Corporate Spend

Jeremy Meltzer Social Entrepreneur and founder of I=Change Jeremy founded i=Change, Australia’s fastest-growing social enterprise tech startup. i=Changeis turning e-commerce into a force for good, by making it simple and powerful for online retailers to give back. As 93% millennials want to shop brands that give back, i=Change bridges the gap between retailers and customers who are increasingly seeking brands that reflect their values – and shopping accordingly. In partnership with over 80 retailers, including iconic brands like Pandora, Camilla, and Clarins, i=Change has already raised $1.25m and counting, impacting over 289,000 women and girls in Australia and around the world. I=Change has won numerous awards including Social Entrepreneur of the Year Highlights When I saw direct impact of violence against women when I lived in Cuba in my 20’s it compelled me to take action. Every dollar spent becomes a powerful force for good. Tracking amount of impact and transparency is vital. Customer loyalty and trust skyrocket when brands put giving back right into the customer purchase.

Darren Tindal Executive Officer Seed Foundation Australia Darren has spent most of his life in the corporate world both in Australia and Internationally. Having worked as a Senior Leader across a number of large Corporates, in the last 15 years his main focus has been on people development and helping create leaders of the future. Darren’s passion for working with our first people started around 10 years ago and has been his main focus for the past 5 years. The opportunity to work in such a wonderful space and have the ability to create real change in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health area is a true passion of Darren’s. He enjoys working with so many of our young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids who can go back into community with real skills and a clear pathway into the health sector creating change in the communities across Australia. Highlights 50+ remote communities impacted. 77 Partner Schools Massive jump from 34% to 85% First People finishing Year 12 Get continual feedback how you can grow as Values Based Leader

Andrea Tokaji International Lawyer, Business Consultant, Mediator, Lecturer For the last ten years, Andrea has committed her professional life as a trained international human rights lawyer advocate, parliamentary lobbyist and legal educator to anti-trafficking work in the Australasia region. Andrea was invited to be a part of Hilary Clinton’s Vital Voices Women in Anti-Trafficking Leadership Program in the United Sates in 2015, having the opportunity to collaborate with key stakeholders, including the Secretary of States Trafficking in Persons team. Andrea was invited to speak at the Geneva Institute of Leadership and Public Policy on regional anti-slavery matters, with an audience of key political delegates from several nations. Highlights Difference between human slavery, trafficking and exploitation. More slaves in world today than William Wilberforce time, including 14,000 known cases in Australia. 3000 Australian companies compelled to report under Modern Slavery Act.

Andy Skidmore Social Entrepreneur, Founder Burn Bright Highlights Companies must integrate CSR rather than just “ a token gesture” John Maxwell – The law of the “Big Mo”- momentum Failed at first three social enterprises- don’t worry about being young, it’s just in our head. Andy is a life long social entrepreneur and is passionate about equipping young people to grow as leaders by taking a wellbeing approach and fostering positive and meaningful relationships. When he was 21 he founded the Not For Profit organisation Burn Bright, a social enterprise with the mission of growing the next generation of young Australians through student leadership, well being programs and national camps. Over the past 5 years Burn Bright has worked with over 50,000, 12-17 year olds, from all corners of Australia through school based programs and hosting the Australian National Leadership Camp. In 2018 Burn Bright was named Australia’s Most Innovative Charity by Westpac and UNSW, due to their company culture and their social enterprise business structure. Burn Bright has also won awards for their outstanding use of data and have been recognised by Anthill as one of 100 ‘Cool Australian Companies’ in 2018. Andy is regarded as one of Australia’s leading social entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers to solve some of Australia’s most complex social issues.

Louis Faure Social Entrepreneur, Fondacio Foundation, Philippines Louis Faure is a Frenchman living in the Philippines passionate about empowering young people to be world changers.  He’s currently the Head of Training & Development Department at Gawad Kalinga and will be soon moving to Fondacio Foundation in Manila to develop a training and equipping program for young people. Louis developed a social enterprise project called FreeBirds focusing on free-range native chickens with a focus on sustainability. Gawad Kalinga: http://www.gk1world.com/louis-faure

Kate Wood-Foye Co Founder & Chair – Luminosity Youth Inc. Kate is a first generation Australian whose family hails from Zimbabwe and the UK and was raised on the Mid North Coast. As well as being the Area Director of Sales and Marketing for Rydges & Sails Port Macquarie, Kate is the Co- founder, Chair and Events Manager of Luminosity Youth Summit. Luminosity is a national youth forum and conference for young people in Port Macquarie and the Chair of Luminosity Youth INC – a not for profit organisation that seeks to inspire & challenge young people between the ages of 15 – 25 to excel in their chosen careers with DANGEROUS IDEAS for success. Highlights: Luminosity creates “TEDx style” youth events for 15 to 25 year olds. Up to 30 National and International speakers on theme Dangerous Ideas For Success Click here for 2019 Luminosity program http://www.luminosityyouthsummit.com.au/

