Speakers
The Plenary Stage
Sometimes it feels like we're living in a world where we're increasingly drowning in data yet somehow starving for insight. Mega-forces of change are radically reshaping the information landscape: AI is rewriting what's possible, the misinformation age is rewriting what's trustworthy, and the expectations placed on the people who govern, manage and unlock organisational knowledge have never been higher.
For the records and information management professionals, this is simultaneously a real-world challenge, and the defining opportunity of our careers!
But what we've learned from 20 years of successful transformation work is this: organisations don't change, people do. The organisations winning in this environment are not simply the ones with the best technology - they are the ones with the best people. People with the curiosity to innovate, the courage to challenge, and the conviction to build cultures where truth, trust and data integrity are non-negotiable.
So, in this energising, dynamic and provocative opening keynote, we will:
Unpack the mega-forces of change reshaping the information landscape, and what they mean for the professionals charged with governing, managing and unlocking the value of organisational data and records
Explore what a genuine "innovation mindset" looks like in our profession, and how the best information leaders move from custodians of the past to architects of the future
Delve into the human side of AI and digital transformation, and why the organisations extracting the most value from new technology are investing twice as much in people as in platforms
Examine what it means to build a "truth mindset" inside our organisations, and how we move from data volume to data trust, and from information chaos to genuine information advantage
Iron Mountain is proudly sponsoring this must-see session with Dominic Thurbon as part of our ongoing commitment to championing innovation, knowledge sharing, and thought leadership. As a trusted partner in information management, Iron Mountain is excited to support conversations that inspire new ways of thinking - and there's no one better to spark that inspiration than Dominic Thurbon!
Dom is an internationally engaged speaker and facilitator who helps individuals and organisations drive behaviour change in the face of external disruption.
Dom has authored and researched best-sellers published in over 15 countries, on subjects as diverse as generational change, business strategy, purpose-driven leadership, the future of work and education, and disruption.
He has over 17 years’ experience as a successful senior executive and entrepreneur. At just 23, he was founder and Chief Creative Officer at Karrikins Group, a behaviour change agency he grew to over 150 staff across Australia, New Zealand and North America (acquired by EY in 2019). He was also founder and director at Educator Impact, a technology company providing on-demand teacher quality and student wellbeing solutions (acquired by Qoria in 2022).
Dom has been architect of multiple-award winning behaviour change programs that reach over 500,000 people per year. Over his career, Dom has spoken to a combined audience numbering in the tens of thousands across Australasia, Europe and North America, with clients spanning financial and professional services, technology, FMCG, pharmaceutical and automotive industries, as well as working extensively in education, Government and not-for-profit sectors.
His publications include (as author) Matter: Rising Above the Competition to Become the Obvious Choice, Purpose-Driven Leadership, and Talent Magnets: Attracting Top Staff; (as lead researcher) Flip: How counter-intuitive thinking is changing everything and Game On: How video games change work.
Dom is also a previous world top-10 debater, Tottenham Hotspur tragic, and hasn’t quite given up the dream of becoming a rockstar with his band The Glorious Fourth.