IF DISRUPTION IS THE PROBLEM, THEN INNOVATION IS THE SOLUTION
IF DISRUPTION IS THE PROBLEM, THEN INNOVATION IS THE SOLUTION
IF DISRUPTION IS THE PROBLEM, THEN INNOVATION IS THE SOLUTION
Plenary Session
Speaker: Richard Turner
Date and time: Friday 23 May 2025, 1:45pm - 2:30pm
SESSION OVERVIEW
Richard Turner is a renowned Australian entrepreneur, leader, and innovator who has founded four successful companies across diverse industry sectors. With expertise in reinvention and industry disruption, Richard is passionate about sustainability and dedicated to assisting companies that drive positive change, uphold their purpose, and add value for future generations.
In this session, Richard will explore the concepts of reinvention and industry disruption, highlighting the key drivers of disruption he encountered in his family businesses. He will also share practical solutions and strategies he implemented to foster innovation and effectively manage change for growth and continued success.
SPEAKER
Richard
Turner
Author & Founder, The Essential Entrepreneur
Richard
Turner
Author & Founder, The Essential Entrepreneur
Richard is a renowned Australian Entrepreneur, Leader and Innovator. He has founded four successful companies/organisations across four different industry sectors, was Australian Entrepreneur of the Year for the Cleantech sector in 2010, South Australian Entrepreneur of the Year for two of those companies 14 years apart (1996 & 2010) and his most recent venture, ZEN Energy was recognised as the fastest growing company in South Australia for 2010 & 2011 and the 4th fastest growing company in Australia in 2012 (BRW magazine). ZEN is now the largest Clean Energy Generator and Retailer in Australia supplying electricity to large segments of the Commercial and Industrial market. Richard is a specialist in re-invention and industry disruption. He is passionate about sustainability and wants to ideally assist companies that are driving change for the better, believe in their purpose and add value to future generations.
Richard founded the Entrepreneurs' Organisation in South Australia (1998) and was Entrepreneur in Residence for the University of South Australia (2019-2021) mentoring hundreds of early stage and scaling businesses.
Richard has now put a lifetime of learnings in starting and scaling successful businesses into his book "The Essential Entrepreneur" released by Wiley Publishing globally in November 2022.
all sessions
Explore all the sessions on offer at this year’s Family Business Conference: Asia-Pacific. Each session has been thoughtfully crafted to provide you with real-world tools and takeaways for navigating change in the world of family business. Featuring a range of expert keynote presentations, family business stories, interactive workshops and parallel sessions, every session is designed to equip you with strategies to navigate current challenges, embrace future opportunities, and achieve sustained success for your family business.