Andrew Miller recently stepped down as Chief Executive of Guardian Media Group after transforming the company's business model. He drove costs down and reinvested savings while shifting the company's focus from print to a global digital brand. The Guardian now embraces digital and social media and has become a leader in global, open, and interconnected journalism.

1. MELBOURNE – DAY THREE
WRAP UP
Wednesday 14th October, 2015

2. Andrew Miller (UK)
Former Chief Executive, Guardian Media Group (GMG)
Rise of the Guardian – shifting to digital, open,
interconnected and global
Key Points to remember:
Andrew Miller recently stepped down as
Chief Executive of the Guardian Media
Group, having achieved their strategy to
streamline non-core businesses, secured its
financial future and set the company on the
path to digital success.
Throughout his tenure, Andrew made the
tough decisions from a financial
management point of view by driving down
operational costs, reinvesting savings, and
maximising revenue streams.
Hear how Andrew transformed the company
with a game changing asset sale and
managing world news stories such as the
Snowden affair and phone-hacking scandal
that have elevated the Guardian through
having the right people, technology and
process in place.
Description:
With declining circulation numbers in the early 2000s, The Guardian shifted their
focus from being a UK newspaper to a global digital brand
Advice:
• embrace digital first - don't fight it
• be open rather than having paywalls
• cut costs
• make tech scalable and global
• invest in technology
• embrace social media and be data driven
• change your leadership team generationally
The future:
• rise of the advocate journalists
• rise of social media - which now adds to the story through direct conversation
• the opportunities are global
• video is where it's at
• the internet of things - mobile, social and generational shift
• Facebook, Google and Linked, Snapchat, Instagram, Pinterest and Amazon are
the future

3. Dr Robert Kay
Co-Founder and Executive Directorm Incept Labs
Paradoxes of governance
Dr Robert Kay is a Co-Founder and
Executive Director of Incept Labs. He is
also an Adjunct Professor at
Macquarie University.
His career has continuously moved
between industry and academia. He
was formerly the Head of Strategic
Innovation at Westpac Banking
Corporation, a Senior Lecturer in
Information Systems and
Organisational Development at the
University of Techology, Sydney, and a
Research Analyst at Bovis Lend Lease.
Over the last couple of years Robert
has been commissioned to undertake
multiple studies of senior leaders. In
today’s session Dr Robert Kay will
speak about the paradoxes of
governance.
Description: Key Points to remember:
• Uncertainty is at the heart of
governance
• The cycles of governance:
reorganisation, conservation -
release - exploitation
• Trust is a fundamental part of
governance. It is created by patterns
of prediction, is very fragile and can
be easily lost
• Governance is not about finding the
right thing to do - it's about stopping
the wrong

4. Robyn Jacobson FCPA
Senior Tax Trainer, TaxBanter Pty Ltd
Essential tax update
The release of the Taxation White Paper in
2016 heralds another step in the path to tax
reform, and evidences the Government’s
commitment to setting out its tax policies
prior to the next Federal election as part of
seeking a mandate for implementing these
policies in its second term of office.
In this crucial session, Robyn will guide you
through the significant tax issues and
developments of the last six months,
including:
• the status of key 2015–16 Federal Budget
measures
• key matters for consideration as part of
the Taxation White Paper tax-reform
process
• significant new tax laws
• recent case law and ATO rulings
• ATO initiatives and compliance focus areas
Description: Key Points to remember:
• Tax white paper - despite commentary in the media,
everything is back on the table for the government to
discuss
• There is expected to be a green paper before the end of the
calendar year and a white paper sometime in 2016
• There are proposed new laws for work-related car expenses,
such as a single rate of 66 cents/km, rather than based on
engine size
• Base erosion and profit shifting – there is a good video
explanation: look up this phrase online ‘Video: Double Irish
with a Dutch Sandwich’
• CPA Australia has a 10 point plan of preferred reform on the
tax system via the Re:think discussion paper on our website

