Keynote Event:

Australian Intrapreneurs Summit 2020 Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Keynote Presenter:

Lieutenant Commander Stephen Delo, Innovation Engagement Manager for Royal Australian Navy. MBE, MSM

Presenter Bio:

LCDR Delo is innovation engagements manager for the Australian Navy with an extensive 39-year Navy career spanning two Navies. In his current role he has implemented networks and processes to assist intrapreneurial activity across Navy and other major groups in Defence.

He has conducted a variety of innovation programs such as new people management regimes, developing a leadership academy, and a culture development program. The personnel training adjustments he has developed have previously been endorsed by the Australian Human Rights Commission. His work and input in the field of leadership for developing a 9,000-person workforce tracking and management system were recognised by Her Majesty the Queen who awarded LCDR Delo an MBE in 2004.

A Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development as well as The Australian Human Resources Institute, he specialises in people development projects so understands well the importance of intrapreneurs and the importance of supporting intrapreneurial activity in defence.

Synopsis:

In this presentation LCDR Delo reveals how the Australian Navy has embedded an intrapreneurial mindset across the organisation in order to create a culture of innovation from which to drive innovative practice.

Minutes: 32

Keynote Event:

Mundanara Bayles Managing Director and Co-Founder of Blackcard

Keynote Presenter:

Mundanara Bayles Managing Director and Co-Founder of Blackcard

Presenter Bio:

Mundanara’s cultural heritage is connected to the Wonnarua and Bunjalung people on her mother’s side and the Birri-Gubba and Gungalu on her father’s side. She grew up in Redfern NSW with her 8 sisters and moved to her father’s country in the early 90’s. Coming from a family that has been active in the Aboriginal movement since the 60s and 70s she continues to follow their example. Currently she advises on several boards and committees and is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) with qualifications in media, business, assessment and training.

BlackCard is a ground-breaking company specialising in providing cultural capability training and consultancy services to enable people and organisations to work effectively with members of the Aboriginal community.  She co-founded the organisation with Dr Lilla Watson, who is a respected Aboriginal elder, artist, educator.

Synopsis:

Minutes: 23

Keynote Event:

Australian Intrapreneurs Summit 2020

Keynote Presenter:

Dr. Georgina Davis. CEO of the Queensland Farmers Federation

Presenter Bio:

The Queensland Farmers Federation is the peak body representing and uniting 18 of Queensland’s rural industry organizations who work on behalf of primary producers across the state. In her role as CEO Dr. Davis provides policy leadership to QFF’s members and stakeholders, including government, on a range of policy areas.

Dr. Davis is also an experienced board member currently serving on the boards of Ipswich Rivers Improvement Trust, The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia and The Qld Great Artesian Basin Advisory Council. And is an Adjunct senior research fellow with the Australian Rivers Institute.

Synopsis:

Minutes: 30

Keynote Event:

Australian Intrapreneurs Summit March 2020.

This was the first major conference in Australia to pivot from a live to a HYBRID event due to Covid-19 restrictions. It was broadcast live from the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Keynote Presenter:

Dr Sarah Pearson Deputy Director-General Department of Innovation and Tourism Industry Development.

Presenter Bio:

Dr Sarah Pearson currently heads up the Advance Queensland initiative which is dedicated to supporting businesses, entrepreneurs and start-ups in order to build an innovation ecosystem within Queensland. Prior to that, she served as the Chief Scientist and Chief Innovation Officer at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra where she was responsible for leading, developing and scaling innovation, science & technology practice across DFAT, countries in the region, and through the whole of government activity.

Dr Pearson has had an eclectic career spanning innovation and entrepreneurship, scientific research, strategy and managing change. Her doctorate is in particle physics from the University of Oxford and she has published research in the areas of particle physics, medical physics, artificial intelligence, innovation, science communication and science policy. She also holds eight international patents, for cancer diagnosis and novel confectionary and has worked with schools and through the media to encourage young people into studying science. Dr Pearson is an Honorary Fellow of the Global Intrapreneurs Institute.

Synopsis:

In this ‘virtual’ presentation Dr Pearson explores some of the complex challenges (both internal and external) that are facing governments in these unprecedented times.  How can governments accelerate digitisation, optimise data usage and artificial intelligence, and plan for and address the massive demographic shifts that are taking place right now? How can governments encourage inclusivity and intrapreneurialism to transform government services for a fast-changing world?

Minutes: 21

Keynote Event:

Australian Intrapreneurs Summit March 2019 Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Keynote Presenter:

Kelly McAuliffe

Presenter Bio:

Kelly McAuliffe Senior Sergeant Innovation Unit, Organisational Capability Command, Queensland Police Service

Synopsis:

In this presentation Senior Sergeant Kelly McAuliffe shares how the Qld Police Service harnessed the energy of their intrapreneurs to foster a community of collaborators across every rank and level to make policing simpler, better and safer. She was the lead project officer responsible for implementing an idea management platform iCOP (ideas connecting our people) designed to bridge the gap between the Executive level of the organisation and frontline members. This project, won the International Innovation Management Award for – Best Engagement Strategy 2018.

Minutes: 26

Keynote Event:

Australian Intrapreneurs Summit March 2020 Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Centre

Keynote Presenter:

Dr. Irena Yashin-Shaw

Presenter Bio:

Dr. Irena Yashin-Shaw is one of Australia’s leading authorities on intrapreneurialism, innovation and creativity. She has been a thought leader and practitioner in these fields since before they became the new workplace imperatives. With a PhD in creative problem-solving and a Masters in Adult Education, Dr. Irena is a rare combination of deep academic knowledge, real-world entrepreneurial experience and a dedicated educator who is on a mission to liberate under-utilised talent within our workplaces. She is the Founder and organiser of the Australian Intrapreneurs Summit; the Editor-in-Chief of Intrapreneur Magazine and the Founder and CEO of the Global Intrapreneurs Institute.

Synopsis:

Dr. Irena’s presentation focuses on the reasons why it is important for employees to become intrapreneurs in our super-VUCA, disrupted world of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Drawing on global reports identifying the new skillsets for the third decade of the twenty-first century, often referred to as the decade of disruption, she makes a case for why organisations, and indeed entire economies, need to liberate and support INTRAPRENEURS.

Minutes: 20

Keynote Event:

Australian Intrapreneurs Summit March 2019 Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Centre

Keynote Presenter:

Professor Brad Jackson. Director of the Policy Innovation Hub and Professor of Social Innovation within Griffith Business School

Presenter Bio:

Brad Jackson is the Director of the Policy Innovation Hub and Professor of Social Innovation within the Griffith Business School. The Policy Innovation Hub promotes and facilitates close collaboration between Griffith University researchers, students and partners in industry, government and the community to create value for the residents and communities of Queensland, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. He has published six books—Management Gurus and Management Fashions, The Hero Manager, Organisational Behaviour in New Zealand, A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Leadership, Demystifying Business Celebrity and Revitalising Leadership. He has also co-edited the Sage Handbook of Leadership and Major Works in Leadership. He is a former co-editor of the journal, Leadership, and the former Vice-Chair of the International Leadership Association.

Synopsis:

In this presentation, Professor Jackson explores three themes. Firstly that INTRAPRENEURSHIP is a powerful and enduring management idea. Secondly, that intrapreneurship is primarily a collective pursuit. And thirdly the central role that leadership plays in promoting or constraining intrapreneurship.

Minutes: 25