I received this phone charger at the CFO Forum this week sponsored by EY and arranged by Connect Events. It's the best gift I've ever received at a conference because it's so useful. It's a phone charger with a cord that I can plug in to charge my phone as well as the charger. And it's very easy to carry in my bag.
Centennial Park in Sydney is marketing plaques under trees to remember friends and family. The plaque under this Tulip Tree was dedicated to Mikaela Mae Harris in 2009. We walked past the tree today and it looks so beautiful on this Autumn day that we stopped to admire it and saw the plaque.
Expert360 has offices in Australia and the US with over 7,000 consultants on its books covering a variety of skills. Their digital platform makes it easy for a company to get the skills it needs and includes invoicing, contracts, and payments. Consultants bid on jobs ranging from $1,000 to $80,000 for government and business projects and charge on average $100 per hour. Interest in such a service is increasing due to both companies and employees wanting more flexibility. Companies that have used its services include Australia Post and Virgin. www.Expert360.com
Hidden in the handle of this sleek Davek umbrella is a tiny Bluetooth-based chip. This chip broadcasts a silent signal, read by your smart phone. By connecting the chip to your phone you are able to establish a link between your umbrella and you. www.davekny.com
Failure is the best experience you can ever have- though it's better if you can learn from other people's failures so you don't have to go through it yourself. Converting your own failures to success takes a lot of resilience.
This pen was given, with the case, at an event on the future of financial reporting with IFRS in Jakarta this month. The pen is thoughtful and useful as it has 2 spotlight choices at the top- a red laser pointer as well as a white light which would be helpful in reading small print in the dark, such as on menus. The gift was from the Financial Services Authority (OJK) in Indonesia .
