Owner Manager Exchange

OMX 2024

29-31 May 2024 | Hunter Valley, NSW

Owner Manager Exchange (OMX) is an annual alumni program designed for past participants of the Owner Manager Program who want to be challenged and re-energised in true OMP style.

The format, content and structure of OMX is continually updated to ensure it reflects market changes and business trends and provides an annual opportunity to reflect and re-energise.

OMX builds on the foundation created by the Owner Manager Program. It allows you to maintain momentum year-on-year by creating new opportunities for you to step outside of your business. Similar to our OMP+ sessions, OMX gives you the invaluable opportunity to be held accountable as you are challenged by experts and peers who are eager to help you succeed.

OMX is only open to OMP alumni (spouses/ partners can attend for evening sessions) and creates the perfect platform for you to make more connections with other mid-sized business owners.

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Similar to the Owner Manager Program, take a holistic view of your business, your role within the business and you.

The unique set of tools that are provided in OMX allow you to further analyse and fine tune your business operations achieving tangible results.

OMX allows you to continue to expand your network of other business owners. Just like OMP you will form an ongoing bond of understanding and support.

OMX gives you more opportunities to continue to reflect and focus on your work-life balance.

OMX 2024: Productivity - Doing More with Less (29-31 May 2024)

OMX is a 3-day intensive program (29 – 31 May 2024) exclusive to OMP alumni. Each year new core topics are chosen that focus on current issues that owners are dealing with, while challenging the current business status quo.

Don’t miss out as there are limited places. Secure your place with a 10% deposit and confirm your place in early 2024 when the program is released.

Who is it for?

The program is designed for alumni of the Australian Owner Manager Program who want to reflect on their journey and be challenged in their thinking about themselves and their business. OMX will continue to fuel the fire that started with the Owner Manager Program.

What is it?

Many OMP alumni have asked for a another course to reflect on how they’re going and challenge them on their growth journey.

The OMX content is designed and adapted to ensure it is reflective of market challenges and aligned with the needs of the participating Owner Manager Program graduates. OMX also provides a forum for alumni to build new networks in a format that is familiar and invigorating. The ideas and thinking will be fresh and relevant, and the chemistry of the participants and mentors for each program is unique.

OMX 2023 you’ll have the opportunity to spend quality time with experienced business owners across three days, participate in group discussions following presentations of best practice case studies, reflect on the state of you and your business and plan for your future with input from industry experts. The program allows for plenty of room to apply these learnings to your business.

How does it work?

The three-day residential program follows an adapted version of the OMP blocks. Each session includes presentations and discussions to explore the learning and application of the content to each business. The format allows owners to:

Discuss the state of your business, revisiting where you were at the end of the Owner Manager Program, where you are now, and what the future holds
Be challenged by your peers, facilitators, presenters and guest speakers on an individual basis
Get more in-depth advice, feedback and ideas related to specific areas of your business
Plan for the future in each session with help and input from business advisors
Share reflections, thoughts and advice with other business owners and mentors
Be challenged personally on your individual style, performance, and resilience

Venue

Spicers Guest House, Hunter Valley, NSW

Re-live the OMP Spicers experience and feel that sense of relaxed Spicers luxury as soon as you arrive.

See more on the Spicers website.

Registration

Terms & Conditions

Introduction

By submitting this application you agree to the following terms and conditions and agree that you will be liable for the program deposit and full program fee after Feb 2024 (as outlined below).

Pricing & Inclusions

The program fee is $4,885 plus GST per owner. The fee includes all materials, facilitation, assessment costs, food and single occupancy luxury accommodation for Weds, and Thurs (optional Spouse/ Partner fee of $699 excluding GST covers shared occupancy and spouses meals, doesn’t include program participation). The only additional costs that participants are liable for are travel to the venue and beverages.

10% of registration fees payable to confirm registration. Balance paid 45 days prior to program start.

Confidentiality & Conflict of Interest

Confidentiality is very important on the Owner Manager Exchange Program. All participants sign a mutual confidentiality agreement as part of participation on the program. In addition how much you share with other participants, facilitators or advisers on the program is at your discretion.

If there looks to be a conflict of interest between two companies that may be competitive, we will discuss options to reduce conflicts with those affected.

Cancellations

As we incur substantial costs prior to the commencement of a program, the following policy applies to variations and cancellations. All cancellations must be received in writing by the Executive Director, Australian Owner Manager.

Within two weeks of full program details being released (early Feb 2023) – full refund.
After point 1. above to 30 days prior to program start – any funds you have paid in addition to your 10% deposit will be transferred to the next Owner Manager Exchange Program.
After 30 days prior to program start – no refund, you will be liable for the full program fee. Transfer to another program may be considered in exceptional circumstances.

Australian Owner Manager reserves the right to cancel programs due to unforeseen circumstances, and will provide participants with as much notice as possible in such circumstances. If a program is cancelled, 100% of the program fee paid will be refunded. Australian Owner Manager is not responsible for any expenses that may have been incurred in attending or related to the attendance of a program.

Image Release Authorisation

As part of the program we often take group photos or videos for publicity, publications, or display. If you are included in these photos or videos you agree to their use as outlined above and that you do not have an interest in the copyright to the photograph(s) or payment for your appearance in them. We will confer with you prior to using any image of you.

Liability

You agree that our liability for any and all loss or damage suffered by you (in aggregate) (whether direct, indirect or special) in connection with the Australian Owner Manager Program will be limited to the total Program fee paid to us. You agree to release us from all claims arising in connection with the Program to the extent that our liability in respect of such claims would exceed this amount. In addition you assume all responsibility and liability for damage you cause to any Australian Owner Manager or Third Party’s property while participating in the Owner Manager Exchange Program.

Conduct

The success of the Owner Manager Exchange Program is in part based on an appropriate relationship between all of the participants in the program. As such if you fail to treat staff or other program participants with tolerance and respect, or you engage in behaviour that is unlawful, discriminatory, sexually inappropriate, bullying, harassing, invades another’s privacy or causes any person to fear for their personal safety, your participation in the program may be reviewed and after such review you may be removed from the program.

Privacy

The information is collected for the primary purpose of registering your attendance and delivering the Owner Manager Exchange Program offered by Australian Owner Manager. Other purposes of collection include the creation or modification of a record on the participant database, attending to administrative matters, corresponding with you, informing you of future activities or events and de-identified statistical analyses. Australian Owner Manager may also disclose your name and contact details to the University of Queensland or the Icehouse for rankings, accreditation, and alumni relations purposes. Finally your contact information (name and address) may be provided to third party contractors that are performing services on our behalf such as (but not limited to) facilitators, customer satisfaction and market research providers. Your information may also be stored on servers that are located overseas such as cloud based IT service providers. You have a right to access personal information that Australian Owner Manager holds about you, subject to any exceptions in relevant legislation. If you wish to seek access to your personal information, please contact us.