“Whose Change Is It Anyway?”
Melbourne – 23rd to 24th April 2018
Asia-Pacific’s Only Dedicated Change Management Conference
Melbourne Australia | 23 to 24 April 2018
Designed for anyone dealing with organisation, programme or project level change, Convergence Australia is Asia-Pacific’s only dedicated change management conference. Now in it’s 3rd year, Convergence is asking “Whose Change Is It Anyway?”. Answering this question will be leading international and Australian Change Practitioners in keynotes, workshops and seminars. Not to be missed by anyone dealing in Change.
Meet
Connect with like-minded peers outside of a work setting.
Learn
Attend masterclasses for intensive learning.
Share
Share your real world experience with your peers.
Access
Access recent research from our academic presenters.
Challenge
Challenge your assumptions about leading change.
Build
Grow your understanding of successful change projects.
Converge
Network with professionals from a cross discipline background
Change
Grow in how you lead change projects.
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CONVERGENCE 2018
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 2018

ZOE ROUTH
Zoë is the author of 2 books including ‘Composure – How Centered Leaders Make The Biggest Impact’. She has spent the last thirty years showing teams how to work better together.

JEN FRAHM
Jen is the founder of Conversations of Change and a world leading organisational change expert. She was listed in Change Management Review’s 5 Next Generation Thought Leaders & Change Source’s the Top 20 Change Visionaries.

STEPHEN SCOTT JOHNSON
Stephen is the author of Emergent—Ignite Purpose | Transform Culture | Make Change Stick – an essential guide for making a difference. He has two decades of experience in global business.

ANGELA SINICKAS
Angela’s firm’s clients include 25% of the Forbes Top 100 largest global companies. She is the author of, among other things, ‘How to Measure Your Communication Programs’. Her work has been recognised with 21 international awards.

DR RICH ALLEN
Dr Allen completed his doctorate in educational psychology, where he studied how the human brain receives, processes and recalls information. He has spent more than 30 years’ presenting, explaining the implications of the latest cognitive theories.

HAYDN THOMAS
Haydn has over 20 years in management, portfolio, program and project management, business analysis and consulting.
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WHAT IS THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO CREATE?
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 of disruption and make positive change stick.
Whose change is it anyway will take you on the journey of how to build a people movement, sharpening your understanding of who’s involved, tackle the challenge of when leaders go missing in action, keeping your people engaged through the disruption, how to tackle teaching new capability and finally bringing it all together into your professional practice.
Our Convergence Conference 2018 program runs for two days with six keynotes and over 20 masterclasses. We also are excited to offer a half day workshop with our international communications expert – Angela Sinikas – if you want to deep dive into audience research.
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. You will walk away with presentations, videos, and the opportunity to connect with your fellow travelers long after the event through our participants portal.
If you can’t get to Melbourne, we have keynote videos available for purchase after the event. This provides you with access to leading edge thinkers perspectives on ‘whose change is it anyway’.
We’re delighted to announce our 2018 program and hope that you will join us in tackling ‘whose change is it anyway’.

THE PROGRAM
Featuring over 30 speakers, over 20 masterclasses and 2 networking sessions over 2 days, Convergence Australia provides a fertile environment for you to continue your development and extend your thinking.
Topics include: – Leading Change – Project Management – New Change Methodology – Employee Engagement – Neuroscience – Collaboration – Digital Change Tools – User Experience – Innovation Implementation – Audience Research – Change Governance – Unconscious Bias – Risk Management – Stakeholder Engagement – Business Analysis – Adult Education – Future of Work To see how this year’s conference will benefit you please download the program.
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Designed to cross boundaries between sectors and bring together all forms of professional disciplines, Convergence attracts a wide variety of both industry and seniority. At Convergence you can connect with your peers, share insights, discover new ways to collaborate and also fulfil professional development objectives by attending expert-led workshops and masterclasses. Some areas of practice are below, please note this list is not comprehensive: – Change management – Project Management – Learning and training – Stakeholder engagement – Business management – User experience and analysis
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DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE MEMBERS.
If you are keen to find out about group or organisational discounts, please contact us for more details on how we can support your community to attend.
Package 1
Day Tripper- 3 expert keynotes. 3 masterclass streams. Over 10 masterclass presentations available to read afterwards. Six keynote videos available after the event. Great option if you are limited for time.
Package 2
2 Day Pass- Two day pass – great value for money due to flexibility of program choice. Engage with six expert keynotes Choose from six masterclass streams Over 20 presentations content available 6 keynote videos provided after the event.
Package 3
Group bookings of 5 or more- Bookings of 5 or more attendees will give you a 10% discount on the total price. Doesn’t matter which package you choose. Great way to get your team along! Makes the most of the masterclasses to engage with presenters.
Package 4
Intensive workshop- Angela Sinikas, IABC International communication expert on audience research and metrics. 1/2 day workshop to improve ROI on communication activities. Workshop only or combine with day one pass. Discount off total price if booked with another activity.
CAN’T ATTEND? ACCESS CONVERGENCE CHANGE TOOLS
Can’t get to Melbourne in 2018? We have a number of options available to bring Convergence to you and your organisation. Our Convergence Library allows you to: – Subscribe to our video channel for 2018 keynotes. – Get up to speed by diving into our keynotes from 2016 and 2017. – Use our video subscription service to educate your staff on topics of change. We can also bring you in-house events to help your organisation with change and build momentum for your in-house organisational change team: – Book a convergence event as a kick off for your next large scale program. – Learn from our Master Trainer with our “Team Futures” program which helps your team build a future that supports change. – Mentoring and skill development from our network of experts. For our Change Masters, we know how good you are! So we’ve designed a new set of facilitation photocards to support your engagement activities. Contact us!
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CONVERGENCE CONFERENCE 2018
Venue
RACV City Club 501 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Dates
Convergence Conference – Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th April 2018
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