NewCo Sydney 2017: Full Schedule

09:30 AEDT

DEXUS Property Group

Limited Capacity filling up

Evolution of the workplace: Technology and design inspiring innovation

To be a leader who moves your business forward you don’t have to come up with all the ideas. You just have to set the stage for others to push the boundaries. DEXUS’s customer and marketing executive, Deborah Coakley, provides an insight into how workplaces are being disrupted with a taste of tomorrow. Tour DEXUS Place, a virtual office within an office, and see how this Australian office owner/manager is redefining the workplace, enabling its customers to connect, collaborate and grow.

Presenters

Deborah Coakley

Executive General Manager, Customer and Marketing, DEXUS Property Group

Host Companies

DEXUS Property Group

DEXUS Property Group (DEXUS) is an Australian real estate group that owns and manages high quality office and industrial properties. We are Australia’s preferred office partner with 58 office properties in all the major CBD locations across Australia. We are future-proofing businesses... Read More →

Thursday March 9, 2017 09:30 - 10:30 AEDT
DEXUS Property Group

Incubator & Co-Working, General | Property & Real Estate, General

Precinct Sydney CBD

11:00 AEDT

General Assembly

Limited Capacity full

Intro to the World of UX

Step into the world of user experience design with General Assembly. During our introductory workshop, explore the design-thinking process used to optimise digital products and services, and see why businesses of all stripes have put out the call for UX talent.

Plus:
- Learn what the world of UX design encompasses and why it matters.
- Touch on fundamental tools and techniques used by professional UX designers.
- Get hands on practice using techniques to gain user insights.
- Discover resources to continue learning about UX

Presenters

Denise Chippindale

General Assembly

Grant Maskell

UX All-Rounder, General Assembly

With 16 years experience delivering for well known brands, Grant has worked both client and agency side. Grant started his career working on CD-ROM projects before moving naturally into the web.As a firm believer in the power of design where the user is put at the heart, Grant's passion... Read More →

Host Companies

General Assembly

Thursday March 9, 2017 11:00 - 12:00 AEDT
General Assembly

Education, General | Professional Services, General

Precinct Sydney CBD

11:00 AEDT

Limited Capacity full

Connect to Opportunity

In this session you will learn how LinkedIn has evolved to become the biggest professional content platform in the world and how you can take advantage of the platform to build your reputation and gain opportunities from new business, new jobs and now even new skills.

Presenters

Lara Brownlow

Marketing Solutions ANZ, LinkedIn

Lara is a social media and marketing specialist with over 12 years of experience in the industry. With a career that started in offline, then in more recent years focused on social media where she has the honor of being the only person to have worked for both of the two biggest social... Read More →

Host Companies

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network.

Thursday March 9, 2017 11:00 - 12:00 AEDT
LinkedIn

Media Productivity/Tools Professional Services

Precinct Sydney CBD

11:00 AEDT

hipages

Limited Capacity filling up

hi, welcome to hipages.

At this session, you will hear from hipages' CEO, David Vitek, as well as hipages' COO, Roby Sharon-Zipser who will talk about the history of the business; how it went from two guys in a garage with an idea to the number one site to hire tradies. You will also get insights into the future of hipages; what's next for hipages? You will be able to ask questions and get a deeper understanding of the ins and outs of the business.

Presenters

Roby Sharon-Zipser

COO & Co-Founder, hipages Group

David Vitek

CEO & Co-Founder, hipages Group

Host Companies

hipages

hipages has worked hard over the last 12 years to reinvent the way people find and connect with service providers. By combining technology with service, we've created trusted online marketplaces for our 1 million + members to connect with the experts, professionals and services they're... Read More →

Thursday March 9, 2017 11:00 - 12:00 AEDT
hipages

News Corp Recommends, General | Productivity/Tools, General | Professional Services, General

Precinct Sydney CBD

12:30 AEDT

Amazon Web Services

Limited Capacity full

Innovation at Scale. How does Amazon approach innovation

Innovation and agility when you're an early stage startup is part of your competitive advantage, but how do you maintain that edge and continue to have the capacity for disruption as you scale and grow? Amazon is now over 20 years old, has a market cap of over US$370B, but prides itself on innovation still being core to its cultural DNA. This culture of building, experimenting and thinking big has been responsible for innovations like Kindle e-readers, the Alexa voice service, and the world leading cloud computing platform Amazon Web Services.
Come and hear about how we think about innovating at global scale, and the lessons we've learned along the way that you can apply in your business.

