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Business Day Out 2025 will be a half day program on Wednesday the 21st of May featuring a variety of keynote speakers and the opportunity to network with like-minded individuals from across regional Victoria throughout the afternoon.

Shaun Briggs

Shaun Briggs has been the Director of Marketing Planning for Specsavers ANZ for 5 years, and in that time, he has created multiple hit campaigns – if your prescription is up to date, you will have seen many of them decorating Southern Cross Station and on Channel 9 in conjunction with Married at First Night.

To head this division with such an iconic brand, one must exhibit visionary qualities, and Shaun fits these parameters perfectly. He took an already famous brand to new heights.

In an age of specialisation, Shaun believes the ability to think broadly and longer-term is more important than ever before.

Throughout his career he’s been able to combine big picture thinking with the attention to detail demanded of execution. This skill has developed his ability to remove the most obstructive barriers and identify the right opportunities. This is what excites him most professionally as it solves client problems as much as it helps the people he works with to reach their full potential. What’s equally important for Shaun is that for any client project or campaign to be fully realised, it must be genuinely balanced between what’s right and what’s fair. As a result, his approach creates a win for everyone, and avoids decisions being made for wrong and often short-term reasons.

Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM

We are thrilled to host a dynamic individual such as Dinesh Palipana OAM as a speaker for our 2025 Business Day Out and believe his perspective on life and business are unparalleled in their singularity.

Dinesh is an incredible asset to the Australian professional landscape. Not only is he a doctor conducting seminal research on spinal cord injuries, but he is also a qualified lawyer and undertakes outstanding advocacy for disability.

In Australia, he was the first person with both a spinal cord injury and quadriplegia to graduate as a doctor. He took on a clerkship with Harvard Medical School, and in 2017 was named Intern of the Year following his tenure in the second busiest emergency department of the year in Australia, the Gold Coast University Hospital. He still works there today. He is an ambassador to the Human Rights Commission’s Includability program and is a recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia, and he was the Third Australian to be awarded a Henry Viscardi Achievement Award. His autobiography, Stronger, was published by Pan Macmillan in 2022.

This is a mere snippet of the vast life decorated in accolades and achievement Dinesh has led, and we cannot wait for his in valuable insight at the 2025 Business Day Out

Jason Clarke

Jason Clarke is one of Australia’s most respected facilitators of innovation, boasting a career that features experience in the arts, business, and more. Jason has worked as a Creative Director for multimedia, founded his own organisation, taught in both Melbourne and New York City, and served as a member of the board for Engineers Without Borders for over a decade. Next stop: Ballarat!

Jason Clarke Image Jason is an impassioned believer in the power of the mind in leadership, cultural change, problem-solving, and much more. The long list of institutions that have welcomed him include the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, the Stern Business School of New York, and he is also a co-founder of the Future Environmental Leader's project, which quickly blossomed to become the most excellent Centre for Sustainability Leadership.

His approach is hands-on and tangible to those willing to enact the skills he champions. His appearance at the 2025 edition of Business Day Out will follow a similar tune.