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I'm not really the shy type and that means that I sometimes get the attention of the media - sometimes it's great, sometimes it's not, but I want everyone to be able to see everything that's been in the press. So see it all here, in all it's glory - like me or hate me? You decide!
Nils helps the BIG events
December 2009
Who do you turn to for ideas when your in the world of running Australia's biggest exhibitions and events? Why Nils of course!
Not only was Nils the Emcee for this 'best ever' Exhibition & Events Association of Australasia (EEAA) industry day, he was also the main keynote speaker with his essential 'Ideas with Legs' keynote. To see some of the slides from his keynote checkout below. You can also see the graphic recording that Nils did on the day by checking out the slides below the keynote.
Nils teams up with his great Colleague Anders Sorman-Nilsson to help Clinique Australia get more innovative around their business. Yes we loved working with the most beautiful clients we've ever had. Yes their thinking got better as did our skin!
Nils gets Risque with the CBA
November 2009
How do you reinvent risk management so that it becomes a business driver and not a dreaded disabler? Why get in Nils and Anders Sorman-Nilsson to help turn risk into decisionship. Never before has risk management had the opportunity to become an innovation hot house as the Commonwealth Bank found out.
Nils helps the country becomes more intelligent
November 2009
Who else do you get to help in the planning and design of Australia's first ever Intelligent Transport Systems summit but Nils Vesk.
Not only was Nils the brains behind the workshops, he also managed time to talk about creating ideas with legs and emceed their gala dinner too!
Nils helps accountants ask more questions
November 2009
With over 500 partners at the PwC Australasian partners meeting, Nils was on the job helping to synthesize what exactly PwC do great and how they can ask better questions of their clients!
Nils gets more power
October 2009
Nils worked closely with Origin in developing an incredible Leadership conference held at the famous MCG. As the emcee and keynote speaker on at least two topics Nils loved working with one of the most dynamic organisations in Australia.
Nils helps Optus upgrade
October 2009
Nils and Anders Sorman-Nilsson team up to help upgrade Optus leadership thinking. New thinking equals new results.
Nils drives another strategy
October 2009
Vic roads wanted someone to help their Road User Services group create a vision and strategy for the coming 5 years. Nils did not just that but more as Dean Zabrieszach, Director Road User Services, VicRoads mentions- "Nils you helped us with the development of our Customer First Strategy, made us think and get our heads around what we needed to do as one group moving forward. It was a great experience for all and you challenged our thinking, gave us practical tools and got us to open our minds to make the journey".
"Your endless energy and fantastic facilitation skills got us to where we needed to be and gave us the momentum to develop actions and ideas which we have struggled with in the past. We now have a great strategy, ideas and actions to work towards and implement. Thanks for the experience and all your effort. We have been singing your praises to everyone, as outstanding and we have no hesitation in recommending you".
Nils kicks off TEDx
May 2009
Who else would you consider to emcee the first ever TEDx in Sydney than Nils Vesk? Nils brought all the energy and wisdom required to emcee such an important event. If you haven't heard of TED.com, now's your chance to see some of the biggest names and most important people shaping the future. Nils' conference cartography came in handy as he summarised the key points from speakers such as Bill Gates and local legends Craig Rispin and Matt Church. For a summary checkout the cartography at http://www.slideshare.net/nilsvesk/tedx-sydney-09
Nils unpacks IP
July 2009
Nils delivers another public Thought leadership immersion program to help switched on business smarts unpack, capture and deliver their IP for commercial advantage.
Creative info
June 2009
Info Salons treats its Sydney team with an offsite innovation session run by Nils. Info Salons commitment to innovation is one of the reasons why Info Salons is the world leader in event registration and business contact tracking.
Ideas get go ahead from the bank
May 2009
Nils takes a group of Peoplebank's hand picked future leaders and runs a live innovation workshop with them to generate tangible big ideas. The ideas delivered on the day were then presented by the future leaders groups to the Executive board. Every idea was approved and permission given to start work on their project ideas.
