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Inspire

HEXPO2024 focuses on emerging tech, ideas, entrepreneurship, and personal development, equipping you with the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in the ever-evolving professional landscape.

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Team up, collaborate and mingle with like-minded legends who are ready to take their careers to the next level from all over Australia.

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Be prepared for interactive sessions and unique experiences that will make this event truly unforgettable. We'll get you started on creating a playbook for your next move.

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9:20 am - 9:30 am

10 minutes

Charlie Perelini & Jaclyn Benstead

Opening Ceremony

Welcome to HEXPO! The HEX team will roll out the day's agenda and put you in your 'Houses'. Will you be Team Bear, Team Shark, Team Tiger or Team Turtle...?

8:30 am - 9:20 am

Registration + Morning Tea

Get ready for the day ahead. Come early to mingle, with free coffee and snacks to help get you pumped! 

50 minutes

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More amazing lineup will be revealing soon.

Christie Jenkins

Co-founder at FC32

Christie Jenkins has been #1 in Australia and top 10 in the world in 3 different sports - Trampolining, CrossFit and Beach Volleyball. Christie is also the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of FC32 where she buys soccer teams around the world with a focus on athlete development. She’s a Partner at Athletic Ventures, and formerly an investor at Blackbird Ventures.

Tova Angsuwat

Founder of Series Build

Ex-People Operations leader at Google with 20 years of experience, she has led teams of recruiters who have hired over 2,000 people. Tova has raised millions of dollars for not-for-profits and sat on the board of a global social impact consultancy. She's passionate about creating a diverse talent that will transform the organisation.

Walter Lee

Exec General Manager at AFL

Born in Malaysia, Lee, 39, came to Australia with his family aged seven. He followed the sport as a kid but did not play. This proved more of a help than a hindrance to his career. Seconded from Booz Allen Hamilton, where he was a strategy consultant, to the AFL in 2008 to help with expansion, Lee’s lack of a football background was seen as vital in growing the game in a new market. He helped set up Gold Coast, securing the club a stadium, and Greater Western Sydney.

Olivia Doherty

Head of Community & Partnerships at Tractor Ventures

Olivia is dedicated to fostering thriving workplace communities through inclusivity and meaningful engagement. As a former athlete, Olivia represented the Australian Women’s European Handball Team for a decade, competing at four World Championships and later managed the Australian Men’s and Women’s Beach Handball Teams.

Paz Pisarski

Co-Founder at The Community Collective

Paz has dedicated her life to helping people build impactful communities. She’s helped 100+ businesses build strong communities, including one of Australia's largest founder community at The Startup Network, a local co-working space at Happy Spaces, a University startup community at RMIT Activator, asylum seeker women at not-for-profit SisterWorks and many more.

Steve King

Director at Atlassian Foundation

Steve King is a passionate advocate for social impact, inclusivity, and positive change. Steve has a remarkable journey which spans from being a coding prodigy at the age of 10, co-founder of startup ablio, and the Jessica King Founder Fellowship, and startup advisor for the Remarkable Tech accelerator program. Steve’s leadership has been instrumental in driving initiatives that empower social impact teams. 

Cory Alpert

Managing Director
@ South & West

Cory previously was the Snr. Advisor to the President of the US Conference of Mayors and helped build the humanitarian assistance technology to respond to major disasters across the US and Ukraine. He now advises a major AI research company on the political implications and use cases of their technology in the US. He just concluded three years of service in the White House and is now working on his PhD at the University of Melbourne studying the impact of AI on democracy.

Prayansh Desai

Metro Development Leader at Athletics Victoria

An aspirational leader driven to bring communities together through the power of sport. He's currently lead all facets of the Athletics Victoria sport development portfolio to enhance participation and member engagement.

Megan Flamer

Director of Innovation and Capability at Monash University

Megan works at the intersection of mindfulness and innovation, bringing deep breaths to the most unlikely places. She consulted on organisational development and mindfulness for companies such as Google, Facebook and AirBnb and her company Mindful Under Fire continues to provide training in the US and Australia for individuals and teams to succeed in high-pressure situations.

