Conference Program
Day One - Site Map
08:00 ⏤ 09:00📍 The Threshold
REGISTRATION
Coffee & networking
09:15 ⏤ 10:30📍 The Heart
OPENING PLENARY: THE RACE TO NET ZERO
Welcome to Country
Welcome:
Jess Scully MC
Keynote:
Simon Holmes à Court Convenor, Climate 200 - watch Simon’s talk here
Opening remarks:
Sally Hill Founder, Purpose Conference
Presentations:
Dan Adams Co-founder & CEO, Amber Electric - watch Dan’s talk here
Dr Sasha Courville Chief Impact Officer, Bank Australia
10:30 ⏤ 11:00MORNING TEA & CAREER FAIR
11:00 ⏤ 12:15📍The Heart
THE PURPOSE & THE POWER OF THE CORPORATION
Host:
Andrew Davies
CEO, B Lab Australia & NZ
Presentation:
Richard Boele
Chief Purpose Officer, KPMG
Panel:
Nicole Sparshott
CEO, Unilever ANZ
Anne Ascharsobi
APJ Sustainability Innovation Leader
📍 The Eye
HIGH STAKES: INNOVATION IN CLIMATE ACTIVISM
Host:
Laure Legros
Head of Experience, Work for Climate
Panel:
Steph Curley
Activism Manager, Ben & Jerry’s
Daniel Billy Organiser, Our Islands Our Home and Torres Strait 8 Claimant
Belinda Noble
Founder, Comms Declare
Arielle Gamble
Director and co-founder, Groundswell
📍 The Loft
CIRCULAR TECH: ENABLING CLOSED LOOP BUSINESS MODELS AND MATERIAL FLOWS
Host:
Kara Hurry Entente Agency & FibreTrace
Panel:
Craig O’Kane MBE
COO, Everledger
Dr Ali Abbas
Waste Transformation Researcher & Founder
📍 The Corner
CO-WORKING SPACE
12:20 — 13:30LUNCH & CAREER FAIR
📍 The Heart
LUNCH WITH EDGE
Spend Good Dilemmas - How do we navigate purchasing with purpose?
Hosts:
Nick Dexter & Rhianna Dean,
Edge Environment
📍 The Eye
LUNCH WITH EDGE
Squeeky wheel or enlightened guru- How do we remain true and vocal about our values in a room full of cynics?
Hosts:
Max Van Biene,
Edge Environment
13:30 — 13:35📍 The Main Stage
THE CIRCLE AWARDS
Winners announced
13:35 —14:45📍 The Heart
AFTERNOON PLENARY: RESPONSIBLE TECH
New Territories For Corporate Responsibility, Ethical Design, Advocacy and Regulation
Host:
Chris Cooper Executive Director, Reset Australia
Presenter:
Andrew Apostola CEO, Portable
Lorenn Ruster Responsible Tech expert, Centre for Public Impact & ANU School of Cybernetics
14:45 — 15:15Afternoon TEA & CAREER FAIR
15:15 ⏤ 16:30📍 The Heart
HEARTS & MINDS: THE BLEEDING EDGE OF EMPATHY, DIVERSITY, WELL-BEING, EQUALITY & PERFORMANCE
Host:
Olivia Tyler
Managing Director, Edge Environment
Presenters:
Andy Wright
CEO, Streamtime
Leigh Dunlop
Chief People Officer, Future Super
Laura Staples
Head of People & Performance, Laminex Australia
Geraldine Chin Moody Board Director, Founder 5H Values Capital
📍 The Eye
ARTIST TALK: HYPER TEMPLES & UTOPIA ARTIST MISSY GILBERT
Panel:
Marc Goldenfein
Co-founder, ArtsPay
Melissa (Missy) Gilbert
Founder, UnitePlayPerform
📍 The Loft
IMPACT CAPITAL: EXPLORING IMPACT METHODOLOGIES AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Host:
Bec Milgrom
Director, Tripple
Panel:
Rachel Yang
Partner, Giant Leap
Kate Glazebrook
Head of Impact, Blackbird Ventures
Katerina Kimmorley
Head of Commercial and Investments, Boundless
Timothy O’Brien
Founder, Purpose Made. Systems Based Financing expert
📍 The Corner
CO-WORKING SPACE
16:30 ⏤ 17:15📍 The Heart
CLOSING PLENARY
MC:
Jess Scully MC
Presenter:
Sam Elsom CEO, SeaForest - watch Sam’s talk here
Close
17:15 ⏤ 19:30📍 The Eye
Partner & Speakers EVENT (TICKETED)
Day Two
08:00 ⏤ 9:00📍 Carriageworks
CAREER FAIR & COFFEE
09:15 ⏤ 10:45📍 The Heart
OPENING PLENARY
Jess Scully MC
In Conversation:
The Hon. Matt Kean NSW Treasurer & Minister for Energy
Claire O’Rourke Author, Together We Can
In Conversation: The Media — A Case Study of Corporate Irresponsibility
Michael Bradley Managing Partner, Marque Lawyers
Grace Tame Advocate, author & Australian of the Year 2021
10:45 — 11:15Morning TEA
11:15 ⏤ 12:30📍 The Heart
Host:
Matt Vitale
Co-founder, Birchal
Presenter:
Julia Kay
Co-CEO & Co-founder Great Wrap
Panel:
Prisca Ongonga-Daehn
Founder, baresop.
