Speak to your boss. Go now. Go and do it. Ask them if they have heard of Pause Fest. Tell them how badly you’d like to attend. Being the world’s leading festival for technology and creativity, this is undoubtedly one you can’t miss.
Attending will be 2,000 of the most amazing global creators, leaders of thought, and builders of the future. They will all be talking about the required innovation to get to where we need to be. They will also spend quite a bit of time talking about what is happening in your industry. This event is not up for debate – you have to be there.
The boss asks – “right, tell me more – what should I expect you to be getting up to?”
You tell them:
I’ll be listening to the best speakers out there about endless innovation and receiving endless hi-five’s.
I’ll be attending forward-thinking workshops and incredible experiences.
I’ll meet people from leading start-ups, and see VC’s, Pause Incubator, and the Tech Garden Expo.
I’ll be networking with some of the best and attending mentoring sessions.
For those of you who are that-way-inclined, there is even a VIP dinner, business breakfast, and an after-party on launch night, with ongoing entertainment.
THIS EVENT IS ONLY FOR THE CURIOUS MINDS
This festival is designed for progress – everyone eager to develop, network, grow their businesses and explore innovative ways of thinking and doing. Let’s get down to business. No messing around here, nothing generic, and nothing inside the box.
- SAVE TIME FOR QUALITY
Cover a year of meetings in just 3 days! Connect with your peers, meet rising stars from start-up companies, discover new clients and get advice on your latest project.
- MIX WITH THE LEADERS
Shake hands and have a beer with the creators and leaders behind growing and established start-ups as well as prominent tech companies.
- GROW YOUR BUSINESS
Over 2,000 organisations have visited Pause Fest for business. Whether you’re looking to strike a deal, meet a start-up, gain new clients or validate your latest project, we’ve got you covered.
- SHAPE THE NEXT DECADE
Be a portion of the world’s leading festival for business and creativity. Attend Pause Fest, hear from the most beneficial, and get ahead of the game.
- SEND YOUR TEAM OUT
Treat your hard-working team to three days of education and motivation as they connect new-found insights with valuable connections and tons of energy.
- SHOW OFF YOUR BUSINESS
With the most influential people in tech and journalists around, there is no more endorsed place to tell the tale of your brand.
PAUSE FEST IS NON-STOP ACTION ON REPEAT
They are on a mission to encourage strong collisions between future builders from diverse professions and industries, all in the name of innovation.
See below for a full list of speakers:
| Wayne | Allan | Technical Product Manager | Realestate.com.au |
| Galit | Ariel | Founder and immersive space explorer | wondARlands |
| Arturo | Arrarte | Head of Growth – Asia Pacific | Slack |
| Katy | Barfield | CEO | Yume |
| Paul | Bassat | Co-Founder and Partner | Square Peg |
| Susie | Bayes | Head of Partnerships and Philanthropy | Guardian Australia |
| Michael | Biercuk | CEO & Founder | Q-CTRL |
| Kayla | Brizo | Lead Product Manager | Sony Music Ent. |
| Nicky | Bryson | Director of Strategy & Insight, PwC & Founder | The Trenches |
| Seb | Chan | Chief Experience Officer | ACMI |
| Stephenie | Cheng | Product Manager | Netflix |
| Kaley | Chu | Author | 100 Lunches |
| Trent | Clews-De Castella | CEO | PHORIA |
| Bryony | Cole | CEO | The Future of Sex |
| Steven | Cornwell | Global Director, Grand Experience | ERA-co |
| Nigel | Dalton | Co-Founder | BandGarage |
| Athan | Didaskalou | Co-Founder | July |
| Didier | Elzinga | Founder and CEO | Culture Amp |
| Hugh | Forrest | Chief Programming Officer | SXSW (Live Video) |
| Paul | Francis | Global Head of Sport Science | Adidas |
| Kate | Freebairn | UX Director | Google Nest |
| Rich | Fulcher | UX Director | Google, Material Design |
| John | Graham-Cumming | CTO | Cloudflare |
| Brian | Green | Character TD | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| Dr Angus | Hervey | Co-Founder & Political Economist | Future Crunch |
| Jason | Juma-Ross | Tech Strategy | |
| Sungku | Kang | Director of Research and Development | GiantStep |
| Manuel | Lawrence | Pedestrian Planner | Arup |
| Tammy | Martin | Co-Founder | BandGarage |
| Nathan | Musson | Founder | eMoo Media |
| Tom | Ogletree | Senior Director of Social Impact and External Affairs | General Assembly |
| Miles | Orkin | Chief of Staff | Google Cloud – Apps UX |
| Sarah | Owen | Senior Editor | Insight, WGSN |
| Dom | Price | Work Futurist | Atlassian |
| Dom | Pym | Co-Founder | Up Banking |
| Mike | Rigby | VP and Executive Creative Director | R/GA |
| Jessica | Ruhfus | Founder | Collabosaurus |
| Tim | Ruse | Co-Founder and CEO | Zero Latency |
| Mike | Safyan | VP of Launch | Planet Labs Inc. |
| Cormac | Sheehan | Founder | Green Planet |
| David | Sheldon-Hicks | Cofounder & ECD | Territory Studio |
| David | Shing | Digital Prophet | |
| Aurelien | Simon | Executive Producer, Emerging Technology | The Mill |
| Alastair | Simpson | Head of Design; Platform, Growth, Trello & Confluence | Atlassian |
| Barbara | Soalheiro | Founder | MESA |
| James | Spenceley | Chairman | Airtasker |
| Lucy | Thomas | CEO | PROJECT ROCKIT |
| Haraldur | Thorleifsson | CEO & Founder | UENO |
| Lisa | Watts | CEO | The Conversation |
| Jason | White | Co-Founder & CCO | Leviathan |
| Ashleigh | Wilson | QLF Student Services & Community Manager | Coder Academy |
| Stephanie | Winkler | Head of Insights | APAC, VICE |
| LaDonna | Witmer Willems | Associate Editorial Director | Dropbox Brand Studio |