Brisbane 13-14 September 2012 Creative³ empowers individuals and organisations to harness the power of three – creativity, investment and enterprise – to build a successful creative business. The diverse line-up of international speakers including Business Model Generation producer Patrick van der Pijl, Live Gamer Inc. Co-Founder and CEO Mitchell Davis and designer Vince Frost will inspire with master classes developed to build on the Creative3 themes. Master classes will provide practical skills in the areas of social media strategy and gameification. The two day forum ticket includes keynote addresses, master classes, Business Model Generator Workshop, Investment Marketplace pitching competition and networking opportunities, including evening cocktail function hosted in the Santos GLNG VIP Lounge, South Bank. Friends of The Loop can purchase discounted tickets at the early bird price. http://www.qtix.com.au/specials/index.aspx/6125eb63 Keynote Speakers • Patrick van der Pijl from Business Models Inc. • Mitch Davis from Live Gamer, Inc. • Vince Bannon from Getty Images • Vince Frost from Frost* Speakers • Pip Jamieson from The Loop, Sydney • Justine Bloome from The Village Agency • Jean Huang Lundgren from YouTube, Singapore • Jazz Legend James Morrison, Sydney • Ben Johnston from Josephmark, Brisbane • Paul Cameron from Booktrack, New Zealand • Kevin Finn from TheSumOf, Brisbane • Celebrated Australian choreographer Meryl Tankard and more! Social Media Masterclass Facilitator // Justine Bloome (The Village Agency) Justine Bloome runs immersive one and two day workshops for small to medium business and enterprise to deliver them a hands-on understanding of how their business can benefit from being present, engaging and influential in the social space. At Creative³, Justine will give the audience a 90 minute introduction to her Social Media Masterclass workshops - focusing on Twitter, LinkedIn and Content Marketing Strategy. Gamification Masterclass Facilitator // Thom Saunders (ZONE4) Thom’s session will walk through a series of real projects including: games for government, games for TV, data visualisation and serious game formats. There will be a variety of techniques discussed including real-time, points, prizes, puzzles, casual game, simulated learning and training. The session will focus on the opportunities that game technology and concepts can offer to non-game industries. The Business Model Generator Workshop Facilitator // Patrick van der Pijl (Business Model Inc.) This Australian first, facilitated by Patrick van der Pijl, producer of the internationally acclaimed Business Model Generation book will introduce the business modelling canvas, focussing on business model innovation and practical examples to innovate your business plan. This workshop will benefit both start-ups and established creative businesses, providing an understanding of the business model canvas that can be applied to any business. This two-part session will benefit individuals and businesses from across all industries, who may or may not be familiar with the canvas model. Keynote speaker bios: Patrick van der Pijl Patrick van der Pijl, CEO Business Models Inc., facilitates the formulation of new business model strategies in (inter)national organizations, finding strengths and weaknesses of their business model and supporting business model innovation. Patrick is the producer of the book “Business Model Generation” which has sold more than 380,000 copies worldwide and been translated into 24 languages. Patrick facilitates BMG workshops worldwide and consults elite management teams including Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte. Vince Frost Vince Frost is one of the world’s leading graphic designers and runs an internationally focused creative ideas studio of 30 people, Frost*, from Sydney Australia. An Executive Committee member of D&AD (Design and Art Directors, London), a member of the AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale, Switzerland), and an Honorary Fellow of the ISTD (International Society of Typographic Designers, London), Vince plays an active role in the global design community. Many awards have come his way, including D&AD silvers, golds from the New York Society of Publication Designers, gongs from the New York and Tokyo Art Directors’ Clubs and awards from the Society of Environmental Graphic Design. Mitchell Davis Mitchell Davis is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Live Gamer, Inc., the world’s first combined e-commerce and advertising platform. As Founder and CEO of Massive Incorporated, he revolutionized the video game industry by working closely with publishers and developers to build the world’s finest and largest in-game advertising network which encompassed 40 publishers, including EA, Activision, THQ, Take 2, Sony Online Entertainment, Disney and Vivendi Universal Games. Massive was acquired by Microsoft in 2006. FOR EVENT TICKETS, UPDATES AND INFORMATION: creative3.com.au twitter.com/c3forum #creative3 facebook.com/creative3