Dealing with digital disruption

Business relevance: James Stewart, Ferrier Hodgson’s Managing Partner will give his take on digital disruption and the new consumer at Commerce Ballarat’s Business Day Out on Wednesday, May 29. Photo: CAROL SAFFER

JAMES Stewart, Managing Partner of Ferrier Hodgson, is speaking at Commerce Ballarat’s Business Day Out on Wednesday, May 29.

Mr Stewart’s presentation will illustrate how consumers and their behaviour are changing in a digital disruption environment.

Digital disruption is the change that occurs when new digital technologies and business models affect the value proposition of existing goods and services.

“The take away is for businesses not to lose relevance in the market place because of their product or their service delivery model,” Mr Stewart said.

Ferrie Hodgson specialises in corporate recovery, corporate advisory, forensic accounting and forensic IT.

As an expert in global and local consumer trends Mr Stewart has seen what goes wrong and what goes right with businesses.

His aim is to contextualise the change in technology in the last ten years and explain what this means for the Business Day Out delegate’s business and their strategies.

“My address is designed to get people reflecting on their businesses and how they can adapt for digital disruption in the next five years,” he said. “It is about change management and positioning for relevance.”

Known as one of Australia’s leading corporate doctors he will ask the delegates to consider if their business is relevant and likely to stay relevant in a digital future.

“I intend to show them how they should be adapting their business models over time to adjust to a different business environment,” Mr James said.

The session won’t be all talk and no action. He describes his presentation as content rich and fast flowing.

“I play three videos to illustrate my story telling around global and local trends in the market place so the delegates can get their head around the concepts,” he said.

Business Day Out 2019 is on Wednesday, May 29 at Mercure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre, 613 Main Road Golden Point commencing at 8.30am.

Tickets for Commerce Ballarat members are $225 and non-members $280. You can register online at commerceballarat.com.au.