The world is changing fast – in technology, in politics and in society. That means we’ve got some big challenges and awesome opportunities ahead of us. And by extending our thinking, we can take advantage and make positive change stick.

Our Convergence Conference 2017 program runs for two days.  We’ve made it easy for you to choose what you want to learn about, and we’ve created it to offer you flexibility and value while ensuring you get time to connect with our change community.

Day 1:
Accept the leadership challenge

We know that being a change leader is hard. So we’ve convened a diverse group of leadership experts and wise heads to tackle your trickiest questions around making change stick. It’s a day of interacting as well as listening, so make sure you come armed with plenty of questions.

Speakers include Kim Moeller from Synergy Group, Enrique Ugarte from Helmsman International talking about complexity and Professor Giles Hirst giving you the latest research on leadership. You will hear from Martin Brooker, a previous Naval Commodore and military strategist talking about courage under fire.

At the Ideas Marketplace you can find out more about the speakers and sponsors and, more importantly, work out exactly what you and your organisation need to do next. End-of-day drinks offers the chance to connect with your peers.

Who should attend?

Current and emerging leaders, as well as anyone wanting to influence their leadership.

Key highlights

Tim Longhurst, the opening speaker helps connect your change tribe while bringing you up to speed on disruptions and trends around the world. Another highlight is the panel headed up by Ginger Gorman, a fearless social journalist with an amazing backstory that highlights how poorly managed change impacts employees. Ginger will be working with the panel to tackle the concepts of collaboration and harmonisation.

Day 2:
Sharpen your capability

When it comes to change management, there’s always more to learn. Luckily, our community is full of incredible speakers and presenters who really know their way around change. Joe Hutton of Ralleo will open the day by giving you his thoughts on working with senior executives. Then, speakers from around Australia share their insights in 14 masterclasses on a huge range of topics – business benefits realisation (courtesy of Synergy Group), change methodology updates, neuroscience, motivation and teams, collaboration tools, innovation action, storytelling, agile change, business analysis and more. You will chat to Tiffany Grey who is going to map how your brain works!

Who should attend?

Day 2 is for anyone who wants to learn more about the elements of successful organisational change, expand their knowledge and their connections.

Key highlights

Zoe Routh, Colin Ellis and Christina Dean – these three are leaders in their respective fields and are published authors in their own right. See the program for other highlights.

Day 3:
Intensive Workshop

We are excited to launch Convergence Intensive – a separate workshop day where you can really deep dive into some great topics from speakers who were phenomenal at Convergence 2016.  We like to think of this workshop series as enhancing your defenses!

You know that change management requires a range of skills that aren’t always readily available as a course or learning intention – resilience and courageous leadership are two that come to mind. So we asked Haydn Thomas of Mindavation, John Prentice of Change Enablement, Cris Popp of Popp Performance and Kim Moeller of Synergy Group to come back from Convergence 2016 and spend the day with you.

These workshops are limited, in that we will only accept small numbers to ensure you can spend the day with the presenters in a very focused way. If you like what is on offer, get in quick as there are only 20 places available for each course.

Check out the program for more information.