25 August 2023
Museum of Contemporary Art

That was fun!

Our team loved meeting up last year with future-minded professionals from all over Australia - big thank you to all participants for turning it into such a supercharged day at the Museum of Contemporary Art 🙌

Oh, and exclusively for participants, all presentation decks can now be downloaded here

We hope you will join us (again) at our APAC flagship event in Bangkok on 22 August  2024!

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What was covered?

Participants enjoyed an immersion into all the meaningful consumer trends that need to be on your radar in the coming 12 months. Curated and presented by the TrendWatching and Business of Purpose teams. 

They also received temporary access to our trend platform (for those who were not members, yet). 

And yes, plenty of opportunity to network with your fellow trend people was included, too.

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Who attended?

On 25 August 2023, we welcomed dozens of other trend-focused yet time-challenged professionals from all over Australia and New Zealand.

From Marketing Managers, Heads of Innovation and Insights Managers to Strategists, Creative Directors and Account Managers. Across all industries, from Brookfield and Accenture to Gateway Bank and Opal.

 

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Where did it take place?

The seminar took place on the edge of Sydney Harbour at the beautiful Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA). Blue skies and stunning views were included 🙌

Some of our keynote speakers

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Victoria has delivered over 150 empowering keynotes, strategy sessions and innovation workshops for clients and brands across the globe. Victoria is passionate about helping brands find their purpose and – crucially – enabling them to act on it. She has helped many of our clients – including Mastercard, PayPal, Warner Music Group and Kontoor – prepare for the (purposed) consumer of tomorrow and can’t wait to do the same for you. Before she switched her attention to trends, Vicki worked as a journalist - her insights have been featured in a range of publications including The New York Times, the Guardian and The Telegraph.

Victoria Loomes

Victoria Loomes

Head of Trends

Victoria has delivered over 150 empowering keynotes, strategy sessions and innovation workshops for clients and brands across the globe. Victoria is passionate about helping brands find their purpose and – crucially – enabling them to act on it. She has helped many of our clients – including Mastercard, PayPal, Warner Music Group and Kontoor – prepare for the (purposed) consumer of tomorrow and can’t wait to do the same for you. Before she switched her attention to trends, Vicki worked as a journalist - her insights have been featured in a range of publications including The New York Times, the Guardian and The Telegraph.

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Erick works across the intersection of trend intelligence, business opportunities and strategic direction. A Dutch-Belgian hybrid, Erick combines his academic background in innovation research and concept development with his love of getting into the nitty-gritty of the new and the next. Through his work, he’s produced multiple podcasts and white papers on intersectional activism and led innovation trajectories for various multinational brands including JP Morgan Chase, Brookfield and PageGroup.

Erick Smet

Erick Smet
Content Director
Erick works across the intersection of trend intelligence, business opportunities and strategic direction. A Dutch-Belgian hybrid, Erick combines his academic background in innovation research and concept development with his love of getting into the nitty-gritty of the new and the next. Through his work, he’s produced multiple podcasts and white papers on intersectional activism and led innovation trajectories for various multinational brands including JP Morgan Chase, Brookfield and PageGroup.
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Livia helps TrendWatching’s clients worldwide to act on trends. She has presented TrendWatching keynotes and workshops to business professionals in over 30 cities across the globe. From conceptualising trend-driven strategies to ideating innovations that will cater to future customer expectations, Livia has a firm understanding of how trends manifest across continents. Passionate about culture, strategy and inspiring creativity, she is an accomplished speaker and workshop facilitator who has presented dozens of trend keynotes and innovation workshops for clients like DSM and A+E - from Brazil to the US.

Livia Fioretti

Livia Fioretti
Director of Training & Methodology

Livia helps TrendWatching’s clients worldwide to act on trends. She has presented TrendWatching keynotes and workshops to business professionals in over 30 cities across the globe. From conceptualising trend-driven strategies to ideating innovations that will cater to future customer expectations, Livia has a firm understanding of how trends manifest across continents. Passionate about culture, strategy and inspiring creativity, she is an accomplished speaker and workshop facilitator who has presented dozens of trend keynotes and innovation workshops for clients like DSM and A+E - from Brazil to the US.

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Thomas works closely with our content team to map out meaningful consumer trends and insights across regions and industries. With a Master’s degree in Futures Studies and ample experience working as a Trends and Innovations consultant in Germany and South Africa, he combines systems thinking with a passion for truly innovative solutions and more out-there business opportunities. Last, but not least, he’s been kept even busier over the last four years building out our sister venture Business of Purpose, a newsletter and community of thousands of purpose-driven professionals from around the world.

Thomas Klaffke

Thomas Klaffke

Head of Research

Thomas works closely with our content team to map out meaningful consumer trends and insights across regions and industries. With a Master’s degree in Futures Studies and ample experience working as a Trends and Innovations consultant in Germany and South Africa, he combines systems thinking with a passion for truly innovative solutions and more out-there business opportunities. Last, but not least, he’s been kept even busier over the last four years building out our sister venture Business of Purpose, a newsletter and community of thousands of purpose-driven professionals from around the world.

Some very cool participants from leading brands attended

What participants said about our previous seminars

It greatly exceeded my expectations. I got a lot of inspiration, information, knowledge out of it.

New York

I came out of the day with a sense of wonder, excitement and mild panic. It was great!

Amsterdam

Fantastic cross section of experiences & knowledge!

Bangkok

Inspiring, insightful, engaging. By the end of the day my brain was aching (physically hurting, in a good way) with ideas and possibilities.

Jakarta

The quality of the presentations by the majority of the speakers and the variety of information shared was exceptional.

London

A lot was packed into a short time, but it was a high impact, efficient day.

Sydney

It’s surprising how many examples outside your
industry are relevant for your own business.

Bangkok

Being at the front of some of these trends will help shape some of my organisation's innovation.

Amsterdam

Such a great room of talented and interesting professionals!

Atlanta

An inspiring day of consumer trends and the opportunities they present to delight our customers; featuring actionable insights, from start to finish!

San Francisco

Killer content, great insights and we leave with our heads buzzing.

Hong Kong

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Any questions about previous or future events?

Want to join us in Bangkok for our big APAC event on 22 August 2024? Or do you have any other questions?
Talk to Giulia Bolzan, our Seminar Coordinator. Your message goes straight into her inbox and will be replied to asap.