ASBA 2011 Dare To Dream

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	Brett Rutledge - Conference MC
	Brett is one of the best MC's in the business. He combines entertainment and serious business input and draws on academic degrees and awards in marketing, commercial law, management studies and labour relations; 10 years in consultancy roles in HR, strategic marketing and organisation culture; successful self employment and GM role of 28 years and he's the World Champion of Public Speaking 1998.
	Jonar Nader How to Lose Friends and Infuriate Innovator's
	Jonar is highly sought-after as a lecturer, corporate presenter, and consultant in the areas of technology, leadership, management, thinking skills, teamwork, marketing, advertising, terrorism, and politics in all its forms. He is an author, journalist, lecturer, philosopher, futurist, consultant, and a corporate and social warrior. Jonar is dedicated to teaching others how to live a zestful and enchanting life. He urges people to say what needs to be said, to fight for what needs to be won, and to do what must be done, even if they have to lose friends and infuriate people. Apart from his work in the areas of marketing, technology, and leadership, Jonar is a commentator on the subjects of politics, war, religion, and civil unrest. He was the co-founder of the New Leaders Foundation funded by Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey & Company, and Qantas Airways. Seminars have been held at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and the University of New South Wales.
	Arron Wood One Life, One World, Our Future – When Green is the New Black
	Arron has written a resource book for teachers on teaching children about the environment and how genuine involvement of young people can be used to build healthy communities. His dedication to the environment has won him a number of national and international environmental awards, including his recent selection for Al Gore's "Climate Change Leadership Program". He is the Environmentalist of the Year and an ambassador for Clean Up the World. He was the 2001 Young Australian of the Year. Arron holds a degree in Forest Science from the University of Melbourne and he has also written a book called 'Inspiring the Next Young Environmental Leader' which has seen a print run of 5,000 copies. You’ve heard it all before – the world’s going to end, we’re to blame and there’s not much we can do! Join Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year Arron Wood as he explores how climate change may just be New Zealand and Australia’s greatest opportunity to become global environmental leaders and generate billions of dollars in the process. Having recently returned from a Churchill Fellowship that saw him work with the United Nations in New York and Geneva, Arron will detail how we can become an environmental education and innovation global centre. The presentation will also ask questions like: What has the environment got to do with depression?; What is 'Kids Teaching Kids' and how is the environment a valuable student behavioural tool? How can schools be environmental leaders within their communities? How can one person begin to make a difference to a global issue?; and What sort of future can we expect? Combined with some alarming facts and humorous personal stories this is not your standard environmental lecture – prepare to be involved in the presentation!
	Sven Hansen Daring to be Resilient! Realising and enjoying the Dream
$C:\Users\Sven\Documents\People\2007 Photo.jpg$	Sven is a medical practitioner who has pioneered preventative medicine, stress mastery, emotional intelligence and cognitive training. As a regular conference presenter around New Zealand and Australia, his key message is the necessity to integrate physical, emotional, cognitive and moral resilience. With a background in Sports Medicine, Sven has run corporate wellness programmes since 1988. He now spends most of his time training executives and professionals in the application of resilience. He works with both groups and individuals, helping people develop and refine the personal disciplines of success. He has a specific interest in developing leadership teams and the application of biological principles to leadership, strategy, influence, creativity and decision-making. Sven qualified as a doctor in 1986 and went on to complete an MBA in 1993. He is married with two children. He founded the Resilience Institute methodology in 2002 which helps organisations and their leaders across New Zealand, Australia and Asia. Sven's presentation will address the following: * Body, heart, mind and spirit in the quest for results and meaning * Physical vitality and the importance of wellbeing * Bounce-back and calm: focus as the key to effective engagement * Performance mindset: engaging heart and mind
	Dr Kerry Spackman Lessons from World Champions - and what it means for you
	Dr Kerry Spackman is held in high regard by some of the world's greatest thinkers as it’s very rare for someone to develop a completely new approach which genuinely helps people to significantly improve their lives by improving both their performance and happiness at the same time. A neuroscientist, Kerry has a rich history of entering a new field and coming up with award winning ideas and redefining World best practice. He shows you how to use and customise the groundbreaking tools he pioneered for elite athletes, Olympic champions, and upper-echelon businesspeople, to permanently rewire your brain and transform your life. His approach has been so successful across such a diverse range of people that he wrote his tools and techniques down in a single easy to read book so the average person can have access to the same tools as the World Champions. Kerry will take you through what separates out people who are multiple World Champions (eg Michael Schumacher/Federer/etc) from everyone else – he’ll give specific examples (and it’s far from the usual things you might think) in a visual, interactive, energetic and challenging presentation. He’ll explain what he does with people who are ALREADY the best in the world so they can take the next step and then he’ll relate everything back to the challenges you are facing in 2011 and beyond.
	Tony Alexander Prospects for Australasian Growth
	Tony is chief economist with the Bank of New Zealand. He translates economic wisdom for the layman and is in touch with what matters most to kiwi families. He graduated at 21 yrs with a Master of Arts (Economics) degree with first class honours from Canterbury University in 1984 and went to Sydney to work for the Reserve Bank of Australia. In 1985 he joined Westpac and transferred back to New Zealand into the Wellington Economics Department in 1987. From 1989 Tony was located in the dealing room as Treasury Economist and in 1992 he worked as Economist with sharebroking firm Garlick and Company, before joining the Bank of New Zealand in April 1993 as Deputy Chief Economist. In December 1994 he was appointed Chief Economist and is primarily responsible for providing advice to the Bank's management and Board on economic developments and their impact on the Bank. Tony also gives his views on the economy to Bank customers through commentaries and speaking engagements, as well as weekly columns in three regional newspapers.
