The 8 Percent Festival

Overview

A group of entrepreneurs and creative thinkers will come together for The 8 Percent Festival, which will hold its inaugural two-day event this October at the Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne.

The keynote speakers include journalist and news presenter for ABC's Late Edition and SBS's World News Tonight Indira Naidoo, South Sudanese refugee and law graduate Deng Thiak Adut — who you might recognise from Western Sydney University's 'unlimited' marketing campaign — and undefeated martial artist Nadine Champion, who has given a TEDX talk on courage.

The festival will combine keynote speeches, think tank panels and breakout workshops across two days, and includes a third Creative Inspiration Day for those willing to fork out $2500 for VIP tickets. Panellists and guests will together discuss diverse industries such as health, film, media, education and business, and will be encouraged to contribute to a new business model to solve issues in one industry. General tickets are a little pricey at $997, but you can get a much more affordable voyeur ticket for $197, which allows you to watch the keynotes and panels over both days, but not participate.