IT’S ALL ABOUT KNOWLEDGE FROM OTHERS – COLLABORATING AND COMMUNICATING.

 IDEAS THAT CAN’T BE GOOGLED.

Pause Fest is an annual tech conference held in Melbourne from February 5-7 2020. The content is all about technology, graphic design, the future of technology and the future for us.

 There is so much knowledge coming from speakers who have been in the trenches working on these new technologies. The wisdom they have and are willing to share with everyone is truly invaluable – these are things that a simple web search won’t yield for you.

KEYNOTES

From local heroes to global dominators, together on a few stages in half-hour blocks – these people will treat you to a journey through their eyes.

PANELS

At the Pause Fest tech conference, hear from leaders as they discuss, and debate, on the trending topics and conversations from the industry. This is your opportunity to join, absorb, and ask questions of these very knowledgeable people.

MISTAKES AND FAILURES

We all failed at something. Read that again. We all failed at something. Understand and learn from the leaders as they share all the highs and lows from their experiences. We are all human – don’t think for a second that everyone doesn’t fail at some point in time. Sometimes trends move quicker than companies can adjust – sometimes we believe we have come up with the best new flashy thing, and it just doesn’t seem to take off as you’d anticipated. You are not alone, not in the slightest. Remember fidget spinners? They came and went as quickly as the Melbourne weather changes, but in its 15 minutes of fame, it caused a shortage in ball bearings as the world had never seen. The next big thing can cause a huge ripple.

FIRESIDE

There is nothing better than having a front-row seat when two titans collide in one epic journey. Be there to hear it. These speakers will have it all for you.

WALKING TALKS

As long as you can walk and talk, these are the perfect opportunity for you to not only discuss the subject but meet the people involved. Honest answers to real questions – the only chance you will have is if you are there.

CASE STUDIES

Sometimes the best way to learn is through challenges, insights and perspectives. The pure and honest wisdom available on this platform is just incredible.

WORKSHOPS

Hands-on and interactive workshops are the best way to pick up a skill or two. Places are limited to 30 participants, and the workshops run for about 1-2 hours. These places will fill up fast, so get in quickly to avoid disappointment. Tickets are available now, so get in soon before prices rise!

See below for a full list of speakers:

Wayne	Allan	Technical Product Manager	Realestate.com.au
Galit	Ariel	Founder and immersive space explorer	wondARlands
Arturo	Arrarte	Head of Growth – Asia Pacific	Slack
Katy	Barfield	CEO	Yume
Paul	Bassat	Co-Founder and Partner	Square Peg
Susie	Bayes	Head of Partnerships and Philanthropy	Guardian Australia
Michael	Biercuk	CEO & Founder	Q-CTRL
Kayla	Brizo	Lead Product Manager	Sony Music Ent.
Nicky	Bryson	Director of Strategy & Insight, PwC & Founder	The Trenches
Seb	Chan	Chief Experience Officer	ACMI
Stephenie	Cheng	Product Manager	Netflix
Kaley	Chu	Author	100 Lunches
Trent	Clews-De Castella	CEO	PHORIA
Bryony	Cole	CEO	The Future of Sex
Steven	Cornwell	Global Director, Grand Experience	ERA-co
Nigel	Dalton	Co-Founder	BandGarage
Athan	Didaskalou	Co-Founder	July
Didier	Elzinga	Founder and CEO	Culture Amp
Hugh	Forrest	Chief Programming Officer	SXSW (Live Video)
Paul	Francis	Global Head of Sport Science	Adidas
Kate	Freebairn	UX Director	Google Nest
Rich	Fulcher	UX Director	Google, Material Design
John	Graham-Cumming	CTO	Cloudflare
Brian	Green	Character TD	Walt Disney Animation Studios
Dr Angus	Hervey	Co-Founder & Political Economist	Future Crunch
Jason	Juma-Ross	Tech Strategy	Facebook
Sungku	Kang	Director of Research and Development	GiantStep
Manuel	Lawrence	Pedestrian Planner	Arup
Tammy	Martin	Co-Founder	BandGarage
Nathan	Musson	Founder	eMoo Media
Tom	Ogletree	Senior Director of Social Impact and External Affairs	General Assembly
Miles	Orkin	Chief of Staff	Google Cloud – Apps UX
Sarah	Owen	Senior Editor	Insight, WGSN
Dom	Price	Work Futurist	Atlassian
Dom	Pym	Co-Founder	Up Banking
Mike	Rigby	VP and Executive Creative Director	R/GA
Jessica	Ruhfus	Founder	Collabosaurus
Tim	Ruse	Co-Founder and CEO	Zero Latency
Mike	Safyan	VP of Launch	Planet Labs Inc.
Cormac	Sheehan	Founder	Green Planet
David	Sheldon-Hicks	Cofounder & ECD	Territory Studio
David	Shing	Digital Prophet
Aurelien	Simon	Executive Producer, Emerging Technology	The Mill
Alastair	Simpson	Head of Design; Platform, Growth, Trello & Confluence	Atlassian
Barbara	Soalheiro	Founder	MESA
James	Spenceley	Chairman	Airtasker
Lucy	Thomas	CEO	PROJECT ROCKIT
Haraldur	Thorleifsson	CEO & Founder	UENO
Lisa	Watts	CEO	The Conversation
Jason	White	Co-Founder & CCO	Leviathan
Ashleigh	Wilson	QLF Student Services & Community Manager	Coder Academy
Stephanie	Winkler	Head of Insights	APAC, VICE
LaDonna	Witmer Willems	Associate Editorial Director	Dropbox Brand Studio

