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Organised by Netstripes, an innovative tech start-up that has been working towards transforming small and medium business innovation in Australia, Bizruption brings together small and medium business owners, key influencers, stakeholders, and investors and provides a platform to discuss innovation, digital disruption, and business growth.Netstripes was founded in 2014 by Dinesh De Silva, a leading authority in small business innovation and digital transformation. NetStripes envisioned Bizruption in 2015 to create mass awareness of the importance SMEs adapt to innovation and digital engagement, not just as a means of survival but to take advantage of the unprecedented opportunities to those who dare to innovate and grow fearlessly.

Over the years, the Bizruption community of SME’s has reached over 10,000 businesses, touched by
several influential speakers and policy makers including, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, John
Barilaro Deputy Premier, Stephen Scheeler Former MD Facebook NSW to name a few.

At the next Bizruption in Sydney, guest speakers include two evangelists behind innovation and digital engagement, Christina Gerakiteys of SingularityU Australia and Alexandra Sloane of Facebook.

Gerakiteys, the Co-CEO of SingularityU Australia, advocate of moonshot thinking concepts that
Singularity University in the US is renowned for globally with their work with the likes of Google, Space X

– disrupting current mindsets to encourage exploration into what is possible, inspiring leaders to find solutions to humanity’s greatest challenges.

The second guest speaker, Alexandra Sloane, the Head of Marketing at Facebook for Australia and New Zealand. She will speak on the future of Innovation in the next 10 years and the opportunities and threats for SME’s.

‘Pitchfest’ is yet another highlight at Bizruption. Attendees with the best sales pitches for their businesses get the chance to present them to the entire audience just before calling it a night.
Bizruption Sydney is on February 17, 2020, at The Star – Marquee.