An important event for South Australia
Join international, interstate and local mainstreet specialists and experts in Waikerie to hear practical sessions that provide valuable takeaways to apply to your local town or mainstreet.
Pre-Forum Workshops – Sunday 24th May
- (2pm-3pm) From Idea to Mainstreet – the reality of starting a business
- Hear from 3 local business owners
- Small business support and start up ideas
- Receive a FREE Start Up Guide
- (3pm-5pm) Shelley Cox presents – YOUR BUSINESS COMPASS
- How to grow your business without burning out
One-Day Forum – Monday 25th May
- Forum registration
- A full day of expert sessions
- Speakers include
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Matt Wagner Chief Innovation Officer from Main Street America
- Elke Kroft – Advier Consultancy Melbourne – (Netherlands Head Office)
- Danielle Hobbs – Mildura City Heart Trader Association
- Jacqui Tilley (Chair), Riley Toms (Director), Danielle Hobbs (Managing Director) PANEL
- Dan Van Holst Pellekaan – Small Business COMMISSIONER
- David West – Premier Retail Marketing – ‘Who’s Job is it anyway’? Caring for mainstreets
- James Hayter – Oxigen Design – Mainstreet and town centre improvements – Waikerie & beyond
- Michael McKeown – Jensen Plus – Planning, Landscape Design – What do people really want?
- Deb Larwood – Kimba Council – the Kimba rebranding Project
- Stavros Zikou – Marketa MD Melbourne – Mainstreet and centre marketing
- Martin Ginnane – Ginnane & Assoc Victoria – Small town revitalisation strategies and case studies
- Lorena Lyon – Regional Development Aust – Business Leadership
- Emma Grivell – MainstreetSA Chair – South Australian mainstreets
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SPONSORS – Waikerie Hotel Motel, Rotary Club of Waikerie, District Council of Loxton Waikerie, Regional Development Australia – Murraylands/Riverland, Littlehampton Bricks & Pavers, Waikerie & District News, Mainstreet SA, Oxford Landing Wines, Local Government Assoc, Radio 5RM, WIN TV, Mainstreet Australia, Main Street America.
