ACS QLD presents EdXN: Reprogram, disrupt and discover with lessons from Silicon Valley, London and Israel

Join us for a fireside with CEO of Startup Catalyst, Aaron Birkby

Event Start: Wed 17 Apr 05:30 PM AEST
Event Finish: Wed 17 Apr 07:30 PM AEST

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	Aaron Birkby Aaron is a tech entrepreneur, having successfully built and exited several startups since the age of sixteen. He is the CEO of Startup Catalyst, leading startup and investor missions to Silicon Valley, Europe, Israel and Asia. He is the co-founder of Peak Persona, delivering programs to help founders achieve their peak mental performance. Aaron also serves on the Board of StartupAUS. In 2016 Aaron was awarded the national Benson Award for Entrepreneurship, and also the Pearcey Award as entrepreneur of the year for Queensland, prior to which he was also the Entrepreneur In Residence for the River City Labs Accelerator. Show More
	Leanne Kemp Leanne Kemp is the Founder & CEO of Everledger. Using her extensive background in emerging technologies, business, jewellery and insurance, through Everledger Leanne is pushing boundaries to address real-world challenges. Using blockchain technology, Everledger is driving transparency and trust along global supply chains to ensure the provenance of valuable assets.With a rich history in innovation, Leanne previously founded three Australian startups including Absoft Queensland, Fastcards Pty Ltd. and the Great Australian Survey Company. She has created various solutions to streamline inventory and supply chain operations.Leanne's entrepreneurial success has led to her appointment as the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur for 2019 and 2020, a role to further develop the startup ecosystem, attract investment and support job creation throughout the State of Queensland. She is the first female entrepreneur to hold the position and the first person to be appointed for a 2 year tenure.Leanne is an appointed member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Blockchain Business Council and a Co-Chair for the World Trade Board's Sustainable Trade Action Group. She is also on the IBM Blockchain Platform Board of Advisors. Leanne was the only Australian to co-chair sessions at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2019, namely on the Circular Economy and Advanced Manufacturing.Leading the market in a real-world application of distributed ledger technology, under the leadership of Leanne, Everledger has widely received industry recognition since inception, winning awards including: Best Blockchain Company in the European Financial Technology Awards;Best Newcomer in the Asia Insurance Technology Awards; Best B2B Startup in the Digital Top 50 Awards presented by Google, Rocket Internet and McKinsey; andWorld Economic Forum 2018 Technology Pioneer. Show More

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ACS/River City Labs - TC Beirne Building
Level 3/315 Brunswick St
Fortitude Valley QLD 4000

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Wed 17 Apr 05:30 PM AEST

Event Finish:
Wed 17 Apr 07:30 PM AEST

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