Social Media Down Under Event – Meet Speaker Laurel Papworth

Posted by Selina Power

You’re invited to see 17 speakers discuss and debate the state of social media in Australian business.

The Maritime Museum in Sydney will play host to the Social Media Down Under Event – June 13th with a line up of incredibly influential speakers on social media in business. One of these remarkable speakers is Laurel Papworth who has been creating and managing online communities for over 20 years. She is currently Managing Director of The Community Crew  (setting up large online communities) and LaurelPapworth.com speaking, training and consulting in Social Media. Laurel was named in 2012 by Forbes magazine in the top 50 Social Media influences globally and Marketing Magazine name her “Head of Industry, Social Media” in 2010.

Laurel is a dynamic and fun presenter and her courses and workshops have been described as “engaging, funny and interesting“, “relevant and useful“. Her wealth of experience, depth of knowledge and passion make Laurel Australia’s thought leader on communities, social media and collaborative computing. Laurel Papworth is the author of Social Media Money – 22 Revenue Streams in Social Networks and Online Communities.

Laurel will be speaking specifically about social media revenue. 

S: What can we expect from your presentation?

L: “What happens when industries shift from “service” to “platform”? When Facebook becomes a bank. when the eBay model becomes the standard business model for the future? This presentation takes you through 22 different business models including Etsy making 1 billion dollars last year from craftspeople to Kickstarter and Pozible models.”

S: Who will get the most out of your presentation?

L: “Anyone who is fascinated with the Future of Money and Capitalism!”.

Don’t miss your opportunity to hear Laurel Papworth listed in the top 100 of most powerful women on Twitter  at the Social Media Down Under Event – June 13th.

To follow Laurel on Twitter: @SilkCharm