INVITATION

WHEN

Thursday, Dec 3rd 2015 5.30pm arrival for a 6.15pm presentation

WHERE

AECOM Level 8, 540 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006

COSTS

Individuals Standard $25 pp Active Defence $20 pp Financial Members FREE Groups 2-5 people $20 pp Food and drinks will be provided

RSVP online by Dec 1st 2014 http://www.defenceinbusiness.com/

Defence in Business

Bringing together ex Defence members to share experiences and build mutually beneficial business relationships.

Defence Year in Review

Networking and Celebration Drinks

DEFENCE in BUSINESS

meet

Lara Poloni

We are very excited to announce that Lara Poloni, AECOM, Chief

Executive Australia New Zealand has accepted our invitation to

deliver a short speech on the “Defence Year in Review’ capping off a

significant year for Defence in Business.

Lara Poloni leads a 3000-strong team of designers, engineers,

planners, scientists, economists and project managers across 25

metropolitan, regional and project offices aligned to AECOM’s vision

of being the world’s premier fully integrated infrastructure firm.

Lara is an active leader in Defence Industry supporting a specialist

Defence team who provide a comprehensive range of services to

Defence and Industry customers covering the complete equipment

and facility life cycles. AECOM’s broad Defence portfolio saw the

team ranked at number 35 in the latest Australian Defence

Magazine’s Top 40 Defence Suppliers list.

The Defence in Business Queensland Ambassador, Blake Barrett,

will MC and share event plans for 2016, which will be followed by a

business card draw, and an hour of celebrations and networking.

Please join us for this premier business networking event with

Defence Industry. Share and invite your colleagues. No Defence

background is required, all business people are welcome.

Video production partner-

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WHEN

Saturday, Oct 31st 2015 3pm – 6pm

WHERE

Brookwater Golf & Country Club 1 Tournament Drive BROOKWATER QLD 4300

COSTS Individuals Standard $49 pp Active Defence $44 pp Financial Members FREE Groups 2-5 people $44 pp

Food and drinks will be provided

RSVP online by 28 Oct 2015

http://www.defenceinbusiness.com/

Defence in Business

Bringing together ex Defence members to share experiences and build mutually beneficial business relationships.

Business and Employment

Opportunities in Ipswich

Kindly supported by

This prime event is a must-attend if you are a job seeker,

operate a business, employ ex Defence personnel or

have a Defence background! It is specifically designed to

bring together the Ipswich business and the Defence

community to provide a snap shot of current and future

opportunities, network, do business and exchange

insights on the qualities of Defence personnel.

Panel speakers include Mayor Paul Pisasale, City of

Ipswich, Lindsay Pears, Defence Industries Envoy at

Queensland Government, Robert Kremer, Director &

Owner Kinetic Recruitment, and Craig Tyson, Principle

at Titanium Consultancy and RPL Specialist at Asset

Training Australia. Turn over to see speaker biographies.

The speakers will share insights on employment and

business opportunities in the Ipswich and South East

Queensland area with a focus on the specific industry

sectors with employment and business opportunities for

ex-service personnel. Discover valuable insights on the

economic development priorities, Defence industry

plans, talent targets, transferring your key skills into the

different sectors with recognised prior learning, and how

to win that job or grow your business.

Anthony Houston from Defence in Business will MC

this exclusive networking event and will introduce our

major sponsor for the event, Springfield Land

Corporation.

Join us for this unique opportunity and bring your

colleagues. No Defence background is required, all

business people are welcome.

Video production partner-

INVITATION

INVITATION

WHEN

Thursday, Aug 20th 2015 6pm for a 6.15pm start

WHERE

Crowe Horwath Level 18, 120 Edward Street Brisbane QLD 4000

COSTS Individuals Standard $39 pp Early bird (23 Jul) $33 pp Active Defence $33 pp Financial Members FREE Groups 2-5 people $33 pp Food and drinks will be provided

RSVP online by Aug 18th

http://www.defenceinbusiness.com/

Defence in Business

Bringing together ex Defence members to share experiences and build mutually beneficial business relationships.

Defence as Entrepreneurs and Business Owners

DEFENCE in BUSINESS

meet

Steve Baxter and Andrew O’Connor

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What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur?

Does the regimental defence background help or hinder

your goal to be an entrepreneur or business owner?

Should you work for a company, or start your own

business?

To help answer these questions and more, come along

to meet and hear from two ex-defence entrepreneurs

and business owners.

Steve Baxter is one of Australia’s most successful tech

entrepreneurs, investor, and ‘Shark’ on Shark Tank

Australia. Steve spent 9 years in the Army as an

apprentice and technician, before putting his life savings

on the line to launch his first start-up, a pioneering

internet service provider, from the spare room of his

Adelaide home. He later co-founded PIPE Networks,

which listed on the ASX in 2005 with an initial

capitalisation of $14 million, and sold to TPG Telecom

for $373 million in 2009. Three years ago, Steve

launched River City Labs in Brisbane, a leading co-

working community to encourage entrepreneurs in

Queensland.

Andrew O’Connor left Defence after 14 years as an

Army engineer to complete his PhD and to pursue

business ownership. Andrew co-founded Relken

Engineering to assist clients in improving the

performance of their assets and reduce total cost of

ownership. With clients such as NSW Water, KPMG,

BHP, Glencore and Northup Grumman, Relken has

grown to 10 employees and generated over $2 million

turn over in its first year.

