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LINDA HOFFMANN, Footeside Farm2012 Keynote SpeakerLinda Hoffmann and her husband Peter have been growing native food plants since 1999 on their property, Footeside Farm, near Eudunda, specialising in Wattle Seed, Quandong, Bush Tomato and Salt Bush. They have been selling their 'Fine Quality Native Foods' under the Footeside Farm brand since 2010. |
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JUSTIN CAMPAGNARO, Owner SixbornJustin has always had a passion for fashion. With a father as an Italian tailor and a mother who sewed all their clothes you can understand why. After many trips to Italy, he would window shop for hours gazing at expensive labels such as Valentino, Gucci and Armani and he knew that one day he would start his own fashion line. It was in 1992 at the age of 21, when Justin returned from one of his many trips that he decided to put on hold his Degree in Commerce and enrol in a Diploma in Fashion Design at TAFE. After completing his Diploma Justin found it a challenge to get work in the fashion industry due to high competition. Justin continued to pursue his fashion career and it was then, in 1999 he partnered with Paola Coro to launch their own clothes label "Citizens of the World', catering in denim jeans, funky shirts, t-shirts and tops from local and imported fabrics. However, Justin has always had the dream to have his own fashion label, so it was in 2004 Sixborn was created. At Sixborn, Justin individually measures and fits each client and uses wonderful fabrics, including Italian Cashmere. "It gives people the opportunity to be creative, to express their individuality and make a statement about who they are. This is what Sixborn is all about." |
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TESSA HENWOOD-MITCHELL, Founder of TIA International AidSince a young age, 24-year-old Tessa Henwood-Mitchell has been very passionate about aid work, equality and human rights. After finishing school, she volunteered in South Africa and Kenya, which strengthened her resolve to work in the international development sector. In 2008 when she was just 20, Tessa went to Bolivia, South America, to volunteer at an orphanage for 4 months with Projects Abroad as part of her degree in Social Work and International Studies at UniSA. After this time and seeing the lack of funds, resources, and opportunities available to the children she'd been working with, she couldn't turn away and do nothing more to help, and so she made the decision to set up Tia International Aid to raise funds and implement development projects with the Bolivian population, focussing on creating change and opportunity for children and young people. Now over 3 years later, Tessa is still working extremely hard raising funds to support the numerous development projects TIA is now working on in Bolivia, and is leading a volunteer team of 30+ passionate people who have come on board in Australian and Bolivia to achieve TIA's goals, whilst also completing the final year of her double degree. |
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GEOFF KWITKO, Co Founder of The Startup ClubPassionate about entrepreneurship would have to be the understatement of the century for Geoff Kwitko, a 25 year old serial web entrepreneur. Geoff has loved every minute of founding and selling a number of internet related companies over recent years, including an online community of 22,000 Australian share traders, a media monitoring web service and a web marketing consulting firm. Currently, Geoff leads and mentors a community of over 800 young entrepreneurs around Adelaide, called StartupClub.com.au. Over the last two years, over 36 free Startup Club events and workshops have been held for local entrepreneurs, including 3 day business seminars and full day IT conferences. Geoff is a hungry learner and loves robust, intelligent conversations about internet marketing, business psychology and the entrepreneurial process. |
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| GEOFF KWITKO, Co Founder of The Startup Club2011 Keynote SpeakerPassionate about entrepreneurship would have to be the understatement of the century for Geoff Kwitko, a 25 year old serial web entrepreneur. Geoff has loved every minute of founding and selling a number of internet related companies over recent years, including an online community of 22,000 Australian share traders, a media monitoring web service and a web marketing consulting firm. Currently, Geoff leads and mentors a community of over 800 young entrepreneurs around Adelaide, called StartupClub.com.au. Over the last two years, over 36 free Startup Club events and workshops have been held for local entrepreneurs, including 3 day business seminars and full day IT conferences. Geoff is a hungry learner and loves robust, intelligent conversations about internet marketing, business psychology and the entrepreneurial process. | |
