Purpose 2022 Presenters

Grace Tame
Advocate, Author & Australian of the Year 2021

‘There is no shame in surviving. Your truth is your power.’

Since being announced Australian of the Year in January 2021, Grace has become a household name as a brave and passionate advocate for systemic change to prevent child sexual abuse.

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Simon Holmes à Court
Convenor at Climate 200

‘A critical tipping point is within reach’

Simon is a senior advisor to the Climate and Energy College at Melbourne University. Simon is also a cleantech investor, climate philanthropist and a director of the Smart Energy Council and the Australian Environmental Grant-makers Network.

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Peta Strachan
Artistic Director at Jannawi Dance Clan

‘Inspiring other Indigenous people to practice cultural values and identities’

Jannawi Dance Clan is an Indigenous dance company encompassing modern urban and traditional Aboriginal dance styles. Jannawi practices, performs and teaches to inspire other Indigenous people to practice cultural values and identities. They are committed to honour and share knowledge, encourage awareness and understanding of the world’s oldest living indigenous culture.

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Mason Rook
Commercial Director at The Guardian

‘Using clarity and imagination to build hope’

A passionate and highly talented Commercial & Operational people leader with more than 15 years of professional experience, of which 13 years has been spent leading digital businesses. With a proven track record of delivering revenue growth and operational excellence in business. Mason loves a challenge, pushing the boundaries, helping businesses, teams and individuals grow.

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Missy Gilbert
Founder at UnitePlayPerform

‘Together we explore innovative ways to access our own genius’

Missy Gilbert is “a cultural disruptor” (Broadsheet) known for creating otherworldly, immersive environments. An Australian multidisciplinary artist whose work spans the fields of art, performance and experiential design, an ØFFERINGS experience is one that provokes, disarms, educates and heals.

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Daniel Billy
Organiser, Our Islands Our Home & Torres Strait 8 Claimant

‘Nothing will make him leave, not even climate change’

Daniel Billy is a Warraberalgal man (from Warraber Island), Kulkalgal Nation in the Central Torres Strait. He is a Traditional Owner and #TorresStrait8 claimant in the landmark Human Rights complaint to the United Nations over climate change.

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Bec Milgrom
Executive Director at Tripple

‘Inspiring behaviour change to shift big systems’

Bec Milgrom (She/They) is the Executive Director at Tripple, a 100% Impact family office that works across all asset classes and incorporates both investing and grant-making to use capital as a force for good. Outside of Tripple, Bec has extensive experience in marketing and strategy in the start-up and not for profit sectors and is a current board member of the Centre for Australian Progress.

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Nicc Johnson
Founder & Chief Musicologist at Music Health

‘The right music at the right time can save a life’

Nicc Johnson is a Musicologist and Technologist who has spent the last 20 years learning about music and its effects on our body and mind, and what defines our music taste. He is the founder of Music Health and PRSNL.ai, two technology-enabled music platforms that aim to transform how we consume and experience music.

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Melanie Greblo
Founder & CEO of Scriibed

‘Providing safe & secure employment to vulnerable women’

Mel's driving purpose has been to catalyse and lead positive social and environmental impact. She has honed the art of conversational leadership, is an ideas synthesist and strategist with a proven record of achievement in business, social ventures, community engagement, and culture transformation with a deep commitment to diversity, inclusion and systemic social change.

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Laure Legros
Head of Experience at WorkforClimate

‘Making every job a climate job’

Laure is the Head of Experience at WorkforClimate, a platform helping professionals amplify their impact by taking climate action inside their organisations. After working in the corporate sector for 10+ years, Laure decided to deviate from the business-as-usual path to find her way into the climate movement.

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Anne Ascharsobi
APJ Sustainability Innovation Leader

‘Ideate, innovate and build the next generation of sustainability technology’

Armed with global experience spanning Environmental/Social/Governance leadership, for-purpose entrepreneurship, nonprofit strategy, digital innovation and technology commercialisation, Anne seeks to test and scale innovative ways to make impact in the modern information age and business landscape.

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Lorenn Ruster
Responsible Tech Collaborator at the Centre for Public Impact

‘Responsible, safe and sustainable AI at scale’

Lorenn Ruster is a PhD Candidate at the Australian National University's School of Cybernetics and Responsible Tech Collaborator at the Centre for Public Impact. Working with early stage AI startups, her research focuses on what the development of dignity-centred Artificial Intelligence systems may look like in practice.

