Events | 15 Aug 2022

Tech Week 2022

Hall & Wilcox held our inaugural Tech Week, where industry leaders discussed the latest developments, issues and emerging trends in technology, innovation and law.

Launching on Monday 15 August, topics included innovation and data, cyber, crypto, blockchain, taking tech businesses to market – capital raising and corporate transactions, and how companies innovatively use technology to solve problems.

Speakers included industry experts from 333 Capital, ACCC, Accenture, ASIC, Blockchain APAC, BTC Markets, Checkbox.au, Cointree, CrowdStrike, Crypto.com, Deloitte, DigiSoil, EY, Eudaemon Technologies, Department of Customer Service, Marsh, Monash University, NSW Gov, Lumi Interactive, reinventure, Skalata Ventures and the Tech Council of Australia.

Guests joined in person and virtually and were inspired by the most influential tech leaders in the industry.

For Tech Week 2023 sponsorship/partnership opportunities, please contact Kate Price.

Innovation, data and the whole economy

Monday 15 August 2022

Our expert panel provided valuable insight on ‘innovation, technology and the whole economy’, with a key focus on the way data and innovation can benefit the economy. This included a keynote address by The Hon. Victor Dominello MP, Minister for Digital and Minister for Customer Service, NSW Government.

Panellists

The Hon. Victor Dominello MP
Minister for Digital and Minister for Customer Service
NSW Government

Natasha Doherty
Managing Director
Accenture Australia

Paul Franklin
Executive General Manager
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Tom McMahon
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Tech Council of Australia

Jenny Young
EY Oceania Consumer Markets, Managing Partner
EY

Spotlight on cyber

Tuesday 16 August 2022

Our industry experts identify key trends in cyber attacks and what companies can do to mitigate cyber risk, share insight as to key issues in the cyber insurance market and how Marsh assists clients obtain it; and provided the regulator’s expectations regarding cyber risk management and areas of focus.

Panellists

Phillip Magness
Senior Manager, Markets Enforcement
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)

Hannah Morgans
Growth Leader, Pacific, Cyber Practice
Marsh

Paul Pratley
Principal Consultant – Incident Response
CrowdStrike Services

Decrypting crypto and making sense of blockchain

Wednesday 17 August 2022

Got questions about blockchain or crypto? Let our expert panel answer them. They decrypted all things blockchain and crypto including institutional adoption of crypto, why traditional finance is getting involved, crypto as payments, Defi, and NFTs (not just the art) but tokens to demonstrate provenance and ownership and the Metaverse.

Panellists

Caroline Bowler
Chief Executive Officer
BTC Markets

Liya Dashkina
Head of Investor Relations and Investment Operations
Reinventure

Karl Mohan
General Manager in Asia Pacific
Crypto.com

Jess Renden
Chief Executive Officer
Cointree

Steve Vallas
Managing Director
Blockchain APAC

Taking tech businesses to market - capital raising and corporate transactions

Thursday 18 August 2022

Our expert panel discussed current trends in IT M&A and capital raising, key considerations when undertaking a corporate transaction, insight on recent deals including the key issues encountered from both sides, and how the lockdown era has changed capital raising.

Panellists

Lauren Clinnick
CEO and Marketing
Lumi Interactive

Jarron Puszet
Executive Director
333 Capital

Adam Ryan
Professor of Practice (Entrepreneurship)
Monash University

Tom Smalley
Investment Manager
Skalata Ventures

Celebration of innovation: using technology to solve problems

Friday 19 August 2022

Our expert panel discussed how they have innovatively used technology to solve problems and shared their experiences as to the role leaders can play in driving change through innovative thinking and collaboration.