Charlie Perelini

Employee at HEX

Charlie is an adult child with taste and decorum (he’s not an avid Collingwood supporter). HEX personality hire and our very own hype man.

T Guthrie

CEO & Co-Founder at WhyHive

TEDx Speaker and 2021 Winner of B&T Award for Tech Leadership in Data Science. T co-founded WhyHive with a mission to make data analytics accessible to everyone. After working as a social enterprise consultancy since 2018, WhyHive is now adopting a startup approach to the challenge of data democratisation.

Puji Fernando

General Manager at DoorDash Australia

Puji is a creative and strategic thinker, who has a great understanding of new technologies and financial services. He is a highly intelligent problem solver who enjoys dealing with complex problems and finding practical and innovative solutions.

Michelle Vu

Investment Manager at LaunchVic

As an Investment Manager at LaunchVic, the leading startup agency in Victoria, Michelle applies her CPA credentials and financial service experience to support the growth and innovation of the local startup ecosystem. She is responsible for managing a portfolio of 30 investments in early-stage ventures, and providing financial analysis, reporting, and advisory to the executive team and the board.

Megan Flamer
Dir of Innovation & Capability at Monash University

Cory Alpert
Managing Director at South & West

Dr. Michelle Chen
Founder at Mental Jam

T Guthrie
CEO & Founder at WhyHive

Prayansh Desai
Metro Development Leader at Athletics Victoria

Michelle Vu
Investment Manager at LaunchVic

Olivia Doherty
Head of Community & Partnerships at Tractor Ventures

Summer Howarth

Director at The Eventful
Learning Co

Summer work alongside education systems to create innovative learning and engagement strategies. Her efforts have led to shared accolades such as the NSW Premier’s Award for Best Education Program, the Mumbrella Publishing Award for Best Event and multiple awards recognition across others like Google for Education, Melbourne University and more.

Jonathan Richards

Managing Director at FANZO Australia

Jono has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries with a strong background in leadership, sales management, partnership development, and fitness club operations.

Dr. Michelle Chen, PhD

Founder at Mental Jam

Dr. in Video Games. Michelle use video games as a medium for creative self-expression with 15 years of experience in programming, design, art, and production. Founder of Mental Jam, a platform for sharing lived experiences of mental health struggles through video games co-creation as a form of creative self-expression and alternative to arts therapy.

Chris Hoffmann

CGO & Co-Founder of HEX

Chris’ passion for global experiences has built over a decade-long career in higher education, having worked with institutions across the US and Australia. As a strategic partnerships and business development expert, he spearheads collaborations with education and corporate partners worldwide.

Jaclyn Benstead

CXO & Co-Founder at HEX

With a solid background in higher education, including her tenure as CEO of Gorillacom, where she managed six e-commerce stores, Jaclyn brings unparalleled expertise to HEX. A seasoned entrepreneur with an MBA specialising in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Jaclyn excelled in the higher education sector, earning the Swinburne Alumni Impact Award.

Jeanette Cheah

CEO & Co-Founder at HEX

G20 Young Entrepreneurs, Top 100 Innovators List, 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian Australians; 'Entrepreneurship' Winner and Ecosystem Hero of the Year for Governor of Victoria Startup Awards – Jeanette is at the forefront of transforming education for the future.

Matthew Kwong

Senior Product Manager at ANZ

Matt, is a jack-of-all-trades and master of everything. He’s dedicated to empathetic and research-based product design. Co-founder of Charity Tap and Morning Roast (coffee subscription – need we say more?!) and ex-sponsorship lead at Unihack, Matt is passionate about creating positive social impact through business and design.

Jacqueline

A passionate young rising leader who currently work as a Young Carer Voice Lead at Little Dreamers Australia.

Yael

Yael is a year 10 student. She is heavily involved in her community, being a part of Stonnington Freeza as well as her youth movement. From a young age Yael cared deeply about the world. After learning about fast fashion in 2021, she began to get involved with community action, and Yael and some friends organised activities at their school raising awareness about Fast Fashion.