Australia’s Passion Provocateur

Master Class:
‘Key strategies to create the mindset to master the future’ (November 27, 2.15-4.15pm)

Australia’s Passion Provocateur; Author: Passionate People Produce, and Passionate Performance, and co-author of The 7 Heavenly Virtues of Leadership; President of the Australia-Hungary Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Past National President of the National Speakers’ Association of Australia, Trustee of the Global Energy Network Institute.

After 20 years of high level legal and business experience, Charles Kovess turned his back on the law in 1993 to share success strategies as a professional speaker, educator, facilitator and coach.  Charles has enthused and inspired many companies and individuals to achieve outstanding results by harnessing passion, and is known as Australasia’s Passion Provocateur. He is a graduate of both University of Melbourne (LL.B. (Hons)), and Monash University (LL.M.).

He has been President of the Australia-Hungary Chamber of Commerce & Industry for the past 20 years, and is a Certified Speaking Professional, Past National President of the National Speakers’ Association of Australia, and Trustee of the Global Energy Network Institute.

Charles has authored two inspirational books, Passionate People Produce, and Passionate Performance, and is the co-author of The 7 Heavenly Virtues of Leadership.

Charles is not only passionate about the power of passion: he is also passionate about sustainable behaviours and sport! He is currently competing in his 28th consecutive season in triathlons; he qualified as an international water polo referee, played A Grade Amateur Football, and has completed nine marathons. He is the father of five children, aged from 31 years down to 31 months.

Twitter: @CharlesKovess

Leading international management consultants in the engineering, resources, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors

Master Class:
‘Ethical leadership for a sustainable future’ (November 27, 2.15-4.15pm)

Leading international management consultants in the engineering, resources, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors, working with Boards and senior teams, and designing systems for change; Tim is the author of numerous books and publications; Jill has consulted in sustainability, safety and transport policy globally.

Tim Dalmau has worked for the last 34 years as a consultant to the public and private sectors. He is one of Australia’s foremost management consultants, the author or co-author of an extensive selection of books and other publications. His practice covers the world, advising leaders of corporations and engineering focused companies in the resources and manufacturing sectors, working with Boards and senior teams, and designing systems for change.

Jill Tideman has 24 years experience in facilitating sustainable change in public and private systems. She has worked in the engineering, infrastructure and resource sectors, and consulting in sustainability, safety and transport policy in Australia, the U.K and the USA. She is a highly regarded coach, change designer, educator and advisor to mid and upper management across the resources sector, steel industry, sugar production, engineering, mining, education and road transport.

Twitter: @timdalmau
Twitter: @jilltideman

Global thought leaders on business storytelling

Master Class:
‘HOOKED! Storytelling for Success’ (November 27, 4.45-6.45pm)

Co-founders and Directors of One Thousand & One; Global thought leaders in storytelling and business communications; Co-authors of Hooked:  How Leaders Connect, Engage and Inspire with storytelling.

Gabrielle Dolan is co-founder and Director of One Thousand & One. She has worked as an independent business management consultant and has held various senior management roles at the National Australia Bank. Her hands-on experience of the challenges organisations face in communicating effectively led her to the power of organisational storytelling.

Gabrielle has had extensive experience in the finance industry, agricultural, manufacturing and not-for-profit sectors. She has held various roles in change management, learning and development and project management. This background puts her in an ideal position to provide expertise on the various applications of organisational storytelling.

Gabrielle’s current academic qualifications include a Master’s degree in Management and Leadership from Swinburne University and an Associate Diploma in Education and Training from the University of Melbourne.

Yamini Naidu is co-founder and Director of One Thousand & One. She has extensive corporate experience and has worked in a range of industry sectors with senior industry leaders, key stakeholders and company boards.

Yamini is the Vice President of ElNet (Elearning Network of Australasia) and has taught leadership and management at RMIT University. This passion, experience and knowledge in learning, e-learning, management and leadership studies are now being directed to organisational storytelling.

