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Anne-Marie Birkill, Partner in OneVentures to join us in March 2017

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held the Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. The National Sustainability in Business Conference theme ‘Renewables – Markets – Innovation – Opportunities – Capital’ will address the need for sustainable business practices, and what this means in today’s ever-changing world.

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Anne-Marie Birkill

Anne-Marie Birkill is a Partner in OneVentures, a $175M venture capital firm that invests in technology companies that serve or disrupt large, high growth global markets. She is Chair of the Board for portfolio companies Charm Health and Find-me technologies.

Her previous roles include CEO of i.lab Incubator, various senior management appointments at UniQuest and Director of public (ASX listed) energy storage company RedFlow Limited, plus 15 years in leadership roles in agri-business companies developing and commercialising new cultivars of ornamental, aquatic, food and forestry plants.

She is an active member of the innovation community serving on a number of Boards and committees, and a strong advocate for improving the participation of women in technology and entrepreneurial careers.

Anne-Marie joins us at the The National Sustainability in Business Conference in Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. The National Sustainability in Business Conference theme ‘Renewables – Markets – Innovation – Opportunities – Capital’ will address the need for sustainable business practices, and what this means in today’s ever-changing world.

For more information on the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference, opportunities to speak or to register for the conference, please visit the conference website.

Introducing Peta Ellis, CEO River City Labs.

The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held the Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017. The National Sustainability in Business Conference theme ‘Renewables – Markets – Innovation – Opportunities – Capital’ will address the need for sustainable business practices, and what this means in today’s ever-changing world.

Joining us at the National Sustainability in Business Conference is Peta Ellis, a Communications Professional with 16+ years’ experience in Marketing Communications, Media Relations, Publicity, Social Media Marketing and Public Profile Management.

Since 2012 Peta has worked alongside Steve Baxter, the founder of River City Labs to grow Brisbane’s Startup community and establish RCL as Brisbane’s most prominent community of Tech Startups , Entrepreneurs and industry mentors.

River City Labs is a not for profit company formed to promote and develop early stage and startup businesses and entrepreneurial activity in the mobile, Internet, telecoms and technology sector in Brisbane and surrounding regions in Australia.

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Peta Ellis

The aim of River City Labs is to be a physical location to anchor the early stage and startup mobile, web and tech community in Brisbane.

Known as a super connector in the Startup space, Peta believes that quality connections and valuable mentors make all the difference in the early stages.

She works closely with Startup companies and Entrepreneurs in the first stages of development focussing on idea validation, identifying customer markets, integrated marketing strategies, pitching for investment and effective media launch campaigns.

Peta founded the Brisbane Sponsored Entrepreneur Program which leverages Corporate support enabling Startup companies to participate in a 12 week fully funded pre-accelerator program.  The program wraps structure and guidance around great teams in need of support to get them to the next stage of growth.  Suncorp, Bank of Queensland and CUA have supported this initiative in Queensland.

Through River City Labs, Peta engages with corporate organisations to facilitate meaningful relationships and ongoing support for the Startup and Entrepreneurial community. Bringing the two together enables collaboration beneficial to both parties.

For more information on the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference, opportunities to speak or to register for the conference, please visit the conference website.