Discussion · 1:45 – 2:30pm · Connect stage
The Hunter has been innovating for decades — solving hard problems, building products, developing manufacturing capability and creating value well beyond the region. Long before "innovation" became a buzzword. This conversational panel brings together four Hunter business leaders who have built and implemented real innovation across very different industries and stages. It is not about innovation in theory. It is about what actually happened between "We have an idea" and "This actually works" — what they saw that others didn't, what it took to get it adopted, what changed because it existed, and the hard lessons someone in the room can use tomorrow. A practical look at real capability already sitting in the Hunter, and how we build what comes next by learning from, connecting and building on what has already been built.
Speakers: Kari Armitage, Managing Director, Quarry Mining · Brett Watson, [Role], Hyperion · Steve Marshall, [Role, Organisation] · Storm Menzies, Founder and CEO, ByStorm Beauty
Moderator: Josh Jeffress, Co-founder and Managing Director, Design Anthology