Delegate Innovation News                                                      Edition 4

“Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so 
 many in so short a time”                                                         Bill Gates
Alex de Waal, TTNQ CEO
Welcome from TTNQ CEO
Global leadership in business is no longer the exclusive domain of the “Goliath” multinational companies. The “David” micro business of today is armed with devastatingly pervasive digital connectivity and an egalitarian DNA fuelled by a commitment to a perpetual nanosecond cycle of innovation.
Five minutes with…
Get to know our speakers each fortnight with a short Q&A.
Alex Gelman
Alex Gelman
Partner for Grant Thornton Australia Technology Advisory and Solutions
Presenter: Financial Management Innovation
Q. What global innovation has changed the way you do business?

Ian Balme
Ian Balme
Forgotten World Adventures
Presenter: Product Development Innovation
Q. What is the greatest innovation you have made in your career?

Sponsors sharing their innovative ideas
Each fortnight our sponsors will talk about innovation in their business.
Hostplus uses digital member card


Hostplus uses digital member card
Hostplus is always on the lookout for ways to improve its services as the leading industry super fund for hospitality, sports, recreation and tourism. An innovative approach has been the digital member card which allows members to view their account details, check their balance and email their superannuation account details to their employers direct from their smartphone when they change jobs.
Sitting in the driver's seat

Sitting in the driver’s seat
Ergon Energy is reducing its carbon footprint by adding electric vehicles to its fleet and offering leases for employees wanting an electric car for private use. 

Cairns Customer Delivery Manager Geoff Bowes said Ergon had partnered with Mitsubishi to add eight plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to their fleet.
Staging Connections offers private social media

Staging Connections offers private social media
Staging Connections has become the first in Australia to offer companies the option to create their own private social media feeds. The company’s live social media platform, Event Feed, captures all Tweets, Facebook and Instagram posts via a dedicated hashtag and pushes them live to screen, however, the new feature ensures the content isn’t available to the public.
Additional delegate benefits
Act on innovative ideas
Act on innovative ideas
Turn your innovative ideas into action with the following offer TTNQ has secured for delegates attending the News Corp Australia Tourism Innovation Conference.  Tourism Tribe is an online learning community where people who work in tourism can access the knowledge and tools they need to shine online.
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Free digital health check
Free digital health check
Conference naming rights sponsor News Corp Australia is offering delegates a free digital health check to determine if their digital campaigns are hitting the right market.  

Complete this form and drop it off at the News Corp table at the Conference.
News Limited Australia Tourism Innovation Conference

News Corp Australia Tourism Innovation Conference proud sponsors
News Corp Australia Tourism Innovation Conference proud sponsors
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