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Future Forward is tonight, November 14th in Surry Hills, Sydney. www.frfwd.com SUBDVSN connections, DM if you'd like to attend. www.frfwd.com

Future Forward is a think tank event that presents a line-up of boundary breakers on stage sharing their digital/social media smarts.

The event offers 4 on-point keynotes, one group panel and a rare audience with progressive social & digital media innovators forecasting trends for 2020 and beyond.

All attendees also receive the ‘2019 Sharablee State of Social Digital Media Report’ – the analytics bible for the social/digital industry.

The line-up is amazing – their knowledge and trend forecasting is next level:

Chrishan Wirasinha – Founder Pedestrian
Ashley Chang - Head of Culture and Trends YouTube Google APAC
Jaden Harris – Founder Forever Network - #1 Social in Aus, 100M audience global
Alex Light – Commercial Director VICE
Gina Lednyak – Founder L&A Social, Telstra Business Woman of the Year
Michael McKeon – MD Sharablee Inc
Zoh Dowling – Senior Editor We Are Social (Moderator)

LinkedIn connections, DM me if you'd like to attend.

Be part of the next wave. See you at Future Forward

Pleased to announce Gina Lednyak as one of the guest speakers at Future Forward . Thursday November 14. Sydney. www.frfwd.com

Gina is the Founder and CEO of L&A Social, Australia's leading independent social media agency. L&A Social manages end-to-end social for some of the world's leading brands. Gina is also the 2016 NSW Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year, winner of AIMI Future Leaders Award and B&T 30 under 30.

Future Forward offers a rare audience with progressive social & digital media innovators forecasting trends for 2020 and beyond.

Individuals, agencies & brands, big changes are taking place in social/digital. Be part of the next wave. See you at Future Forward

Pleased to announce Jaden Harris as one of the guest speakers at Future Forward . Thursday November 14. Sydney. www.frfwd.com

Jaden Harris is co-founder of Forever Network, a local start up social/digital media success story that is taking the sports lifestyle world by storm.

Their core platform, Basketball Forever, has topped the Sharablee State of Social report for two years running, as the #1 social publisher in Aus. Beating the established heavyweights across the top industry platforms.

Now reaching 100M per month globally, Basketball Forever outperformed the NBA on social for the 2019 NBA finals.

Jaden will share his inspiring story how a group of friends followed their passion, and how that journey continues to blow up expectations.

Future Forward offers a rare audience with progressive social & digital media innovators forecasting trends for 2020 and beyond.

Individuals, agencies & brands, big changes are taking place in social/digital. Be part of the next wave. See you at Future Forward

Pleased to announce MICHAEL MCKEON as a keynote speaker at Future Forward . This week - Thursday November 14 in Sydney. www.frfwd.com

Michael will be exploring the value and opportunities analytics present digital/social media marketers, creators and their clients, in particular, post the prevalence of vanity metrics.

Michael is Managing Director Sharablee Inc APAC, providing social media measurement to the world. Michael is passionate about the impact of technology and data on businesses bottom line. He has an acute appreciation of the global business landscape, in particular opportunities within Asia Pacific.

Individuals, agencies & brands, big changes are taking place in social/digital. Be part of the next wave. See you at Future Forward

Pleased to announce ALEX LIGHT as a keynote speaker at Future Forward . Thursday November 14 in Sydney. www.frfwd.com

Alex will be asking “ARE THE KIDS ALRIGHT?” Exploring how brands can take positive actions to address some of the less-positive societal effects of social media.

Alex is Commercial Director AU/NZ at VICE, the world’s leading youth media and entertainment brand. Alex oversees Commercial operations for VICE, the digital media business; VIRTUE, the Creative Agency, and platform relationships with VICE Studios plus key client relationships.

Individuals, agencies & brands, big changes are taking place in social/digital. Be part of the next wave. See you at Future Forward

Pleased to announce ASHLEY CHANG as a keynote speaker at Future Forward . Thursday November 14 in Sydney. www.frfwd.com

Ash will explain the future of storytelling by discussing why traditional genre constructs are outdated, why niche is the new mainstream, why authenticity rules and how people are finding new types of utility on YouTube.

Ashley is Culture & Trends Lead for YouTube APAC at Google, exploring next evolutions. Prior to Google he was Senior Editor of ABC iview, Social Media Lead for ABC TV, foundation Editor-in-Chief of Pedestrian TV, and held roles with Sydney Morning Herald, triple j's Hack, Dazed and Confused, Monster Children and FBi Radio.

Individuals, agencies & brands, big changes are taking place in social/digital. Be part of the next wave. See you at Future Forward

Pleased to announce CHRISHAN WIRASINHA has joined the Future Forward line-up, Thursday November 14 in Sydney.

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Chris is co-founder of pop publishing phenomenon Pedestrian, Australia’s largest youth focused media brand. Pedestrian.tv has won back-to-back Mumbrella Media Brand of the Year Awards, set the bar for content in the local digital space and is Australia’s most successful digital publishing start-up.

Individuals, agencies & brands, big changes are taking place in social/digital. Be part of the next wave.

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Thrilled to announce Ashley Chang has joined the Future Forward lineup as our 4th keynote speaker. Ashley is Culture & Trends Lead for YouTube APAC at Google, he will be sharing insights and exploring next evolutions in social/digital media. Don't miss it.

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