{"id":3260,"date":"2026-06-02T11:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/?page_id=3260"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:20:21","slug":"joanne-jacobs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/on-translate-2026\/program\/meet-the-2026-speakers\/joanne-jacobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Joanne Jacobs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-85010f99 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\u00a0facilitates\u00a0programs for CSIRO, Joanne Jacobs is Co-CEO of Disruptors Co, wearing suit, confidence and a guest speaker at ON Translate 2026 in Melbourne.\" class=\"wp-image-3261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-810x1080.png 810w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-450x600.png 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-188x250.png 188w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-338x450.png 338w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-563x750.png 563w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-192x256.png 192w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-288x384.png 288w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-384x512.png 384w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-576x768.png 576w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-75x100.png 75w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-113x150.png 113w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2-263x350.png 263w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2026\/06\/JJ-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-ad3ce983 is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-aadf616e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-e29552f7 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c639477 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joanne Jacobs is Co-CEO of Disruptors Co, a firm that\u00a0facilitates\u00a0innovation and helps scaleups to achieve growth.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0a startup advisor, she builds AI solutions, and she\u00a0facilitates\u00a0programs for CSIRO. Joanne has worked around the world, running software companies and marketing agencies, and lecturing at various universities. 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