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Join all the founders attending the Somerset Celebration of Entrepreneurship for a great event of networking, bouncing ideas and innovating!

Somerset College is excited to announce that Dr Kelvin Ross, will host the Gold Coast Innovation Hub Networking Event as part of the 2019 Somerset Celebration of Entrepreneurship. Kelvin is director of IntelliHQ, a not profit company developing the ecosystem for AI innovation in healthcare. Kelvin is founder and non-exec Chairman of KJR, an specialist IT advisory firm with over 100 consultants in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Institute for Intelligent and Integrated Systems, Griffith University. Also on the Panel for this event will be Michael Metcalfe. Michael is the Founder of Kynd, a Gold Coast startup that is reimagining the disability support industry. Kynd empowers NDIS participants of all-ages and all-abilities to use a mobile app to match with and manage local support workers, based on unique needs. We are delighted to have Kelvin and Michael at the 2019 Festival to share their wisdom with the Gold Coast community. This networking event is open to the wider community. Tickets are free, however reservations are essential due to venue capacity.

If you see yourself as an ‘online investigator’, ‘cyber hacker’ or a ‘cyber sleuth’, then this is the event for YOU! Join GC Hub partner TAFE Queensland for the first ‘large scale’ crowdsourced open-source intelligence gathering of its kind in Australia for missing persons.

How does it work?

The CTF will run for a duration of 6 hours and physical attendance is required at the participating locations across Australia. The main event will be in the ACT with the event live streamed across several platforms for simultaneous participation at nominated locations and for public viewing.

Twelve missing persons will be selected from existing National Missing Person Coordination Centre cases for participants to collect OSINT on, and to generate new leads. At the start of the event, contestants will be able to view the missing persons case details by logging into the CTF platform at ctf.tracelabs.org with their own credentials (Registration e-mail to be sent one day prior to the CTF for those who have pre-registered).

For each OSINT Flag submitted on one of the missing persons that falls into any of the categories listed here, the flag will be validated by one of our Judges prior to awarding points.

The top 3 individual/teams awarded the most points will receive a National Hackathon prize. There may be State/Territory awards as well.

For first time contestants, please review Trace Labs CTF rules here.

All leads generated on the missing person cases will be handed to the National Missing Persons Coordination Centre.

Take learning to a new level at LUNCH AND LEARN, all members welcome. A place to get together, share a delicious complimentary lunch and drinks, while enjoying informative presentations from our invited guest speakers.

THIS MONTH’S GUEST SPEAKERS:

speaker # 1 Nathan Pickering From RADBE Consulting R&D Tax Incentive, Export Market Development Grant and Government Grants Consultancy.

Presentation Topic: R&D Tax Incentive – Eligibility, Structure and claiming process EMDG – Eligibility, Structure and claiming process nathan@radbe.com.au

Speaker #2 Terry Aronson – CEO for 9 successful U.S. start-up companies. Took a data forensics/data recovery company ranked below 400 in the United States to #2 in the U.S; then sold it to a Fortune-50 company. Currently holds numerous “Patent Claims” for Blockchain IP.

Presentation topic: “Entrepreneurship, 2020 and beyond” The secret to success in business comes from taking risks and learning from past mistakes. However, to build a successful Technology company, implement technology IP that is vested in “the future”, do NOT create IP that solves “Past Problems”.

We’re super excited to be partnering with the AWS Startup team who will be delivering a pop-up AWS Innovation Day on the October 9th. AWS was built on startups that have become household names today and we’re actively supporting the next generation of startup businesses on cloud, hopefully many of your ventures. The AWS Activate Program for startups will be sharing insights that you can take back into your businesses to further your ambitions.

AWS Startup Team Speakers:

Stefan Knight – AWS Startup Account Manager

Stefan has more than 20 years experience working in startups in the US, UK and AU. He has had a variety of roles in product, business development, marketing, sales, etc. Startups he has been apart of have raised +$500M USD in capital, IPO’d, been acquired and of course, failed miserably as well.

Francis Vierboom, AWS Startup Business Development.

Francis was the Co-founder of Flirty and Propeller Aero. He has a wealth of recent experience building tech startups, raising capital and scaling early stage businesses.

Paul Woodward, AWS Territory Sales Manager.

Paul has been with AWS since the ANZ team was launched. He is an accredited presenter of Culture if Innovation and Working Backwards.

Harvey Liu, AWS Startup Account Manager.

Harvey is a veteran of several of his own startups and working in others. He has core expertise in growth marketing.

Nigel Gardiner, AWS Startup Solution Architect.

Nigel has been a CTO of multiple startups in APAC including Honcho here in AU. He has built teams in Vietnam and Phillipines. He coaches our Activate startups with very practical tech advice from MVP through to scale.

See Agenda & Register here

The City of Gold Coast is again offering free export training through its Emerging Exporters Program to help Gold Coast businesses reduce the time, cost and risks associated with developing export markets overseas.A national expert in the export industry will deliver two full-day workshops focused on growing business to business (B2B) sales in overseas markets for local products and services businesses.

The Emerging Exporters session to be held on Wednesday 9 October will help new business to the export industry with knowledge and skills to develop and implement an export plan. The Growing Exporters session to be held on Wednesday 23 October is an advanced session that will identify the critical success factors necessary for exporters to achieve success in overseas markets.

Both sessions will address general barriers to key export markets for small to large companies across most sectors and cover topics such as:

• Market selection – current trends and opportunities, channels to market
• Risk management – foreign currency, partner engagement and Intellectual Property
• Processes – shipping, documentation, agreements, market development
• Resource allocation – leveraging your investment.

The Australian market is small by global comparison. These sessions enable local businesses to tap into the global marketplace and find the best suited markets and channels for their products.

