Creative Innovation 2010 Speakers:

Dr Edward de Bono - The leading authority in the field of creative thinking, innovation and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill; Founder of the Six Thinking Hats® technique; Originator of the concept - and formal tools - of Lateral Thinking; Best-selling author: The Use of Lateral Thinking. Watch Dr Edward de Bono, global authority on creative and conceptual thinking's presentation at CI2010.

Edward Luttwak - Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies of Washington, Consultant to the US National Security Council, the White House Chief of Staff, the US Department of Defense, US Department of State, US Army, US Air Force, and several allied governments; Author: The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire

Michael Rennie - Managing Partner of McKinsey and Company, Australia & New Zealand; Global leader of McKinsey's Organisation Behaviour practice which covers organisation performance including innovation

Professor Stephen Heppell - "Europe's leading online education expert"; CEO Heppell.net; Professor Bournemouth University - Chair in New Media Environments; Emeritus Professor Anglia Ruskin University; Visiting Professor University of Wales; Pioneer of social networking; Global leader in learning space design. Watch Europe's leading online education expert Stephen Heppell's presentation at CI2010.

Austin Williams - Architect & Director of the Future Cities Project, Founder of mantownhuman (Manifesto: Towards a New Humanism), and producer at NBS TV; Author: The Enemies of Progress, Shortcuts Books 1,2 & 3 and Better Cities: Better Life. Watch Austin Williams, Director of the Future Cities Project's presentation at CI2010.

Dr Peter Shergold AC - Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact; Former Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Non Executive Director AMP Ltd and Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Watch Dr Peter Shergold AC, Macquarie Group Foundation Professor, Centre for Social Impact's presentation at CI2010.

Dr Peter Farrell AM - (USA and Australia) Founder and Executive Chairman of Resmed; Awarded Australian Entrepreneur of the Year and US National Entrepreneur of the Year; Chairman of the Executive Council of the Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine; Chairman Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of New South Wales. Watch Dr Peter Farrell AM, founder and Executive Chairman of Resmed's presentation at CI2010.

Claire Penniceard - Owner of The Pig Pen; Winner Telstra Business Women's Awards in the Innovation category; Rural Woman of the Year. Watch Claire Pennicard, owner of The Pig Pen's presentation at CI2010.

David Rock - Founder and CEO of Results Coaching Systems; Founder Neuro Leadership Institute; Guest lecturer Oxford University's Said Business School; Author: Personal Best, Quiet Leadership, Coaching with the Brain in Mind and Your Brain at Work

Professor Jonathan West - Founding Director, Australian Innovation Research Centre; Founder of Harvard Life Sciences Initiative. Watch Professor Jonathan West, Founding Director, Australian Innovation Research Centre's presentation at CI2010.

Michael Smith - Chief Executive Officer of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ). Watch Michael Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Australia New Zealand Banking Group Limited presentation at CI 2010.

Charles Kovess - Australia's Passion Provocateur; Author: Passionate People Produce, and Passionate Performance, and co-author of The 7 Heavenly Virtues of Leadership

Paul McNamee - Former World Doubles Tennis Champion; Founder and Tournament Director of the Hyundai Hopman Cup; Former Tournament Director The Australian Open. Watch Paul McNamee, Former World Doubles Tennis Champion's presentation at CI2010.

Wayne Lotherington - aka "The Switch Doctor" is the originator of the concept of the "creative habit"; Founding Director Allsorts Habit Creation; PhD in the field of Business Creativity; Associate Professor of Creativity and Innovation at Rushmore University

Steve Vamos - President, Society for Knowledge Economics; Non Executive Director Telstra; Former Vice President of Microsoft

Professor Patrick McGorry - Australian of the Year 2010; World-leading researcher in the area of early psychosis and youth mental health; Professor of Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne; Executive Director and Director of Clinical Services, Orygen Youth Health Research Centre; Chair Clinical Committee for the National Youth Mental Health Foundation: headspace. Watch Professor Patrick McGorry, Australian of the Year 2010's presentation at CI2010.

Hugh Durrant-Whyte - Professor of Mechatronic Engineering at University of Sydney; Head of the Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR); Research Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems; Named 2008 Professional Engineer of the Year

Mark Scott - Managing Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Media Person of the Year in 2008; Leader of transformation at ABC. Watch Mark Scott, Managing Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's presentation at CI2010.

Rufus Black - Master of Ormond College at the University of Melbourne; Ethicist, theologian and public policy commentator; Chair of Teach for Australia and Board Member of the New York-based Teach for All

Ian Rogers - Internationally regarded spiritual leadership expert, medium and teacher

Andrew MacLeod - CEO of the Committee for Melbourne; Former Senior Adviser on Disaster Management for the United Nations; Awarded Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal. Watch Andrew MacLeod, CEO of the Committee for Melbourne's presentation at CI2010.

Cathy Burke - Chief Executive Officer for The Hunger Project Australia.  Former co-campaign manager for a WA Federal Senate campaign, lobbyist and policy strategist.

Session Chairs include: Hugh Morgan AC, Catherine Walter AM, Professor Allan Fels AO, Alan Kohler

Agent Provocateurs: Peter Ellyard (Futurist and Author "Designing 2050: Pathways To Sustainable Prosperity On Spaceship Earth"), Dr Michael Porter (Director of Research, CEDA) and Tim Wilson (Public Policy Commentator)

Creativity Connectors: Catalyst in Residence Colin Pidd, Composer in Residence Stefan Cassomenos, Diva in Residence Tania de Jong AM, Artist in Residence Mary Brake (NZ), Poet in Residence Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Graphic Recorder Gavin Blake

Your Master of Ceremonies: Michael Pope