Conference

The Conference will attract senior and middle level leaders from all organisational departments including; CEO’s, Directors, Change and Strategy Leaders and People Managers. The program features worldthought leaders on the subject of leadership, organisational development and excellence including:

Jim Collins (via satellite): an expert in how good companies can become great companies; and how enduring great companies grow and attain superior performance. Jim has authored or co-authored four books, including the classic ‘Built to Last’ and the New York Times bestseller, ‘Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t.’

Malcolm Gladwell: one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2005, Malcolm has been a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine since 1996. He has authored two books, ‘The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference’ and ‘Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.’ Even Bill Clinton and Donald Rumsfeld have drawn on Malcolm’s salient points!

CK Prahalad: the author of a number of well-known works in corporate strategy, including ‘The Core Competence of the Corporation’ (Harvard Business Review, May- June, 1990). He is also an author of the international bestsellers ‘Competing for the Future’ (with Gary Hamel, 1994) and ‘The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty through Profits’ (Wharton School Publishing, 2004). He was recently ranked number three in the world as a thought leader, just behind Bill Gates.

Dan Pink: the author of ‘A Whole New Mind,’ which reveals the six abilities white-collar workers must master to survive in an outsourced, automated, upside-down world. He is a contributing editor at Wired; and his articles on business and technology have also appeared in New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and other publications.


Goran Carstedt: a founder of the Society for Organizational Learning, Goran is the former head of IKEA Retail Europe and member of the IKEA Group Management Board. He previously served as President of Volvo Svenska Bil AB and was a member of the Volvo Group Management Committee.


Richard David Hames: corporate philosopher, strategist and author, Richard is one of Australia's most influential
intellectuals and a world-leading futurist. He advises on leadership strategies to governments, institutions and multinational corporations around the world; and acts as personal mentor to Presidents, Heads of State, and some of the world's most innovative CEOs.

Streams (7 and 8 February 2007) Leading Australian experts will cover strategic and functional business elements
on a range of topics including capability building and performance improvement, performance measurement and return on investment, technology and learning and trends in organisational development. Speakers will include Steve Vamos (Microsoft), Lynelle Briggs (Australian Public Service Commission), Julian Burton (Julian Burton Burns Trust), Amanda Sinclair (Melbourne Business School), Kris Cole (Bax Associates), Jack Phillips (Workplace Learning and Performance Centre) and Heather Ridout (CEO Ai Group).

Expo (7 and 8 February 2007) The nPODS Expo will showcase a diverse range of people and organisational
development tools, products and services. Booths will contain exciting developments from Australia’s leading business educators. To book a booth or for further information about the expo email: events@globalleadersnetwork.net or call 1300 309 039.

Master Classes (9 February 2007) Attend one of our inspired master classes to enhance your learning opportunity.
A. Jack Phillips, Return on training investment.
B. Richard Hames, Five global literacies.
Hear more from these speakers at a full day master class. nPODS conference attendees save $400 per ticket.