In this thought-provoking talk, Mary shares her tips on being confident when addressing hundreds of people, overcoming panic attacks, and how confidence is perceived differently in men and women.

Mary Fenwick began her career in journalism before moving into corporate public affairs where she specialised in the relationship between business and government. Her expertise in cross-sectoral networks as a director of the Whitehall and Industry Group led her to become the founder chair in the UK for what has become New Zealand’s most successful expat network. In 2009 she trained as an executive coach, is TedX speaker and an expert contributor to Psychologies Magazine.

Lessons from Growing An International Design Agency

Finding Purpose & A New Creative Direction

As an entrepreneur and high achiever, Jo led her life in the fast lane - until the failure of divorce and depression taught her to choose a life that was more authentic and to help others to do the same.

Jo shares how this led to a journey from Alaska to Argentina and what she found out on the way, connecting with social enterprise founders and learning to say “how fascinating” in the face of failure.

Creating With Purpose & Breaking Creative Rules

As a designer and entrepreneur that wants to make the world a better place, navigating his internal compass became Jamie’s number one focus.

In this entertaining and enlightening talk, Jamie recounts how he and his team up-cycled washing machine drums into designer furniture and along the way realised that despite his understanding of design, he needed to sink more time into understanding himself. That being the key that helped guide his energies, his future and current business ventures and more.