Presenters

Ian Gardiner

Head of Startup Ecosystem, Aus/NZ, Amazon Web Services

Host Companies

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a secure cloud services platform, offering compute power, database storage, content delivery and other functionality to help businesses scale and grow. Explore how millions of customers are currently leveraging AWS cloud products and solutions to build... Read More →

Thursday March 9, 2017 12:30 - 13:30 AEDT
Amazon Web Services

Ad Tech e-Commerce/Retail News Corp Recommends Productivity/Tools

Precinct Sydney CBD

12:30 AEDT

Macquarie Banking and Financial Services

Limited Capacity full

Powering people to live their best lives
Join us to learn how we power our customers, our people and our community to live their own individual ‘best lives’.
You'll hear some of our stories, told by the people who brought them about:

How our retail banking business crowdsourced its purpose bottom up – not c-suite down
How we’re using world-first technology to change the face of banking in Australia
How our customers help us design the banking experience
How our team came up with, polled and prioritised 110 Innovation Day ideas, and how the winning idea will change how you give to charity
How diversity, inclusion and flexibility has become ‘just the way we work’

Presenters

Ros Coffey

Head of People, Culture and Client Experience, Macquarie Banking and Financial Services

Ben Perham

Head of Personal Banking, Macquarie Banking and Financial Services

Bona Rai

Innovation manager, Macquarie Banking and Financial Services

Luis Uguina

Chief Digital Officer, Macquarie Banking and Financial Services

Host Companies

Macquarie Banking and Financial Services

Thursday March 9, 2017 12:30 - 13:30 AEDT
Macquarie Group Limited

Finance/VC Productivity/Tools

Precinct Barangaroo, Sydney CBD

12:30 AEDT

The Huffington Post Australia

Limited Capacity full

Newsrooms Of The Future
The Huffington Post brand reaches over 220+ million readers globally. We are the leading source of news and commentary for the most diverse and connected generation ever.

Presenters

Tory Maguire

Editor-in-Chief, HuffPost Australia, The Huffington Post Australia

Host Companies

The Huffington Post Australia

HuffPost Australia brings together leading opinion, entertainment, political, business, lifestyle and sports news, as well as fostering a community for people from all walks of life to connect and be heard by the huge audiences we reach. Through our content we aim to inspire, inform... Read More →

Thursday March 9, 2017 12:30 - 13:30 AEDT
The Huffington Post Australia

Internet of Things, General | Media, General

Precinct Sydney CBD

15:00 AEDT

Manifestor

Limited Capacity seats available

Solopreneur Skills

In this interactive workshop, Nick Freedman, solopreneur of 15 years and TEDx speaker, will teach you how to cultivate the mindset and skills needed for successful solopreneurship. Relevant for both wannabe and early stage solopreneurs, he'll cover the following:

It all starts with purpose
The solopreneurship mindset
Manage or outsource?
Become a TED speaker
Build a product to sell
Become your own CMO
Face up to your fears
Balance your time

Nick's programs have helped businesses like Salesforce, Westpac, Yahoo, Coca-Cola and AoL build their leaders and transform their cultures. In addition, he recently launched his online start up, manifestor.tv, which teaches people how to use the tools of mindfulness and intentionality to become successful in their work and life. To get the most out the workshop bring a healthy dose of curiosity, your big questions about solopreneurship and the intent to learn and grow.

Presenters

Nick Freedman

Founder, Freedman

I'm interested in helping you turn your future vision into reality. If you want to have a great conversation, then tell me about your grand plans....

Host Companies

Manifestor

Thursday March 9, 2017 15:00 - 16:00 AEDT
UTS Business School

Education, General | Professional Services, General

Precinct Sydney CBD

15:00 AEDT

Tank Stream Labs

Limited Capacity filling up

A Co-Working Space Geared Towards Success
Two Part session, presentation followed by tour/networking.

How does TSL foster innovation, what we do to promote collaboration and support growth for our companies (partnerships, events, membership deals, onsite facilities), the types of leading tech companies we have and our alumni, talks from our CEO and also expert Founders in TSL.

Presenters

Bradley Delamare

CEO, Tank Stream Labs

Host Companies

Tank Stream Labs

Tank Stream Labs is one of Australia's leading breeding grounds for technology entrepreneurs, thought leaders and early adopters. Our community are the future tech leaders in Australia with global aspirations.

Thursday March 9, 2017 15:00 - 16:00 AEDT
Tanks Stream Labs

Incubator & Co-Working

Precinct Sydney CBD

15:00 AEDT

Uber

Limited Capacity full

Celebrating Cities

Presenters

Mike Abbott

ANZ Head of Operations, Uber

AJ Tills

Senior Marketing Manager | Partnerships Lead, Uber

Host Companies

Uber

Uber is a smartphone app that connects you to a safe, reliable and affordable ride at the touch of a button. Now operating in more than 450 cities, Uber is helping strengthen local economies, improving access to transport, and making streets safer. In Australia, Uber has over two... Read More →

Thursday March 9, 2017 15:00 - 16:00 AEDT
Uber

News Corp Recommends, General | Productivity/Tools, General

Precinct Sydney CBD

16:30 AEDT

SocietyOne

Limited Capacity seats available

Empowering People's Potential.

