While technology increasingly offers us the potential to work from anywhere at all, it seems our cities are busier than ever if traffic congestion is any indication.

Share some brave ideas for travelling, communicating and using energy, water, waste and other resource infrastructure in ways that will change our world for the better.

Featuring AECOM sustainable transport planning expert Rachel Smith and Ernst & Young innovation strategist and director Gerald Marion.

Named by The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation as an ‘Emerging International Talent’, described by News Limited as ’One of Australia’s brightest thinkers on the perpetual challenge of urban planning’ and shortlisted as a 2012 TED Global Fellow Rachel Smith is one of Australia’s leading active/sustainable transport planners and urban thinkers.
Rachel is a Principal Transport Planner at AECOM, part of the international mobile think-tank the BMW Guggenheim Lab, co-creator of Brisbane’s Lazy Sunday Cycle and a blogger at ThisBigCity in London.

Gerald Marion is a Director within Ernst & Young Advisory Group and leads EY’s Strategic Direction and Customer practice in Brisbane. He has worked on a variety of strategy and operational projects locally and globally: Growth and Innovation as a systematised program, Granular Performance Management, Customer intimacy, Target Operating Models and Business Process Re-engineering. Gerald co-led development and publication of the Brisbane Innovation Scorecard, and the Brisbane City Digital Audit.

Two fabulous speakers, two brave ideas, and the chance to share your own experiences and challenges at our Brave Ideas for Working Cities forum.

Where: 345 Queen Street, Brisbane
When: Friday 10 May, 12 noon – 2pm
Cost: $35 includes lunch!
Registration and pre-payment essential. To register, click here.

This event was in association with Griffith University, the University of Queensland and Brisbane Marketing.

The lifeblood of Queensland’s economy comes from small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs)… and they’re powerhouses of ingenuity, initiative and innovation. But they also face challenges, particularly in our ever-competitive, globalised markets. Share some brave ideas for how small businesses can be better connected with their customers, more agile and more successful.

Featuring Kate Farrar, Chief Executive Officer, Q Energy, and Rob Hudson, Chief Digital Officer, GPY&R

Managing Director of QEnergy, Kate Farrar, knows a thing or two about small business. She’s built QEnergy into one of Queensland’s most successful young companies, helping small businesses with their electricity costs.

Hear Kate’s brave idea for smarter small businesses – an idea that’s about a completely different sort of energy!

Rob Hudson is one of the world’s foremost innovators in emerging digital technologies and social media strategies – and he’s based right here in Brisbane! He works with businesses of all sizes, helping them succeed in our digital world.

And he has a brilliant, brave idea for how Brisbane’s small businesses can make the most of their common ingredient!

Two fabulous speakers, two brave ideas, and the chance to share your own experiences and challenges at our Brave Ideas for Smarter Small Businesses forum.

Where: 345 Queen Street, Brisbane
When: Friday 5 April, 12 noon – 2pm
Cost: $35 includes lunch; bring a colleague for $15!
Registration and pre-payment essential. To register, click here.