Danielle Chiel Found KOCO (Knit One, Change One) How does someone with a PhD in Musicology end up handknitting the world together? Danielle fell in love with the art of handknitting as a 10-year-old. Her great-aunt Pearl taught her the craft during a day off school and it was love at first stitch. After a career as a teacher and earning a PhD in musicology, Danielle turned to her love of knitting and fashion to open a retail knitting store in Brisbane called Threads & More. In 2012 industrial legislation changes made producing our garments in Australia untenable so we sought out creating knitting hubs in rural India villages. The first knitting hub began with a group of ten women and has grown to become , KOCO – Knit One (garment) Change One (life). KOCO employ a lady, train her in the art and science of handknitting as well as reading English and mathematics. Danielle’s goal is to employ more women and reawaken the fashion industry to the human and commercial potential of how handknitting can change the world. Highlights: KOCO garments have three big promises- Experience the garment Transform women’s lives Connect the wearer to the maker Growing from 200 to 1000 knitters in next 12 months up to overall vision of 40,000.

David Carbines Co-Founder of Red Hat Impact Ian oversees all programs and services delivered by Schools Industry Partnership by a team of 23 personnel. He has held this position since 2005. He is widely known and respected by government, business and community leaders for his innovations and passion for inspiring young people to reach their full potential and to transition successfully from school into employment or further education. He is dedicated to learning from national and international research findings and best practices and to incorporating them within initiatives that address service gaps and meet the needs of all local and national stakeholders. Several of Ian’s best practice initiatives have been adopted and utilised by community and government organisations across Australia. He began his career as a small business owner and went on to become the CEO of a Group Training Company and CEO of the Penrith Chamber of Commerce. He holds a Master’s Degree in Career development. Highlights: UK Inspiring the Future has connected 16 million students to mentors in just 6 years! Inspiring the Future Australia is here. Primary students with contact with mentors are 5 x less likely to be unemployed or not in further education. They also earn 18% higher than peers. Register to be a mentor here: https://www.inspiringthefuture.org.au/page/join-the-campaign

David Carbines Co-Founder of Red Hat Impact With a diverse background spanning emergency disaster management (World Vision International), operational management (Aldi Stores) strategic consulting (Deloitte), startup incubation (The Difference Incubator) and enterprise digital transformation (Arup), David co-founded Red Hat Impact to help social enterprises grow and scale to financial sustainability. David holds a Bachelors of Commerce (Economics), Arts (History and Development Studies) and Diploma of Music (Voice) from the University of Melbourne, and completed the altMBA16 in February 2018. He loves reading and playing guitar in breaks from renovating a weatherboard house. Highlights David’s favourite karaoke songs. Why mission driven organisations must combine the “brains of business” and the “heart” of not for profits. Australia’s First Live Blended Crowdfunding Event. Three core objectives Capital, Consulting, Connections.

Jeremy Biggs Founder of YTAO Global Jeremy is the Founder and CEO of YTao Global, a technology platform that enables provenance and transparency for the $3Trillion global Fashion Apparel supply chain. His experience as an entrepreneur has seen him working within the retail technology industry for 15 years and has worked across local and international markets with varied partnerships, from Silicon Valley based technology leaders to large multi-national retail groups. Arriving from South Africa in 2009 with a young Family, he quickly got busy with understanding how to innovate the Australian retail landscape which has eventuated with the founding of YTao Global. Highlights Only 2% of fashion labels can track their supply chain vs 60% of Millennials expect their fashion brand to have supply chain transparency. Future technology will allow lots of smaller socially aware brands to compete with larger brands.

Sue Hollis Founder TravelEdge, Bike Lover and AdventurePreneur Sue has had a wild and crazy ride within the airline and travel industry over the past 30 years. As a senior airline executive with British Airways in both Australia and the U.K., her roles included Manager Sales London, General Manager 767 Fleet, General Manager British Airways/Qantas Joint Serves Agreement, and the Head of Australia Sales for Qantas. Not content with living a corporate life and wanting to make a bigger difference, she stepped into the role of ‘Entrepreneur’ and started TravelEdge – a successful corporate travel management company with her business partner Grant Wilson 17 years ago. Since that time, TravelEdge has grown into a $250m business becoming the largest independent travel management company in Australia, with Sue being recognised as one of the Top 10 Women entrepreneurs in the country. Still following her passions, Sue stepped down from the role of TravelEdge CEO in 2015 to ride a BMW superbike solo around the Pacific Northwest for three months. Her first book encompassing that journey – “Riding Raw” – was released in August 2018. Sue is now a coach and an adventurepreneur – based between Whistler, Canada and Sydney, Australia – where she can be found following her passions, building communities, racing motorbikes and helping people create lives of epic proportions! Sue, welcome to the program Highlights How despite having every definition of success on the outside, Sue was empty on the inside. Am I happy? The important question we must act on. How Sue quit her job as CEO of TravelEdge and went riding around North America on her motorbike. My Ducati is my favourite motorbike as she is unpredictable and wild. How Travel Edge knocked backed clients in the middle of the GFC due to a conflict in values.