SocietyOne is shaking up the finance sector and re-imagining how people borrow and lend money. We believe in the intrinsic goodness of people and the idea that with the right stage, money can be a positive force for good through what is known globally as peer-to-peer lending and in Australia as marketplace lending.

Presenters

Maria Loyez

Chief Marketing Officer, SocietyOne

Jason Yetton

Chief Executive Officer, SocietyOne

Host Companies

SocietyOne

SocietyOne began operating in 2012 and is Australia’s pioneering and leading online lending marketplace for personal loans, connecting borrowers and investors through a risk-based pricing digital auction marketplace on its ClearMatch technology platform. SocietyOne was named in... Read More →

Thursday March 9, 2017 16:30 - 17:30 AEDT
SocietyOne

Finance/VC, General | News Corp Recommends, General

Precinct Sydney CBD

16:30 AEDT

spaceship

Limited Capacity full

FinTech: Tech, startups, society and a case study in superannuation

Lifting the lid on Australia’s rapidly evolving Fintech and startup ecosystem, Paul explores the future of savings and progress through the lens of a Venture Capitalist and FinTech co-founder.

Presenters

Paul Bennetts

Co-founder and CEO of Spaceship and Airtree Venture Partner, spaceship

Host Companies

spaceship

Spaceship is not a conventional Super fund. We provide a diversified portfolio with technology at its core. This is day one for technology rolling out across the globe. We've seen technology immerse itself throughout society, but not our Super. Until now.

Thursday March 9, 2017 16:30 - 17:30 AEDT
spaceship

Finance/VC, General | Productivity/Tools, General | Professional Services, General

Precinct Sydney CBD

16:30 AEDT

City of Sydney

Limited Capacity filling up

Collaboration for a resilient Sydney - a city for all

City governments have a critical role to play in facilitating and enabling businesses, not-for-profit partners and communities to deliver positive social impacts.

The City is working on a number of fronts globally and locally to sustain a socially just and resilient Sydney - a city for all.

Find out about our plans for a more inclusive city economy and society through our forthcoming social sustainability policy and 10-year action plan, our Eora Journey program that celebrates the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Sydney, and our metropolitan Sydney leadership role through the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities initiative.

Presenters

Dave Beaumont

Community Engagement Coordinator, City of Sydney

Solange Frost

Social Strategy Advisor, City of Sydney

Kristen Gabriel

Senior Project Manager, Resilient Sydney, City of Sydney

Host Companies

City of Sydney

City of Sydney is the local government authority responsible for the city centre and more than 30 suburbs within our boundaries. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure to make Sydney a green, global and connected city.

Thursday March 9, 2017 16:30 - 17:30 AEDT
City of Sydney

Government, General | News Corp Recommends, General

Precinct Sydney CBD

16:30 AEDT

Quantium

Limited Capacity full

Powering possibilities using data and analytics

'Data scientist' was recently rated the #1 job in 2017 by Glassdoor. As the largest employer of data scientists in Australia, Quantium has a unique perspective on how data and analytics can be used by organisations to innovate and survive. In this presentation, Quantium executive Julie Prolov will provide a brief overview of the Quantium business and focus on real life examples of using data analytics to help clients in industries such as financial services, retail and media.

Presenters

Julie Prolov

Group Executive, Operations, Quantium

Host Companies

Quantium

Quantium is a fast growing firm specialising in data analytics. Established in 2002, we partner with many of the world’s leading brands, through a team of 500 staff based in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India. We solve important business challenges for our partners... Read More →

Thursday March 9, 2017 16:30 - 17:30 AEDT
Quantium

Media, General | Productivity/Tools, General | Professional Services, General

Precinct Sydney CBD

17:30 AEDT

Meetup

Limited Capacity filling up
To add this to your schedule you need to purchase one of the following: VIP Pass(First Release), Festival Pass(First Release), VIP Pass(Second Release), Festival Pass(Second Release), or Starter Pass Pro(3 sessions).

Join us for a drink and some tasty bites as we MEETUP to share experiences and celebrate NewCo Sydney.

Host Companies

DEXUS Property Group

usual suspects creative

we create momentous live experiences to influence perception and change behaviour

Thursday March 9, 2017 17:30 - 19:30 AEDT
Dexus Place

Meetup, Meetup

Precinct Sydney CBD