FUTURE OF BUSINESS
A Forum For Business Transformation
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Why Attend The Jam?
Every year the pace of change accelerates, and business owners need to be aware of what’s on the horizon.
Welcome to the Future of Business Forum. Designed to bring insight, information and actions to leaders in business.
Come together in prestigious surroundings, where the history of business in Christchurch seeps from the very walls. The perfect venue to speak honestly and openly about the challenges that face us all as we strive to thrive in our various industries.
Hear from experts who have tackled new ways to succeed in business and come up trumps. Learn from them, question them, then question your peers as you network.
Change is hard. Change is good. Change is why you got into business in the first place.
Join us and be exposed to the brightest minds in business as we move into the future together.
Jam Contents:
5.30pm
6.00pm
Welcome & speakers
6.00pm
6.50pm
Panel Style Q&A
7.20pm
Networking & Bar
7.20pm
Topic: Future of Digital Adoption
What Our Speakers Think
Paul Lonsdale is passionate about business success in Christchurch. In fact, he’s even more passionate about the need for all businesses to migrate to tech-based companies because he knows that if they don’t begin that journey, they’ll die. Having managed two major shopping malls and now managing two business associations he is very much in touch with how business works in our city. He understands what makes a business successful and will share his ideas with us at our April jam.
Brett O’Donnell will share with us how it’s done. He’s Christchurch’s very own Elon Musk but without the bravado. The founder or developer of many successful technology businesses, Brett has proven it can be done many times over. Whether in the energy sector, the health sector or in the field of IOT, Brett is inspirational in how he invents solutions for these diverse industries. Experience the vision of an entrepreneur who sees the needs and develops the solutions. This is a ‘must-attend’ jam.
Paul Lonsdale – Manager of the New Brighton Business and Land Owners Association & Central City Business Association Manager
Paul has been in retail industry for 37 years in a variation of roles including manager / marketing manager of Merivale Mall and manager of the Palms shopping centre.
Paul helped establish the Central City Business Association back in 2007 and was the central city manager for the business association for seven years.
Post the February 2011 earthquake Paul was one of the key leaders in the Re:Start initiative. He initiated the first steps to bring life back into the city sooner than would have otherwise been possible and then stayed on to manage Re:Start to success.
Paul ran for the mayoralty in the 2013 elections and was elected as Councillor for the Hagley Ferrymead Ward where he served for one three year term. Paul was involved in all aspects of the council and its subsidiaries sitting on six council control company boards and 15 committees and working groups.
Paul now enjoys working with the New Brighton business community as manager of the New Brighton Business and Land Owners Association and again, has taken up the role of Central City Business Association manager.
Brett O’Donnell – CEO at ENTO and Founder of many successful enterprises
Brett O’Donnell is the Owner and Project Manager of Webtools Limited, which manages the development and implementation of online software solutions for clients across Australia and New Zealand.
He is the CEO of ENTO which is a New Zealand-based IOT company that has successfully developed a device currently being trialed around New Zealand and Australia. Check out ento.co.nz for more info.
As well, Brett is the Business Development Manager for Switch Me Limited, which, in 2011, developed and implemented a business energy comparison service commissioned by the Electricity Authority of New Zealand.
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