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fastBREAK 2013 
co-produced by Vibewire and the Powerhouse Museum 

Invigorate your Friday and round off the month with a morning of inspiration. The fastBREAK monthly innovation series of rapid-fire interactive talks sets the stage for five changemakers and entrepreneurs who are pushing the boundaries in their respective fields. 

fastBREAK speakers are given five minutes each to offer their own perspectives insights and big ideas that are tied to a monthly theme. 

fastBREAK is a platform for creative minds to collaborate and network with experienced professionals from fields surrounding creativity, business, media, politics, the environment, science, technology and social justice. Following the five back-to-back talks, participants are invited to engage in conversations outside the ordinary and brush shoulders with decision makers from corporate and non-profit organizations. 

This stimulating morning is topped of with a delicious breakfast provided by Black Star Pastry and coffee from Little Marionette. Nothing beats a morning of scrumptious food, great coffee and energizing conversations! Bookings essential. 

Where: Powerhouse Museum, Turbine Hall (level 1) 

When: Last Friday of each month, 7.45am – 9am (talks start at 8am sharp and the program ends at 9am) 

Cost: $10 includes coffee, tea and breakfast 

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2013 fastBREAK 

22 February: Together 
22 March: Craft 
26 April: Upstarts 
31 May: Stories 
28 June: Action 
27 July: Technicolour 
30 August: Endings 
27 September: Upstarts 
25 October: Trick or treat 
29 November: Raw 

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This month, five remarkable speakers join us to share their unique 'STORIES' , Friday 31 May.    

To tell a yarn is one of the oldest art forms in any culture. It is the ritualistic practice of passing on knowledge, often from the older generation to the younger. These days telling a story comes in many forms. We tell stories through our facebook status posts, our tweets, our photos, our gossip. We tell stories everyday. Technology makes stories louder and more accessible, consequently the competition to make our voices heard heightens. 

Today our participation in both storytelling and the interpretation of stories is growing exponentially, stories which either convey their meaning through archetypal fairy tales or slow and subtle plot lines that are jammed into every facet of our day-to-day life. Come share some yarns over breakfast provided by Black Star Pastry and great coffee from Little Marionette. 

Hear from: 

Jesse Cox is an artist, radio producer, and one of the co-creators behind All the Best - a radio show that has been recognised at the Community Broadcasting Awards in the category 'Best Spoken Word, News & Current Affairs' (Winner, 2012 & Highly Commended, 2011). Cox has worked on a number of programs including Radio National’s 360documentaries and Books and Arts Daily, Sydney Writers Festival, In the Dark and was an FBi presenter for the Canvas arts program. Jesse is also a sculptor and has had his work exhibited at Sculptures by the Sea in Bondi, Art & About and at the Regional Arts Conference of Australia. 

David Lovegrove is a professional artist, author, designer and speaker who has been working in the arts industry since 1987. As an illustrator he has worked for corporates, publishers and film industry professionals. Some of his recent works include Steven Spielberg’s The Pacific, horror-flick The Ruins, and the adventure film 'Sanctum'. David's current project is a graphic novel/manga called Daruma - sci-fi novel set in the future about cloning, reality TV, ninjas and geishas. He is also working on a non-fiction kung fu book to be titled Wing Chun Mind Force, an illustrated students’ journal based on David's illustrated notes of his own kung fu training over the past five years. 

Ranya Alkadamani is currently the Strategic Communications Director for The Australian Children's Trust, an organisation dedicated to ‘helping people to help themselves’ by nurturing self-belief through education, personal development and ongoing support. Ranya's previous roles include Press Secretary to the former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, and Adviser to the Director General of the Office of National Assessments, Australia’s peak intelligence organisation. 

Plus two more speakers to be announced.

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