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Rachel Yang
Partner at Giant Leap

‘Backing mission-driven founders’

Rachel is a Partner at Giant Leap, Australia’s first 100% impact venture capital fund backing mission-driven founders solving the world's most pressing problems and using business as a force for good across three themes: health and wellbeing, sustainable living and empowering people.

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Karan Anand
Managing Director at Hnry

‘Making self-employment easier’

Karan is the Managing Director for Australia at Hnry. Hnry is an all-in-one accounting service that takes care of all the financial admin for the self-employed. Previously, Karan co-founded the Young Sikh Professionals Network in Australia.

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Lucy Piper
Director at WorkforClimate

‘x10 your climate impact’

After a decade in the corporate sector, working within a climate progressive business, Lucy wants to help build the climate movement inside the corporate sector and get more businesses around the world to decarbonise, faster.

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Timothy O’Brien
Founder of Purpose Made & The Carbon Bank

‘Creating new ventures and services that change the world’

Timothy is the founder of Purpose Made — an impact services and technology group that includes Hatched, Rooy, The Carbon Bank and a strategic partnership with Conspiracy of Love.

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Trenna Probert
Founder & CEO of Super Fierce

‘I want to create a fearless financial future for women’

Super Fierce Founder and CEO Trenna Probert is a tireless innovator and experienced entrepreneur. Passionate about people and fluent in finance, Trenna believes that when women do well everyone thrives. She's deadly serious about changing the world… in heels, a bright lip, and fabulous frock!

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Matt Wicking
Artist, Facilitator & Activist

‘Making complex ideas simple and beautiful’

An experienced facilitator and musician, Matt's gift is drawing meaning from complexity, and communicating in articulate and enchanting ways. He works with progressive groups, helping them amplify their impact via his freelance practice, Cloud Catcher, and makes music with his band, The General Assembly.

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Laura Dalrymple
Author, The Ethical Omnivore

‘Become change agents for a better food future’

Laura Dalrymple is co-director and owner of Feather and Bone, a retailer and wholesaler of ethically-raised meat and poultry based in Sydney. For over 13 years Laura and her partner, Grant Hilliard, have written and talked extensively on the politics of meat.

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Mike Smith
Co-founder & Managing Director at The Carbon Bank

‘Harnessing the power of regenerative agriculture’

Mike is a co-founder and Managing Director at The Carbon Bank and is a farmer, teacher and innovator working across regenerative and organic cultural sectors to positively influence the development of environmentally regenerative farming for future generations.

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Nicole Sparshott
CEO at Unilever Australia & NZ

‘Businesses today must drive regenerative agendas that positively impact people, planet and profit’

Nicky is the CEO of Unilever Australia & New Zealand and former Global CEO of luxury retailer, T2 Tea. She has over 25 years of experience in developing and building brands, growing businesses, and transforming infrastructure and culture.

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Jarin Baigent
Founder, Trading Blak

‘Creating sustainable income for community through artist paid royalties’

Jarin is the owner of Jarin Street. 100% Aboriginal owned and run activewear brand creating the highest quality, eco-friendly mats and other products featuring Aboriginal artwork. Creating sustainable income for community through artist paid royalties for all products sold.

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Prisca Ongonga-Daehn
CEO & Founder of baresop.

‘Creating change with every wash’

Prisca founded baresop. which is a modern-day zero waste personal care brand, which means they do things differently. They are not just a zero waste personal care brand, they are a lifestyle brand that designs a 'no compromise' modern day zero waste personal care products. They understand how their customers live and design their products to uplift their lifestyle and make it easy, convenient and affordable for them to make an impact.

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Marc Goldenfein
Co-founder at ArtsPay

‘Creating a more stable arts eco-system’

Marc is a creative entrepreneur and the co-founder of ArtsPay, a new initiative attempting to build a sustainable funding source for the arts powered by transaction payments fees. He has deep experience in event technology, payments, partnerships and digital media and is passionate about creating collaborative solutions for supporting independent artists and small arts organisations.

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Geraldine Chin Moody
Non-executive Director & Co-founder of 5H Values Capital

‘50% of our portfolio companies are led by female founders’

Geraldine cares deeply about creating a strong, sustainable and inclusive community and environment for current and future generations. She draws on her experience as a senior executive and board member across ASX-listed companies, professional services, early-stage businesses and not-for-profits to drive impact within her sphere of influence.

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Craig O’Kane MBE
Chief Operating Officer at Everledger

‘Where supply chains meet the blockchain’

Craig began his career in 2003 as Fund Manager at Prudential M&G with responsibility for UK real asset investments.