Program details

• Emerging Exporter Session 1, 9 October 2019: Arrive 9.15am for 9.30am start to 3pm
• Emerging Exporter Session 2, 23 October 2019: Arrive 9.15am for 9.30am start to 3pm
• Venue: Compass Room, Southport Yacht Club (Main Beach)

Certain criteria apply and places are strictly limited in order to encourage high interaction. To register your interest please email export@goldcoast.qld.gov.au.

Note:all participants must provide ongoing evaluation of the Emerging Exporters Program conducted by the City of Gold Coast. This information is used for reporting and future workshop planning.

Presented by Rob Layton (Bond Educator and Mobile Journalist).

Topics include:

• Learn how to use your phone professionally to create, edit and deliver stories/video content; and
• Discuss applications, techniques and workflows.

Rob is a former journalist-turned-educator specialising in smartphone photography (particularly underwater) and mobile journalism. Rob wrote, designed and produced a textbook for Palgrave Macmillan called Editing and News Design: How to Shape the News in Print and Online Journalism. The book was required reading at universities throughout Australia, as well as the United Kingdom, South Africa and the Asia Pacific.

Rob teaches digital journalism, focussing on alternative story forms, and is a consultant to the industry

In a world where information is so readily available how do we differentiate fact from fiction? In “First Step to AI” we introduce you to Artificial Intelligence, the biggest buzz word of our time. Artificial Intelligence will impact every job moving into the future. This means if you own your own business, work for a boss or the public service, Artificial Intelligence will have an impact on you.

Gaining knowledge and preparing for this impending change will allow you to be a victor of technology not a victim. The program is a blended learning model with online pre-learning and 4 weekly face to face sessions which provide an opportunity to review the online content, access additional content specific to the weeks topic and an opportunity to network (collaborate) with other participants.

About 4 Week Program:

The program is a blended learning model with online pre-learning and 4 weekly face to face sessions which provide an opportunity to review the online content, access additional content specific to the weeks topic and an opportunity to network and collaborate with other participants.

To learn more please go to https://aikademi.com/home/educate/first-step-to-ai/

Start your day off right with some morning meditation this Wednesday. Reset your mind and meditate with Yohann and Palimino from PALITOW Flow.

PALITOW stands for Peace and Love Is The Only Way!

Time – 8:30am to 9am – Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday

***LUNCH AND LEARN IS NOW A VIRTUAL MEETING***

Join us Via ZOOM as we welcome two experts in their field, our invited guest Speakers

FIRST GUEST SPEAKER:

We are honored to welcome, Rob Hawkes from ISR Training

Australia’s #1 Online Ethical Sales Coaching

ISR helps businesses increase revenue, client retention and professionals develop their skills through ethical sales and communication training that they call SWISH – Selling with Integrity, Selling Honestly.

How to maximize opportunities and sell ethically in challenging times.

TOPIC: Rob will be covering 4 key elements of sales in what are unprecedented times. This will include removing limiting beliefs of clients, understanding consumer behavior, creativity in the chaos, how to utilize the digital and social mediums and will also open up to Q&A.

you can find Rob Here:

Website: www.isrtraining.com.au

Social media tags:

Insta @isrtraining

@robhawkesswishcoach

Linked in: Rob Hawkes

SECOND GUEST SPEAKER:

We are excited to be joined by Jade Green from Life: Engineered

Helping business owners overcome overwhelm, find what to focus on, optimise their workforce and stabilise their cashflow so that they can thrive not just survive.

TOPIC:
90 day Business Re:Engineering Plan | Get Unstuck, Find Focus and Lead your Business out of the crisis

Ah…I just don’t know what to focus on or what is the smartest next move…

Ekk… all my staff have to work remote but I don’t know how to keep them productive, motivated or sane?

I am hemorrhaging cash and I don’t know how to stem the bleeding and start stabilizing my cash flow.

Any of these ring true for you?

Then you need to develop your 90-day Business Re: Engineering Plan.

During this session Jade will take you through developing a 12-week plan that will help you get unstuck, overcome overwhelm and figure out what to focus so that you can stop slipping with your business, start stabilising cashflow and begin working on a bright future for you and your business

You can connect with Jade Here:

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadegreenau/

Instagram: @jadegreenau https://www.instagram.com/jadegreenau/

Facebook: @jadegreenau https://www.facebook.com/JadeGreenAU/

Website: www.jadegreen.com.au

Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beachlovingbusinessowners/

Join us for an incredible opportunity to enhance and grow your Communication and Leadership skills in a supportive encouraging learning environment with Toastmasters at Gold Coast TechSpace!

As a business owner speaking skills are a must have. Toastmasters will give you the skills and confidence you need to effectively express yourself in any situation. By learning to effectively formulate and convey your ideas, you open a world of possibilities. You will be more persuasive and confident whether speaking with your colleagues, your community or your family.

Leadership is the art of understanding the needs of others and guiding them to achieve common goals. To do so, you need to communicate effectively and inspire people to work as a team. Toastmasters can help you do both. Learn leadership theories and put them into practice with the GC Hub club so that you can, in turn, apply them to everyday situations.

The Sales and Marketing Mastery Series is designed to help you develop an increased understanding of the practical skills needed to implement and manage effective marketing and sales strategies. You will also develop critical authoritative knowledge through fortnightly workshop-style 1.5-hour sessions.

Why should I join the Sales and Marketing Mastery Series?

Each and every workshop in this series will strengthen your ability to action transformative marketing and sales outcomes in your business. You can join weekly or individual sessions. The workshops are designed to help you:

This workshop is free for Gold Coast Innovation Hub members. To become a member visit www.gchub.com.au

Ready to upgrade your sales & marketing skills?

Book your spot for the workshop now – Spaces limited!