With close to three decades of professional experience now under their belt, Generation X has left an indelible mark on how we interact with and react...

X Women: How Generation X Women Shape Creativity

Location:

140 George Street
2000 NSW
Australia

Venue:
Museum of Contemporary Art
X WOMEN:  How Generation X Women Shape Creativity

Featuring

Lisa Bora, Moderator

Lisa Bora

Entrepreneurial Executive

Lisa Bora is a dynamic, entrepreneurial executive with over 20 years experience leading organisations through digital disruption, marketing, sales management and organisational change. Lisa has managed business units at Google, News Corporation, Qantas Holidays, Lend Lease, Village Roadshow and Voyages Hotels & Resorts. 

In the last 18 months Lisa has helped build a new practice in KPMG’s Customer, Brand and Marketing Advisory in her role as Partner, guiding organisations through disruption coupled with creative solutions.

Her passion outside of the workplace is in expressing creativity through art – painting is where she loses herself and finds herself.

Emma Alberici

Emma Alberici

ABC's chief economics correspondent

Emma Alberici is the ABC's chief economics correspondent. She was previously the host of ABC's Lateline and ABC's Europe correspondent. Prior to moving to London, Emma was a senior business journalist for ABC TV and Radio Current Affairs. Emma has twice been a finalist at the Walkley Awards for journalism.

Vanessa Zuppicich is a Creative Director with branding, executive producing and advertising experience

Vanessa Zuppicich

Creative Director

Vanessa Zuppicich is a Creative Director with branding, executive producing and advertising experience. Working for over 10 years across the MTV brand and commercial business in Australia and New Zealand, Vanessa provided creative leadership on projects from concept to pitch, including branding and design, branded content, long form shows, digital content plus multi platform marketing campaigns and events.

Melissa Webber

Melissa Webber

Founder, Holy Cow! Creative

After working as a graphic designer in Canberra, Sydney and London, Melissa founded Holy Cow! in 1995 to create beautiful design and digital solutions to help businesses take their brand to the next level.

Having run a creative agency for many years and having experienced the onset of the digital transformation of the world around us, Melissa is passionate about the things that should never change in business and in life – values and creativity.
She is committed to giving back through pro bono work and is keen to share her experiences as a female entrepreneur to inspire young women in her industry and help them to navigate their professional and personal paths.

Chrissie Vincent is the Associate Entertainment Management Program Leader at Collarts.

Chrissie Vincent

Associate Entertainment Management Program Leader, Collarts

Chrissie Vincent is the Associate Entertainment Management Program Leader at Collarts. With over 30 years of experience in the music and entertainment industry, Chrissie Vincent has worked with some of the biggest names in music, both in Australia and internationally.

Chrissie has worked in various capacities including publicity, artist management, TV production, record promotion, radio promotion and music television. In 1999 she established Chrissie Vincent Publicity & Management, where she has worked on successful publicity campaigns for events and local and international touring artists. Chrissie recently completed a Masters Degree in International Music Business.

Gillian Fox

Gillian Fox

Moderator

Gillian Fox is an author, moderator, keynote speaker and senior executive coach, leading gender diversity programs for some of the largest organisations in Australia.  She is recognised as a leading business educator as well as an expert in the area of women’s career advancement. As the program lead and Managing Director of the Gillian Fox Group, she is passionate about showing emerging female leaders the steps and strategies required to forge their own paths. 

Event Details

With close to three decades of professional experience now under their belt, Generation X has left an indelible mark on how we interact with and react to creativity. X Women: How Generation X Women Shape Creativity brings together a panel of well-established and respected professionals to explore and challenge both new and old ideas. 

As the first generation to fully embrace digital technology, the front row seat to disruption provides a unique perspective into what has changed, what should change and how women of any generation can create their own professional destiny. If you’re an X Woman, is it time to reinvest in your skillset or reinvent yourself for something completely new?

The X Women panel includes Melissa Webber, Founder and Managing Director of Holy Cow! Creative; Emma Alberici, ABC Chief Economics Correspondent; Lisa Bora, partner and leader in KPMG’s Customer, Brand & Marketing advisory; Chrissie Vincent, Head of Entertainment Management at Collarts and Vanessa Zuppicich, Creative Director at Rasic and Partners.

These Generation X women offer a distinct perspective on how creativity has shaped their professional world. X WOMEN: How Generation X Women Shape Creativity promises to be a robust discussion centred around creativity, women, generational perspective and professional developments moderated by author and senior executive coach Gillian Fox

Presented by Holy Cow! Creative.

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