TEDxPerth 2012 Event Program

Perth 2012

OCTAGON THEATRE, UWA | 8TH DECEMBER 2012

IDEAS WORTH SPREAD -ING Perth

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THANKS FOR JOINING US AT TEDxPERTH 2012 Today will see the largest and broadest TEDx gathering in Perth to date – in terms of the speaker line-up, the cross-section of the community involved and the size of the audience, both attending today and listening live across Australia on digital radio.

We set out some eight months ago believing that Perth, in its own way, is as remarkable as any other city in the world. We believe there exists notable, inspiring and awesome individuals, teams and communities that should be given a forum to share their ideas and to challenge our views and attitudes. We believe in the unmeasurable potential for amazing things to spark when you gather 600 of Perth’s most ambitious, curious and motivated together in one place.

We’ve been overwhelmed by the response from the community who resoundingly share in these beliefs – from our volunteers who worked tirelessly to bring today together, to our partners who supported us and to you – the TEDxPerth delegate.

TEDxPerth 2012 is more than just about today, more than just a gathering and more than just a conference – it’s an opportunity to be inspired by the remarkable and challenged by the provoking.

It’s the start of a movement.

IT’S TIME FOR TEDxPERTH!

Joel Miller Creative Director/Curator

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HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF TEDxPERTH 2012

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Talk to someone new. TEDxPerth is teeming with amazing people and many of the attendees are every bit as extraordinary as the speakers. Serendipitous encounters at TEDxPerth could lead to new perspectives, friendships, projects or companies. You never know what a new connection might lead to.

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Leave your screens in your bag or pocket. The speakers at TEDxPerth deserve your full attention. Laptops, iPads, tablets and smartphones are a big distraction - not just for you, but for those around you. To preserve an immersive experience, we ask you to silence your mobile phones when in the theatre and leave devices in your bag. If you wish to use a device, please sit in the back rows of the theatre.

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Share your experiences with others. If you plan to blog, take photos or tweet, use the tag #TEDxPerth. Take pictures and share your experiences with friends and family during and after the event. Just be mindful of others, as per point 2.

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Ask for help if you need it. If you have any questions or problems visit the registration desk or ask anyone wearing a TEDxPerth shirt.

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Visit partner spaces. The TEDxPerth event was only possible due to the amazing generosity of our sponsors. We strongly recommend that you take time during the breaks to visit our sponsors, give them your attention and engage with their “ideas worth spreading�.

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MCs JAMES LUSH James is ever curious. James started his broadcasting career in the UK, hosting a daily show with the BBC for many years. He now presents Saturday Breakfast on 720 ABC Perth, bringing challenging and inspirational guests to a large weekend audience. Monday to Friday James owns and manages Lush TV, 2012 Telstra Business of the Year Award winner in WA, whose unique approach to Corporate Communication has established a strong reputation with some of Australia’s largest corporations, arts organisations and not-for-profits. As a father of three, including seven year old boy/girl twins, James’ non-family passions include time spent with inspirational people, squash, swimming, golf and music… and, when tensions rise, a yoga session to maintain his sanity!

ANDREA GIBBS Andrea Gibbs is the co-creator of Barefaced Stories and a core comedian in The Big HOO-HAA! She began improvising in 2002, then competed in the Australian National Theatresports Championships and trained with Keith Johnstone at Loose Moose Theatre Company (Canada). She won the Triple J’s Raw Comedy WA State Final (2005) and was selected to perform in Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s showcase show The Comedy Zone.

As an actor, Andrea has performed with Perth Theatre Company, REAL TV, Black Swan State Theatre Company and Barking Gecko. Her film/TV credits include Very Small Business (ABCTV), The Stepmonster (Nickelodeon), My Year Without Sex (2009) and Cookie Crumbles (2013).

In 2010, Andrea studied storytelling in New York with Margot Leitman before returning to create Perth’s most exciting storytelling show, Barefaced Stories.