5. John Carlin (Spain – Author and journalist, Rafa – My story,
Chase Your Shadow: The trials of Oscar Pistorius), Quentin
Hull (Sports broadcaster, ABC Grandstand)
Extended Session: DRIVEN
Description: Key Points to remember:
What makes a champion? What does it take to be the best in the world at your sport?
John Carlin knows three of the biggest names in global sport – Rafael Nadal, Oscar
Pistorius and Lionel Messi.
He has spent time with them, spoken to those closest to them, and written best-
selling biographies on two of them.
He will be interviewed by an ABC Journalist on what drives these people.
Description:

6. Professor Paddy Miller (Spain)
Professor Management, IESE Business School, Barcelona. Co-author of Innovation
as Usual, published by Harvard Review Press
Extended Session: The innovation architect
Description: Key Points to remember:
Most organisations approach innovation as if it were a sideline activity.
Innovation expert Professor Paddy Miller recommends that leaders at all levels
become "Innovation Architects," creating an ecosystem in which people engage in
key innovation behaviours as part of their daily work.
For Paddy, this is how you turn team members into innovators.
This highly entertaining and amusing take on the world of innovation should not
missed.
Description:

7. Kevin Ackhurst
Managing Director, Google for Work, Google Asia Pacific
Creating a culture of collaboration in the digital age
As businesses compete for customers,
disparate groups have to find a way to
work together in a more collaborative
manner, which isn’t always easy or
natural.
The big picture question must be asked:
How can technology be an enabler
across the organisation?.
Collaboration stands as a differentiating
factor for the competitiveness of the
future enterprise
Description: Key Points to remember:
• Digital first businesses think differently - they look
at data, collaboration and insight
• Digital businesses are more likely to experience an
increase in employment, be profitable and outgrow
competitors
• You need to trust and empower workers to make
the right decisions for your organisation
Steps for success:
• Make collaboration a strategic business focus
• Invest in the right technology and tools
• Change the culture with the right incentives
• Tailor implementation
• Ensure effective collaboration

8. Dean Newlan CPA
Consultant, McGrathNicol
Consultant, McGrathNicol
When instances of fraud and corruption
come to light, most victims conclude, with
the benefit of hindsight, that a flawed or
non-existent internal control system is to
blame. However, fraud and corruption are
essentially a “people problem” and the
logical solution, therefore, is for the
organisation to get to know its people better
and to better control the people risks.
Using a case study approach, this session will
look what motivates people to commit
financial crime, how perpetrators justify
their conduct and what, if anything, would
have stopped them in their tracks. It will
explore warning signs of corrupt behaviour
and provide guidance on how to protect
businesses against internally-instigated
criminal behaviour.
Description: Key Points to remember:
It's valuable to consider the psychology: why does
someone go to work to steal from their employer?
For theory, Cressy's fraud triangle says there are three
areas to look at: non-shareable problem (motivation),
vocabularies of adjustment (rationalisation) and
perceived opportunity.
There are often many reasons that cause an employee
to commit fraud, including social status, revenge for
blocked opportunities at work and family pressures.
Perpetrator themes include: a trusted employee with
access to payment systems, a problem solver, middle
level management, apparently strong work ethic and
dedicated to their job, helpful - especially when
suspicions arise, typically act alone.
Public court case record available as an example of
fraud: Clive Peters

9. John Carlin (Spain – Author and journalist) and
Professor Paddy Miller (Spain – Professor of
Management, IESE Business School, Barcelona)
Business lunch 3: Mandela – leadership genius
This presentation is based on John Carlin’s
book Playing the Enemy – Nelson Mandela and
the game that changed a nation, which was
made into the box office hit movie "Invictus"
about the 1995 Rugby World Cup and how
Nelson Mandela used that event to unite a
country.
Carlin and Miller retrace the decision of Nelson
Mandela to join forces with the South African
national rugby team to heal the wounds of the
past and usher in a new democratic era that
brought together a nation on the brink of racial
civil war.
They also demonstrate how Mandela’s strategic
vision, people skills, powers of persuasion and
talent for negotiation offer light and inspiration
to all leaders in all walks of life.
This highly visual and entertaining leadership
presentation uses rare archival footage, unique
photographs and interviews in a most powerful
and entertaining way.
Description: Key Points to remember:
Nelson Mandela’s legacy lies in the lessons about leadership he left for all of
us.
His Leadership lessons include :
• Deal with your enemies: – sometimes these are people and factions in
your own camp.
• Use the power of symbols: - He transformed symbols of division into
instruments of reconciliation and nation building.
• To change hearts, win hearts:- this is the most effective and lasting way
to overcome deep seated prejudices and entrenched positions.
• Form Alliances:- sometimes you may have to do this with your enemies or
rivals, winning them over to your cause by zeroing in on shared self-
interests.
• Negotiate and be inclusive:- Mandela realized that the best way to
achieve his strategic vision was not through imposing his will on others,
but by persuasion, negotiation and inclusivity. That is ultimately what
wins hearts and minds.

