When Mike Cannon-Brookes is invited into the boardrooms of Australia’s biggest ASX-listed companies, the usual fare is questions about technology, disruption and how to avoid becoming the next Nokia. The Atlassian co-founder talks about the increasing pace of change, the advent of 5G and artificial intelligence, how Netflix pirouetted through four different business models, how car companies are in the midst of a maelstrom.

Sometimes he gets asked for his views on climate change and energy – although these are well known. Sometimes he’s asked about how to attract the best people, or how to attract Millennials, although that is a word he doesn’t like much.