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Dropbox Live 2023

Thursday 20 July 2023  |  8:30AM - 2:30PM AEST  |  Complimentary Event

Dropbox Live 2023 is our inaugural thought-leadership in-person event offering immersive, enriching and thought provoking perspectives on how to successfully navigate the ever-changing future of work.

Featuring keynote speaker Dominic Price, Work Futurist & TED Speaker from Atlassian.

 

Why attend?

Our world is rapidly changing and evolving with technological innovations and ways of working. One thing is for certain, the future of work has arrived. 

Dropbox has gone through its own radical transformation, pivoting from an in-office model to a Virtual First model. The Dropbox Virtual First story has been extensively reported and discussed by TIME Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald and Forbes. It is often cited as a best practice case study on the future of work.

Dropbox Live 2023 is our inaugural thought-leadership in-person event offering immersive, enriching and thought provoking perspectives on how to successfully navigate the ever-changing future of work.

Equipping businesses of all sizes with insights on emerging trends, demonstrations of best practice, and the tools to navigate the future and ultimately thrive in 2023 and beyond.

Speakers

Dominic Price

Work Futurist & TED Speaker, Atlassian

Dominic Price

What sets Dom apart is his ability to inspire people to transform their working lives, and with it, their futures. This person-centred approach has established him as a thought leader, at the forefront of the zeitgeist that is life at work in the years ahead.

 

As Atlassian’s resident work futurist, Dom is the in-house ‘team doctor’, designing collaborative patterns which are easily adaptable for any purpose.

 

Dominic Price

Derek Laney

Technology Evangelist at Slack

Derek Laney

Derek has held a range of roles in his 25-year technology career from startup developer, product manager, consultant, offshore development leader, solutions engineer and product marketing executive.

Derek works as an evangelist helping organisations adapt for the future of work and advising on tech trends and the learnings of Slack customers.

Derek spent 15 years at Salesforce, working with the Salesforce ecosystem and the local technology industry in Australia and Asia, exploring digital and customer experience.

Derek Laney

Vannessa McCamley

Leadership and Performance Coach, Author and Keynote Speaker.

Ben Clink

Vannessa has earned a reputation for assisting organisations, teams, and individuals to achieve impressive results through behavioural change. She leverages the latest in Neuroscience for brain-based, evidence rich strategies to improve leadership of self and others. The outcomes of this for organisations and individuals is an increase in capabilities across performance, resilience, decision making, creative problem solving, productivity and revenue.

Her passion is human conservation in an era where we need to overcome digital burnout through behavioural change and education.

Ben Clink

Ben Clink

Head of Digital, South Sydney Rabbitohs

Ben Clink

As the Head of Digital at the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Ben is responsible for leading the Club's digital remit, in addition to building out their digital media capabilities.

 

Join Ben Clink as he shares the South Sydney Rabbitohs journey on digitising the renowned Club, and how they've developed their sophistication as a digital media business.

 

 

Ben Clink

Jolanda Rotteveel

Future of Work Consultant

Jolanda Rotteveel

Jolanda is a Future of Work Consultant and People & Culture professional with extensive experience in people, project and change roles within Media, Technology, Financial and Professional Services.

Jolanda delivers impactful business results through integrating employee experience, technology solutions, talent strategy, culture and work design through relevant topics in "Future of Work".

 

 

 

Jolanda Rotteveel

Monica Forlano

Head of AFL Studios, Australian Football League & Chair of the Endometriosis Australia Board

Monica Forlano

Monica has over 20 years of media industry experience ranging from managing international operations of cable television in Europe, to leading broadcast channels and content production departments in Australia. Her key career achievements include developing marketing and business transformation plans around media creation and distribution, successful launch campaigns for major television programs and sports documentary production. 

Since 2017, Monica has also been involved with Endometriosis Australia, the largest non-government funder of research into this disease suffered by an estimated 830,000 Australians.

Monica Forlano

Pia Broadley

Head of Sales APAC at Dropbox

Pia Broadley

Pia is a business leader with over 20 years of experience in the tech industry. In her role as Head of Sales for Dropbox APAC, Pia oversees the company’s sales organisation across APAC.

Prior to Dropbox, she worked with global and local IT channel organisations and has built high performing teams and is a sought after mentor for up-and-coming talent in the industry.

Pia has a passion for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and had led the creation of DEI councils to empower individuals to bring their whole selves to work and thrive in a virtual world of working.

Pia Broadley

Nick Bartlett

MC/Presenter

Nick Bartlett

Nick Bartlett is a professional MC and facilitator who has Zumba’d with Dame Edna, cycled with Cadel Evans, made 10,000 friends at the ColourRun and hosted everything from conferences to awards nights to product launches.

 

From intimate interviews to multi-day conferences and sportingevents, Nick is no stranger to crowds both great and small. His past clients include Westpac, Coca-Cola, La Prairie, Puma, Metcash, TransitionsOptical, Telstra, Dyson, Jenny Craig, Medibank and KFC, just to name afew.

Nick Bartlett

Agenda

8:30am - Registration & arrival

Coffee & tea served

9:00am - Introduction & Welcome to country

9:10am - Special Keynote with Dominic Price, Atlassian Work Futurist and TED Speaker

Dom will guide us through navigating change, being an exceptional transformational leader, and building highly effective teams, wherever you are in the world. You'll leave energised, entertained, and ready to take action in your teams!

10:10am - Morning Tea

10:30am - Digitisation journey with the NRL Club, South Sydney Rabbitohs with Ben Clink, Head of Digital at the South Sydney Rabbitohs

Join Ben as he shares the digitisation journey of the South Sydney Rabbitohs Club and key learnings from how the Club has increased their sophistication in their digital media capabilities and beyond.

11:00am- Thriving in a digital world panel session

11:30am - The Future of Work with Derek Laney, Technology Evangelist at Slack

12:00pm - Lunch & breakout demo sessions commence 

12:40pm - How to engage effective brains for the digital age with Vannessa McCamley

Gain an overview of some of the Neuroscience insights on how to harness the biggest asset you own, your brain to effectively enhance your performance, productivity, connection and wellbeing in a digital age. Vannessa McCamley will explore the neuroscience of deep thinking, productivity strategies and our ability to modify behaviours without exhausting our precious energy and wellbeing.

1:45pm - Closing thoughts

1:50pm - Networking drinks

2:30pm - Event concludes

Inspire, Connect, Evolve

 

Attending Dropbox Live is a fantastic way to get the latest insights and best practices on the future of work and how to get equipped for navigating the ever-evolving world of work. Plus, it’s your opportunity to network and build connection with the “best in class” within the business landscape today. 

 

Event Details

Date: Thursday 20th July 2023 | Time: 8:30AM - 2:30PM AEST | Venue: Crown Sydney