WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE DAY
WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE DAY
What to expect on the day?
C3 is presented to you by John Calabro (pictured), founder of Traralgon based brand design agency, The View From Here, and co-founder of Gippslandia Magazine and supported by Latrobe City Council’s Business Development team, as part of the 2024 business festival. The theme of this year’s festival is ‘Strengthening Regional Growth Through Connections’.
C3 has been designed to dive deep into the theme of connections, and has largely been informed by John’s own rewarding experiences as a small business owner who has broadened his own horizons through associations with a range of business networking and advisory groups around Melbourne.
C3 aims to keep you interested throughout the day, featuring a series of short and sharp, introductory ‘taster’ talks by a mix of business leaders and networking groups. The day will allow for lots of breaks and plenty of time to mingle between sessions, and will be punctuated by two keynote speeches — the first by Gippsland entrepreneurial success story, Andy McCarthy, the second by one of the most powerful forces of positivity that you are ever likely to come across, Victor Perton, CEO and Chief Optimism Officer at The Centre for Optimism.
Seats are strictly limited, GET YOUR TICKETS now. Below is a short summary of what to expect in each session.
INTRO /
COFFEE CONNECT
8.00AM—8.45AM / PASTRY & COFFEE NETWORKING
SESSION 1 /
GROUP CONNECT
8.45AM—9.45AM
Arrive early for a coffee and a pastry on us. Bring a stack of business cards and a sense of energy—this is your opportunity to meet a range of businesses and networking representatives. Don’t be shy. Meet, greet, share information and build a new professional relationship with business from across both the Latrobe Valley, Gippsland and Greater Metropolitan Melbourne areas.
Our first session will feature a brief introduction by up to 4x different business networking groups, each chosen due to their uniqueness, each bringing something different to the table. You will have an opportunity to meet their represented nominee during the day to enquire further about whether your business is a good fit for membership with the organisation.
Established in 1994, MBN’s purpose is to support the business community within the municipality of Melbourne. By facilitating connections, communication and collaboration between businesses, they contribute to the economic development of Melbourne.
The IQ Club support business owners, trusted advisors, and industry leaders by creating events which engage the wider business community.
All events are by invitation only and are tailored to build influence and credibility in the industry verticals our members serve.
Coraggio members learn from a community of high performing business owners, leveraging the collective intelligence of trusted peers by way of membership of Coraggio Advisory Boards which are chaired by experienced and respected entrepreneurs who have all scaled their own businesses.
The Good Blokes Society provides a range of safe and secure platforms for men to create and develop their social and business relationships.
Their growing community consists of Good Blokes (and Ladies) who share a common approach to life both personally and professionally.
SESSION 2 /
KNOWLEDGE CONNECT
10.00AM—11.00AM
Occasionally, business owners suffer from a case of ‘not knowing what they don’t know’… This session seeks to address this problem directly.
Hear from four vastly diverse subject matter experts who bring a fresh perspective on a range of topics which may not be typically be well represented in the usual business networking settings around Gippsland and Latrobe Valley.
Expect a short series of ‘taster’ presentations to start the conversation for your business.
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Nash Advisory provide a hands-on approach to business sales, mergers, and acquisitions—a genuine boutique corporate advisory for mid-market transactions, with a specialisation in business sales transactions between $20m–200m.
Tom’s expertise is absolutely elite, and he will be speaking for the first time in Gippsland about how to increase the value of your business by adopting an M&A (Merger and Acquisition) mindset.
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Jon has worked for several decades with ordinary families doing extra ordinary things to hold their families and their businesses together across generations.
His starting point is that “Family Business“, as a rational concept, makes no sense — unless you make a lot of things right in both your family and your business.
He’s codified the dos and don’ts, including the all-import issue of succession planning, to help make the process of generational transition, and the maintenance of local ownership of family businesses, less of a mystery and more of a practical process
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Haystack Group is a leading Australian grant and consultancy firm who assist business with specialist services in all aspects of grants, project management, and consultancy.
Chris will be delivering an overview of Research & Development Grants and why they may be right for your business.
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Leadership Management Australia
LMA is a leading people development RTO with an exceptional track record of over 50 years of developing leadership for some of Australia’s largest corporates. Their motto: creating exceptional results for and through people — Leadership Management Australia / RTO 3908
Chace will be speaking about the tried and tested truths about team development, backed by LMA’s 50 years of runs on the board—namely, why traditional training doesn't develop our leaders and how professional development can…
SESSION 3 /
LOCAL CONNECT
ANDY MCCARTHY
FOUNDER / GIPPSLAND SOLAR
EX—CEO / RACV SOLAR
AUTHOR
11.15AM—12NOON
A home-grown Gippsland success story, Andy McCarthy founded Gippsland Solar, which was acquired by RACV in December 2019.
Andy has recently written his first book, ‘Here Comes the Sun’ — available here for pre-order — about his entrepreneurial journey as the CEO and Director of RACV Solar. His story explores both the rewards and the challenges associated with growing, selling, and running his business throughout significant periods of change.
SESSION 4 /
NETWORKING LUNCH
12NOON—1.15PM
After a fast paced morning, enjoy a friendly standup networking lunch and take the opportunity to meet the speakers and other guests and business owners from both the Gippsland and Metro ends of the M1. Don’t be shy— come armed with business cards, say hello and get in the spirit to connect city and country!
Lunch will be included in your ticket price.
SESSION 5 /
FUTURE CONNECT
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
VICTOR PERTON
1.15PM—2.30PM
Victor Perton is the Founder and Chief Optimism Officer of The Centre for Optimism and carries with him some serious cred.
A former Liberal politician in Victorian State Parliament for almost two decades, he has had appointments such as the Victorian Government's Commissioner to the Americas, the Federal Government's Council on Australia-Latin America Relations, the Global Integrity Summit and the Australian Centre for Financial Studies.
Victor also grew up the child of a widow, and the grandchild of men and women who had been persecuted and tortured by the Soviets in Latvia and Lithuania. Despite all of this, Victor is an optimist and he says he comes from four generations of radically hopeful people.
His presence is enthralling, his presentation, game changing. Do not miss this special chance to have an audience with a human of such tremendous presence and stature.
