Robert Wickham

Robert Wickham is Salesforce’s Regional Vice President Platform & Emerging Technologies for the Asia Pacific Region. He leads a team of specialists throughout the region that helps customers transform their business using the Customer Success Platform.

Prior to joining Salesforce, Robert ran the Engineered Systems business at Oracle across Australia & New Zealand. He joined Oracle through acquisition in 2008 and initially ran Oracle’s System Management business in North America.

Feb 12, 2017 By Robert Wickham

Salesforce PitchComp: Pitch your startup and earn up to $60,000 USD

Could your startup use up to $60K USD? Of course it could! Pitch your startup on the Salesforce World Tour stage.... Read More

Startups, Innovation

Jan 11, 2017 By Robert Wickham

How to teach your team to love risk

Prosperity has made us risk averse, but that has to change if we are to thrive. Here’s how to turn a ‘protect what we have’ mindset into an innovation culture.... Read More

Innovation

Nov 23, 2016 By Robert Wickham

Australian autism innovation has a real social impact

My excitement about our work with the Autism CRC is partly because it’s a great cause, but it’s really spurred by seeing such powerful innovation in Australia.... Read More

Innovation, Foundation, Apps, Success Stories

Oct 26, 2016 By Robert Wickham

How to use crowdsourcing to spur innovation

What’s the difference between Seinfeld and the Segway? The former found success through crowdsourcing, while the latter chose to ignore its target audience, to its detriment.... Read More

Innovation, Customer Service

Aug 22, 2016 By Robert Wickham

Does your innovative business have a customer-centric DNA?

The more pitches I hear for potentially great new businesses, the more I’m concerned the founders are not paying enough attention to the single most important thing: their customers. ... Read More

Innovation

Jul 01, 2016 By Robert Wickham

Tapping into Australia’s High Potential Workforce - Here’s What Salesforce, Google, Atlassian and Red Garage Ventures All Agree On

Tapping into Australia’s high potential workforce ... Read More

Digital Business, Innovation, IT

May 02, 2016 By Robert Wickham

Budget 2016 Must Ensure innovation isn't Just a Flash in the Pan

The launch of the federal government’s Innovation and Science Agenda was met with great fanfare. But, with great expectation comes a great responsibility to deliver. Tuesday’s budget is the government’s opportunity to honour its innovation pledge ... Read More

Innovation

Feb 23, 2016 By Robert Wickham

Preparing for the Dawn of the Talent Wars

In the wake of the end of the Resources Boom and the recent Government Innovation Statement, the Pivot to the Knowledge Economy is now accelerating. This pivot is vital to the long term sustainability of the Australian economy and businesses large and small each have a role... Read More

Innovation

Dec 10, 2015 By Robert Wickham

Increasing Australia's Innovation Fitness Requires Strong Collective Resolve

This week's announcement of more than a billion dollars of investment in a new innovation economy was extremely exciting. Quite rightly it has been applauded widely. Yet at the same time, it is important that we recognize the immense challenge at the core of this pivot to an “Ideas Boom.”... Read More

Innovation, News

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Robert Wickham

Salesforce PitchComp: Pitch your startup and earn up to $60,000 USD

How to teach your team to love risk

Australian autism innovation has a real social impact

How to use crowdsourcing to spur innovation

Does your innovative business have a customer-centric DNA?

Tapping into Australia’s High Potential Workforce - Here’s What Salesforce, Google, Atlassian and Red Garage Ventures All Agree On

Budget 2016 Must Ensure innovation isn't Just a Flash in the Pan

Preparing for the Dawn of the Talent Wars

Increasing Australia's Innovation Fitness Requires Strong Collective Resolve

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