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MCs PAMELA MEDLEN Pamela Medlen is best recognised as the face of the ABC weekend news in Western Australia. When she’s not behind the news desk, Pamela is on the road, reporting for ABC radio, television and online. This is an exciting time to be working in the media, as more people want to access the news in so many different ways with an immediacy like never before. Pamela has embraced these new technologies and now blends her love of food, gardening and her two beagles with her passion for blogging. Pamela grew up on a farm in the Great Southern where her interest in the locavore movement was nurtured.

SAM LONGLEY Sam is well known in Perth as an improv comic and actor.

As a comic, he lights up the stage at Perth’s favourite improv comedy show, The Big HOO-HAA! Some of the scripted shows that he has appeared in include: On Our Selection, Stones, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Buzz, Much Ado About Nothing, Five Unenviable Lives, Revelation, Twelfth Night, Not Like Beckett, The Lost Girl, Improvillicious, As You Like It, Australia Vs South Africa, Horse Head and Forget me not. Sam has also worked on television and the odd film, the most recent being Where The Wild Things Are, directed by Spike Jonze.

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SPEAKER JAMES TREVELYAN James Trevelyan is the chair of Mechatronics Engineering Chair at the University of Western Australia and an elected member of the Council of the International Federation for the Theory of Machines and Mechanism (IFToMM).

Between 1975 and 1993, James became well known internationally for pioneering research that resulted in sheep shearing robots. Along with his students, he then went on to produce the first industrial robot that could be remotely operated via the internet in 1994. The robot has been controlled by at least 500,000 people in dozens of countries. In 2002, he was awarded with honorary membership of the Society of Counter Ordnance Technology for his research on landmine clearance methods.

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SPEAKER ANDREW JASPAN Andrew Jaspan is the founder and Editor of The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit, news and information service sourced from the university and research sector.

Jaspan previously edited The Age, The Observer (London), The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.

He was Editor-in-Chief of The Big Issue (London), and he founded and edited the Sunday Herald in Scotland. He is the Asia-Pacific Director for Innovation Media.

There is great pressure on newsrooms worldwide as advertising revenue falls and and shortcuts to a story result in bad outcomes for our society.

Meanwhile, academics struggle to communicate with the wider public. Andrew discusses a solution to both problems.

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SPEAKER MELISSA LANGDON Dr Melissa Langdon coordinates the Communications and Media program at the University of Notre Dame Fremantle.

Melissa graduated from The University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts Honours.

After completing a Masters of Philosophy at The University of Cambridge, she returned to Australia to complete a PhD in New Media, Communications and Cultural Studies. Melissa completed her thesis A Conversation on Globalisation and Digital Art while employed as the Multimedia Manager at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.

Melissa has taught nationally in film, communications and new media. Her research interests include: emerging technologies, social media, digital film and art, and online activism.

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SPEAKER BERNADETTE JIWA Bernadette is the author or the #1 Amazon Business Bestseller Make Your Idea Matter. Her blog was voted Australia’s Best Business Blog in 2012 and she was named as one of the Top 100 Branding Experts to follow on Twitter. Bernadette works as a strategist and brand storyteller, helping entrepreneurs and business leaders from around the world to distill and capture the essence of their brands and ideas.

Bernadette became fascinated by what makes ideas spread as a child when she observed how a toy company made the packaging more valuable than the toys inside by introducing a collectible star loyalty program. Bernadette will discuss how and why our job is to make people feel, not just make them do.

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SPEAKER ANDRA KINS Andra grew up in a household where creativity was seen as important both for personal and cultural development. She has since carried that creativity through to her career as a public art consultant with a passionate belief in the positive effects of public art in the urban environment.

After completing a first class honours degree in architecture at UWA, Andra participated in establishing the Mundaring Sculpture Park, was the Director of the Crafts Council in Perth, and since 1990 has worked as a private public art consultant at Urban Threshholds.

