Winners will be able to rub shoulders with Dr Edward de Bono and Entrepreneur Raymond Kurzweil amongst 35 other international and Australian guest speakers attending the conference.

The scholarships will be awarded to people who can show they are potential leaders of tomorrow, exhibit moral courage and who have a remarkable vision for the future.

An Innovation Leaders Panel will review all applications.

The three day international conference seeks to address the challenges of doing business and governing in a super-connected digital world. The event isn’t just for CEOs and directors of major companies. Small and medium businesses will benefit as well as anyone working in sectors including finance, health, government, industry, banking and finance, the arts, education and not-for-profits.

Other guest speakers are:

Sir Gus Nossal, world-leading medical scientist

James Moody, Futurist

Steve Vamos, Telstra Director

Pip Marlow, Managing Director Microsoft Australia

Simon McKeon, Australian of the Year

The event is presented by ANZ and Creative Universe.