THE 2016 Casey Cardinia Business Breakfast series kicks off next month with guest speaker Holly Ransom, the CEO of Emergent Solutions.
Emergent Solutions specialises in the development of high performing intergenerational workforces, leadership and social outcomes.
Ms Ransom is renowned for generating innovative solutions to complex multi-stakeholder problems for corporations, governments and non-profit organisations, and for coaching and professionally mentoring leaders of all generations around the world.
In 2014, the Prime Minister appointed Ms Ransom chair of the G20 Youth Summit, resulting in the first summit to secure its policy demands from G20 leaders.
Ms Ransom also co-authored a strategy paper on youth entrepreneurship and unemployment for the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal agenda.
Her corporate career has involved working as chief of staff to NAB Wealth chief executive Andrew Hagger and for Rio Tinto CEO Sam Walsh, leading key organisational strategy and business improvement initiatives and integrated corporate affairs projects.
Ms Ransom’s company, Emergent Solutions, has worked with the likes of INPEX, CBH, Conoco Phillips, KPMG, as well government departments around the world.
Ms Ransom holds a Law degree and Bachelor of Economics.
In 2012, she was the youngest person to be named in Australia’s ‘100 Most Influential Women’, and also became the world’s youngest-ever Rotary president. Her work with Rotary has played a key role in the global efforts to lift youth participation in the organisation, more than doubling engagement in the last five years.
An accomplished global keynote speaker, Ms Ransom has presented across six continents, including delivering a Peace Charter to the Dalai Lama and addressing the G20’s Central Bank Governors and Finance Minister.
She is also a popular blogger, contributor to a number of leading publications and a regular radio and TV guest. She has featured on ABC’s Q&A, Reuters, Bloomberg Asia, Channel 7 News and Channel 10’s The Project, and is renowned for her commentary on intergenerational economic and social challenges.
Ms Ransom will address business leaders from across the region at the Cranbourne Racing Centre on Wednesday 9 March.
The breakfast series continues in September with Jayco founder Gery Ryan.
Chris Riddell, Australia’s most sought after futurist, will be guest speaker at November breakfast.
The June speaker is yet to be confirmed.
The breakfasts cost $60 (inc. GST) or $700 for table sponsorship. Casey Cardinia Business Group member discount applies.
To book go to trybooking.com or contact Raylene Wilson at the City of Casey on 9705 5200 or email rewilson@casey.vic.gov.au