10. Dr Eva Tsahuridu
Policy Adviser Professional Standards and Governance, CPA Australia
Creating an ethical culture: Why and how
Description: Key Points to remember:
Devlin Bell
Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Technology Group, Fuji Xerox Australia
Transformation and alignment of the finance function
A growing emphasis is placed on transforming the finance function to act as a driver
in creating value, managing performance and alignment with the overall business
strategy.
Devlin Bell will discuss the original drivers of transformation, transformation
activities, and the ongoing challenge of maintaining the transformation in line with
changing organisational priorities
Description:

11. Critical communications to boards or
senior executives are key to
influencing policy.
This seminar will show you how to
prepare to ensure key messages
obtain traction and core information is
retained.
Description: Key Points to remember:
Ben Richards
Principle, Atticus
Critical communications: preparing,
presenting and persuading
1. Content supports key
messages
2. A lot of presentations are
prepared as though the
audience doesn't exist
3. Record yourself presenting
and watch it back as though
you are not "for" the
content

12. Elizabeth Moore
Director of Research, Insights and Analytics Telstra
Using data analytics to drive operational excellence
Description: Key Points to remember:
How do you take your data to the next level?
How do you make sense of the data and identify which data sets are important,
nice to have, irrelevant or confusing?
How can you add value by deriving valuable insight to drive business
performance and customer experience?
Description:

13. Len Jui and Jessie Wong CPA
Len Jui is Partner and Head of Public Policy and Regulation, KPMG China and
Jessie Wong CPA is Director in Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Quality
Control and Risk Management, KPMG China
Corporate governance in Asia
Listen to an overview of the state of
corporate governance in enterprises in
Asia and recent relevant market and
regulatory developments. This session
will put the spot light on corporate
governance themes such as boards’
and audit committees’ accountability,
composition and responsibilities, and
interactions with the external auditor,
shareholders and investors.
Presenters will share insights from
recent studies and surveys.
Description: Key Points to remember:
Jessie Wong:
• The Singapore government has used
corporate governance to brand themselves
globally
• There has to be a market event in Asia to
trigger a corporate governance change in
Asian countries
• Japan enforces 100 per cent of its corporate
governance requirements
Len Jui:
• Different cultures, operating environments,
ownership structures, points of view,
regulatory regimes, business practice,
results - all effect corporate governance
• Myanmar, Brunei and Laos do not have
corporate governance codes

14. Nolan Bushnell (USA)
Founder Atari and Chuck E. Cheese; author of Finding the Next Steve Jobs
Stay on the cutting edge with intrapreneurship and innovation
management
Social impact is often defined as the
net effect of an activity on a
community, individual or family.
At Camp Quality they believe that
social impact is also about providing
tools for their staff that are positive,
meaningful, sustainable and
measurable in order to build their
overall optimism, resilience and well-
being.
This session will explore how Camp
Quality expanded the way their
people think in order to create
positive change for the individual, for
their family and for the communities
they live in.
Description: Key Points to remember:
• The self-driving car will become more
important than world peace - because more
people are getting killed in car crashes than
in wars
• How can you take advantage of the golden
age and become an entrepreneur? Give
things away for free because the internet
expects things for free
• You want to hire people who think outside
the box and have a passion for what they do
• Do different things: habits and repetition
can lead to depression
• Throw the dice and be willing to fail
because you will learn a lot and be able to
experiment
• Say yes to crazy ideas more often - you
never know who the next Steve Jobs is!