Business Transformation and Optimisation at Scale

Joel Rappolt is an experienced technology entrepreneur with deep skills in connecting emerging and complex technologies with the fundamental issues faced by today’s business leaders.

CEO of RocketBoots since 2007, he has overseen a pivot from complex business software solutions development for leading Australian brands into the research and development of software products leveraging advances in machine learning, computer vision and IoT to solve long standing problems in retail, banking and workplace management.

Joel’s business acumen has been honed through a succession of successful and eclectic business ventures locally and internationally in entertainment, import/export, superannuation and tourism. He is a fluent Japanese speaker and translator, and graduated with merit from a Masters in International Business at the University of Sydney. Joel lives on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, is an avid surfer, fisherman and sashimi maker.

Lindsay Whitbread has a passion for using class-leading data analytics to help organizations be more successful. As the Founder and Technical Director for DataSpark Analytics, one of Australia's leading Tableau partners, Lindsay has worked with a broad range of commercial and not-for-profit organizations to help them see and understand data. Whether it's optimizing the manufacturing process for beer, helping sales teams to grow customer value or automating administration processes, DataSpark and Tableau have done it - and had fun doing it!

Prior to joining Tableau, Christophe worked in the banking and finance industry. As a Business analyst he built experience understanding business needs and translating these to analytics solutions to meet stakeholder requirements. As a Solution Engineer, Christophe works with existing and prospective customers, consultants and analysts to help enable their success through Tableau.