In 2009 Craig became Director for the UK Department for International Trade advising the Foreifgn Direct Investment (FDI) of Australian companies and inbound infrastructure investments into the UK. 

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Priyanka Ashraf
Founder & Director at The Creative Co-Operative

‘Rewriting intersectionality for the Australian startup ecosystem’

Priyanka Ashraf is a lawyer turned self-taught technologist turned self-taught startup founder of The Creative Co-Operative. The CCO is Australia's first 100% migrant Woman of Colour owned, led and operated social enterprise challenging systemic racism by driving better economic and social outcomes for other Women of Colour through the creation of paid work and capacity building.

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Sam Koslowski
Co-founder of The Daily Aus

‘Empowering people to be part of important conversations’

I am a co-founder of The Daily Aus alongside Zara Seidler, and love to explore my passions as a business leader, journalist, presenter and commentator. The Daily Aus is Australia’s leading social-first news organisation targeted at young Australians with an audience of over one million Australians per month engaging with its social accounts, podcasts and newsletter.

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Pete Ceglinski
Chief Executive Officer at Seabin

‘Have pollution free oceans for our future generations’

Pete has been around the ocean his entire life and enjoyed surfing exotic destinations around the globe. With a background of product design combined with ten years of boat building for high-end racing yacht teams, the switch to developing a Seabin that cleans the oceans has proved invaluable for the development of the Seabin Project and its educational programs.

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Michael Bradley
Managing Partner, Marque Lawyers

‘The ambition to completely change the way law is practiced’

Marque exists solely to disprove the theory that all lawyers are boring and over-priced. We charge for the value we provide rather than the time we spend on a task. We act primarily on a fixed fee or retainer basis and we don't count the hours. Our focus is on long term relationships, not one-off transactions. It's just law, done differently.

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Andrew Davies
CEO of B Lab ANZ

‘A leader in economic systems change’

Andrew joined B Lab as CEO after a career spanning commercial law practice and executive management roles, and most recently running a family office and his own businesses in the finance and recreation industries.

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Katerina Kimmorley
Head of Commercial & Investments at Boundless

‘How communities can become clean superpowers’

Katerina Kimmorley is a passionate, self-driven impact entrepreneur and venture capitalist, whose pioneering work has made a significant difference to global poverty and climate change.

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Dr Ali Abbas
Acting Head of School, and is Founding Director of the Waste Transformation Research Hub at USYD

‘Identifying ways to translate the circular economy principles into practice’

Ali has 20 years’ experience in the field of Process Systems Engineering, with expertise in process intensification and design, techno-economic feasibility, process scale-up / optimal operation, with applications in low-emissions technologies, Eco-industrial parks, waste, clean energy, biotechnology and biomedical systems.

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Laura Staples
Head of People & Performance, Laminex Australia

‘Creating an employee experience eco-system’

Laura is the Head of People & Performance at Laminex Australia and has spent the last 15 years pushing the boundaries in organisations with an eye on the future, seeking out the best experiences to fuel her knowledge and passion for the future of work.

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Sean Doherty
Head of Brand Engagement, Patagonia

‘Earth is now our only shareholder’

Sean is Head of Editorial at Patagonia Australia. He is also Chair of the Surfrider Foundation, and owner-publisher of Surfing World magazine. He’s written about surfing for 25 years, and in recent years has become a leading voice for the protection of the Australian coast.

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Elsa Tuet-Rosenberg
Co-founder & Director of Hue: Colour in Conversation

‘Challenge the root causes of racism and oppression’

Elsa (she/her) is a queer, multi-racial, Jewish and Chinese woman of colour. Grown up in Naarm, she has a background in youth empowerment, facilitation, and social change. In 2017 she established the antiracism training program at Democracy in Colour, designing and running peer to peer workshops about race & racism.

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Arielle Gamble
Director & Co-founder of Groundswell

‘A new Giving Circle created in response to the Climate Crisis’

As a storyteller and community builder, Arielle aims to harness the powers of creativity and collaboration to create meaningful change. As Groundswell Director, Arielle is passionate about bringing new people and communities into the climate conversation, focussing on narratives around climate justice and climate solutions.

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Andrew Apostola
CEO & Co-founder of Portable

‘A mission to address social need and policy gaps in the community’

Andrew Apostola is the CEO and co-founder of Portable, a purpose lead tech and design company founded in Melbourne, Australia. Portable uses design and technology to help organisations transform the way in which they deliver services. It is recognised for its significant innovation in the areas of justice, mental health and the public sector. As a thought leader, Andrew is particularly interested in design leadership, ethical tech and a free, safe internet.

