Industry Planning Calendar

Date: Wednesday 13th March
Time: 3- 6 pm
Venue: The River Hotel, Margaret River
Title: Your Brain, Your Life
Price: $45:00
During this interactive and engaging discussion, we will explore emerging understanding of how people learn, how people think, and how the brain makes sense of reality (Spoiler Alert: the brain doesn’t work the way you think it does!). More specifically, we will explore several important topics (Top-Down Processing; Prediction vs Coding; the Power of Stories) that greatly influence how people understand, work with, and evolve within the world. This discussion will culminate in an exploration of emergence: a concept which calls into question common assumptions about the brain and identity.
In this session, Jared will cover the foundations of thinking, brain plasticity and emergence and address the following important questions:
• How does your brain work to make sense of reality, what role do stories play in this process, and how can we access/change our stories?
• How do cognitions, actions, and beliefs change the brain – and what does this suggest about thinking?
• What is ‘Emergence’, what does this mean for ‘personal identity’ and how has this concept impacted all areas of Science?

Date: Thursday 14th March
Time: 9 am to 12.30pm
Venue: Dolphin Discovery Centre, Koombana Bay, Bunbury
Title: The science of influence
Presenter: Jared Cooney Horvath
Tickets: $45.00 (includes coffee and tea on arrival)
During this interactive and engaging discussion, we will explore how emerging knowledge of the brain and behaviours can be used to successfully convey messages to others.
More specifically, we will explore several key principles about how people take in, embody, and apply new concepts and ideas. Using PowerPoint & Pitching as our vehicles, our goal will be to examine how best to convey information to ensure others understand and engage with the message. Importantly the principles we explore will apply far beyond PowerPoint & Pitching and can be used in any forum where information and growth or change is the intended goal. From these concepts, you will understand how to stop speaking your message, and start teaching your message in a way that will resonate with any audience.
In this session Jared will explain the neuroscience of pitching and influencing people and provide insights into:
• How we present ideas in a way that sticks with and successfully influences other people.
• How memory, attention, and learning work and how can we leverage these processes to ensure people can hold onto and utilize new ideas/information.
cover topics such as how memory, attention, and learning work and how to leverage these processes to ensure people can hold onto and utilise new ideas/information.

These are ticketed sessions and open to all to attend. Tickets are $45 (plus booking fee) and can be purchased on Eventbrite or via Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/309679073065803/

Country Arts WA Local Leadership Program
Country Arts WA will be delivering the Local Leadership Program on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th March, 2019.
The program is designed for communities to connect, collaborate and create together.
Local leadership is a community development program to build local teams to share local knowledge and drive local programs. In a supportive learning environment, participants will discover how to uncover and develop their own leadership skills using Positive Psychology principles and Asset Based Community Development practices.
For more information, visit: https://www.countryartswa.asn.au/localleadership

Date: Friday 15th March
Time: 4 to 8pm
Venue: Clairault Streicker WInery
Title: South West Angels Pitch Night
How Do you Access High Growth Emerging Technology Opportunities?
High growth ventures don’t just grow in Silicon Valley – the South West has amazing capacity and skills to grow new ventures that can not only be successful in the south west or across Australia, but also globally. But, how do get access to these opportunities; how do you determine which are the best opportunities?
A entrepreneurial group of local business leaders and investors has established the South West Angels which is bringing global best practice on how to focus on the best opportunities, how to assess and manage early stage risks and how to value these opportunities for growth and harvesting.
Come join the launch of the South West Angels which will see three emerging ventures and new business owners put their best pitch forward in an effort to pique the interest of South West based angel investors and secure financial or intellectual capital.
The South West Angels official launch will take place on Friday March 15th at Clairault Estate from 4pm – 8pm. The event will feature keyotes, panels and pitches as well as networking, drinks and canapes.

Date: Monday 18th March
Time: 4 to 6pm (2 hrs)
Details: Title: Forum on The EU experience on Geographical Indications:
What benefits for regional development in Western Australia?

Venue: Cape Mentelle Winery
Presenters: Chair: Bruce Wilson, Director, RMIT EU Centre Speakers: Rebecca Ball (SWDC), Dr Michael Pulch (European Union to Australia), Paula Zito (University of Adelaide), Deborah Pett (DPIRD), Michael Lowe and Alex Wilson (Truffle & Wine Co).

Details: This Forum is organised by RMIT’s European Union Centre as part of the European Union Delegation in Western Australia hosted by the South West Development Commission to highlight a key issue in global trade discussions.

The purpose of the Forum is to examine the increasing importance of place – the region – in signifying quality in international trade. Geographic indicators are one way of promoting specific places and their products. The forum will explore how the use of geographic indicators for a range of products might enhance Western Australia’s competitiveness and promote local development.
Topics include:
• Good food means good business: Geographical Indications as a driver of rural jobs and sustainable growth
• The Importance of Place: Geographical Indications as a tool for local and regional development – a legal perspective
• Western Australia Engaging with Global Trade in Food and Agriculture
• Benefits and potential of GIs for local producers
Contact for participation by email to simon.taylor@swdc.wa.gov.au