She has a Master’s degree in Economics from Bombay University and a Master’s degree in Personnel Management from the London School of Economics and further qualifications in Education and Training from the University of Melbourne.

To satisfy her thirst for continual learning she is also undertaking swimming and Bollywood dancing lessons, although not at the same time.

Twitter: @GabrielleDolan1
Twitter: @yamini1001

Creativity and innovation psychologist, Founder Inventium

Master Class:
‘How to turn your organisation into a lean, mean, innovation machine’ (November 27, 9.15-11.15am)

Dr Amantha Imber is an innovation psychologist, best-selling author, and Founder of innovation consultancy Inventium. Inventium was recently awarded the BRW Client Choice Award for Best Management Consultancy in Australia.

Amantha has a PhD in organisational psychology and has helped companies such as Coca-Cola, LEGO, Red Bull, Deloitte, McDonalds, Qantas, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and many others innovate more successfully.

Amantha is the co-creator of the BRW Most Innovative Companies list, an annual list that her company puts together ranking Australia’s top innovators. She writes regular columns on science-based innovation for Australian Business Solutions and Leading Company and is the author of The Creativity Formula: 50 scientifically proven creativity boosters for work and for life.

Twitter: @amantha

International health expert

Master Class:
‘E 6: Empower, Embrace, Eat, Exercise, Energise, Enrich’ (November 27, 4.45-6.45pm)

International health expert, medical doctor, television personality, well-regarded international speaker, corporate advisor and a bestselling author. Authority on corporate health & wellbeing as well as women’s health, stress management, parenting, anti-ageing & lifestyle interventions.

Linda Friedland is an international health expert, medical doctor, television personality, well-regarded international speaker, corporate advisor and a bestselling author. She is an authority on corporate health & wellbeing as well as women’s health, stress management, parenting & lifestyle interventions. She is one of the highest rated international speakers for many global organisations and has spoken in more than 25 countries for many of Fortune 500 companies in the past few years. She travels frequently to deliver keynotes for corporations throughout Asia, Australia, South Africa, the USA and the U.K.  An author of four bestsellers, she has a new book being launched in 2013. A mother of 5 children, Dr Friedland is based in Australia.

Twitter: @askdrlinda

Founder of Matrix Thinking; Professional engineer, a director of a number of companies and a successful business entrepreneur; Chair of Innovation, The Queens University, Belfast

Master Class:
‘INNOVATE or PERISH – There is no alternative!’ (November 27, 2.15-4.15pm)

Roger developed and documented his special way of thinking, now referred to as Matrix Thinking, in the four books he has now written based on this simple but effective approach.

Roger developed and documented his special way of thinking, now referred to as Matrix Thinking, in the four books he has now written based on this simple but effective approach.

Matrix Thinking is now licensed in more than 26 countries and to one of the world’s largest consulting firms, Deloitte, and is delivered in this form as e-learning modules the world over. Not only does Roger talk on innovation and business building, Roger is also actively involved in business and over the years has created four companies based on his own ideas. Matrix Thinking is now licensed in more than 26 counties and to one of the world’s largest consulting firms, Deloitte, and is delivered in this form as e-learning modules the world over.

Not only does Roger talk on innovation and business building, Roger is also actively involved in business and over the years has created four companies based on his own ideas.

In 2004 Roger was an expert panellist on the ABC TV show The New Inventors and does occasional spots on Koshie’s Business Builders TV show. In 2005 he was appointed as Chair of Innovation at the prestigious The Queens University in Belfast. He is also a guest lecturer in universities the world over and also chairs two Syndicate Groups for the Australia wide organisation, The CEO Institute.

A stimulating, engaging and entertaining speaker, who walks and talks as he lays out the simple principles of thinking and business building – not a single overhead or PowerPoint for this fellow. You will be spell bound as you see opportunities materialise before your very eyes as Roger speaks and draws on a white board.

Twitter: @RogerLaSalle