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 July 30 will be run in conjunction with Sydney Design week, and will see some of Australia’s most exciting young artists and designers grace the stage with their responses to this month’s theme: what’s your story?

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. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this leading edge conversation.

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Vibewire is proud to announce our July fastBREAK speakers:

Suzanne Boccalatte is a Graphic Designer whose work is represented in major galleries including National Gallery of Australia and the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Suzanne studied visual arts at Sydney College of the Arts and has worked in visual communication for over 20 years. Suzanne likes beautiful things, is obsessive about her record collection, and loves designing books. She generally likes to read, write and think. Last year, Suzanne published and co-­edited Trunkbooks: Volume One: Hair. After releasing the book in conjunction with the launch of the Sydney Writers Festival to record crowds, Suzanne began writing a fairytale, which she also plans to illustrate and publish.You can find Suzanne on Twitter @boccalatte, or check out her website.

The son of a Swiss printmaker and law-­man, Nic Moore was raised on the smell of turpentine and argumentation. Receiving tools instead of toys, Nic has maintained a workshop since the age of four. Nic graduated from the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass and received the Noel Chettle Art Prize from Sydney University and now practices as a demi-­architect with Peter Stutchbury on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. The office has a reputation for producing good buildings, which are mindful of their simple purpose, landscape, context and ecological imperatives. Nic brings to the office a belief in the mindful construction, an ethos of resource conservation and sculpture from simple moves. Nic shares a hillside bush home and studio with Australian filmmaker Tom Murray in a community accessible only by boat. From here, Nic is remotely undertaking his Masters in Architecture and is engaged in a series of architectural, industrial and product design projects.

Kelly Robson is a businesswoman whose sole focus is showcasing the best of new Australian design. Kelly co-­founded Gaffa in 2006, which was initially a jewellery store on Crown Street, but had the express intention of creating an exhibition space that supported artists and makers across all disciplines. The gallery has since expanded to become Australia’s most prestigious artist-­run design space. Kelly has edited and produced a hard-­cover book documenting the gallery’s short but multifaceted history, overseen several local public works and established a fully equipped metal-­working residency program. Last year, along with co-­conspirator Aidan Li, Robson negotiated Gaffa’s move into an old four-­storey police station in Sydney’s CBD. Honouring strict heritage guidelines, Kelly oversaw the gallery’s renovation and the space now boasts four rotating exhibition spaces, an arcade for emerging designers and concept stores, metal working classes in fully equipped studios and a cafe that is quickly building a reputation for the best coffee in town. You can find Kelly on Twitter @GaffaGallery.

Faye Maramara is the owner and principle designer of Paro Paro, a fashion accessories and decoratives business which draws inspiration from ancient and contemporary art and culture. Faye is always on the lookout for unique concepts and is inspired by natural encounters of everyday life. Faye believes fashion exists everywhere. It has to do with ideas, the way we live and what surrounds us. Faye’s cultural background, a beautiful mix of the Philippines and Australia, lends a striking East meets West aesthetic to her designs. In the last 6 years Faye has collaborated with some of Australia’s leading fashion designers including Veronika Maine, Collette Dinnigan, Gorman, Sally Smith, Peter Lang, Kirrily Johnston and some of Australia’s leading fashion editors and stylists. Faye’s designs have featured in the 2009 L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival presented by Grazia, Madison Magazine, In Style Magazine, The Good Weekend newspaper  insert and Woman’s Weekly Magazine. Faye has recently been selected as one of a few designers from Australia to fly to India and Hong Kong to view Hong Kong Fashion Week and the 45th India International Garment Fair. Faye is a resident of the Vibewire Enterprise Hub in Ultimo, you can find her on Twitter @fayemaramara.

Troy Lum was the head of Dendy Films from 1998 – ­2002 where he released seminal titles such as Amelie, Buena Vista Social Club, and The Blair Witch Project. In 2002, Troy launched Hopscotch and it has since become Australia’s leading independent film distributor. Hopscotch releases include the hits Bowling For Columbine, Touching The Void, Fahrenheit 9/11, Somersault, Downfall, Mrs Henderson Presents, The Lives Of Others, Pan’s Labyrinth, Mongol, The Wrestler, and Vicki Cristina Barcelona and Bright Star. The company has also become involved in Australian production through a new division Hopscotch Productions and has helped develop recent releases such as Somersault, Bra Boys, The Boys Are Back and the box office sensation Mao’s Last Dancer on which he also served as Executive Producer. Troy is a board member of Screen NSW and in 2004 was listed as one of the Top 50 Young Film Executives in the World by Hollywood Reporter. You can find Troy on Twitter @HopscotchFilms.

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

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

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