Afterpay Connect Live - March 18, Melbourne
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This document provides information about speakers at a March 2019 event on business innovation in Victoria, Australia. It lists the speakers, their companies and backgrounds. The event will include two panels - one on innovation and one on lessons and insights from leaders. It will be held from 7:30am to 12:30pm at The Deakin Edge in Melbourne.
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Afterpay Connect Live - March 18, Melbourne
- 1. M A R C H 1 8 2 0 1 9 Speakers B I G R E D G R O U P N A O M I S I M S O N As one of Australia's high profile entrepreneurs, Naomi Simson is a sought after speaker, co-founder of the Big Red Group and founder of RedBalloon. A F T E R PAY N I C K M O L N A R Founder & CEO of Afterpay, Nick has extensive experience in online retail. Prior to co-founding Afterpay, Nick launched the leading American online jeweller, Ice.com, into Australia under the local brand Iceonline.com.au. Nick successfully grew Ice in Australia to become the largest online-only jewellery and watch retailer. T I M E Registration 7.30am Breakfast 8.00am Concludes 12.30pm V E N U E The Deakin Edge Federation Square, Corner Swanston & Flinders Streets Melbourne VIC P a n e l 1 : I N N O V A T I O N
- 2. A D O R E B E A U T Y K AT E M O R R I S Kate Morris is the founder of Adore Beauty. From its inception in Kate’s garage in 1999, Adore Beauty is now Australia’s leading online beauty store, winning multiple awards and picking up an investment from retail giant Woolworths in 2014. Kate is a passionate advocate for gender equality. Keynote Speaker E M E R G E N T H O L LY R A N S O M Holly Ransom is the CEO of Emergent, a company specialising in disruptive strategy and building the capacity of leaders to execute change. C I T I R E S E A R C H B R YA N R AY M O N D Director and retail analyst at Citi Research. Bryan’s research coverage includes Woolworths, Coles, Wesfarmers, JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, Super Retail Group, Myer and Flight Centre. A C C E N T G R O U P M A R K T E P E R S O N N O R A PA U L G R E E N B E R G BUSINESS INNOVATION AWARD FOR VICTORIA AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSWOMEN’S NETWORK HALL OF FAME DELOITTE’S TECH FAST 50 AUSTRALIA TECH FAST 500 ASIA-PACIFIC A C H I E V E M E N T S Opportunity for Q&A with Kate Morris P a n e l 2 : L E S S O N S A N D I N S I G H T S F R O M L E A D E R S
- 3. S T Y L E R U N N E R J U L I E S T E VA N J A Julie Stevanja is founder and CEO of e-commerce powerhouse Stylerunner. Accolades collected by Stevanja and Stylerunner include being named Young Retail Entrepreneur of the Year by the World Retail Congress in 2016, inclusions in Deloitte’s Tech 50 list, BRW Fast Starters, Inside Retail Top 50 in eCommerce, the Veuve Clicquot New Generation Award and most recently the Women in Digital Female Founder of the Year Award. C O U N T R Y R O A D E L L E R O S E B Y Elle Roseby is the recently appointed Managing Director of Country Road. Named the most influential retailer in Ragtrader’s Power 30, she is regarded as an authority in strategic brand development and retail management. She has led some of Australia’s most recognisable retailers, such as Sportsgirl and Cotton On Group’s Supre, and is known for her expertise in transformation. A strong supporter of young industry talent, she is involved with RMIT’s TRI Project and speaks regularly on female leadership panels. Mark is the Chief Digital Officer of Accent Group Ltd, Australia’s largest footwear retailer with over 450 stores across Australia & New Zealand. Mark has extensive experience in a variety of retail disciplines including Merchandise, Marketing, eCommerce, CRM, and Omni-channel retail. He is responsible for the Group Digital Strategy and execution for 10 retail and wholesale brands. Paul Greenberg is the founder of the NORA Network, an influential retail network of leading retailers and solution partners. He is also a director of the National Retail Association. Paul has been a pioneering entrepreneur in eCommerce, having co-founded Australia’s first online department store, DealsDirect in 2004, and prior to that was Australia’s leading eBay merchant. Paul is an advisor to, and investor in, retail tech companies, including Afterpay.
- 4. Copyright © 2019 Afterpay Pty Ltd All rights reserved. ACN 169 342 947 PO BOX 2269 Melbourne VIC 3000 www.afterpay.com.au H I S M I L E N I K M I R K O V I C Nik Mirkovic is an Australian Entrepreneur and co-founder of Global Oral Cosmetic brand HiSmile. Along with co-founder Alex Tomic, the pair grew HiSmile with a self-funded start up capital of $20k, into a business worth $300m in just over 4 years. HiSmile is a global brand for the social media age with over 1 million customers in 182 countries. H I S M I L E A L E X T O M I C Alex Tomic is an Australian Entrepreneur and co-founder of Global Oral Cosmetic brand HiSmile. Along with co-founder Nik Mirkovic, the pair grew HiSmile with a self-funded start up capital of $20k, into a business worth $300m in just over 4 years. HiSmile is a global brand for the social media age with over 1 million customers in 182 countries. S U P P O R T E D B Y