What Happens Next?

The boom in Indigenous business

There are currently around 16,000 Indigenous-owned businesses across Australia, and that number is predicted to grow to 18,000 over the next five years. This growth is being seen in a range of sectors – from cultural services, building contractors and architecture, to fire management practices, and financial and professional services. In this episode, Bernard Salt is joined by Glen Brennan, Indigenous Services Lead, KPMG Australia, Laura Berry, CEO, Supply Nation, and Eddie Fry, Chair, Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation & Indigenous Business Australia to discuss the boom in Indigenous business. Visit us at KPMG.com/au/WhatHappensNext or get in touch with the show at WhatHappensNext@kpmg.com.au

The new frontier of cyber security

Join Bernard Salt as he catches up with Nick Espinosa, Chicago based global cyber security expert and host of nationally syndicated radio show The Deep Dive, to discuss how to stay safe online during the pandemic. Bernard is also joined by Michelle Price, CEO of AustCyber, and Kathy Robins, Cyber Security Partner at KPMG Australia, to look at how Australia is faring in relation to increased cyber security threats as more and more people work from home. 

You can listen to The Deep Dive here: https://soundcloud.com/nickaesp/sets/the-deep-dive-radio-show 

Visit us at KPMG.com/au/WhatHappensNext or get in touch with the show at WhatHappensNext@kpmg.com.au

Australian startups, why are they so attractive to investors?

Despite the effects of the pandemic, a record amount of venture capital was invested in Australian startups in the first half of 2020, with 92 deals recorded. To find out why Australian startups remain attractive to investors, Bernard Salt speaks to James Chin Moody, Founder & CEO of Sendle, Amanda Price, KPMG Australia’s Head of High Growth Ventures, and Steve Baxter, Founder & CEO of Transition Level Investments. 

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The Clip Show: Season one in review

In this episode, Bernard Salt is joined by Executive Producer Whitney Fitzsimmons to reflect on the highlights from season one of the show. Join them as they discuss mental wellness, working from home and the new reality for business. We also get the answers to pressing questions, such as whether Bernard wears Lycra while out on his daily "lockdown" bike rides? All that and more on What Happens Next? The Clip Show.  

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The new reality for food and agriculture post COVID-19

Join Bernard Salt as he catches up with celebrity chef Matt Moran to discuss how the pandemic has affected his businesses, and how he has discovered unexpected cooking opportunities during lockdown. Bernard is also joined by Emma Germano, Vice President of the Victorian Farmers Federation, and Robert Poole, KPMG Australia's National Sector Lead for Consumer & Retail, to find out how the agriculture sector is responding to Coronavirus.

 

If you would like to try Matt Moran’s crumbed lamb cutlets, view the recipe on his website: https://mattmoran.com.au/recipes/dukkah-crusted-lamb-cutlets

 

You can also read further insights from KPMG Australia on the food and agriculture sector: https://home.kpmg/au/en/home/industries/agribusiness.html

 

Visit our series website at KPMG.com/au/WhatHappensNext or get in touch with the show at WhatHappensNext@kpmg.com.au

Remote working and mental health during COVID-19

Bernard Salt speaks to Deb Yates, National Managing Partner, People, Performance & Culture at KPMG Australia and Dr Jane Gunn, Partner in Charge of KPMG Australia’s People & Change Practice, to find out how businesses are embracing the remote working phenomenon in the wake of COVID-19. Bernard also catches up with Georgie Harman, CEO of Beyond Blue to discuss the importance of self-care and mental wellness during the pandemic. 

If you would like to access the resources of Beyond Blue you can find them online at https://bit.ly/3eWp4Da or you can call 1800 512 348. 

You can find more KPMG insights on working from home and mental health here: https://bit.ly/3dJxsou. 

Visit us at KPMG.com/au/WhatHappensNext or get in touch with the show at WhatHappensNext@kpmg.com.au

The new reality for education post COVID-19

Bernard Salt speaks to rising star high school educator Yasodai Selvakumaran from Rooty Hill High School to hear how COVID-19 has changed the way students and teachers work together. Bernard also catches up with KPMG Australia’s Education Sector Leader, Professor Stephen Parker, and Debbie McVitty, Editor of the UK Higher Education policy platform Wonkhe, to discuss the new reality for the tertiary education sector post COVID-19. 

You will find the article Yasodai mentioned in her interview here: https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/education-for-a-changing-world/future-edge, and the article Debbie mentioned in the podcast read here: https://wonkhe.com/blogs/lets-lose-the-deficit-language-about-online-education/ 

For more on the future of tertiary education, subscribe to the KPMG Talking Tertiary podcast series: KPMG.com/au/TalkingTertiary

Visit us at KPMG.com/au/WhatHappensNext or get in touch with the show at WhatHappensNext@kpmg.com.au

Predictions for our new reality post-COVID-19

Bernard Salt unpacks predictions for a post COVID-19 world with Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell, Director, 3A Institute, and James Mabbott, Lead Partner, KPMG Futures. He also catches up with Europe’s most influential futurist, Matthias Horx, to look at how Europe is being reshaped in the wake of the pandemic. Visit us at KPMG.com/au/WhatHappensNext or get in touch with the show by emailing WhatHappensNext@kpmg.com.au

The new reality for healthcare post-COVID-19

In our first episode of What Happens Next, Bernard Salt speaks to Dr Meredith Makeham, Chief Medical Advisor to the Australian Digital Health Agency, and Warren Bingham, Executive Director of MedTech, to look at the role technology is playing in the Australian healthcare sector in the wake of COVID-19. Bernard also chats to KPMG Global Head of Healthcare, Dr Mark Britnell, to hear his analysis of how countries across the globe are dealing with the pandemic.