Investible is a start-up generator & her expertise lies in connecting businesses to sponsors and partners, entrepreneurs to funding, placing executives into senior leadership roles and board seats, connecting people and companies to new business and senior women leaders to a myriad of resources and opportunities.

Jess Wilson is the founder and CEO of online shopping app, Stashd which is changing the way we engage in online shopping specific to mobile. Adopting a Tinder-esq swipe motion to hit high levels of engagement and promote fashion discovery.

Andrew Ward, a former director of wealth in CBA’s private bank, established SelfWealth four years ago out of frustration about conflicts of interest he saw as inherent in big banks providing multiple services to customers.

One of the main points of difference for HelloCars is that they have taken the process of buying & selling used cars 100% online and innovated in a sector they believe has been stale, a little untrusted and old fashioned for a long time.

Corelogic is Australia’s most comprehensive source of property data, insights & analytics. With housing market conditions as diverse as they have ever been, the outlook for 2017 is becoming increasingly challenging to give direction on. Tim will be discussing how the research data looks across Australia in 2017.

Toby spent many years stuck behind the desk dreaming of getting outdoors, but lacking the tools and the push to do it.  Aspire Outdoors wants to help inspire people to take action and enjoy the many adventures that are all around us. With the increasing focus on the health and wellbeing of staff in companies, Toby believes this is a timely venture and that the outdoor adventure industry is set to grow in the coming years.

Way back in the prehistoric days of the Internet (2005!), Grace recognised that enterprise brands desperately needed help with their Internet marketing. She could clearly see there was a huge gap in the market – very few agencies focusing on ROI/business results -   and brands were in the dark about the possibilities available. Grace leads the business into its next phase under the Performics brand, a global performance marketing network.

Common workplace practices are putting businesses at risk of huge financial and reputational damage as a result of fraud. Research shows that unsecure information security processes are putting the confidential information of companies’ customers and employees at risk and may contribute to identity theft, a growing concern in Australia costing the economy around $1.6 billion every year.

Meltwater is a software as a service (SaaS) company founded in Oslo, Norway, in 2001 by Founder and CEO Jørn Lyseggen.The company offers a media intelligence software as a service (SaaS) product for a variety of market verticals. The company employs more than 1000 people and has more than 23,000 clients internationally.

Dr Amantha Imber is an innovation psychologist, best-selling author, and founder of Australia's leading innovation consultancy, Inventium. She gives her clients practical, science-based tools that they can use to immediately get their brain unstuck, get creative juices flowing and uncover great ideas that will lead to business growth.