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Apr 02
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Speaking at PWN on Entrepreneurial Risk

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David Werdiger is keynote speaker at Private Wealth Network’s Entrepreneurial Risk Forum, held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland. He addresses the role of ‘entrepreneurial risk’ in the private investment portfolio. Often families, having realised in whole or in part, the value of their investment in a successful family enterprise, seek to invest in new entrepreneurial endeavours. How important is “entrepreneurial risk” as an investment category? Asset allocation strategy vs opportunistic investing In-sourcing vs outsourcing…

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Mar 26
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Speaking at RMIT High Growth Series

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David Werdiger spoke on 25 Mar 2015 as part of RMIT’s High Growth series in applied entrepreneurship. David shared his journey of entrepreneurship – how he developed an innovative revenue model for billing systems in the mid 1990s, and how he overcame the professional and personal challenges of climbing the ‘three mountains’. The cool ‘Prezi’ presentation is here, and the video can be seen below: Some quotes from the presentation: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must…

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Sep 30
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Speaking at PWN Family Congress VII

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David Werdiger will be speaking at the Private Wealth Network Family Congress VII in Melbourne on 29-30 Oct 2014. His topic is THE ENTREPRENEURIAL FAMILY: EXPLORING THE “IMMIGRANT MINDSET” Successful intergenerational dynasties nurture entrepreneurialism in the family to maintain that success. In this session we hear directly from families and individuals who have created significant wealth in their new country, and we ask: What are the key attributes of “the immigrant mindset” that create entrepreneurialism?…

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May 28
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Speaking at Limmud Oz 2014

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David Werdiger will be appearing in several panel sessions at Limmud Oz this year, which takes place 7-9 June 2014 at Monash University Caulfield Campus. “Vegetarian and Jewish?”, with Anthony Frosh, Nikki Silbert & Seraphya Berrin “Australian Jewish philanthropy: who gives a buck?” with Karen Mahlab & Mark Joel “Whither Jewish Australia?” with Danny Schiff These should be thought-provoking and informative sessions.

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May 23
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Speaking at PWN Forum

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David Werdiger was a speaker at the PWN Private Wealth Forum 2014 in Melbourne on 22 May 2014. He was on a panel entitled “Culture, Gender & Wealth” which was a discussion about how different religions, faiths and cultures relate to wealth. His insights into the Jewish and immigrant culture and how they impact wealth were very insightful. In particular, he touched on the links between immigrants and entrepreneurship, and the challenges of bringing up children in an affluent family. He will be…

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Jul 06
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Thank You Moishe House

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Following the opening of the first Moishe House in Australia, the house held a thank you event for its backers. David Werdiger spoke on behalf of Australian Jewish Funders, noting it’s a great example of “the immense power of peer-driven programs”. See also the media release by JewishCare on this event, and also coverage of the shiur David gave there.

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Apr 25
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Shiur at Moishe House

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David Werdiger conducted a shiur (Jewish study group) at the new Melbourne Moishe House on 24 April 2013. The topic was the derivation of Jewish law from the Bible, with a particular focus on the dietary laws. David, in his capacity as Director of Australian Jewish Funders, has been instrumental in bringing Moishe House to Australia.

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