INVITATION

WHEN

Tuesday, Jun 16th 20156pm networking drinks/food for a 7pm presentation

WHEREQUT Gardens Point (B-Block Level 4 – Map/Parking)

COSTSIndividualsStandard $39 ppEarly bird (5 Jun) $33 ppActive Defence $33 ppFinancial Members FREEGroups 2-5 people $33 pp

Food and drinks will be provided

RSVP online by Jun 15th 2015

http://www.defenceinbusiness.com/

Defence in BusinessBringing together ex Defence members to share experiences andbuild mutually beneficial business relationships.

Project Management Guru

Sage advice on industry trends

DEFENCE in BUSINESSmeet

David Hudson FAIM, MAIPM, MIPMA, CPPD

We are very pleased to have David share his expertise of current PM

standards and emerging trends. David works with Australia's best

companies in developing world class leading Project Management

principles, to position them as globally competitive organisations.

David will help you understand how to align your business strategy

with a program of work, implement organisational transformation.

David has partnered with major 'blue chip' Australian companies and

has an enviable track record as National President of AIPM

(Australian Institute of Project Management) and is the first

Australian to be elected as a Vice President of the prestigious IPMA

(International Project Management Association), the 'United Nations'

of Project Management.

David will discuss the changing face of project management in the

private and public sector; how it is driving and influencing business

and organisations at a strategic level. He will talk about changes in

the project management profession nationally and internally and why

a project management career is the ‘new black’. David will talk about

the alignment of defence and project careers, based partly on his

own success in the transition. He will also break some urban myths

about defence people automatically making good project managers.

This will be an excellent opportunity to learn from and network with a

highly experienced PM practitioner and participate in an interactive

discussion on personal development at the QUT Business School.

Daryl Kirkhope from Defence in Business Queensland will MC and

share event plans for 2015.

Kindly supported by

INVITATION

WHEN

Wednesday, Apr 29th 20156pm for a 6.15pm start

WHERE (Dress Code)

United Service Club183 Wickham TerraceBrisbane QLD 4000 (free parking after 5pm)

COSTSIndividualsStandard $39 ppEarly bird (15 Apr) $33 ppActive Defence $33 ppFinancial Members FREEGroups 2-5 people $33 pp

Food and drinks will be provided

RSVP online by Apr 27th 2014

http://www.defenceinbusiness.com/

Defence in BusinessBringing together ex Defence members to share experiences andbuild mutually beneficial business relationships.

Leading Professionals

How to Lead Teams to Succeed

DEFENCE in BUSINESSmeet

Shane Fracchia

Shane is a senior executive and Chief Operating Officer for Calibre

Consulting, and has over 25 years leadership and management

experience across a range of sectors including engineering,

architectural services, health, management consulting

(accounting/IT) and military/defence.

During this time he has developed a variety of effective strategies for

building and leading successful teams; particularly in the

professional services environment. In this presentation Shane will

share insights on enhancing your professional skills and how to

mentor teams to ensure each person is empowered and contributes

to the success of the organisation. He’ll describe disciplines that

successful firms put in place to foster purpose, values and

organisational alignment; to sustain high performance.

Shane is also Chair of Regional Development Australia Brisbane, a

Fellow of CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Company

Directors; and a professional company director. He was awarded an

MBA from Deakin and holds formal qualifications in business,

commerce and technology.

This will be an excellent opportunity to learn from and network with a

highly experienced practitioner and participate in an interactive

discussion on personal development.

The Defence in Business Queensland Ambassador, Blake Barrett,

will MC and share event plans for 2015.

Kindly supported by

INVITATION

WHEN

Wednesday, Feb 25th 2015 6pm for a 6.15pm start

WHERE (Dress Code)

United Services Club 183 Wickham Terrace Brisbane QLD 4000

COSTS

Individuals Standard$39 pp Early bird (11 Feb)$33 pp Active Defence $33 pp Financial Members FREE Groups 2-5 people$33 pp

RSVP online by Feb 23rd 2015 www.defence-officers-in-business.com

Defence in Business

Bringing together ex Defence members to share experiences and build mutually beneficial business relationships.

Marketing for Business Success

Strategic Marketing and Tactical Branding

DEFENCE in BUSINESS

meet

Brett Chamberlain and Mick Cullen

We are very pleased to have two acclaimed business advisors, Mick Cullen

and Brett Chamberlain, sharing their extensive knowledge of how to build

powerful marketing strategies. This is an event which offers valuable and

immediately applicable information – for corporations, business owners and

individuals.

Mick and Brett are both ex-Army officers – Mick was a UH1H and Blackhawk

pilot, Brett was an Infantry officer. Their logical, objective-oriented marketing

methodology is consistently effective at generating immediate and long term

results.

Both men have extensive, practical marketing and business experience. Mick

is the Managing Director of Redcliffe Marketing Labs, a leading-edge online

direct-response and social media agency which creates online marketing

funnels for businesses. Brett was the Managing Partner of Corporate

Development, an award winning management consultancy which delivered

exceptional results for hundreds of blue-chip corporate and government

clients around Australia and overseas.

This presentation will walk you through the strategic and time tested

fundamentals of marketing and growing any business in any market. Tested

and develop over two decades and brought up to date with the latest best-of-

breed technology and concepts, the approach is based on a unique approach

which equips marketers to see precisely where to invest marketing dollars for

best results. Equally important, their approach is specifically designed to

generate significant additional profit, rather than merely additional sales.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how strategic marketing plans should be

developed and then brought to tactical life with powerful insights and

technology. Whether you represent a corporation or a small business, this

presentation will give you insights and actionable ideas which are sure to

change your approach to marketing.

The Defence in Business Queensland Ambassador, Blake Barrett, will MC

the event and will share event plans for 2015.

Kindly

supported by

Brett

Chamberlain

Mick

Cullen