While entrepreneurs tend to be gifted with enormous passion, durability and vision to establish and expand their companies, many lack the specific expertise and experience to handle a capital raising or company sale processes much less appointing a reliable corporate advisor.

And this is logical.

We rely on specialists each day to help us with the most significant facets of our lives, for example, physicians to diagnose and treat medical problems. After all, we’ve got medical challenges infrequently (ideally ), yet these pros do this work every day and are incredibly well-versed in what’s required. The alternative (physician Google) is more economical, but there could be severe consequences with getting it wrong.

The same logic follows when relying on a corporate adviser to help grow your infant business.

As a guideline, unless your organisation needs more than $1 million in financing and you’re pitching to parties outside your loved ones, friends and partners, the expense of appointing an advisor does not warrant the cost. These kinds of investors understand you well, reducing the need for a sophisticated and comprehensive transaction procedure.

However, if you’re pitching to high-net-worth individuals, family offices or venture capital funds, you might benefit significantly from having an advisor.

Any adviser who lacks the acceptable licenses (including organising to acquire or dispose of securities) does not possess the essential expertise and credentials to help.

The adviser should also have relevant deal expertise. Advisors with expertise in mining prices, complex financial products, or billion-dollar trades will, for example, frequently lack the hands-on knowledge to help guide a little but fast-growing tech company.

Your advisor should be nearly as passionate as you are about your business. In the event you and your advisor are not enthusiastic about the prospects of your company, investors certainly will not be.

Finding a competent advisor that you trust and enjoy working with will be of enormous benefit when crunching out the nitty-gritty details of discussions, so your company can come from the process with the funding needed to realise its full potential.

MLB issued a hard warning to its players this week: Stay away from petrol station sex tablets.

According to multiple reports, Major League Baseball sent a memo on Monday warning about the”very real threat” of over-the-counter sexual enhancement pills, after at least two players have blamed them for favorable PED evaluations so far this season.

The memo, that was obtained by ESPN, says the pills in question are often contaminated with prohibited and unsafe ingredients including anabolic steroids.

It reminded players that anyone who tests positive for a banned substance is subject to discipline by the league — no matter how it got into their system.

Based on ESPN sources, players use these supplements so often the team felt compelled to send the memo and warn players of their risks.

Male or male enhancement products present a very real danger of drug-tested players the memo stated, and the high likelihood for contamination or unidentified ingredients in those products underscores the importance of consuming only those products that are NSF Certified for Sport.

The memo also suggested that any players who suffer from erectile dysfunction or other legitimate issues related to sexual performance… talk to a certified physician about the a variety of prescription medications (e.g., Viagra, Cialis, Levitra) available to deal with those conditions.

The memo did not reveal which two players blamed their positive tests on the pills.

Among the most enduring qualities of art is its capacity to transfer the viewer to another time and place. Like portals to other people’s world, minds and lives, art affords us a unique chance to step beyond our familiar surroundings and to new worlds. Art helps boost our capacity for compassion and understanding of other cultural practices, in addition to a deepening our sense of cultural identity.

Consciously or unconsciously the items you collect on your area speak volumes about who you are and what you value. Whether you are a fan of the outdoors, have a sense of humour or enjoy life to be in a state of order, such as original artworks on your surroundings is an ideal way to express your identity, interests and ambitions.

We are all familiar with the experience of walking into a room and immediately feeling the effects of its atmosphere. Our brains are hardwired to emotionally react to the visual stimuli of colour, light and form, and the mood you create on your home or office includes a strong influence on how you and others think, communicate and act. The existence of artworks within a space can reinforce positive feelings of comfort, curiosity, sensuality or confidence.

It may be something as straightforward as a stone collected on a different beach walk or a precious object gifted by a loved one. Purchasing an artwork produces a similar psychological link between time and location. You might buy art after receiving a job promotion, while on a beautiful vacation or to indicate a new phase in life. Living with an art piece which signals a particular period in your life generates a continuous reminder of the memory, place, person or accomplishment.

Creating an environment which is stimulating, inspiring and lively can be beneficial for both households and businesses alike. Children thrive in spaces which promote a feeling of exploration and visual expression.

Responding to colour is such a personal experience. While some folks love living with a riot of candy stripes, others may prefer a world of cool neutrals. From a design standpoint, the achievement of a harmonious relationship between soft furnishings, wall colours and finishes could be mediated through the choice of complementary artworks.

Behind every piece of art stands an individual striving to attain extraordinary things in their career.