakers and other experts.

3. Ethical Leadership: complex dilemmas, practical solutions (2.45pm)

Are we and our organisations being sabotaged by the rise of selfish ‘me-centred’ values and the relentless drive for profits? How do we balance our drive for productivity, austerity and personal and organisational performance with the creation of a diverse, egalitarian and supportive culture? How can diversity, innovation and values lead to a more ethical society?

A Moderated Panel Discussion with:

• Carol Schwartz AM, Chair Creative Partnerships Australia, Ourcommunity, Women’s Leadership Institute Australia, Director Stockland, Bank of Melbourne
• Deborah Cheetham, indigenous cultural leader
• Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner
• Rufus Black, ethicist, theologian, Master Ormond College, University of Melbourne

Moderator: Michele Levine

AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING (4:20pm)

Gala Conference Dinner (7.00pm – 11.00pm)

Sofitel Melbourne On Collins Ballroom, 25 Collins Street Melbourne
Fine food and wine, networking, world class entertainment and a Grand Debate “The Year 2050: Optimists v. Pessimists” featuring environmental futurist Bjorn Lomborg (Czech Republic), sustainability and China expert Peggy Liu (China), global educator Professor Stephen Heppell (UK), Monash chancellor Dr Alan Finkel AM, corporate leader & non-executive director Steve Vamos and others to be revealed. A number of the Ci2013 keynote speakers will attend the event as guests and host tables.

Friday November 29 – DAY THREE

4.  Environment, Energy, Sustainability: Utopia or Dystopia? (9.00 am)

• Bjorn Lomborg (Czech Republic), Global environmental thought leader, Author: Cool it and The Skeptical Environmentalist
  Limits to Growth: still wrong, still influential
• Dr Alan Finkel AM, Chancellor Monash University, President ATSE, Co-founder Cosmos Magazine
  The Electric Planet: Seeing the possibilities of an electron economy over an oil economy
• Peggy Liu (China), Chairperson of JUCCCE, international sustainability expert on greening China
  A green China needs a new China Dream

12 noon – 1:45pm Lunchtime and Hot Spots

Subject matter HOT SPOTS around the Sofitel with selected speakers and provocateurs. Choose your area of interest and join a circle discussion.

5. The Economy and Enlightened Leadership (1:45pm, afternoon tea at approx 3pm)

• Steve Vamos, Non Executive Director Telstra, Medibank and David Jones
  Defining leadership and business success in the age of endless and rapid change
• Jason Drew (South Africa), Serial entrepreneur, passionate environmentalist, futurist
  How to win in the sustainability revolution – The future of business in the 21st century
• Dr Linda Yueh (UK), Chief Business Correspondent, BBC, Fellow in Economics, University of Oxford
  China’s Growth: The Making of an Economic Superpower
• Jon Duschinsky (Canada) Social innovator, global cage rattler, change agent, Author: (me)Volution
  Being the change – leadership in the age of shared value?
• Michael Rennie, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company
  Leadership and Prosperity: The Future of the Australian Economy

5pm Closing Celebration with speakers and delegates

NOTE: This program is subject to change. As this is a creative innovation event we will be adding all sorts of wonderful surprises to make sure this is the best conference ever!