Upskill yourself at the SXSW Sydney Conference Professional and Personal Development Hub

Along with great ideas & conversations, the SXSW Sydney Conference is the perfect opportunity to upskill and gain new skills.

Located at UTS Building 8, the Professional and Personal Development Hub will house roundtables, group mentorships, presentations and workshops aimed at giving you the active skills to level up your careers and creative practice.

Complementing our general conference offerings, our networking opportunities and the wider festivals, this is an event not to miss.  

Develop your Leadership

• Lonely at the Top - Women in Executive Leadership with Shirley Chowdhary, Ursula Dyer- Lepporoli & Charmaine Hunzwi
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• Adopting Digital: The Resilient Leader in Volatile Times with Matthew Steiner & Richard Bennett
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• Developing your Business Leadership Skills (ANU)
  
  

‍Grow Your Business

• Serious Play, Serious Results: Redefining Adaptability in the Modern Workplace with Tané Hunter & Dara Simkin
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• Cyber Siege: Prepping the C-Suite for Digital Battlefields: Does your board have the necessary skills to respond to a cyberattack? with Leah Mooney, Benjamin Di Marco, Darren Hopkins, Richard Buckland, Marina Yastreboff
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• The Habit Revolution: Master the Science of Change with Gina Cleo

Level up your Content

• Let’s make a video strategy! with Tobias Venus, Ben Hasic & Em Rose Hill
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• Creating a podcast to build a community with Liz Keen
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• Influencers are out, experts are in. The House Of Personal Branding with Matt Purcell
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• Enhancing Your Digital Presence: Let's Talk Online Access with Dina Bassile
  

• Thought Leadership on LinkedIn: a workshop on creating good content

For Freelancers and Independents

• Competitive advantage and intellectual property – protecting your investment with Julie Wheway & Lisa Cohen
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• Securing your financial future in a world where wages won’t keep up with Shani Jayamanne, Jon Howie, Sophie Dicker, Bryce Leske
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• How to Self-Publish your Book with Matthew Rogers
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• Dynamic Storytelling for Connection with George Hedon
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• Cash For Questions: To pay or not to pay documentary participants
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• Transformational Travel: Career Breaks and Sabbaticals with Nadia Mitchem

Get Techy

• From Idea to Reality: Building a No-Code Augmented Reality Prototype in 30 Minutes or Less with Sarah Tan
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• Demystifying Web3 & Crypto. Women take the Blockchain Leap! with Sally Hodges & Louise McFarlane
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• A Beginner’s Guide on Building Generative AI Applications in the Cloud with Lucy Wang.
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• The changing innovation toolkit

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Try Something Unique

• The Power of Scent in Immersive Experiences with Jocelyn Fullerton & Tammy Burnstock
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• Can AI win a court case? with Maggie Yie-Quach, Jared Woodruff, David Lindsay, Courtney Blackman
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• Breathwork with Chad Lawson

For Startups

• Live Pitch Breakdown, and Key Fundraising Success Strategies from Founders and Their Backers with Paul Naphtali & Chris Gillings
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• Scaling Success: Assessing Venture Health For Funding with Margaret Matanda & Tando Tandadzo Matanda
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• Whose Startup Is It Anyway? with Julie Trell, Hayden Wright, Jeeves Varna & Josh Magee

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