Leadership & Innovation Workshop Series

 

Four practical half-day workshops focused on the real challenges facing local businesses — practical learning, local expertise and ideas you can actually take back to work and use.

13, 15, 20 & 22 October 2026 8am – 12pm Resources Centre of Excellence Workshops $55 Series Pass $180
One price for all. Individual workshops are $55, or join us across all four with a Series Pass for $180.
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Four Mornings. Four Business Themes.

Attend the workshop most relevant to you, or take in the full series yourself or across your team.

Tuesday 13 October

Technology
& Marketing

Thursday 15 October

Culture
& Leadership

Tuesday 20 October

Financial
Performance

Thursday 22 October

Strategy
& Growth

Featuring expertise from

Workshop Schedule

 

Practical sessions led by local experts and industry professionals, designed to give you ideas, tools and perspectives you can apply in your business.

Tuesday 13 October

Technology & Marketing

Building an AI-Ready Business
90 mins

Explore what it takes to become an AI-ready business, with a practical focus on strategy, security and real-world application. Graeme will also showcase a live Copilot agent demonstration.

Graeme Lodge
Graeme Lodge
Frontrow Technology
What is branding and why you shouldn’t trust AI to do it for you
45 mins

In this session, Amy will unpack what branding really is — hint, it’s not just your logo — why it matters, the true value it can bring to your business and why you shouldn’t trust AI to do it for you.

Amy Sherlock
Amy Sherlock
Black Owl Design
Creating a Website People Give a S#%t About
45 mins

Using the recent Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal website refresh as a case study, this session explores how your website can better showcase your culture, capabilities and personality to clients, the community and potential employees.

Taren McAuley
Taren McAuley
RebelNation
Sharon Johnston
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal
Thursday 15 October

Culture & Leadership

Rethinking Leadership in an AI World
90 mins

Technology is getting smarter, but leadership still needs to be deeply human. This session explores the fundamentals of modern leadership, from emotional intelligence to understanding your unique strengths.

Judy Porter
Judy Porter
Shiift
From Philosophy to Practice: Closing the Gap in Safety Culture
90 mins

Explore why strong safety intentions don’t always translate into everyday behaviour, and how leadership and human factors shape whether people genuinely buy into and sustain a positive safety culture.

Ben Carnell
Ben Carnell
Sentis
Tuesday 20 October

Financial Performance

When a Good Business Experiences Financial Difficulty — Restructure or Exit?
45 mins

A practical look at the options available when a fundamentally good business starts experiencing serious financial pressure, from early intervention and turnaround through to restructuring and exit.

Frank O'Neill
Frank O'Neill
SV Partners
The Cost of Culture
45 mins

What impact can workplace culture have on financial performance? Nikki and Richard will explore what the numbers can tell us about the costs and benefits of investing in a strong business culture.

Nikki Wise
Nikki Wise
Inspire Accounting
Richard Wainwright
Richard Wainwright
Inspire Accounting
Exploring MineGARD: A Practical Introduction
25 mins

An introduction to MineGARD and the role specialised insurance can play in protecting contractors and businesses operating across the resources sector.

Luke Phillips
Luke Phillips
Gardian
A Woman’s Journey to Super Success
60 mins

Explore the key super decisions women face throughout life, from starting a career and raising a family through to preparing for retirement, with practical tips to help grow and protect your financial future.

April Smith
April Smith
Australian Retirement Trust
Thursday 22 October

Strategy & Growth

Value Now, Not Later
45 mins

Explore the practical factors that influence business value, including contracts, financials, intellectual property, assets, earnings and key-person risk.

Paul Beardmore
Paul Beardmore
11Corp
Beyond the Business Plan: Building a Business That’s Ready to Grow
45 mins

Growth takes more than a good business plan. Behind every successful business are the people, systems and processes that support it. This practical session explores how to identify gaps in your business foundations, strengthen everyday operations and build the structure needed to support sustainable growth.

Clare McAlpine
Clare McAlpine
New Leaf Business Solutions
Bridging the Strategy-to-Execution Gap
90 mins

Most businesses don’t struggle because they lack a strategy — they struggle because it doesn’t consistently translate into action. This practical workshop will help identify where execution is getting stuck and what needs to change.

Shannon Roberts-Gibbs
Shannon Roberts-Gibbs
Tenaxiti
Anthony Gibbs
Anthony Gibbs
Tenaxiti

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One price for everyone. Come along to the workshop most relevant to you, experience the full series yourself, or share a Series Pass across your business.

Individual Workshop
55
One place at your chosen half-day workshop.
Series Pass – Shared
180
One place at each of the four workshops, shared across your team. Send the person most relevant to each workshop theme.
Simple, standardised pricing. The same ticket pricing applies to everyone — $55 for an individual workshop or $180 for a full Series Pass.
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Event Information

 
Dates 13, 15, 20 & 22 October 2026
Time 8am – 12pm
Venue Resources Centre of Excellence (RCOE)
Format Four practical half-day workshops
Networking Morning tea and networking opportunities included
Tickets One price for all — Individual workshop $55 | Series Pass $180

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