| SALONI SROA, Director, InolasAn expert on image, Saloni is a successful business-woman passionate about assisting people to look and feel good from the inside out. She has a wealth of knowledge with her qualified business background and many years of retail experience. Professionally trained and qualified by the Australian Image Company and a member of the Association of Image Consultants International, Saloni started Inolas to assist people to shine in all areas of their life - be it personal, professional or lifestyle specific. |
| CHRIS KELLETT, FilmmakerA filmmaker based in South Australia, Chris is primarily found behind the camera as a writer and director, Chris is also an award winning editor and colourist. In the past year and a half, Chris' short film 'Priya' has landed a deal with ZeeTV who are screening the film to 167 countries worldwide to a minimum audience of 100 million people. The film secured a second distribution deal after the first with Australia Network who broadcast the film in another 44 country deal. His latest short 'Aurora', is an ambitious short steampunk style epic shot in South Australia featuring up to eighty people on set with over 350 VFX shots in total. |
 BEN LEWIS Entrepreneur | Ben LewisBen Lewis is a young entrepreneur who has been involved in many of his own businesses since a teenager. Ben runs his own IT consulting business specialising in custom software solutions and has a bachelors degree in both telecommunications and software development from Swinburne University in Melbourne. Ben has trained in NLP, Coaching and other communications modalities and is now involved with The Dream Initiative, a company that runs educational games programmes for kids in schools. The Dream Initiative's goal is to ensure that no student is left behind or feels alone in the school environment. Please see The Dream Initiative website for more information. Ben also understands the culture of education as his mother is a full time teacher in a Public Secondary School while his father is a Principal at a School for kids with disabilities. This has given Ben an innate understanding of the challenges teachers and students face in the school system. |
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| Mike Chalmers, Director Add Value Promotions and President Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO)2010 Keynote SpeakerMike Chalmers graduated from The University of Adelaide with degrees in both Economics and Commerce. Mike was then employed as a Business Development Analyst and later Manager of Market Development responsible for marketing strategy, planning and business development. Mike then decided to leave the corporate world and establish his own business “Add Value Promotions”. This nationwide company specialises in the distribution of branded / personalised promotional products and has grown over the last 15 years with a turnover of $3 – $4 million per annum. Add Value has a range of clientele from major corporate through to clubs and small business. Mike is also President of the Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO). | |
| Justin Carter, Owner, FotoballFotoball allows anyone to design their own sporting memorabilia online and established itself as a truly unique business in Australia. For owner Justin Carter, it has enabled him to combine his love of sports with his passion for marketing, sales and business development. Through Fotoball, Justin now works across Australia with everyone from elite sports and major businesses right down to community based groups. As a former Salisbury High student and university graduate, Justin would love to see entrepreneurs evolve from programs like the Enterprise Education Days. | |
 LEE KILSBY Green Leap | LEE KILSBY, Director, Green LeapGreen leap was founded by owner, Lee Kilsby after she failed to find a centralised store where she could purchase green items for her home or as gifts for family and friends. She recognised that people generally are time poor, and that easy access to a ‘one stop green shop’ could be the key to a greener lifestyle. Lee embraces a fresh, modern and dynamic approach to being green and strives to raise awareness about environmental issues and the importance of living a sustainable way of life. | |
 SALONI SROA Inolas | SALONI SROA, Director, InolasAn expert on image, Saloni is a successful business-woman passionate about assisting people to look and feel good from the inside out. She has a wealth of knowledge with her qualified business background and many years of retail experience. Professionally trained and qualified by the Australian Image Company and a member of the Association of Image Consultants International, Saloni started Inolas to assist people to shine in all areas of their life - be it personal, professional or lifestyle specific. | |
 SIMON STARR 10X | Simon Starr, Business Coach, 10XSimon has specialised in a variety of business, mentoring and coaching roles with many successful organisations and elite sports teams since 1992. Simon is a successful businessman awarded for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Simon has personally experienced the journey from a hands-on-role of a start-up, right through to the lucrative yield from selling a business. In 2008 Simon was invited to head up an Adelaide 10X division, the next generation of business coaching support. | |