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Belinda Noble
Founder & President of Comms Declare

‘Identifying ways to translate the circular economy principles into practice’

Belinda spent 20 years in news journalism, working as a reporter and supervising producer for TV stations in Australia, Asia and the UK. She moved to corporate communications and PR in 2011, firstly working in local government, and then as Head of Media & Communications for Australian Red Cross.

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Peter Brennan
Co-Founder at Heaps Normal

‘Create your own epic new normal’

We're normalising mindful drinking by brewing beer that tastes so good, you won't miss the alcohol. We’re not here to talk about being sober or hold that up as the end goal. Whether you’re taking a night off or ditching the booze for life, we reckon it’s time to talk about something more interesting...like the epic stuff you’re doing instead of getting wasted. Whether it’s burning the midnight oil or burning up the dancefloor, let’s challenge ourselves to tell better stories.

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Amanda Morgan
Founder at Fungi Solutions

‘Remediating waste through the power of mycelium’

Amanda leads the research and development of Fungi Solutions cultures into Mycomaterial products. With an extensive background in prototyping Amanda works closely with clients to develop refined mycelium solutions for their products. She brings expertise in innovative social and environmental programs and an enthusiasm for helping others to get involved with cultivating fungi.

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Andy Wright
Managing Director at Streamtime

‘Improving outcomes for emerging talent’

Andy is the Managing Director at Streamtime. Previously a co-founder of For The People who designed the new Streamtime. Andy is charged with making sure Streamtime is making the best possible product to help creatives and the creative industry to be as successful as possible.

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Steph Curley
Activism Manager at Ben & Jerry’s

‘Using business as a force for good’

Steph is a passionate ocean woman, environmentalist, and social justice advocate. She holds degrees in law and arts, with her work spanning the business world and NGO's - finally settling somewhere in between by using business as a force for good.

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Dr Glenn Albrecht
Author of Earth Emotions

‘Emotional states connected to the state of the Earth’

Glenn A. Albrecht is an Honorary Associate in the School of Geo-sciences, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He retired as Professor of Sustainability, Murdoch University, in mid-2014.

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Kate Glazebrook
Head of Impact at Blackbird

‘A belief in cumulative good’

Kate is Head of Impact and Operating Principal at Blackbird, leading the fund's work across impact and ESG. She spends the bulk of her time working directly with the portfolio on projects to help them maximise the positive impact their companies can have on the world.

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Mike Smith
Founder & CEO at Zero Co

‘Shaping a better world’

Mike’s latest venture - Zero Co - aims to eliminate single-use plastic packaging from every Australian kitchen, laundry and bathroom by developing a closed-loop, zero waste system for home cleaning and personal care products.

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Dr Anna El Tahchy
Chief Technical Officer at Nourish Ingredients

‘Smart food solutions that are friendly to the palate and the planet’

Dr Anna El Tahchy is a key innovator in Agriculture and Food, experienced in lipid engineering with a background in food chemistry. During her time at CSIRO, Anna demonstrated success in leading complex R&D and creating new concepts for novel food ingredients engineering and production.

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Dan Adams
Co-founder & CEO of Amber Electric

‘Passionate about renewable energy’

Dan is passionate about shifting Australia to 100% renewable energy. He has built social movements around climate change, developed renewable energy projects and is the co-founder of Amber, a purpose-led electricity retailer designed to accelerate the transition.

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Dr Sasha Courville
Chief Impact Officer at Bank Australia

‘Where you put your money matters’

Dr Sasha Courville is Bank Australia's first Chief Impact Officer and leads in delivering the bank's commitment to create positive impact for people and the planet.

Sasha joins Bank Australia after nine years at NAB working across social impact, innovation and sustainability.

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The Hon. Matthew Kean
NSW Treasurer & Minister for Energy

‘Strengthening & empowering community’

An outspoken critic of ‘climate denialism’, Matt Kean has campaigned for greater and national action on climate change, arguing it’s not only good for the environment but it’s also good for our economy.

He has committed to increasing the size of the NSW National Park estate by almost 600,000 hectares by the end of 2022 and in 2020 delivered the biggest renewable energy policy in Australia’s history.

