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We are so excited to introduce you to some of the speakers we have lined-up for our 2022 IGNITE Conference.
Understanding, planning for, and navigating towards the world of tomorrow is a challenging— and daunting—undertaking. But what if I told you, there’s more cause for optimism and excitement than ever—that the future we’re headed towards will be the most thrilling, most hyper-connected and most globally-transformational time in living memory.
No one on the planet is more equipped to tackle these subjects—and take you on that journey—than Chris Riddell.
Human futurist, forensic optimist and energising catalyst; Chris will make sense of the rapidly changing and increasingly disrupted digital world we live in… and make a case for a future that will be undoubtedly better—and more awesome—than it is today.
As a renowned strategist and senior business advisor, Chris has worked globally with some of the biggest and most influential brands and businesses on the planet, his intuitive and instinctive approach to tracking global patterns and unlocking opportunities has had significant impact on how businesses—and humans— can take purposeful steps towards creating real and lasting positive impact on our shared future.
Jonathan Pain is a Director of JP Consulting NSW Pty Ltd and has 35 years of international investment experience having led investment teams in London, Bahrain and Australia.
Jonathan holds a joint honours degree in Economics and Politics from Keele University and a Masters degree in Finance from Exeter University.
He is the author and publisher of a widely read investment newsletter, The Pain Report and is well known for his contrarian views and is a regular guest on CNBC and Sky Business TV and speaks at conferences and seminars all around the world.
Victoria Devine is a multi-award-winning financial adviser and best-selling author, helping thousands of people change their relationship with money. She is a young, influential, and driven entrepreneur who pushes the boundaries in not just the finance industry but in a number of charities and non-profit organisations.
Honest, relatable, non-judgemental, and motivating, Victoria is a financial adviser who knows what millennial life is really like and where we can get stuck with money stuff.
Founder and host of She’s on the Money, a chart-topping personal finance podcast for millennial women, Victoria is passionate about empowering women to make smart money decisions. After one season in production, She’s on the Money has quickly become a progressive online community of more than 200,000 women, a podcast with more than 5 million downloads and a financial education platform empowering women with the tools and confidence they need to change their financial situations.
We welcome back for a third time the very popular Matt Church. Matt is committed to helping people prepare for tomorrow by taking action today. His philosophy can be summed up in one word: NEXT! What is the best next thing you can do to future proof your business or career? He is a strategic thinker obsessed with the idea of leverage. While many are painting a scary view of the future he sees one full of potential. Whether it’s what he writes, his direct advice to thought leaders, or his conference presentations delivered to audiences around the world, he communicates with deep focus, commercial clarity and a razor sharp wit on three things: removing fear and replacing it with confidence, removing confusion and replacing with certainty and mobilising people in pursuit of a better future.
Ekant Veer is a Professor of Marketing and the Director of the Christchurch Knowledge Commons at the University of Canterbury. He is a multi-award winning teacher and researcher having been named in the Top 40 under 40 Business School Professors worldwide; an Ako Aotearoa Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award winner; UC’s Teaching Medal awardee in 2017 and five times winner of the UCSA’s lecturer of the year award. His work looks at the role that marketing can play in both driving social change and community wellbeing as well as what impact digital technology plays in consumer interactions and their sense of identity.