Andra has developed and coordinated over 100 public art projects through the state government’s Percent for Art Scheme, for local governments and for private developers. She is currently the public art consultant for the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and is writing the first book about public art in Western Australia with Maggie Baxter for UWA Publishing.

Andra’s interests lie in the evolution of consciousness and culture, and how collaborations can spark creations that are greater than the sum of their parts.

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CAT HOPE & DECIBEL Cat Hope is a Perth-based musician, composer, songwriter, sound and performance artist whose interdisciplinary practice spans film, video, performance and installation. In 2011, she won the Inaugural Award for Excellence in Experimental Music at the APRA AMC Art Awards for her work with Decibel and was a finalist in the WA Citizen of the Year Awards in the Arts and Culture category.

Cat is the artistic director of Decibel, a new music ensemble based in Perth devoted to performing works that explore the nexus of acoustic and electronic instruments. Decibel pioneers unique electronic score formats, giving electronic music instruments a voice in the acoustic space.

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SPEAKER CARMEN LAWRENCE After training as a research psychologist at the University of Western Australia and lecturing in a number of Australian universities, Dr Lawrence entered politics in 1986, serving at both State and Federal levels for 21 years. She was at various times W.A Minister for Education and Aboriginal affairs and was the first woman Premier and Treasurer of a State government.

She shifted to Federal politics in 1994 when she was elected as the Member for Fremantle and was appointed Minister for Health and Human Services and Minister assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women. She has held various portfolios in Opposition, including Indigenous Affairs, Environment, Industry and Innovation and was elected national President of the Labor Party in 2004. She retired from politics in 2007.

Dr Lawrence is now Director of the Centre for the Study of Social Change in the School of Psychology at the University of Western Australia and Chair of the Australian Heritage Council.

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PERFORMER LUCKY OCEANS Lucky Oceans co-founded Asleep at the Wheel with whom he won two Grammy Awards. In 1980, Lucky moved to Perth where he started composing for film and television and toured and recorded with Paul Kelly and Joe Camilleri and many others. In 1995, Lucky became the presenter of The Planet, a daily world music program on ABC Radio National which made him a central figure in Australia’s cultural life. In 2007 he started the Sonic Sessions concert series. His pedal steel guitar playing earned him a place in Hugh Gregory’s book, 1000 Great Guitarists.

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SPEAKER MARTIN HAGGER Martin Hagger is Professor of Psychology at Curtin University. His areas of expertise are social, health, sport and exercise psychology. He is involved in numerous research projects nationally and internationally with a focus on motivation and behaviour change. He is currently leading projects in drugs in sport, promoting physical activity and healthy diet, understanding the mechanisms of willpower and self-control, and reducing binge drinking and the prevalence of smoking.

At the highest level, athletes are well-matched in terms of their physical abilities, conditioning, and skill level. But often that is not enough to win and perform on the biggest of stages, like the Olympic games. Developing strategies and techniques to get athletes minds in the best possible condition for optimal performance is increasingly important for sports teams and coaches.

Martin will provide an overview of the kinds of techniques that elite athletes use to prepare psychologically for their sport, give details of the scientific research into these techniques and how they work, and how the techniques might be used by competitive athetes and coaches to maximise performance.

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SPEAKER DAVID BLAIR David Blair’s passion for science was sparked by the first Sputniks. He built radios, rockets and robots, and went on to join the search for Einstein’s predicted spectrum of gravitational waves. The waves remain elusive, yet the beauty of Einstein’s theory tells us that they must be there.

With friends and supporters he developed the Gravity Discovery Centre – a centre that combines art, science and traditional knowledge. The project brought artists, scientists and religious and cultural leaders together to create a place that celebrated the unity of the human yearning to understand our place in the universe. Many sculptural exhibits that David created to illustrate the ideas of Einstein’s universe are on display at the centre.

David has written science plays for children, using comedy to teach Einsteinian concepts. He coauthored Ripples on a Cosmic Sea, a story about the quest to discover Einstein’s waves, and a book of poems called Universe that tries to capture key moments in the vast process of creation.

