How does the CMO of Uber navigate today’s market and grow brands?

In an age where decisions need to be data driven and budget is tied to performance, if Marketers don’t have Finance and Operations on-side, success can feel out of reach. Hear from the highly credentialed CMO of Uber – Lucinda Barlow, on her golden rules for brand-driven growth.

The trailblazing co-founder of The Iconic and Hatch shares his biggest lessons.

Adam Jacobs built a customer experience that became an obsession for Australian consumers with The Iconic. He’ll talk to how he did it through managing change and ambiguity, product innovation and the importance of people. A compelling session where you will hear how to weather the ups and downs of the market from one of Australia’s most successful founders.

How to differentiate and become a category King or Queen.

Hear from Founder and CEO of Amplified Intelligence, Dr Karen Nelson-Field, a renowned researcher and commentator on media attention metrics. Learn to identify and meet consumer needs by developing products that fill gaps in the market. Explore principles to expand your market and generate new streams of revenue, as well as how to stay ahead of trends, differentiate and build stronger relationships.

How to survive and thrive in the second half of 2023.

Hear from Charlie Wood on how to use the right go to market strategy to achieve sustainable and durable development in 2023. Using his experience as CEO of Wiise, Charlie explores growth models and primary research on how companies can thrive in the evolving landscape. Learn what to do in the 2nd half of 2023 and how to secure your role as a sales leader in 2024.

Creating moments that delight the customer and deliver growth with the MD of Audible APAC.

With an extensive background delivering business growth at Amazon and Viacom, Ben Rolleston talks to customer focus and commitment to innovation as the building blocks of success. Hear how customer insights rather than looking to what the competition is doing, fuels day to day working practices at Amazon. He’ll also unpack how a culture of diversity, belonging and storytelling – the thread connecting generations – is driving growth.

How did the Co-Founder of Culture Kings turn a modest market stall into a $600M company without outside investment or debt?

Simon shares the secret behind 15 years of continuous growth and success – “The Golden 40” Rule, a revolutionary principle combining a 20% growth strategy with a consistent 20% net profit. Dive deep with Simon Beard as he reveals how to harness this rule and transcend traditional business boundaries to challenge and change the way you view business strategy.

Identify the right strategy to take your product to new heights with seasoned Blackbird Ventures investor.

Success comes as much from finding “go-to-market fit” as it does from “product-market fit”.  This session will cover the different strategies companies employ to reach customers, how you should think about designing your strategy, and a framework for thinking through “product-led growth” opportunities, with detailed company case studies.

How to craft your exit strategy and what to watch out for.

Hear from award winning CEO & Founder, Taryn Williams, on how to build the right deal team, understanding valuations and what to watch out for while planning an exit. Taryn will also discuss how to manage the personal and emotional impact for both yourself and your team when exiting a business.

Do not underestimate the impact your mindset and outlook can have on your success.

This enlightening session is presented by Future Crunch, who will talk to how optimism and adaptability in the face of ambiguity are key to success. They will navigate us through an exploration of what’s happening on the frontiers of science and technology, providing mind provoking insights to help put global challenges facing business and leaders today into perspective.

It’s been a tough year in tech but keep your eyes on the prize – your growth strategy – and you will be rewarded.

This first-time founder of Linktree will share his biggest learnings including how to bring your idea to life (zero to one phase), the early days / start up life, how customers inform product direction, the all-important capital raising, and building for the future including infrastructure and teams.

Why we seem to have forgotten that growth is expensive and that simplicity always wins.

Hear from Head of Marketing, APAC & Canada, CMC Markets, Liam Loan-Lack, on when effective marketing means letting go of ‘data-driven’ decision making. Plus, which business innovation needs to be kept on a tight leash and who you need to speak to to get a handle on modern marketing measurement. how to link this to what VCs/PE/Founders/C-suite care about.