Women in BIM has announced transformation coach and author Penny Locaso as the keynote speaker for its Melbourne conference
The Melbourne event, which takes place on 14 November, is the third and final Women in BIM conference of 2024 following events in London, England, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Penny Locaso is the world’s first “Happiness Hacker”, on a quest to teach 10m humans by 2025 how to flourish in life.
Voted on of the most influential female entrepreneurs in Australia, Locaso left a 16-year career as an executive, relocated from Perth back to Melbourne and started her own purpose-driven company, HackingHappy.co.
Her work creating the world first Intentional Adaptability Quotient (IAQ) psychometric tool and education program was recently published in the American Consulting Journal of Psychology. IAQ® decodes the skills required to not only navigate but flourish in complex and uncertain change.
She has partnered with the likes of Google, Microsoft, Booking.com, SalesForce, Deloitte and LuluLemon.
Discover your impact
The keynote session, Discover Your Impact and Shape the Future of Your Career, is designed to empower attendees to elevate their impact and influence others so they can shape a more inclusive and innovative future in their field.
Penny will provide an overview of how to gain confidence, discover power and help to unlock the potential to become an influential leader.
This session will focus on the skills including:
- Clarity on Impact: Attendees will discover the unique contributions they want to make and how to articulate their vision.
- Identify barriers: Explore what has been holding them back and learn how to overcome these challenges.
- Three simple strategies: Attendees will discover how to equip themselves with practical tools to quiet the inner critic and step confidently into their power.
Other speakers and panellists confirmed for the Melbourne conference include:
- Katie Kaandelaars, asset information requirements lead, Department of Transport & Planning, Victoria.
- Tariro Makwasha, chief customer & strategy officer, ICN Victoria.
- Kelsey Stein, industry lead, advisory services APAC, Autodesk.
- Dominik Holzer, associate professor in digital architectural design, University of Melbourne.
- Jenny Tseng, technical director – digital advisory, Mott MacDonald.
- Elouise Robinson, regional digital engineering lead, WSP.
Tickets for the Melbourne conference are available via the Women in BIM website.
