The Power of Networks with Christine Ross

Tues 11th Oct 2-3.30pm

Wed 12th 11-12.30pm

Christine Ross is an Arrernte, Eastern Arrernte /Kaytetye desert woman who was born in Alice Springs and grew up in Darwin. She moved to Perth in 2002.
Christine’s career began as a teacher when she graduated from the University of South Australia in 1984 and then spent several years teaching in the NT where she was employed by the NT Department of Education for 14 Years including Manager of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Educators Support Unit for 4 years.
In 2015 Christine established her own Consultancy specialising in Indigenous Employment Programs, Training, Mentoring and Facilitating Indigenous Conferences and Forums.

Customer-focused marketing with Leesa Watego

Tues 11th Oct 11-12.30pm

Wed 12th Oct 2-3.30pm

Leesa Watego is the Managing Director of Iscariot Media, an agency that works with small businesses, institutions, organisations and governments on creative and digital projects. With a passion for digital media, she created Deadly Bloggers, the first directory of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bloggers and has been advocating for the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples online ever since.

In 2019 Lisa developed and delivered Digital Tracks, a technology and digital training package for the Indigenous small business sector in South-East Queensland. She was recognised as a Queensland Government Digital Champion in 2016.

Indigenous Business Model with Jyi Lawton.

Tues 11th Oct 2pm-3.30pm

Wed 12th Oct 11-12.30pm

Jyi is a Bidjara man from Central Queensland and the CEO of Triple A, an Indigenous community controlled multi-media organisation. He has undertaken tertiary study across a range of areas in Architectural Design, Law, Justice and Business. Jyi has held previous operational and senior leadership positions across State and Federal Government in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Department of Youth Justice, and Indigenous Business Australia leading IBA’s National Business Program supporting Indigenous Entrepreneurs in business. Jyi serves on the Board of Directors for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane, Karalumba, National Indigenous Radio Service and is the founding Chairperson of the state Indigenous media peak body, Queensland First Nations Media Coalition.

Pricing your business with Phil Usher

Tues 11th Oct 11-12.30pm

Wed 12th Oct 2-3.30pm

Phil loves to build businesses with a purpose. He is the CEO of Australia’s only national Indigenous financial wellbeing provider, First Nations Foundation. Since 2014, The Foundation has helped the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community reconnect with $24m in lost super via the Big Super Day Out. Under his leadership, First Nations Foundation was named the 2020 Indigenous business of the year from My Business.

Phil, a Wiradjuri man, born and raised on Gomeroi country, is highly sort after for his business and culture expertise advising to organisations such as the University of Newcastle, CBA, Australian Super, ANZ, and NAB. He is often called upon by the media as a spokesperson for business, finance, and culture, regularly being featured on ABC Breakfast TV, The Sydney Morning Herald, Smart Company, Money Management Magazine and the Financial Standard.

His podcast, Beyond The Gap, is among the top ranking management podcasts in iTunes

Tues 11th Oct 1-2pm

Cultural heartbeat of our Business models

Wed 12 Oct 1-2pm

Our local economy

Thurs 13 Oct 1-2pm

Local Business

Thurs 13 Oct 2-3pm

Cultural Knowledge Foundations of Our Business Models

Mini Masterclass with Geoff Martin on Strategy.

Tues 11th Oct 11-12.30am

Geoff has been a key faculty member of MURRA for over ten years. Prior to completing his PhD at IE Business School in Madrid and his MBA at Melbourne Business School, Geoff held a number of senior strategy and operational risk positions at Deloitte (Sydney), GT Global (Dublin), TXU (London), IAMCO (London, Johannesburg), Egg Bank (London) and Credit Suisse (Singapore, London), where he was Vice President. He has also worked in the non-profit sector with Rafael HIV Services in South Africa and Raleigh International in Chile.

Geoff’s research explores short termism and risk taking by executives and has been published in the Harvard Business Review, Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal and more. He received research excellence awards from the University of Melbourne in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.

Geoff teaches Business Strategy, Corporate Strategy and the Social Entrepreneurs units on the MBA and Executive MBA programs and works with several Australian and international businesses, including Nissan Australia, Caltex, Astro, bioCSL, Australian Institute of Sport, Clemenger Advertising, Ports Australia, Manulife Bank, Victorian Multicultural Commission, Citipower, Z Energy (NZ), Department of Premier and Cabinet, Care Super, REST Super, Cenitex, Indigenous Business Australia.

Mini Masterclass with MURRA faculty member Michal Carrington.

Tue 11th Oct 11-12.30pm

Wed 12th Oct 2-3.30pm

Michal teaches and researches in the areas of marketing ethics, marketing theory, strategic marketing, retail management/marketing, ethical consumption, consumer culture and consumer behaviour. Her research has appeared in the European Journal of Marketing, Marketing Theory, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research and Higher Education Research and Development.

Michal is currently co-editing a interdisciplinary book titled ‘Ethics and Morality in Consumption: Interdisciplinary Perspectives’ to be published by Routledge, and co-convening an ESRC Seminar Series of the same title. Michal holds a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Melbourne, and a PhD also from the University of Melbourne. Prior to entering academia, Michal spent almost a decade working for Unilever in Australia and the UK.

Mini Masterclass in Leadership with MURRA Indigenous Business Masterclass director Mitch Hibbens and Dr Michelle Evans Director of the Dilin Duwa Centre for Indigenous Business Leadership.

Wed 11th Oct 2-3.30pm

Thurs 12th Oct 11-12.30pm

Dr Michelle Evans - Dilin Duwa Director
Dr Michelle Evans holds an Associate Professorship in Leadership at the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne, specialising in the areas of Indigenous leadership and entrepreneurship. She is also co-Founder of the award-winning MURRA Indigenous Business Masterclass Program, based at Melbourne Business School where she completed her PhD.

Mitch Hibbens - MURRA Director & Associate Lecturer (Indigenous Programs)
For over a decade, Mitch has been immersed in the health & education sectors which has provided a unique and holistic approach to his work. His engagement in any space is guided by strong cultural values which center Indigenous sovereignty and Indigenous people’s rights to self-determination.

Wed 12th Oct 10-11 am

Open discussion format.

• Experiences: opportunities and overcoming limitations

• Ecosystem support needs, partnerships and collaborations

• Funding strategies and ideas

• Industries of opportunity

Thurs 13th Oct 10 -11 am

Open discussion format.

• Experiences: opportunities and overcoming limitations

• Ecosystem support needs, partnerships and collaborations

• Leavers for encouraging enterprise

• Future assets and mutually beneficial interdependencies in the ecosystem