Join us for a power breakfast of insights, innovation and inspiration – it’s food for thought.

The 2010 fastBREAK innovation series is co-presented by Vibewire Youth Inc and The Powerhouse Museum. The series showcases fresh perspectives and provocative ideas from some of Sydney’s brightest young thought leaders. Innovation is the staple of the fastBREAK menu. On the last Friday of each month from 7:45am-9am, the Powerhouse Museum’s best-kept secret, the Boiler Room Mezzanine, comes to life with a flurry of fastBREAKing ideas and conversation.

At each fastBREAK event, five sharp young industry leaders from various sectors tackle big questions with five-minute responses around themes of creativity, commercialisation, collaboration, connections and conversation. Following the five presentations, participants are invited to share ideas and experiences in conversations with the five speakers over breakfast.

The next fastBREAK on Friday 30th April, 2010 asks ‘Are you alone?’

This is a great opportunity for conversations outside the ordinary, for professionals from any industry to hear from emerging young entrepreneurs, and for young entrepreneurs to network with leaders from corporate and non-profit organisations. The fastBREAK program is insightful, multi-disciplinary, participatory and generative. fastBREAK gives young achievers a platform to share insights into their recent projects with an audience that has an appetite for innovation and craves change.

fastBREAK is a limited capacity event. Tickets to the launch event last month sold out in less than a week. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this leading edge conversation.

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fastBREAK Dates and Topics for 2010

Friday, 30 April: Are you alone?

Friday, 28 May: Are you satisfied?

Friday, 25 June: What now?

fastBREAK Speakers:

1st – Rebekah Cambell of is the Founder and CEO of Scorpio Music. Born in Scotland and raised in New Zealand, Rebekah has always been passionate about issues of social justice, poverty and development. While completing her first degree (in Politics and Maori Language), she worked with student radio, then with commerical and Maori stations in the area. In 1998, Rebekah’s concern for New Zealand’s youth suicide epidemic prompted her to organise The Levi’s Life Festival, on of the biggest music events for young people in Wellington’s history. At 20, Rebekah turned The Radio Network (TRN, 96.1 FM), a disused frequency, into a profitable radio station with a staff of eight at no cost. After a dynamic stint with Sydney’s Grant Thomas Management agency where she signed little-kknown Brisbane band, ‘george’, Rebekah went on to establish Scorpio Music and in turn, grass-roots music promotion site Posse.

2nd – Susy Pow is a zinemaker who runs Bird in the Hand zine shop in Newcastle. Susy also runs regular zinemaking workshops and events including This is Not Art Festival and the National Young Writers’ Festival Zine Fair. @zinedistro on twitter

3rd – Sophie Weldon is the founder of Youth for UNHCR and one of two Special Youth Representatives for Australia. She is also the creator of the Stories are Everything Project, which includes a mobile space to view and record real stories. Sophie is a resident at the Vibewire Enterprise Hub. @y4unhcr on twitter

4th – Alex Dore is a student of politics, and has lived in Singapore, Scotland and Australia. Studying for a Bachelor of International and Global Studies at USYD, Alex was this year elected to the position of Student Representative for the degree is studying for a Bachelor of International and Global Studies and elected as Student Representative. Currently he serves as the Vice-President Policy of the Sydney University Liberal Club, and is on the Executive of the Newtown Young Liberals.

5th – Jye Smith is currently the Head of Social Media at Switched On Media, a specialist digital agency.  Jye is responsible for creating, leading and executing a range of social media strategies for a large range of clients, including Canon, PayPal, Mothercare and many more. He is also the man behind A Digital Perspective. @Jyesmith on twitter

COST: $8 (includes filter coffee, tea and pastries),

BOOKINGS: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/bookings/fastbreak.php

LOCATION: The Boiler Room, Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St, Ultimo

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