George Hedon is the Founder and CEO of the world's leading festival for business and creativity, called Pause Fest.

His expertise in design, marketing, media, content, program curation and events lead him to create award-winning campaigns, experiences and Australia's top innovation festival.

Under his creative leadership, Pause Fest has attracted major brands, startups, agencies, corporates, government and hosted over 1,200 global and local thought leading speakers supporting the growth of Australian born businesses and enterprises.

George is also a regular speaker at meetups and global industry events such as: SXSW, Sector 3.0, Pause Fest, General Assembly, Melbourne International Film Festival, Billy Blue College, RMIT University, Swinburne University. He has also mentored and judged for various events like Techstars Startup Weekend, SingularityU, ADAC and Finnies Awards.