He is an author of about 500 research papers. His latest academic book is Advanced Gravitational Wave Detectors, published in 2012.

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SPEAKER TASHA BROOMHALL As an accredited Mental Health First Aid Trainer, Tasha Broomhall has been providing mental health and wellbeing training programs throughout Australia for more than 11 years. With a wealth of experience in psychology, disability, employment, psycho-social rehabilitation and aged care services, Tasha has guest lectured at both Murdoch and Curtin Universities and at national industry conferences.

Tasha has a keen interest in reducing the stigma about mental illness and increasing mental health literacy in our communities and workplaces. She has developed programs to assist people to take responsibility for their own mental health and wellbeing and to act proactively in supporting the mental health of those around them.

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SPEAKER BRAD NORMAN Brad Norman is the Founder and Director of ECOCEAN, a visual database of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) encounters. He is also a Marine Biologist with the Centre for Fish, Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Research at Murdoch University.

Brad and his team have won a host of awards for his innovative work with whale sharks: The National Geographic Ocean Hero Award 2010; WA Science Awards Outreach Program of the Year 2009; National Geographic Emerging Explorer 2008; the Peter Benchley (JAWS) Shark Conservation Award 2007 (Science); Rolex Awards for Enterprise 2006 and the Sun Microsystems Duke’s Choice Award for Innovative Use of Java Technology 2005.

Brad believes that engaging the public to assist in the conservation of our environment, and the species within, can and will have significant benefits.

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SPEAKER GEOFFREY DRAKE-BROCKMAN Geoffrey is a Perth-based artist specialising in robotics, lasers, and optical interactive installations. Geoffrey studied Computer Science at The University of Western Australia before completing a master’s degree in Visual Arts at Curtin University. He has been exhibiting since 1986 with shows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Singapore, New York and London. His most recent solo exhibition was in 2010, when he installed his robotic work Floribots at the Singapore Art Museum.

Geoffrey has also shown work at the National Gallery of Australia and participated in the Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, The Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth and Sculpture by the Sea – in Bondi, Cottesloe, and Aarhus, Denmark.

Geoffrey has completed a number of public art commissions including the laser-based work Transfiction (Canberra) and the robotic sculpture Totem at the new Perth Arena.

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SPEAKER KATE RAYNES-GOLDIE Dr. Raynes-Goldie is a purveyor of unconventional games for positive change. She co-founded an award-winning non-profit called Atmosphere Industries which is focused on making the world better through new ways to play. Using high-tech and low-tech games that combine chalk street maps with smartphone apps or board games with tablet PCs, the ‘boards’ in the games they create are usually in the physical world, rather than just the screen. This means their games get people out in the world, engaging in their communities, reinvigorating public space and connecting with social issues. These games are also excellent tools for new and effective ways to learn.

Dr. Raynes-Goldie recently completed a PhD at Curtin University’s Department of Internet Studies, where she is now teaching, and has had her work published in several books, including one funded by the MacArthur Foundation. Originally from Canada, she travels the world working on game, privacy and community consulting projects and presentations, particularly for NGOs/non-profits and government. Her favourite claim to fame is that she was on MTV, twice.

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SPEAKER JONATHAN HOLLOWAY Jonathan Holloway is Artistic Director of Perth International Arts Festival 2012-15. He spent the last six years as Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival in the UK. During his time, audiences increased from 35,000 to 330,000, turnover increased by over 600% and ticket sales tripled. It became the fourth largest city arts festival in the UK through a program expanded to embrace site-specific work, large-scale outdoor events, circus, a children’s festival, physical and visual theatre and the visual arts. A new education programme worked intensively with over 15,000 young people year round.

Jonathan was Creative Director of Elemental, a large-scale theatre, music and spectacle event at Chalon-sur-Saone festival in France in 2003.

