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42 Events maltatoday, SUNDAY, 9 JULY 2017 Maltese entrepreneur among Australia's Telstra Business Awards finalists Bright Conferences, based in Brisbane and founded by Na- dine Zrinzo and Lisa Renneisen, has been selected as Queens- land finalist for the 2017 Telstra Business Awards in the Micro Business of the Year category. They will be among the 28 fi- nalists at the glittering awards finals this coming Friday. Bright Conferences is compet- ing with its f lagship event gen- erationYOU, a one-day event to help millennials bridge the gap between education and the workplace, also offering a digi- tal programme for new gradu- ates. To date, generationYou has helped over 1,300 millennials across Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. Nadine's love for organising conferences started in Malta with the economics students as- sociation called AIESEC. Hav- ing spent a few years working in London as conference produc- tion executive and onto the path of freelancing, Nadine moved to Brisbane. In 2010, she founded Bright Conferences which started as a corporate events company. It wasn't long before Nadine re- alised Bright's unique oppor- tunity to bring people together to discuss, connect, share and learn from each other. At this point Lisa, a marketing and te- chie guru, joined in and togeth- er they aim to facilitate "awe- some learning experiences" for millennials, and create future leaders through generationYou. "It is exciting to have our ef- forts and achievements recog- nised; being a finalist at the Tel- stra Business Awards is a real testimony to our determination and passion which drives our enterprising spirit," said Nadine Zrinzo. "Of course, we would not be where we are today with- out the assistance of our staff, friends, family and the Bright community." Celebrating 25 years in 2017, the Telstra Business Awards are the longest running programme honouring the achievements of Australia's best small and me- dium businesses and more re- cently, charities as well. Bright Conferences' managing duo Lisa Renneisen and Nadine Zrinzo Managing Director at Cambridge Innovation Centre addresses PKF innovation session PKF hosted the first blueprint for Innovation Session on 28 June, where two keynote speakers flew over from Boston and California to learn about the innovation ecosys- tem in Malta and to present their successful story in their respective fields. This event was supported by PKF Malta with attendance by Finance- Malta and MaltaEnterprise. The session was inaugurated by Silvio Schembri, Parliamentary Secretary for Innoovation and by the Executive Chairman of MCST, Jeffery Pullicino Orlando. During their address, both emphasised that innovation is key to create the best conditions for individuals, businesses, public sector and civil society to research new ideas and eventually put them into commer- cial use. The audience welcomed the arriv- al of Stas Gayshan, the Managing Director at the Cambridge Innova- tion Centre (CIC) who purposely flew in from Boston USA. This prestigious Centre located next to MIT houses more than 1,000 com- panies in 50,000 square metres of premium office and co-working space across eight facilities, includ- ing a recent expansion in St. Louis, Missouri, Miami, Rotterdam, War- saw and Sydney. Android co-founder Rich Miner built his unique Google Android software at CIC where one finds a non-profit organisation known as Venture Cafe Foundation, which provides a forum for venture capi- talists to scout and help fund new talent. During his speech, Stas dis- cussed a number of salient points relating to the roadmap that Malta needs to plan in order to improve its success in attracting new FDI. Moreover, existing pillars of the economy need to be supported by new FDI as the former may suc- cumb to external forces in the short to medium term. He pointed out the essential ingredients to success- ful attraction of new FDI to include efficacious physical and social in- frastructure together with that magical network that bonds the nodes, which in Silicon Valley jar- gon is referred to as the ecosystem. One hopes that both the public and private sector will pull the same rope to increase spent on research and development so as to reach the targets set by the EU. Only thus can the island survive the pressures of competition and embrace globali- sation. Stas Gayshan discussed a number of salient points relating to the roadmap that Malta needs to plan in order to improve its success in attracting new FDI Spring-clean your waste the right way With summer kicking in, many are busy cleaning up their ne- glected gardens, yards and giving a lift to dark shabby corners of their houses with a lick of paint and some DIY home works. The promise of summer seems to act like a sign to clean up house and home and get ready for a more outdoor lifestyle. So what happens when the works are done and extensive spring-cleaning has left you with a mound of waste that doesn't go into the green/grey bags or bring-in sites? While these sites provide dis- posal measures for paper, glass, metal and plastic, waste because of DIY home works, expired medicines or electronics which have reached the end of their life, should go to one of the six civic amenity sites found around Malta and Gozo. Civic amenity sites essentially provide a place for the safe dis- posal of bulky household waste, domestic hazardous waste and recyclable materials. Appliances, electronics, furni- ture, waste from DIY activities, garden waste, cloths, waste oils and household hazardous waste such as solvents, neon tubes and paints can all be taken there for safe disposal and at no cost to the public. In this way, waste which should not end up in a landfill is redirected and recovered for ex- portation and recycling. It also means that one doesn't need to depend on anyone to pick up their waste for them. According to the National Statistic Office, use of the civic amenity sites rose by 11% in 2015, clearly confirming that the public does in fact already use these ser- vices. Interestingly, white goods and electronics are the most com- monly received goods at these sites. For an extensive list on what is accepted at the civic amen- ity sites, their opening hours and other useful information please visit www.dontwastewaste.gov.mt Civic amenity sites provide a place for the safe disposal of waste and recyclable materials doTERRA wellness advocate in Malta to give a talk about the benefits of essential oils doTERRA Wellness Advocate Joanna Constantinou will be in- troducing doTERRA essential oils during a two-hour introductory presentation on Monday 17 July, at 4.00pm at the Malta Employers Association (MEA) premises, 35/1 South Street, Valletta. The session, which is free of charge, is of interest to all those who have a passion for health and wellness, or work in beauty salons, spas, health shops, health and fit- ness clubs, wellness clinics, as well as in food preparation. "Essential oils can lift the mood, calm the senses and elicit power- ful emotional responses. doTER- RA essential oils come in single oils and oil blends, as well as nu- tritional, spa, and healthy living products. They are based on es- sential oil technologies and a com- prehensive wellness philosophy. They are naturally safe and very easy to use, and users find them beneficial for their health and wellness," said Constantinou. World leader in essential oils, doTERRA was set up in 2008 in Utah, USA. The brand leads its market in providing the highest- quality and safest oils in the world. doTERRA essential oils are CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade® essential oils, which means the oils are pure and natural, with aromatic compounds carefully ex- tracted from plants. The essential oils are free from fillers and artificial ingredients, with no dilution of active quali- ties, and are rigorously tested for the highest standards of chemical composition. These naturally volatile aro- matic compounds are found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flow- ers, and other parts of plants and trees. They can be both beautifully and powerfully fragrant, and have long been used not only for beauty treatment, but also for food prepa- ration and health-care practices. Those interested in attending the session, which is free of charge, should confirm their attendance (on first come first served basis) by Thursday 13 July, via email an- na ma ria.at ta rdpor t ug hes@bpc. com.mt or on tel: 21243211. The session starts at 4.00pm for net- working followed by the introduc- tory presentation at 4.30pm. doTERRA means "Gift of the Earth doTERRA essential oils are pure and natural