Enterprise Transformation:
Re-Imagining Process, People, Strategy & Operations with a Digital Core

 Australia’s #1 Event for Transformation & Operational Leaders 21 Years Running!

13th - 15th October 2025  | Sydney, Australia

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Ready or not AI is here

Ready or not AI is here

Did you know that 91% of operations leaders need to make a significant effort to get insights from their data and are struggling to make critical decisions?

ActiveOps surveyed 850+ operations leaders in financial services from around the globe, to discover the obstacles they face with data and understand where they are on their journey with AI.

Get your copy of the new research titled, Ready or not AI is here, to see the latest trends and how your operations team compares.

What's inside

  • Uncover the global business priorities in financial services shaping the year ahead
  • Explore the role of data within operations and the many challenges having an impact on decision-making
  • Find out who is leading the way with AI adoption and which barriers to overcome to glean the benefits of AI
  • Gain comprehensive global and regional insights from leaders in seven countries including the US, Canada, the UK, ROI, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Levelling the Playing Field: Recognizing Shared Challenges Among ANZ Transformation Leaders

Levelling the Playing Field: Recognizing Shared Challenges Among ANZ Transformation Leaders

Business transformation in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) covers a vast array of initiatives, often resulting in remarkable success stories. Yet, this journey is laden with challenges that are essential to the transformation process. Navigating these obstacles, learning from failures, and recovering from setbacks are vital for achieving lasting success.

For ANZ transformation leaders, understanding how peers, both locally and globally, handle these challenges is invaluable. Are they facing similar issues? More importantly, how are they leveraging their strategies to overcome these hurdles and drive meaningful change within their organizations? In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, characterized by digital transformation complexities, resistance to change, and data security concerns, effective leadership relies on collaboration and shared insights.

Our latest data report offers ANZ transformation leaders a unique opportunity to benchmark against global peers. This report, drawn from our Business Transformation portfolio, serves as a catalyst for discussions and relationship-building at our Business Transformation conferences.

Download this report to gain:

  • A detailed overview of the top challenges faced by attendees of our Business Transformation events.
  • Insights into the investment priorities of Business Transformation attendees for the next 6-12 months.

Leverage these insights to enhance your strategies, benchmark against global leaders, and stay ahead in the transformation journey. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from your peers and refine your initiatives.

Transforming Waste Management with AI: An Insightful Interview with Aussie Industries’ Co-COO

Transforming Waste Management with AI: An Insightful Interview with Aussie Industries’ Co-COO

In this exclusive interview, we delve into the innovative operations of Aussie Industries, Australia's leading independently owned skip bin and recycling company.

The Co-Chief Operating Officer provides a comprehensive overview of the company’s role in delivering top-notch environmental and waste management solutions.

Highlighting the integration of GEN AI and data sources like Google Maps, the discussion explores how these technologies contribute to operational excellence by optimising route planning, resource allocation, and sustainability efforts.

Additionally, the interview reveals how AI technologies and LLM-generated insights drive efficiency, cost reduction, and continuous improvement in waste stream management, ultimately enhancing both service quality and environmental impact.

Achieving Operational Excellence: Insights from Erin Cullen of Hawke's Brewing Co.

Achieving Operational Excellence: Insights from Erin Cullen of Hawke's Brewing Co.

Dive into Erin Cullen's expert strategies for driving operational excellence, enhancing efficiency, and scaling operations at Hawke's Brewing Co. Learn how comprehensive process mapping and innovative practices can transform your business. Download Now to Unlock Exclusive Insights and Best Practices!

Presentation Packet | OPEX Week: Business Transformation Summit

Presentation Packet | OPEX Week: Business Transformation Summit

Download the highest rate presentations from OPEX Week Australia 2022 - Featuring insights from Graham Christie and Sarah Coughlin .

Gain valuable insights on:

  • The keys to successful world-class transformation in today's challenging environment
  • The changing landscape of business transformation with confidence
  • Ambitious change agenda using proven leading practices
  • Optimizing your organizational structure for maximum operational efficiency
  • Overcoming stakeholder and team lethargy to ignite your OPEX program's success
OPEX WEEK 2022: ROI TOOLKIT

OPEX WEEK 2022: ROI TOOLKIT

Thinking about attending 18th Operational Excellence and Business Transformation event?

We are here to help you convince your colleague or manager to attend. Take a look at the ROI Toolkit which includes:

  • Benefits of Attending
  • Past Attendee Snapshot
  • Current Attending Organisations and
  • Top Case Studies
OPEX Week Australia - Presentation Packet

OPEX Week Australia - Presentation Packet

Download the highest rate presentations from OPEX Week Australia 2019 - Featuring insights from Fiji Airways, Toll Group, Water Corporation and Sime Darby Plantation.

Operational Excellence in 2018: Australian State of the Industry Report

Operational Excellence in 2018: Australian State of the Industry Report

For the 5th year running, we surveyed over 50 business improvement professionals from a cross-section of industries across Australia to uncover the major challenges, trends and opportunities for productivity gains in Australian business improvement now and in the coming months.

 

This report, sponsored by Open Orbit, explores three main drivers influencing the way Australian businesses are approaching OPEX, including:


  1. Changing customer priorities and behaviour
  2. Empowering people and building leadership to drive change
  3. Enhancing process excellence through tech applications


The Operational Transformation Debate: People Vs. Processes?

The Operational Transformation Debate: People Vs. Processes?

Crucial to any operational transformation  is a balance between processes that bring efficiency and the people that enable them. So then, the question on every CEO’s lips in today’s digital age – what is more important - people, or process?

Should we be more focused on the ‘right’ talent acquisition and development, or on putting new processes in place to speed up our operations and then developing those? What truly has an impact on whether your organisation is successful and accomplishes breakthrough innovation success?

Ahead of OPEX Week Australia 2019 we explore these questions in detail, with the aim of unearthing whether people, or process should be your priority. 

5 Crucial Factors for Aligning People and Process during Global Change

5 Crucial Factors for Aligning People and Process during Global Change

A PEX Network Exclusive Interview with Penny Cortez, Director, Cultural Transformation and Change Management, Chevron Upstream

Penny Cortez, Director, Cultural Transformation and Change Management at Chevron Upstream and key speaker at OPEX Week Australia,  led the cultural transformation effort for one of Chevron’s largest business units in Africa. In this interview she speaks to Andrea Charles, Senior Editor for the PEX Network about transforming global businesses through cultural change and the impact this is having on operational efficiency. Cortez also shares her top tip for effectively leveraging the power of culture to achieve more sustainable transformations and five opportunities for improvement to better align people and process.

2018 Global OPEX Benchmarking Report

2018 Global OPEX Benchmarking Report

Based on a global industry-wide survey (taken by 200 OPEX professionals), the global report looks at how the cultural changes of the last few years are impacting on leadership and explore how reputation management has become a key part of the story.