From 1997-2004, Jonathan set up and ran the National Theatre’s events department on London’s South Bank. He was the founding artistic director of Watch this Space (the National’s acclaimed annual festival of international outdoor theatre, music and spectacle), the Festival of Lights (a biennial festival exploring light and fire festivals from around the world) and co-wrote/directed Robin Hood in the National’s Loft Theatre.

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BOOM! BAP! POW! Sophisticated and dapper yet wild, Boom! Bap! Pow! are the rarest of diamonds - a band who ooze charisma without a drop of pretence. With a dedication to live performance that is almost psychopathic, they sail the seas of soul, funk and pop with style, ease and a certain edge. As a touring band they’ve earned their stripes, using national runs with The Royal Crown Revue and Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed to springboard several headline tours and a prime spot at the Queensland Music Festival. In 2011, they were named Best Funk Act at the WAMI Awards, an honour that stands as a tribute to their range and versatility.

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PARTNERS TED is a non-commercial enterprise, and all TEDx events are similarly not-for-profit. TEDxPerth is therefore only possible thanks to the generous support of a select group of companies and organisations committed to supporting the transformative power of ideas.

EXCLUSIVE PRINCIPAL PARTNER

iiNet is Australia’s leading challenger in the telecommunications market.

Supporting more than 1.7 million broadband, telephone, mobile and subscription TV services nationwide, iiNet has come a long way since being founded in CEO Michael Malone’s suburban Perth garage in 1993. With its range of innovative products and award winning customer service, iiNet upgrades the lives of millions of Australians each day. iiNet is proud to partner with TEDxPerth where innovation and creativity is at the heart of what the event stands for.

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PARTNERS FOUNDATION MEDIA PARTNER

720 ABC Perth broadcasts high quality, relevant and entertaining radio programs to the Perth metro area, reflecting the issues, opinions and concerns of a well-informed Western Australian audience. With relevant and insightful programming across the day that offers engaging talk back on contemporary issues, 720 is an active and informative voice for the local community.

The ABC has a long and deep association with TEDx in Australia, partnering with TEDxSydney, TEDxCanberra and TEDxAdelaide. The partnership with 720 ABC Perth continues this association between two brands that are driven by creative and innovative thinking.

MAJOR PARTNER

Curtin is the most preferred university in Western Australia and is committed to excellence and innovation in teaching and research. Through collaboration with business, industry and over 90 universities worldwide, Curtin’s teaching and research staff deliver strong theoretical foundations for students, and a practical basis for turning their thoughts into reality.

With a focus on real world issues, courses are both comprehensive and practical, producing career-ready graduates who will make tomorrow better.

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PARTNERS MAJOR PARTNERS

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is one of Australia’s leading universities and has an international reputation for excellence in teaching, learning and research. A dynamic and progressive university, UWA is a member of the prestigious Group of Eight partnership of leading research-intensive Australian universities and has been ranked in the World top 100 universities (Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2012).

In 2013 The University of Western Australia will celebrate its Centenary. For the past 100 years, the University has contributed significantly to the intellectual, cultural and economic development of the State of Western Australia and the nation as a whole.

Government of Western Australia Department of Commerce

The development of Western Australian industry, science and innovation is about the future – about being responsive to global market trends; being ready to respond to new opportunities and challenges; and ensuring that future generations also enjoy high standards of living. The Industry Science and Innovation Division is committed to this future, striving to make Western Australia’s industry, science and innovation systems work better, together.

TEDxPerth is pleased to have the support of the Department and that of the Minister for Science and Innovation, John Day MLA.

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PARTNERS SOCIAL MEDIA PARTNER

Yelp’s purpose is to connect people with great local businesses. Founded in 2004, Yelpers have written over 33 million local reviews. Yelp Perth circulates the Weekly Yelp, which brings locals updates on the latest and greatest businesses and other cool happenings around town.

AFFILIATE PARTNER

Akamai Management Group is a leading strategy consulting, corporate advisory and investment firm. Their firm is founded on an entrepreneurial culture of high energy, effective decision making and execution excellence. Their business model combines consulting skills and entrepreneurial innovation with real world expertise. Under the investment arm, Akamai owns and operates several diversified industrial companies based in Western Australia and Victoria.