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Olivia Tyler
Managing Director at Edge Environment

‘Profit and purpose do not need to be mutually exclusive’

Olivia’s role is focussed on utilising her insights and experiences from a career working within some of Australia’s largest corporate organisations to building a team of incredible and well-rounded sustainability professionals, creating client-centric solutions to deliver sustained and meaningful change.

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Reece Proudfoot
Head of Innovation & Impact Investment at WWF-Australia

‘Can Technology Save the Planet?’

Reece Proudfoot is Head of Innovation and Impact Investment at WWF-Australia. In 2017, Reece founded WWF's 'Panda Labs' - a global innovation accelerator designed to solve some of the world’s most complex social and environmental problems in collaboration with influential partners.

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Megan Flamer
Director of Innovation at Centre for Consciousness & Contemplative Studies

‘Working to build thriving startups with healthy, balanced founders’

Megan works at the intersection of mindfulness and innovation, bringing deep breaths to the most unlikely places. Megan has designed curricula for prison parole programs, elite sporting groups and Fortune 500 companies. She is a passionate believer that mindfulness can be applied in any circumstance or situation.

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Sam Mackisack
Executive Director at Today

‘Profit and purpose do not need to be mutually exclusive’

Sam leads a wide range of strategy projects from social change programs and organisational transformation, through to brand positioning, evaluation, and digital marketing.

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Samuel Wines
Co-Founder of Co-Labs

‘Catalysing the transition towards a circular, bio-based, regenerative future for humanity’

Samuel is a Melbourne-based biologist and social entrepreneur exploring the intersection of biology, society and technology through a systemic and ecological design thinking lens. He is the co-founder of Co-Labs Melbourne and The Phoenix School Program.

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Georgia Sheil
Business Operations Associate at Vow

‘Harnessing innovation to feed billions of people with delicious, sustainable, food’

Georgia is a passionate, empathetic and determined problem solver working at the bleeding edge of agri-food innovation in the BisOps 'SWAT" squad at Vow, a cellular agriculture and biotechnology start-up creating real meat products from animal cells instead of the animal itself.

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Mike Knapp
Entrepreneur

‘Solving a painful problem is more valuable than coming up with a clever idea’

Mike Knapp is an experienced entrepreneur, product manager and software engineer. In 2009 he co-founded the startup Shoes of Prey. After nearly a ten year stint – including three years in China building a 200 person shoe factory – he rejoined Google in 2018 where he co-founded a new Google product: Task Mate.

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Matt Vitale
Co-Founder & MD at Birchal

‘Helping businesses shape the future they want to see’

Matt is Co-Founder & Managing Director of Birchal, Australia's leading equity crowdfunding platform. Matt is an experienced financial services lawyer and entrepreneur having worked in private practice at a top tier law firm, and founded several successful businesses.

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Claire O’Rourke
Australia Energy Transformation Program Co-Director at The Sunrise Project

‘A challenge to take action that reconnects our communities and transforms our country’

Claire O’Rourke is an author, environmentalist and advocate, with two decades working in journalism, communications and campaigns across Australia and around the world. Claire helps others take action on climate change, currently as Australia Energy Transformation Program Co-Director at The Sunrise Project.

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Josh Ismin & Dr Sam Banister
Co-founders of Psylo

‘Next-generation neuropsychiatric therapeutics’

Psylo is a biotech company developing medications inspired by psychedelics found in nature. With the goal to produce next-generation neuropsychiatric therapeutics which are accessible to a broader patient population. Psylo is based at the University of New South Wales, and was recently named a Top 100 Innovator.

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Sarah Nguyen
Head of Product at Streamtime

‘Fighting for creativity’

Sarah began her career working across varied design disciplines including branding, campaign and environmental projects at agencies such as eskimo, Collider and Houston. After spending time on a financial capability startup in 2017, during which she pitched as a top 20 finalist at Techstars New York, she now leads product design at Streamtime.

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Richard Boele
Chief Purpose Officer at KPMG

‘A team-based approach to solving complex issues’

Richard draws on his cutting-edge social sustainability insights to help Boards and their chief executives navigate the inherent social risks associated with increasingly global and diverse operating contexts. His particular strengths are the social and governance dimensions of sustainability and leading large consultancy assignments in socially and politically complex environments.

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Leigh Dunlop
Chief People Officer at Future Super

‘Your super has the power to combat climate change’

Leigh Dunlop is the Chief People Officer at Future Super.

Leigh joined Future Super in September of 2018 and has helped grow the business from what was then a 20 person operation, to over 120 people today.

