Monday 2 December 2019
Time |
Presenter |
Topic / Title |
Description |
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8:30am |
Natalie Strickland |
Welcome to the 2019 Hostplus Staff Conference – Investing in Innovation |
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8:45am |
Alex Splitt |
Acknowledgment of Country Ceremony |
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9:15am |
David Elia |
Official Conference opening |
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9:30am |
Nick Crocker - Blackbird Ventures Paul Bassat - Square Peg Capital |
Venture Capital Growth and the Innovators |
In this session Nick and Paul will share the stories of their organisations, and how ‘investing in innovation’ has worked for their businesses. They will step through what’s worked well and share some of the key lessons they have learned along the way. Followed by a Q&A with both parties, hosted by Sam Sicilia. |
10:30am |
Morning tea |
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10:45am |
Stephen Ferguson - AHA Jo Schofield - United Workers Union |
Industry Partners and Innovation |
Stephen and Jo will provide an overview of the role of the AHA and United Workers Union with some insights into the state of the Hospitality industry in Australia - highlighting key trends, opportunities and challenges. Their presentations will be followed by a Q&A with both parties, hosted by David Elia. |
11:45am |
Luke Winter |
Business Intelligence: A Hostplus Quiz |
It's table vs table as Quizmaster Luke takes you on a data-driven tour of our Fund. |
12:15pm |
Lunch |
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1:05pm |
Parallel Sessions – We will keep you moving over the next couple of hours; with three short, sharp and shiny sessions to attend. You will have the opportunity to attend all three session during this time. |
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3:00pm |
Afternoon tea |
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3:15pm |
Valerie Hourigan |
Kokoda 2019 |
Valerie will share a presentation on her Kokoda Journey and some of the key takeaways from her experience. |
3:45pm |
Chelsea Pottenger |
Emotional Agility |
In this high impact keynote session, Chelsea will show you how to use brain hacks to function at your best, and share tips on how to snap out of negative feedback loops. You will take away some tangible psychology tools to improve your emotional agility and some lifehacks on how to stay disciplined when learning new habits. |
4:45pm |
Norlena Brouwer |
Wrap up and highlights of day one of the Hostplus 2019 Staff Conference |
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5:00pm |
Welcome Drinks - Medallion Club Room |