Real Influencers?

Program

Introduction by Laura Bennett
Speaker - Sam Chan
Speaker - Jeri Jones Sparks
Panel Discussion
Next Steps

Welcome to The Edge: Short. Sharp. Smart. Wherever you are in Australia (or the world) we're thrilled you can join us for our first Edge event of 2022.

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During the talks and the panel discussion you will be able to submit your questions to the number below. This event only works if you send in your questions throughout the evening. We have a Question Master who will organise the questions and then send them through to our moderator. Please remember to keep your question Short, Sharp and Respectful.

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With

Jeri Jones Sparks

Speaker

Jeri Jones Sparks works in Sydney. Her idea of a perfect day includes a 3-hour discussion analysing pop culture, with a conversation specialty in The Kardashians, YouTube Vloggers and Pop Rap. Jeri is married to Andrew, she is a Thamizh Indian-Australian woman living on Wangal Country.

Sam Chan

Speaker

Dr. Sam Chan is one of Third Space's national communicators. He is a cultural analyst, theologian, public speaker, author, medical doctor, and karaoke buddy. Sam was born in Hong Kong, grew up and lives in Australia, studied medicine at the University of Sydney, and did his PhD in Chicago, USA. He is a published author of five books.

Laura Bennett

Moderator

Laura currently hosts the Afternoons program on Hope 103.2 along with their top-rating podcast series, UNDISTRACTED. Laura is a Masters media graduate who’s worked in broadcast journalism for over a decade, covering events both in Australia and overseas with a penchant for entertainment reviews and celebrity interviews. Laura self-published her bestselling book ‘Live Your Dream’ in 2015, and admits to spending much of 2020 cross-stitching and taking up paint-by-numbers.