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KEYNOTE SESSION
Own Your
Future
Speaker | Gus Balbontin, Speaker, Investor, Explorer, Advisor, Rebel, Thinker, Father, Human
Date and Time | Friday 22 May, 3:45pm – 4:35pm
As family businesses face geopolitical risks, technological disruption and climate change, how can you prepare for the unexpected?
Drawing on his entrepreneurial experience and work with innovative global companies, Gus Balbontin helps leaders develop practical strategies and tools to navigate disruption.
In this session, he will guide you through scenario planning, risk anticipation and decision-making under unpredictable, high-impact “black swan” events. While happy to speculate about the future, Gus focuses on what you can control today, equipping you to be ready for whatever lies ahead.
Own your future
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About Gus Balbontin
Born and bred in wild Patagonia, Gus never allowed his small town and humble beginnings to get in the way of his big dreams. A healthy disregard for the status quo and a severe case of FOMO (fear of missing out) landed him in Australia at the young age of 17.
By the age of 22, he had dropped out of uni, hitchhiked South America, set up his first business and landed his dream job at Lonely Planet. Fast forward a few years and he was leading the company globally and working with companies such as Google X, Nokia and Amazon on the latest technology, creative cultures and high performing teams.
Seeking a change from corporate life as Executive Director and CTO of Lonely Planet, Gus moved back to his entrepreneurial roots, becoming an investor, founder and mentor. Today you will find Gus building robots, developing AI solutions, making 3D printed wheelchairs and investing in climate change technologies.
He loves sharing a story but he loves even more knowing those stories make a difference to people.
Gus crafts a transformative experience that energizes and empowers. By connecting deeply with the audience, he ensures that the lessons learned resonate on a personal level, equipping each participant with the confidence and tools needed to turn inspiration into tangible, meaningful action.
While Gus is happy to speculate about the future, he brings into focus what you can control right now, to make you ready for any future.
Gus has inspired audiences of 10 to 10,000 around the world. He has a profound impact on businesses creating language, practical models and analogies that drive action as well as a personal impact, with people driving change in their own lives.
"I will make you laugh hard and equally think deeply about the puzzles of running a business in today's world."