BUSINESS AND FINANCE SYMPOSIUM 2018
FACE THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE
Free event with 5 hours CPD
Stefan Marcionetti
Portfolio Manager,
Magellan Asset Management
Investing for the Future - Technology and Business Model Disruption
Stefan is part of the Technology, Communications and Media team and in August 2016 was appointed to the additional role of Assistant Portfolio Manager.
He was made a Portfolio Manager in 2017. Prior to Magellan, Stefan spent two and a half years as an analyst at Gladstone Partners, a London-based global fundamental long/short equity firm. Stefan also spent six years as an analyst in Deutsche Bank‘s Investment Banking team.
Stefan is a member of Magellan’s Investment Committee.
John is an acknowledged leader in strategy and governance.
Drawing on his 10 years in the Information Technology Industry, he is currently working on the intersection of strategy, governance and Artificial Intelligence. A unique skillset helps John advise clients on breakthrough strategies. With an extensive knowledge of business trends and the capacity to see problems differently, he challenges organisation orthodoxy.
His diverse background including arts, fast growing tech, Not- For-Profit, enhances his problem-solving strengths.
John Barrington
Founder, AlphaIntell Pty Ltd
AI -
Artificial or Augmented Intelligence?
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Face the future with confidence.
In an ever changing business environment, are you prepared to face the future with confidence?
RSM’s Business & Finance Symposium will cover a broad range of topics impacting business and finance professionals on a daily basis. We invite you to join us for an informative and educational day to help you and your business prepare for what lies ahead in 2018 and beyond.
FACE THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE
Business & Finance Symposium
2018
Free event with 5 hours CPD
306 Riverside Drive, East Perth WA 6004
In 2011, Brodie McCulloch founded Spacecubed, Perth’s first co-working space, to support Western Australia’s growing, but disconnected start-up community.
Spacecubed is a Social Enterprise, designed to support 20,000 start-ups, entrepreneurs and corporate innovators by 2025. Brodie was more recently involved with the launch of FLUX – a new project powered by Spacecubed.
FLUX is Perth’s latest co-working and office space innovation hub designed to help entrepreneurs and start-ups drive their ideas forward.
Brodie is also a Director for StartupWA, a not-for-profit organisation which promotes the technology start-up sector in WA.
Brodie McCulloch
Founder and Managing Director, Spacecubed
Future of Work:
Global trends impacting your business
Leigh Travers has enjoyed a decade of building relationships in financial and technology markets through his experience at Fintech and Investment Advisory companies.
His ability to secure buy-in from key stakeholders from within an organization, across an industry and from investors has led to exciting opportunities in the Fintech market place. Leigh has an extensive trading history in financial markets and was a Designated Trading Representatives (DTR) and one of the largest Bitcoin traders in Australia.
He is the Managing Director of ASX-Listed Blockchain technology Company DigitalX and Vice-Chairman of Australia's Blockchain Industry Body, the Australian Digital Commerce Association (ADCA).
How corporates can leverage blockchain
technology
Leigh Travers
CEO, DigitalX
Josh is one of 100 astronaut candidates worldwide for Mars One's 2031 mission to permanently colonise Mars.
He is a physicist with a strong passion for the technical & psychological elements of human space exploration with significant experience in presenting science through comedy for live performance, broadcast radio, television, on line media and in print.
A respected and highly adaptable leader of creative and technical teams he has a full spectrum of experience ranging from front-line military units to fine art installations including significant experience as an internationally touring stand-up comedian, writing and performing at major comedy, arts and science festivals for over 8 years.
Training Martian MacGyvers
Josh Richards
Astronaut Candidate, Mars One
Registration and Welcome - 8:30 to 9:10 am
9:10 - 9:40 am
Investing for the Future
Technology and Business Model Disruption
Stefan Marcionetti
Portfolio Manager,
Magellan Asset Management
The pace of technological advancements over the past decade are expected to be overshowed by the speed of technological leaps over the next 10 years.
These changes are all but certain to disrupt traditional business models such that there will be clear winners and losers. Investors must absorb the implications of these likely changes as they peer into the future. Hear how Magellan is navigating these challenges when it comes to its global portfolio that is designed to generate competitive returns while protecting capital in adverse markets.
