Dave Bell is an experienced innovator and leader with extensive experience in various industries, including IT, telecommunications, and technology. He is currently the Innovation Lead of Hackathons and Labs at Telstra, where he fosters a community of changemakers and implements out-of-the-box concepts like scrum methodology and hackathons. Dave is also the Co-Founder of Hackathons International, which offers educational and hackathon opportunities to corporate and student innovators globally. He has cultivated a broad skillset through his educational background and various positions throughout his career, serving as a Senior Business Analyst, Test Manager, Test Coordinator, Project Manager, and Test Analyst for firms like Telstra, Infosys, Nokia, AXA, and Ericsson, among others. Dave's experiences have taught him to be an excellent communicator, making him an outstanding Meetup Host, Speaker, UNconference Organizer, and a reliable conference participant, such as the annual Quality Software Australia Conference. He is also a proud holder of a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Adelaide and a Master of Information Technology from RMIT University. When he's not connecting people at work, Dave enjoys spending time with his daughter. Businesses looking to organize an outstanding hackathon or integrate agile methodologies and design thinking principles into their workflow can reach out to Dave to shake things up.