Mike Smith
CEO & founder, ZeroCo
Pete Ceglinski
Co-founder, Seabin
📍 The Eye
DISRUPTIVE DIGITAL PRODUCT DESIGN
Host:
Trenna Probert, Founder & CEO
Super Fierce
Camille Goldstone-Henry
CEO and co-founder Xylo Systems
Sarah Nguyen
Head of Product and Brand, Streamtime
Wendy Zhang
Service Designer, Maya Cares
Karan Anand
Managing Director, Hnry — The theory of disruptive innovation
📍 The Loft
DIVERSITY AND REPRESENTATION DEEP DIVE
Host:
Claudia Barriga-Larriviere Director of People & Culture, Sendle
Panel:
Jarin Baigent Founder, Jarin Street and Trading Blak
Elsa Tuet-Rosenberg, Co-founder and Director, Hue Colour the Conversation
Priyanka Ashraf, Founder The Creative Co-operative, advocate for Bla(c)k and WoC in tech and startups
📍 The Corner
CO-WORKING SPACE
12:30 — 13:30Lunch & Career fair OPEN
📍 The Eye
LUNCH WITH EDGE
You are what you eat - How are we impacted by our food system, and how can we impact it in return?
Hosts:
Ben Hetherington & Hannah Elias,
Edge Environment
📍 The Corner
LUNCH WITH EDGE
What's love got to do with it? - How do purpose and values show up in our relationships and daily lives?
Hosts:
Hrefna Gylfadóttir & Rhianna Dean
Edge Environment
📍 The Mush Room
MEETUP: NATURAL MATERIALS & RESPONSIBLE PACKAGING
13:30 —14:45📍 The Heart
Click here to watch this session
Host:
Sam Koslowski, The Daily Aus
Presenters and panelists:
Joshua Ismin & Dr Sam Banister Co-founders, Psylo
Amanda Morgan Co-founder and CEO, Fungi Solutions
Katrine Fox Brand Marketing Director, Fable Food Co
14:45 — 15:15Afternoon TEA
📍 Room 2 x Today
COLLABORATIVE DESIGN IN ACTION
Hosts:
Leo Beganov & Steph Little Today x Smiling Mind
15:15 ⏤ 16:30📍 The Heart
THE POWER OF PURPOSE IN BRAND AND POSITIONING
Host:
Lucy Piper
Director, WorkForClimate
Panel:
Mason Rook
Commercial Director, The Guardian
Peter Brennan
Head of Brand, Heaps Normal
Sean Doherty
Head of Brand Engagement, Patagonia
📍 The Eye
THE FUTURE OF FOOD
Host:
Samuel Wines
Co-founder, Co-Labs
Panel:
Georgia Sheil,
Business Ops, Vow
Dr Anna El Tahchy,
Chief Technical Officer, Nourish Ingredients
Laura Dalrymple
Author, The Ethical Omnivore
Mike Smith
Founder, Organic Matters Foundation and The Carbon Bank
📍 The Loft
HEALTH TECH: WHEN AI MEETS HUMAN HEALTH & WELL-BEING
Host:
Sam Mackisack,
Today
Panel:
Kate Eriksson,
Founder, HelloEd
Dr Kyle Turner,
Founder and CEO, Pearlii
Joshua Ismin
Co-founder and CEO, Psylo
Nicc Johnson
MusicHealth.ai & Vera
📍The Corner
GROUP COACHING
Need a bit of a pep?
This peer coaching session is for any Purpose attendees who are looking for coaching and guidance around their unique business and career challenges. Strategic advisor, coach, mentor and longtime friend of Purpose, Geraldine Chin Moody will be passing on skills and know-how to guide participants in coaching and mentoring sessions that involve a heavy peer-to-peer element.
No bookings required, just turn up to be involved.
Host:
Geraldine Chin Moody
Board Director & Co-founder, 5H Values Capital
16:30 ⏤ 17:30📍 The Heart
CLOSING PLENARY
Host:
Jess Scully, MC
Presenters:
Dr Glenn Albrecht Author, Earth Emotions
Matt Wicking
Megan Flamer Director of Innovation, Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies (M3CS)
17:30 ⏤ 21:00📍Carriageworks
WRAP PARTY 🎉