Outlook For WA Business in 2017 & Beyond

Join us on Tuesday 23rd May as we host our quarterly networking event for Perth businesses. Located at Mayfair Lane in West Perth, Carbon Group will be joined by guest speakers Charlie Gunningham, CEO of Business News, and Bernard Chia, Managing Director/Founder of Alyka. Charlie will be talking on the outlook for WA businesses in 2017 and beyond:

- What are major trends in business over past/next few years?
- Who has been doing well/badly?
- Where are the bright spots?
- What’s driving all this?
- What advice does Charlie have for WA businesses?

Bernard will discuss email strategies and automation.

Everyone attending this sundowner will receive a free 2-month trial to Business News and the BNiQ Search Engine (Book of Lists).

Please arrive at 5:30pm. Light refreshments will be served. There will be the opportunity for Q&As before the evening concludes.

Charlie Gunningham, CEO, Business News
Originally from the UK, Charlie worked in Singapore for 8 years before landing in Perth in 1997. Graduating as top MBA student from UWA Business School in 1999, he cofounded aussiehome.com, an online real estate business, which he ran for 10 years until it was acquired by REIWA in 2010. He then ran reiwa.com before joining Business News in 2013, becoming CEO in 2015. Charlie is a big supporter of the startup tech community in Perth, writes about it in Business News and is an adjunct lecturer in eBusiness at UWA Business School.

Bernard Chia, Managing Director/Founder, Alyka
Founding partner and managing director of Alyka, Bernard Chia’s drive and determination have seen his Perth-based company become international pioneers in best practice online strategies, digital communications and technical innovation. Bernard’s hands-on management ethos and recruitment strategy have propelled his operations through exponential growth, servicing an incredibly diverse portfolio that ranges from third sector organisations to private companies of all sizes spanning a myriad of industries.