Innovation Capital delivers New Speakers
Announcing over 30 new speakers for #PAUSE2021 - including the likes of IDEO, CANVA, Twitch, TikTok, ILM, Kapsersky, Falcon.io, EY, European Space Agency, D&AD, Future Brand and many other industry leaders.

Our stellar speaker line-up expands as Pause Fest prepares itself to kick off globally in only FIVE WEEKS. The countdown is on!
To date, Pause Fest has rallied over 120 thought leading speakers from across the world to band together and discuss the future of business, innovation and creativity, and share their tips and experiences in an unmissable show that is only weeks away.
Coming aboard our extensive list of partners are Kaspersky, Falcon.io, EY and TikTok - all of whom will have a featured speaker each to take centre stage as well.
“We are truly excited to have attracted again the industry titans and global future builders to join us at the epicenter of Australian innovation, that is Pause Fest,” said George Hedon, Founder and CEO, Pause Fest.
Our new array of featured speakers include Guy Kawasaki, Chief Evangelist, Canva, Brett Armstrong, General Manager - Global Business Solution, TikTok, Jennifer Riel, Global Director - Strategy, IDEO, Tim Lindsay, Chairman, D&AD, Janet Lewin, SVP General Manager, Industrial Light & Magic, and many more.
Here’s the list of all our new speakers announced:
Keynote Sessions
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Noushin Shabab, Senior Security Researcher, Kaspersky ANZ
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Dino Kuckovic, Director of Community & Events, Falcon.io
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Brett Armstrong, General Manager - Global Business Solutions, TikTok
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Lewis Mitchell, Partnerships Lead ANZ, Twitch
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Guy Kawasaki, Chief Evangelist, Canva
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Jennifer Riel, Global Director - Strategy, IDEO
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Pierre-Phillipe Mathieu, Head of ?-Lab Explore Office, European Space Agency - ESRIN
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Tim Lindsay, Chairman, D&AD
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Alain Sylvain, Founder & CEO, SYLVAIN
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Ariel Garten, Founder and Chief Evangelism Officer, MUSE
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Grant Flannery, Group Strategy Director, dentsu mcgarrybowen
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James Barrood, Advisor, Tech Council Ventures
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Janet Lewin, SVP General Manager, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
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Luke Hethrington, Executive-in-Charge, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
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Dr. Ken Cato AO, Chairman, Cato Partners
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Natalie Monbiot, Head of Business, Hour One
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Richard Curtis, CEO, Future Brand
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Troy Innocent, Creative Director, 63 Ways of Being
Panels
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Lucio Robiero, Chief Strategy Officer, Lucio.ai
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Sergio Brodsky, Principal Consultant, SURGE Advisory
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Warwick Peel, Innovation Director - AU & NZ, IdeaScale
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Janette Kendall, Non-Executive Director, Vicinity Centres, Tabcorp, Costa Group
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Kyle Loades, Independent Chair, Local Government Super
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Holly Ransom, CEO, Emergent
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Lisa Leong, Host, This Working Life Podcast
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Dorie Clark, Consultant & Keynote Speaker
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James Perrin, Host, The Overview Effect Podcast with James Perrin
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Maree Lowes, Actress, Producer & Changemaker
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Chris Andrew, General Manager, Black Duck Foods
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George Peppou, Co-Founder and CEO, Vow Foods
Workshops
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Kurt Solarte, Lead Partner, EY Consulting
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Vanessa Gavan, Founder & Joint Managing Director, Maximus International
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Katherine Boiciuc, Associate Director, Maximus International
- Saba Karim, Head of Pipeline, Techstars
... AND MORE TO COME STILL.
Click here to see all of Pause Fest 2021 speakers.