Rotation discussion topic 2.1 - People: The Crew - Are we building the right capability and culture?
Tracks
Track 2
| Sunday, August 16, 2026 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Gold Coast room |
Details
Our people are at the centre of everything, their capability, wellbeing, leadership and the culture they work in every day. This discussion explores how we onboard, train, support, engage and empower people at every level to perform safely and effectively. Where are we getting it right, where are the gaps, and what do we need to do differently?
Speaker
Darren Ramia-Topp
Workshop facilitator
Biography
Darren is a specialist in applied neuroscience, specifically spending the last 20+ years working on developing and applying the insights of neuroscience (NeuroPowerâ„¢ frameworks) to leadership development, high-performance team building and culture change in the corporate sector (PwC, AMP, Commbank, WBC, BMA, Downer, QR) as a Consultant, General Manager, Strategy Manager, and Change Leader.
As an experienced executive coach with a trade background, Darren has expertise in making the complexity of neuroscience available to leaders and shares/develops practical tools that can be used immediately to engage individuals, teams and entire organisations.
As Darren comes from a trade background and grew up in a small family-owned manufacturing business, he has extensive exposure and a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities across all types of businesses. In addition, Darren is the Co-Founder of The Industry Factory, which over the last 4 years has specialised in delivering leadership programs that combine the neuropower frameworks with Lean manufacturing principles and practices to upskill and drive change for small- to medium-sized manufacturers, predominantly delivered in Queensland.
Darren has significant executive-level experience leading complex, high-pressure and tightly resourced organisations through significant change and industry upheaval.