We are PROFESSIONAL speakers
GAME-CHANGING INSIGHTS
CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH
MINDBLOWING STORIES
BEAUTIFUL CONTENT
MEMORABLE pERFORMANCES
Meet the Team
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Tané Hunter
CO-FOUNDER, CANCER RESEARCHER
Tané is a cancer researcher, bioinformatician, data scientist and science communicator. He is the CEO and co-founder of Future Crunch. He has a Masters in Bioinformatics from the University of Melbourne, and has worked for the Melbourne Royal Children’s Hospital diagnosing rare genetic diseases. As a data scientist and cancer researcher at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, he used artificial intelligence and non-invasive molecular biomarkers in DNA to improve treatments for people suffering from cancer. He's also a former United States mountain biking champion and an avid sailor.
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Dara Simkin
PLAY AT WORK EXPERT
Dara is an expert facilitator, learning designer and Australia's leading play at work specialist. She's worked with organisations like The LEGO Foundation and McKinsey & Co., as well as world-renowned play researcher Dr Stuart Brown and Silicon Valley's IDEO Play Lab. She is certified in the Danish learning methodology, KAOSPILOT, known for its innovative and dynamic approach to education and training. Dara landed in Australia from the US in 2009 after winning a video competition that had her travelling around Tasmania in a campervan for 6 weeks -- and she never went home. She believes that if you want to change the world, you have to throw a better party than the people destroying it.
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DR SHASTA HENRY
CEO/ECOLOGIST
Shasta is a scientist and science communicator; a passionate adventurer, entomologist and educator. She has over a decade of experience speaking to professionals, communities and students, sharing science literacy and technological innovations. She is an intergenerational educator working with the Young Tassie Scientists program, Department of Education Victoria and the University of Tasmania, as well as a Co-Creator at Future Crunch.
Shasta gained her PhD in invertebrate ecology, using detailed knowledge of Australia’s insects to understand the ecosystems which humans depend upon. She's worked at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington DC, where she named beetles from the Amazon (and has one species named after her), and has spoken on the TedX stage about the intersection of science and Indigenous cultures.
COLLABORATION TRUMPS GENIUS
In this complex and crazy world, diversity and collaboration is key. We partner with other professional speakers, thought leaders and facilatotors to bring a broader more dynamic learning experience.
We love not only presenting world class insights, but embeding them into the culture of organisations to equip them with the know how to understand and succeed in rapidly changing world.
Future crunch in action
the adaptabiltiy quotient
The new competitive advantage in a world of constant change.
Showreel
adaptability AT play
This isn't your typical workshop; it's a journey into the heart of change. We'll tackle barriers, celebrate the power of collaboration (because collaboration always trumps genius), and learn the art of holding strong opinions lightly.
MDRT
Future Crunch opened the Main Stage at the Million Dollar Round Table Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, in front of an audience of 15,000 financial professionals from every corner of the planet.
singularity u
We were approached by the team at SingularityU Australia. "Could you open Day 2 of our summit with something special, and can you also include a summary of Day 1? "Sure" we replied, "as long as we can do it in musical form." Here's what we came up with.
story crunch experience
A one day workshop designed to give people a comprehensive understanding of what's at the cutting edge of science and technology, and equip them with the skills to be able to tell the right stories about disruption.
The O.G. future crunch experience
Our original showreel.
“If you are looking for a light to guide you forward in this crazy world, look to Future Crunch.”
— Sam McLean | Elite Agency
“A sensational eye-opener. Without them we would not have been prepared.”
— JW Lee | CEO, Hyundai Australia
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