"The Era of the Entrepreneur"

Raised in a small business family, Kerry Anderson is founder of the Operation Next Gen Program, working with rural towns and businesses across Australia encouraging them to look at existing landscapes with fresh eyes.

Committed to sharing positive stories and practical ideas, Kerry is the author of Entrepreneurship: It’s Everybody’s Business and Rural Entrepreneurs in Australia (working title for publication 2020). She writes a popular blog and is a frequent speaker at national and international forums.

In 2017 Kerry was one of only two Australians invited to share best practice in building collaborative entrepreneurship ecosystems at a global forum in the USA. In 2018 she was recognised with Regional Australia’s Innovation Ecosystem Leader Award and named a Top 50 Australian Regional Agent-of-Change.