	Bill Daniels Planning for non-government schools in the Australian context
	Bill was appointed Executive Director of the Independent Schools Council of Australia in 2001 after a career of 35 years with the Australian Government. This included many years in the education portfolio where he was head of the Schools Division from 1994 to 1998 and the Student Assistance and Indigenous Programs Division from 1990 to 1994. He also spent five years as the Chief of Staff of the Australian Minister for Education and the Minister for Resources and Energy. The ISCA secretariat is based in Canberra and as the peak national body representing the independent schools sector it concentrates on research and analysis as well as representation, advocacy and communication with those associated with non-government and government education communities in Australia and internationally.
	Deborah James Planning for independent schools in the NZ context
	Deborah was appointed Executive Director of Independent Schools of New Zealand (ISNZ) in February 2008. ISNZ is the representative body of 43 Member Schools that collectively educate 80 percent of students in the private schools sector. The ISNZ secretariat is based in Wellington and focuses on advocacy for choice in education, representation, professional development for its members and communications with education agencies and associated groups in New Zealand and abroad. In daring to dream Deborah will present the case for the economic and philosophical benefits of the presence of an independent schools sector, one where political support should not be at the whim of the government of the day. Using the findings of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research on ‘Funding Arrangements for Independent Schools’ Deborah will explore the notion that where there is a well-designed interface between the state and private systems both equity and efficiency in education can be improved with subsequent educational outcomes benefitting all children.
	Bruce Sullivan 1 Life...Do it NOW! ® With the Energy of a Four Year Old Almost Every Day!
	Bruce is based in Brisbane, a relationship specialist and a proven performer in achieving results through people for over 24 years. His practical, hands-on experience is based on working with individuals, families, businesses and communities, providing education and opportunities for personal improvement. It is this experience that has given Bruce a unique understanding of our ability to relate to one another in the workplace and at home. This sets his work apart and gives a very practical and timely insight into the human side of the working environment and the importance of having Red Hot Relationships at work and home. Busy? Everyone is busy! Our world has become the world of the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland: "Now here, you see, it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that." Our modern lifestyle places many demands on our time and energy. Constant change and increasing expectations from ALL areas of work and life can take their toll, even on the most positive and resilient of individuals. So do we overcome the obstacles that get in the way of translating our dreams and plans into concrete reality? How do we increase our effectiveness and energy to actually DO what we plan to do? Bruce Sullivan draws on over 25 years of experience to guide you on an educational and highly entertaining journey that will help you with practical and proven ways to turn good intentions into action and keep yourself focused and energised to do what matters most!
	Murray Burton
	Murray Burton is the Principal of Elim Christian College in Botany Downs, Auckland. He found himself right at the heart of one of NZ’s worst school tragedies in April 2008 when six students and a teacher from the college died in a flash flood during a school trip in the central North Island. The school’s handling of the crisis is widely regarded as a masterpiece in sensitivity and sound media relations. Murray was awarded the North & South magazine’s New Zealander of the Year 2009 – his compassion, grace and humanity with which he faced the terrible loss of life reached out not only those directly affected by the tragedy, but to the entire country. In the most challenging and heartbreaking of circumstances, he showed true leadership and, by his example, brought people together without anger or blame. Murray speaks from the heart as he talks about the steps he took to lead a school, community and nation through incredibly difficult days.
	Dr Ian Brooks It's not what you do, but who you do it for that matters
	Dr Ian Brooks is New Zealand’s foremost expert on customer care, creating customer value and becoming customer driven. He is a regular columnist on customer care for New Zealand Business magazine and has over 35 year's experience as a practicing businessman. Ian has written 15 books on business management and customer care. His clients have included large corporations, and many small and medium-sized businesses and he also has extensive experience in the public sector and has worked with a large number of local authorities. Ian is a regular columnist on customer care for the New Zealand Business magazine. He is also a practising business man who has held a number of board positions. He is currently Chairman of Zero Emissions Limited and Managing Director of a publishing company.
	Tony Christianson So How do they DO IT? Tony's insights into how to be successful and go from ordinary to extraordinary people.
	Despite losing both legs in an horrific accident at the age of nine years Tony didn’t let that hold him back – he learnt to swim and went on to become a qualified lifeguard (honoured by the World Surf Lifesaving Federation). He set challenges and found a way to achieve them that didn’t require the use of legs. Tony finds delight in every living moment and shares insights with audiences around the world of what can be achieved with determination, belief and a burning desire to succeed and accept the challenges of life. Achievements include: founding a successful sign writing business, a best selling author, an Olympic gold Medallist in shot put, discus and javelin, Second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Race Car champion (World’s fastest amputee), qualified pilot (creating NZ aviation history); qualified scuba diver, climbed Africa’s highest mountain (Mt Kilimanjaro) against all odds! His next challenge is to return to Bonneville for a second attempt (this time in a purpose-built car) with the aim of not only joining the 200 MPH club but also claiming a class record.