JUST ANOTHER F&#K!NG Awesome CONFERENCE
IS SADLY CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Just $300+GST for two days of wonder!
WHAT’S #JAFAC?
JAFAC is ten hand-picked (by us) inspiring speakers from a variety of backgrounds and industries, that we want to hear speak. Mixed with a hundred or so attendees, great food, friendly people and plenty of room to mingle, it never fails to deliver engaging conversations and delightful interactions.
It’s a conference and an unconference. A mix of speakers and Open Space sessions, where you set the agenda and the conversation takes a deep dive into the key topics and issues that you want to talk about. It’s about exploring Agile. Pushing the boundaries of where Agile can be. In different industries, and across organisations. Looking inside and outside the realm of technology and seeing where there are possibilities.
This is a small conference. But the impact will be huge.
WHO’S IT FOR?
For creatives, for innovators, for Agile practitioners. For people who want to make a difference, for disruptors and do-ers. For people who are into redesigning organisations, growing great teams, expanding horizons, solving meaty problems, and reinventing the future. For leaders and thinkers and curious minds.
It’s NOT for people who want to ask 'so what is Agile?' or people who want to sell something.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
You get to spend a couple of days indulging in Agile geekery, in learning new things and challenging all the things. You get to hang with like-minded people - and with different-minded people. You’ll get new ideas and inspiration and hear different perspectives. You’ll make new friends and rediscover old ones.
2020 speakers
We’ve hand-picked a group of super-awesome people to speak at JAFAC this year! Tapping into our vast and amazing local talent, we’ve found people with new and intriguing stories to tell and ideas to share.
The range of speakers helps to extend the boundaries of our thinking, and to cross pollinate with different industries and disciplines. Here are the people we really wanted to hear from, and we are pleased to share them with you.
Kaila Colbin
CEO, Boma NZ
What the future needs from you
Join Kaila for a startling look at the dramatic implications of the changes coming our way, and some profound insights into how we might better prepare ourselves to adapt, thrive and lead in a dynamically changing world.
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HAL JOsephson
Founder & MD, MediaSense
What really matters?
Based on his experience in starting & working with innovative companies, Hal has compiled 10 Timeless Business Tips that offer thought-provoking and valuable perspective as well as provide useful, practical takeaway ideas.
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Jessica Manins
Co-Founder & CEO, Beyond VR
Having a personal Why
Hear about the challenges, the fun, the tech, finding investment, having a plan B and just how important a personal Why is to power you with resilience.
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Andrew Mayfield
CEO, Optimal Workshop
The freedom-centred workplace
Andrew may have some stories to tell about the ups and downs Optimal Workshop have had in creating a people-first, freedom-centered workplace, and the wins and learnings they've had along the way.
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Kirrily Denny
Head of Conversation & Persona Design, Soul Machines
Kirrily’s stands at the junction between creativity and technology with her work at Soul Machines, who are humanizing the interface between humans and machines. Kirrily will share why personality and conversation for Digital People is the driving force behind transforming the customer experience.
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Neha Bhardwaj
Co-Founder, Cultivate
Let’s fix work
There is a lot broken with the world in which we work.. and so is the way we think about it and the lies we tell ourselves.
Let’s pick up the pieces together by starting a conversation on why is work so broken?; what great looks like and what we can all do to make work better for ourselves, our teams and the organisations we serve.
Carey Campbell
Director of Nursing, Southern Cross Hospitals
Gain valuable insights into the challenges and rewards of straddling the worlds of executive strategy, management operations and front-line person-centred care provision.
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Kimble Vowless
Director & Principal Consultant, Be Outstanding
The ‘inner-game’ of change and performance, and mental and emotional agility that complements the ‘outer-game’ of agile transformation.
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Mark Rees
CTO, Xero
The intersection of chemistry and business
Drawing parallels with the world of chemical interactions and team dynamics, Mark has uncovered entirely new concepts in the field of business planning and team structure. He will explore the deep and previously unknown connections between chemical bonds and effective team structures.
This may or may not be true.
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Wil McLellan
Co-Founder, EPIC Innovation
Have you ever wondered how to start a company with nothing? Wil is going to share how his experience leading sales teams and creating companies has been translated into a simple growth model to help create new companies or scale existing businesses.
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TOm WIlliams
CIO, Palmerston North City Council
How PNCC transformed our traditional Council engineering department into a dynamic Infrastructure Unit in less than 12 months. Tom will showcase the innovative approaches they used to attract and recruit the right people, develop a new culture, support innovation and make the ship go faster!
JAFAC 2020 Cancelled
sorry …
8:15 — Registration
9:00 — Welcome
9:15 — Kimble Vowless
9:50 — Andrew Mayfield
break
10:45 — Carey Campbell
11:20 — Hal Josephson
12:00 — Neha Bhardwaj
12:35 - Tom Williams
lunch
1:30 — Open space kickoff
2:00 — 1st Session
2:30 — 2nd Session
break
3:20 — 3rd Session
4:00 — Drinks
done
FRIDAY 28 August
9:00 — Welcome and recap
9:15 — Jessica Manins
9:50 — Kirrily Denny
Break
10:45 — Wil McLellan
11:20 — Mark Rees
12:00 — Kaila Colbin
Lunch
1:30 — Open Space 1st Session
2:00 — 2nd Session
2:30 — 3rd Session
break
3:20 — 4th Session
4:00 — Close
done
I’m keen as F&#K for #JAfac!
