Live 😎 at the Melbourne Accounting & Business Expo 23

<p dir="ltr">Last week was busy in Australia with two overlapping conferences; the Accounting and Business Expo in Melbourne and Accountex in Sydney.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">In the beginning, when we realised there would be overlapping conferences, I contacted both conference organisers, letting them know my focus was on providing the best outcomes for the accounting industry. I joined the Content or Advisory Crew of both conferences.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Close to 4000 people attended ABExpo. The first session of the day, a fireside chat with the longest-serving treasurer in Australia's history Peter Costello, attracted a large crowd. Interestingly, I only knew about 5% of the vendors, and there was a jam-packed startup alley with about 20 new vendors, so it was fascinating to come across so many new solutions in the ecosystem.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">During the day, I delivered two popular and educational panel sessions, which we all had a lot of fun with. I also scurried around the conference hall, eating free popcorn and pistachio gelato and finding interesting people to interview. </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-arrigo-65138060/">Jon Arrigo</a> Managing Director at <a href= "https://microkeeper.com.au/">Microkeeper</a>.  Microkeeper is an expert HR, Roster, timesheet, payroll and workforce management, all in one spot and I strategically partner with them.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-finch-9814b623/">Lucas Finch</a> Global Head of Wellbeing at Xero</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielrock/">Daniel Rock</a> Global Head of Sales at Suite Files</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickbhalla/">Nick Bhalla</a> Managing Director at Accounts NextGen IQ</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-spitty/">Daniel Spitty</a> CEO at Everperform</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-wang-at-luca-plus/">Ray Wang</a> CEO at Lu