The 29th annual Meetings and Events Australia conference will be held in Melbourne from 17-19 April.

The 2016 conference is themed ‘Breaking Convention’.

Confirmed speakers include lawyer Holly Ransom who will talk about innovation, leadership development, change management, and engaging and retaining staff across the generational spread in the workplace.

Social researcher Mark McCrindle will talk about catering to demographic changes and Olympic rower Shaun Coulton will demonstrate the benefits of LinkedIn for individuals and businesses.

Furthermore, it is rumoured that Todd Sampson of Gruen Transfer and Redesign your Brain fame will be the keynote.

For more information about the conference, including early bird registrations, visit the website.