9:40 - 10:10 am
AI -
Artificial or Augmented Intelligence?
John Barrington
Founder, AlphaIntell Pty Ltd
The idea of Artificial Intelligence has been around for 60 years but seems to come of age in the past 12 months.
Not a single day passes without some mention of AI in the business or general press.
Is it myth or reality?
This session will explain the difference between artificial and augmented intelligence and how the latter is beneficial to organisations in the retail, financial services, health and industrial sectors.
10:20 - 10:50 am
Cyber security is all the rage!
However, things are about to get a whole lot more exciting with the introduction of the Notifiable Data Breaches (“NDB”) scheme from 22 February 2018.
This discussion will briefly revisit cyber challenges for organisations and then explore the impact of the NDB scheme and the question of what happens when you are breached.This part of the discussion will focus on useful information so that as management, an informed role can be taken on dealing with a breach.
Cyber Security
What now?
Michael Shatter
Director of the Risk Assurances Division in Melbourne
Q&A Artificial Intelligence - 10:10 - 10:20 am
11:20 - 12:10 pm
Future of Work:
Global trends impacting your business
40% of the workforce will be comprised of millennials by 2020 and companies are preparing for 50% of their workforce to be on demand employees.
How, where and when people work is changing faster than ever, along with the expectations from work. This parallels the need to reinvent your business and innovate at ever increasing speeds to keep up with global change.
Brodie will explore these themes and what you can do to take advantage of this change through your workspaces, access to talent and embedding of innovation in your business.
Brodie McCulloch
Founder and Managing Director, Spacecubed
Lunch - 1:00 - 1:45 pm
2:35 - 3:20 pm
Future panel discussion
Facilitated by Josh Richards and accompanied by special guest speakers from throughout the day
Josh Richards
Astronaut Candidate, Mars One
Friday 9 March 2018
Free of charge
Beaumonde on the Point
306 Riverside Drive, East Perth WA 6004
8:30 am Registration (9:00am start)
3:30 pm Close – followed by networking drinks
Event details
For further event information, please contact Sophie Glasfurd on 08 9261 9275 or Sophie.Glasfurd@rsm.com.au
How corporates can leverage blockchain
technology
Leigh Travers
CEO, DigitalX
12:10 - 1:00 pm
Blockchain technology is revolutionising the world of commerce and finance.
The technology has key fundamental characteristics that allow institutions and businesses to reconstruct and enhance their current business models by increasing security and efficiency to stay competitive in today's market.
DigitalX provide market leading solutions for companies looking to incorporate blockchain into their business. This can be done by introducing, partnering with, or incorporating an existing high quality blockchain solution, or designing and building unique custom technologies.
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Michael Shatter
Director of the Risk Assurances Division in Melbourne, RSM
Cyber Security - What's next?
Michael is a Director of RSM’s Risk Assurance Services division in Melbourne with over 24 years' experience in the accounting and risk management industry, specialising in Security & Privacy Services and Probity Assurance and Advisory Services.
Michael has worked on an extensive range of strategic and tactical risk management projects including the delivery of comprehensive Cyber Security Assessments, Internal and External Penetration Tests, Social Engineering Security Reviews and comprehensive reviews of information technology and communication controls of medium to large organisations. Michael’s focus is on providing Australian businesses with pragmatic and experienced security, privacy and probity services. Michael often presents on cyber and security matters to Boards and conference. Michael recently spoke at the 2017 Australian Cyber Security Centre Conference in Canberra.
Morning Tea - 10:50 - 11:20 am
Training Martian
MacGyvers
Josh Richards
Astronaut Candidate,
Mars One
How do you pick and prepare a team for a one-way mission to Mars?
Astronaut candidate Josh Richards shares what he's learned being shortlisted for the ultimate high performance team, why the fearless "right stuff" test pilots of the past are the last people we'll want on a Mars mission, how an "orbital perspective" and Richard Dean Anderson can help your business, and why we’ll need a rock band on the red planet.
1:45 - 2:35 pm