FRIDAY 6 NOV 2020
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ARRIVAL TEA & COFFEE + EXPO
Explore our 36-booth exhibition and network with sector colleagues and friends over a coffee or soft drink.
8:30am - 9:00am
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Product demonstration (10 minutes)
Brand new for 2020, we will be inviting selected product and service providers to demonstrate how they can help your not-for-profit. All demonstrations take place in a dedicated room allowing up to 120 delegates at a time to learn more about the product or service on display.
Demo by: TBC
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MC Welcome & Opening Keynote
9:00am - 10:00am
Opening Keynote
The opening keynote on the second day of the Connecting Up Conference is delivered by one of the not-for-profit sector's most inspirational figures. To keep up with our updated list of speakers join our mailing list by emailing us with your expression of interest.
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Keynote speaker: TBC
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Panel Session
10:00am - 10:30am
Our panels bring together sector figures and experts to discuss a key issue affecting the sector, providing inspiration, advice and ideas about how organisations can increase their impact.
Full details coming soon. Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive the most up to date lists of speakers.
Panelists: TBC
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MORNING TEA AND EXPO
10:30am - 11:00am
Product demonstration (10 minutes)
Brand new for 2020, we will be inviting selected product and service providers to demonstrate how they can help your not-for-profit. All demonstrations take place in a dedicated room allowing up to 120 delegates at a time to learn more about the product or service on display.
Demo by: TBC
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Innovation keynote Presentation with Nic Marchesi, Orange Sky Australia
11:00am - 12:00pm
Orange Sky Australia is considered one of the most innovative and impactful not-for-profits in the world. In this keynote, Orange Sky founder Nic Marchesi will share their journey and explain how through bold vision and innovative strategy every not-for-profit can change the world.
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LUNCH. MENTORING. EXPO & NETWORKING.
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Product demonstration 1 (10 minutes)
Brand new for 2020, we will be inviting selected product and service providers to demonstrate how they can help your not-for-profit. All demonstrations take place in a dedicated room allowing up to 120 delegates at a time to learn more about the product or service on display.
Demo by: Orange Sky Australia
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Product demonstration 2 (10 minutes)
Brand new for 2020, we will be inviting selected product and service providers to demonstrate how they can help your not-for-profit. All demonstrations take place in a dedicated room allowing up to 120 delegates at a time to learn more about the product or service on display.
Demo by: TBC
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Product demonstration 3 (10 minutes)
Brand new for 2020, we will be inviting selected product and service providers to demonstrate how they can help your not-for-profit. All demonstrations take place in a dedicated room allowing up to 120 delegates at a time to learn more about the product or service on display.
Demo by: TBC
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Stream Presentations + Mentoring
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Our Friday streams program will offer a selection of four expert-led presentations tackling an issue or problem of key relevance to the not-for-profit sector.
Content is currently under development and will be announced via our conference newsletter. To join our mailing list email us to express your interest.
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Speakers: TBC
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Mentoring Hub
Our dedicated mentoring hub offers you the opportunity to meet with an expert mentor who will provide specific advice to help your organisation solve a problem or achieve a particular objective.
Mentors are locked in right up until the week before the conference, when all delegates will be emailed with a full list of mentors and instructions for how to register for a session.
Mentoring session bookings are not available before this time to allow all delegates the opportunity to book.
Mentors: TBC
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Keynote Presentation with Meli Kaplan, Digital Architect, Microsoft
2:00pm - 3:00pm
As Digital Architect - Non-Profits at Microsoft, Melissa helps not-for-profits imagine, envision, design and deliver their future, more impactful, state. In this keynote she will share insights and advice from 20 years’ experience designing and implementing leading-edge business strategies and solutions enabled by technologies across a wide range of clients in multiple industries and government, in Australia, the United States and Europe.
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AFTERNOON TEA
3:00pm - 3:30pm
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Product demonstration (10 minutes)
Brand new for 2020, we will be inviting selected product and service providers to demonstrate how they can help your not-for-profit. All demonstrations take place in a dedicated room allowing up to 120 delegates at a time to learn more about the product or service on display.
Demo by: TBA
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Closing keynote Presentation
3:30pm - 4:20pm
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The closing keynote of the Connecting Up Conference will be delivered by a sector leader who understands technology but who fully grasps that the key drivers of the not-for-profit sector are our values and our impact on individuals in need. It is a chance for all delegates to refocus on what matters most - the people we help.
Speaker: TBA
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CONFERENCE CLOSING + DOOR PRIZES
4:25pm - 4:40pm
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