Summit set to Workshop Key Future Opportunities for Central West Businesses

Business leaders are set to workshop key future opportunities for the Region at the Central West Business Summit in Parkes on June 7.

Digital Integration, innovation, strategic planning, funding and Inland Rail economic development opportunities will be among the big ticket topics for the highly popular breakout sessions during the one-day event.

The Breakout Sessions have been designed to facilitate one-on-one communication between attendees and business experts. They create a platform for attendees to learn about opportunities for their own businesses, with key takeaways that can be implemented directly for growth and development.

The line-up for the 2016 Summit includes:         

• “Let’s Get Digital”…Digital Integration in today’s business environment - Hosted by Adloyalty

• Change, Innovation and Collaboration - Hosted by Yates Baker McLean

• Leveraging Competitive Advantage in the Central West - Hosted by RDA Central West

• Inland Rail Economic Development Opportunities - Hosted by RDA Central West

• Developing a Strategic Plan for your Business - Hosted by Central NSW BEC

• Funding Opportunities for Central West Business - Hosted by AusIndustry

• In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream … Internet West of the Great Divide – Hosted by Central West Networks

Attendees will be given the opportunity to register online to participate in three of the above sessions. 

Summit participants should register online by close of business May 31.

There is currently limited availability for businesses wishing to partner with the Central West Business Summit. Businesses can showcase their expertise by hosting a breakout session, exhibition space or website promotion.

Summit Speaker Announced - James O'Loghlin

Renowned speaker from ABC TV’s The New Inventors, and author of Innovation is a State of Mind, James O’Loghlin has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2016 Central West Business Summit in Parkes on June 7.

James will be speaking on a topic close to his heart – innovation, going hand in hand with the key themes for this year - inspiring innovation and digital integration in agribusiness, logistics and engineering. 

The take home message for Summit participants will be that innovation is not what you do if you have some time left after you have done all your work. It is the work! In eight years hosting “The New Inventors”, James worked with more than a thousand innovators who thought outside the box and came up with new and better ways of doing things.

Attendees to the Central West Business Summit will learn James’ strategies for success including:

• Why every business needs to be continually innovating.
• The three things innovators do better than everyone else.
• How innovation happens. Everyone talks about the need to be more innovative, but no one tells you how to actually do it. James will share a process that enables everyone to come up with more innovative ideas.
• The six things every business can do to build a workplace culture that encourages everyone to be innovative.
• Why some organisations can encourage their staff to not only have ideas, but also to share them, and why some organisations never get access to the good ideas their people have.
• How to grow, test, assess and implement new ideas.

The one-day event will include Breakout Sessions hosted by AusIndustry, Regional Development Australia – Central West, Central NSW Business Enterprise Centre, Yates Baker Mclean and Adloyalty, as well as a Business Exhibition and Panel Discussion. 

The day also includes plenty of networking opportunities, a sit-down lunch and “Case Study Speakers” from Central West businesses who will speak about change, organisational culture and embracing innovation and digital integration. 

Summit participants should register online by close of business May 31.