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Julia Kay
CEO & Co-Founder at Great Wrap

‘Put an end to plastic waste, for good’

Julia Co-founded Great Wrap with her husband Jordy Kay, a company that set out to design their way out of the plastics pandemic we’re living in, through material innovation. Today Great Wrap manufactures stretch wrap from food waste for homes and businesses at their ever evolving solar powered factory on the Mornington Peninsula.

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Dr Kyle Turner
CEO & Founder at Pearlii

‘World-first AI technology to improve oral care’

Kyle started Pearlii in 2019. Growing up in the outback, moving around constantly in Aboriginal community housing, they didn’t have any real access to dental care. As an epidemiologist, I learned how easy it is to prevent oral diseases. I don’t want any child growing up with bad teeth when it is so easily prevented.

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Jess Scully (MC)
Author & Councillor, City of Sydney

‘Real ideas for a fairer world’

Jess Scully is an author and curator who uses creativity to inspire people to participate in shaping a sustainable and inclusive future. She was elected as a Councillor in 2016 and Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney in 2019. Her first book, Glimpses of Utopia: Real Ideas for a Fairer World, is published by Pantera Press.

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Katrine Fox
Director Brand Marketing at Fable Food Co

‘Shroom is not just mighty in flavour’

Whilst growing up in Denmark, Katrine experienced first hand the political shift to renewable energy and minimising CO2 emission. She became very conscious about how climate change was impacting the planet.

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Camille Goldstone-Henry
Founder & CEO of Xylo Systems

‘We are in a biodiversity-loss emergency and so we need to maximise what we're doing with the resources we have.’

Camille is a wildlife conservation scientist, data advocate, environment activist and Kamilaroi woman. As an experienced wildlife conservation manager with a Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience from The University of Sydney, she specialises in threatened species population management and has been lucky enough to work with endangered species around the world in her career, including Tasmanian devils, orange-bellied parrots, Sumatran tigers and red pandas.

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Sam Elsom
CEO & Founder at Sea Forest

‘Cultivating Asparagopsis at commercial scale’

Sam is a passionate environmentalist with over 15 years experience in sustainability. Having founded one of Australia’s first sustainable apparel businesses to measuring social and environmental impact across supply chains as well as implementing a satellite factory in India to support poor communities with income, training, clean water and education.

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Kate Eriksson
Founder at hello Ed

‘Changing the way we think about what's possible for people of all ages and health conditions.’

Kate Eriksson has worked as a technologist and entrepreneur building growth initiatives for some of the world’s most influential companies. She’s lived in Australia, Stockholm, and Silicon Valley, and in 2019 founded health tech startup, hello Ed with a passion to help 1 in 4 people in the world with health or age-related conditions.

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Kara Hurry
Chief Marketing Officer at FibreTrace and Founder & Manager Director at Entente Agency

‘Every fibre tells a story’

Kara Hurry was previously Marketing Director of iconic Australian brand R.M.Williams, leading the rebrand and roll out in USA and UK. Prior to this she led communications for Louis Vuitton Oceania, launched Brooks Brothers in Australia, was a founding member of the Australian Fashion Council, led marketing across the Northern Hemisphere for The Woolmark Company and drove global marketing in the cycling and running industry.

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Claudia Barriga-Larriviere
Director of People & Culture at Sendle

‘The beauty is that all problems belong to people’

Claudia specialises in taking companies through change, helping them grow, and making sure they come out stronger on the other end. To be in HR Tech is to be in service of people. The beauty is that all problems belong to people. It helps remove the abstraction and locate the source of what needs to be solved. I like to start all projects putting myself in the customer’s shoes and exercising empathy to get a feel of the pain points.

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Chris Cooper
Executive Director at Reset Australia

‘Working to counter digital threats to democracy across the world’

As the Executive Director of Reset Australia, Chris brings over a decade of experience in strategic communications, advocacy and creative content production. Through his early career in media production and international development, he developed a deep interest in the role of culture and storytelling in shaping values, behaviours and systems, and how they can be leveraged to enable change and drive progress.

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Wendy Qi Zhang
Service & Product Designer at The Creative Co-operative

‘Emerging tech can play a role in the future of care’

Wendy is a Service & Product Designer at The Creative Co-operative. She has been helping The CCO design and build Maya Cares, a platform to help Bla(c)k Women and Women of Colour to respond to, report and heal from racism. Her work focuses on participatory design practices and is also a researcher at The University of Sydney’s Affective Interactions Lab, looking at how emerging tech can play a role in the future of care

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