The glory of coffee
March 2009
Nils head to Queensland to emcee the fabulous Gloria Jean's Coffees National Foundations of significance conference.
MEA awards a hit
February 2009
Nils emcees the peak event industry association awards night. The MEA (Meetings & Events Australia) Gala Awards night was a smashing success thanks to some great planning, emceeing, a great venue and wild live entertainment with everything from male dancers to trapeze artists wooing the audience.
Business Smarts discover their IP
February 2009
Nils delivers a public Thought leadership immersion program to help switched on business smarts unpack, capture and deliver their IP for commercial advantage. Australian Design Award recipients Surfhardware International send one of their best Mike Durante to learn how to lift the bar even higher for their organisation.
Radio gets radical
January 2009
Austereo (owners of the 2DayFM and TripleMFM radio stations) decide to lift their creativity with a series of keynotes from Nils aimed at maintaining their top spot rating.
Everyone gets happy
2008 2009
Nils works strategically with the Vajrayana Institute to generate fresh creative ideas on content and marketing for the international 2009 'Happiness & its causes' conference
Nils & Bianca Dye unmask autism
December 2008
Nils co-emcees with radio DJ Bianca Dye a valuable fundraiser for the autism support group Sonrise. The 'Behind the mask of autism charity ball' was a smashing success. Federal MP Bronwyn Bishop was just one of the important guests at this fun event.
Fiji rocked by storm
August 2008
Nils takes Fiji by storm emceeing the Travelscene American Express Frontliners conference.
The office manager thinks different
July 2008
ESP - The event for office professionals - Nils Works with office managers on how to think creatively in a shrinking economy
QLD Govt gets super smart
June 2008
Who says customer service is dead in government? Smart service Queensland were teh organisers for the third annual National Customer service delivery Summiit. With attendees from both federal, state and local governments the theme was Serve you right -serve you smarter. Nils was the keynote speaker for the to day event and his keynote was creative customer service.
NESA gets cool under pressure
May 2008
The National Employment Services Association is an organisation of giving people. Practitioners who spend their time finding people employment are challenged by stress day in day out. Nils' stress utilsation keynote was just what their Practitioners conference required to help them get more done without burning out.
CBA gets into innovation
April 2008
Nils delivers an incredible interactive, thought provoking, innovative workshop experience for the Commonwealth Bank Premium Business Services HR team
CBA get together
April 2008
Nils facilitates the Commonwealth Bank Executive managers forum for Retail Bank Services 250 PAX
Queensland transport starts innovating
March 2008
There is a common perception that government departments are uncreative reactive beurocrats. Queensland Transport defies that perception, thanks to a creative thinking workshop run by nils. Willing to innovate and create solutions that help the community without costing an arm and a leg!
=== Nils goes digital ==
July 2007
Nils emcee's the Fairfax digital online real estate conference and delivers two jaw dropping keynotes to help their team boost sales
Nils gets Canon creative
January 2007
Nils heads a team of 10 actors and facilitators to deliver a keynote and interactive workshop at the Canon Oceania mangers conference. The conference was run at the Homebush stadium and the workshops took place over three levels to accommodate the huge number of happy participants. The theme was creative solutions towards advanced simplicity
Nils play at Hoyts
December 2007
With big names, big ideas and even bigger inspiration the Thought Leader showcase came to Hoyts in the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney.
The showcase boasted the hottest speakers in Australia, presenting their newest and most inspiring ideas to hundreds of representatives from the event management industry – from bureaus to PCOs and corporates.
Nils Vesk had the honour of opening the spectacular event, with his Creativity keynote to an amazing reception.
"Nils is truly a thought leader on creative thinking. If you have a creative project you're considering - don't even think about starting it without speaking to Nils first!" Craig Rispin futuretrendsgroup.com
Hoyts were the proud sponsor of the Thought Leaders showcase, proud to promote Australia’s hottest speakers in association with their leading-edge conference venues.
Want more information on Nils’ Creativity keynote? Click here
