[AusNOG] AusNOG 2015 - Keynote Speaker - James Spenceley

[Terry Manderson]

All,

I'd like to take a small slice of your bandwidth for an 
AusNOG 2015 Announcement.

We are pleased to announce that James Spenceley will be a Keynote 
Speaker at AusNOG 2015.

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James Spenceley is the founder of Vocus. As the company’s leading 
straightshooter, James has steered Vocus through exponential growth in a 
business environment that is going through seismic change.

In 2009, Vocus was Australia's fastest-growing technology company, which 
led to James winning the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Rising 
Star award. Vocus continued its growth trajectory, becoming the fastest 
growing company in the 2010 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 after posting 
revenue growth of an astounding 11,306% over three years. Today, Vocus is 
a member of the ASX200 with a market capitalisation of more than 
AU$500m -- a staggering achievement for a start-up that James originally 
funded through refinancing his home mortgage in 2008.

James is the archetypal maverick. Never afraid to challenge the industry, 
he’s won the trust and respect of the business and financial community 
with his open, transparent and refreshingly straightforward approach to 
business dealings.

James is a genuine industry innovator because he believes in the critical 
importance of the network and its role in transforming business. This 
transformation is experienced in the technology, but also in the 
relationships people and businesses need to have with their 
telecommunications providers. He’s a popular speaker at industry events 
around the Asia Pacific region and is a passionate advocate for ‘doing 
everything better.’

He’s been an active member of the communications community for over 18 
years. While at COMindico, which later became Soul, James designed and 
deployed the largest converged voice and data network in Australia. James 
is an elected member of the APNIC Executive Council, a founding director 
of AusNOG, and for many years has successfully sourced and deployed 
switches to non-profit Internet exchanges around the world.

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AusNOG 2015 will be in Melbourne at The Langham over the 27th and 28th of August.

Registration is open: http://www.ausnog.net

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Cheers
Terry (and the AusNOG Board)