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PARTNERS AFFILIATE PARTNER

BIKRAM YOGA VICTORIA PARK Bikram Yoga Victoria Park (BYVP) is WA’s newest Bikram Yoga Studio. The studio offers 90 minute Bikram Yoga classes (beginner friendly) practiced in a heated room controlled by state of the art heating and humidifier system specially commissioned for the practice.

Carnegie is an Australian stock exchange listed company focused on the global commercialisation of its 100% owned CETO Wave Energy Technology. Carnegie will commence construction of its first grid connected demonstration project, the Perth Wave Energy Project in 2013 at Garden Island, Western Australia. The Project will provide up to 2MW of clean, renewable electricity to Australia’s largest naval base, HMAS Stirling.

Desam Fashion Design produces quality uniforms, casual wear and uniforms at its factory in Osborne Park. Their success over the last 20 years has been built on 20 years of great customer service and “going the extra mile” for their clients.

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The mission of the State Library of Western Australia is to enrich the lives of Western Australians.

The Library achieves this by enabling access to resources for information, learning, enterprise and recreation and by collecting and preserving our social and documentary heritage for current and future generations.

The University of Western Australia boasts some of Australia’s most distinctive and exciting venues, from the sumptuous Winthrop Hall to the magical Somerville Auditorium. University Theatres manages these theatres, including the magnificent Octagon Theatre.

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PARTNERS AFFILIATE PARTNERS

The Cultural Precinct encompasses the arts and cultural activities of the University of Western Australia, showcasing the creative work of staff and students and opening a lens onto contemporary life.

UWA Extension runs a year-round program of short courses and events which provide both practical learning opportunities and enjoyable experiences across a wide range of topics.

Whatever it is you are seeking, UWA Extension courses are a great way to get out, discover new ideas and meet other like-minded people.

CONVERSATION PARTNER

Spacecubed has come from the need for a space in Perth where entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs from different sectors and backgrounds can work on their projects outside their normal environment while being surrounded by others who are also creating.

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TEDxPERTH CREW Gavin Buckley - Speaker Coach Adil Bux - TEDxPerth Inc. Board Member Sol Cinetto - Video Post-Production Simon Dawkins - TEDxPerth Inc. - Chairman Karen de San Miguel - Marketing & Communications Dustin de Souza - Art Director Sue Fenty - Stage Manager Nico Fiore - Website Manager Sally Jarvis - Photographer Gerald Kho - Website Manager Tim Kenworthy - License Holder Linh Le - Executive Producer Clint Logan - Media Producer Joel Miller - Creative Director / Curator Michal Napora - Digital Marketing Manager Ian Olszewski - Operations Director Marc Phillips - Operations Director Gemma Sidney - Public Relations Clara Soh - Volunteers Coordinator and Merchandising Kylie Sturgess - Podcaster Galen Townson - Treasurer Ai-Ling Truong - Catering Manager Kira Rikkers - Public Relations Richard Watson - Photographer Rachael West - Speaker Coach Trish Wood - Production and Merchandising Aaron Yeak - Partnerships The TEDxPerth team would also like to extend a big thank you to all of our event volunteers on the 8th of December 2012.

SPECIAL THANKS

Rob Lines - University Theatres TEDxCanberra, TEDxMelbourne and TEDxSydney organisers The Australia & New Zealand TEDx organisers community Our Facebook & Twitter community.

And you.

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Broadcasting ideas worth spreading.

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Broadcasting TEDxPerth live on ABC Extra, on digital radio abc.net.au/perth

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Innovation is more than creativity; it’s about bringing great ideas into reality. It’s the successful introduction of something new and what Curtin has always strived for.

We believe that people who bring ideas to reality can make the world a better place. The world is changing, and we need people who share our ambition to shape a better future.

Together, we want to make tomorrow better.

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