Growth & Exit Strategies for Software & IT Companies

Australia & New Zealand

Managing, Growing, and Selling in Uncertain Times

Live from Sydney – August 6th, 2020 – 12pm-5pm AEST

Virtual Live Webinar

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12:00

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Conference Chair: Dan Bernstein, Corum Group (Platinum Sponsor)

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12:05 – 12:25

2020 Top Ten Disruptive Technology Trends: Will they put you out of business?

Tim Goddard, Corum Group

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12:25 – 1:25

Investors Panel: Will your strategy get funded?

Adam Kossak, Founding Partner, Aequora Capital ‍

Richard Lin, Investor, AirTree

Ben Henseman, Senior Associate, Square Peg Capital

Anne-Marie Birkill, Co-Founder, Director, OneVentures

Moderator: Andy Hill, ANZ M&A Regional Advisor

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1:30 – 1:55

Tech Valuations & COVID19: What is your company worth?

Joel Espelien, Executive Director, Corum Group

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1:55 – 2:05

Short Break

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2:15-3:15

Buyers Panel: Do you have what they want?

Bob Hayward, Principal, Deloitte APAC Consulting

Kurt Pilecki, Vice President, Bison

Nick Hare, President, Hexagon Mining

Utkarsh Bahadur, VP & Head-Strat, Trans. & Strat. Partnerships, SAP APAC

Kirsten Porter, Principal, Rubicon Technology Partners
Eric Winsborrow, EVP Corp Strategy, Hitachi Wenco Mining Systems

Moderator: Mark White, VP, Corum Group

3:20-4:20

Sellers Panel: Advice from CEOs who’ve sold & how to prepare for an exit

John Owen, Chair, QSR International

Luc Pettet, Founder, Telescope.co

Dean Rosenhain, (Past) Director, Planet Software  

Moderator: Dan Bernstein, EVP, Corum Group

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4:20 – 4:45

Succession Planning: Selling During Troubled Times

Bruce Milne, CEO, Corum Group

Dan Bernstein, EVP, Corum Group

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