Clayton Daniel Entrepreneur and Financial Adviser Clayton Daniel, an Australian-based former tax accountant and financial adviser turned fintech investor and entrepreneur, author of #1 Amazon Bestseller ‘Fund Your Ideal Lifestyle’, co-founder of XY Adviser, and CEO of Sprout Superannuation.

Connor Gillivan CMO of FreeeUp.com He has sold over $30 million online, has hired hundreds of freelancers to build his companies, is a published author, and is the owner of ConnorGillivan.com. He currently lives in Denver, CO.

James Robson Certified Carbon Neutral Winery James, along with his wife Chrissie run Ross Hill Wines. Apart from scoring 5 stars from James Halliday on their reds, Ross Hill Wines has an extraordinary focus on sustainability. They were the 1st Winery in Australia to be certified carbon neutral and this has led to significant business opportunities especially with Qantas. James is extremely passionate about carbon neutrality and here are some of their achievements. Moving to pesticide free production Introducing natural wild yeast in the manufacturing process instead of chemicals Mulching cover crops between vineyard rows reducing irrigation needs Improving recycling Installing 34kw of solar panels which reduced energy cost by 75% and had a 1 year payback period.

Justin Pagotto Corporate Spend Chief Ethical Office “The reality is when you bring both social and environmental good into your business it actually increases profitability.” – Justin Pagotto Fair trade. Social justice. Ethical sourcing. These are just a few of the many important topics covered in the Beyond Ideas episode. Justin explains the correlation between business and ethics and how the two come hand in hand for successful businesses and the future of generations as well as the wealth and health of our planet. Justin shares with us the knowledge from his decade of entrepreneurial business experiences and his newest endeavour: Corporate Spend. Corporate Spend is a social enterprise that focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by creating and optimising CSR programs through collaborating with some of Australia’s most reputable ethical suppliers.

Daniel Smith Clean Coast Collective Dan is a social entrepreneur and accountant that is passionate about businesses that are improving the world. His passion for the ocean led him to co-found Clean Coast Collective, a not-for-profit environmental organisation stopping ocean pollution at the source. When he’s not removing rubbish from our coastlines, Dan is also part-owner of The Corner Palm, a community focused co-working studio in Byron Bay. From taking groups on two week expeditions to clean Australia’s most remote beaches, to running events in Byron Bay, and then freelancing as an accountant, Dan’s experience is about as broad as you can get’ Editors note: Please note Dan’s podcast was recorded in his co-working studio so there is some noise in background

Alison Price Soil Cyclers Alison is the founder and Managing Director of Soil Cyclers, Queensland’s largest mobile soil recycling, decontamination, amelioration and waste reduction business. Last year Alison oversaw recycling projects on more than 50 sites, processing almost half a million cubic metres of material, saving clients more than $5 million and taking almost 30,000 truckloads off local roads. Alison enjoys helping other women connect, collaborate and grow in the construction industry and is the current president of National Association of Women In Construction (NAWIC) Queensland Chapter, as well as a Board member for the Waste Recycling Industry Association of Queensland (WRIQ).

Alex Dawson Founder Positive Scenario Alex founded Positive Scenario in 2016, driven by his belief happiness is the key to personal and organisational success, inspired by the findings of Shawn Achor and other thought leaders in the field of positive psychology. Positive Scenario enables positive cultural transformation through tailored programs based on the findings from two decades of Positive Psychology research and studies. Central to these programs are the proven principles and tactics delivered through “The Happiness Advantage | Orange Frog Workshop” created by Shawn Achor, former Harvard research fellow and author of the New York Times best seller “The Happiness Advantage”. Prior to founding Positive Scenario, Alex held many positions with Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory firm.

Anna-Louise Howard Farm to Hanger And yes, they really do make every piece of the sustainable and locally sourced, ethically produced clothing by hand. Why? Because we only get one planet and she believes together, with the choices we make, we can make the world a better, cleaner, more vibrant place to live and work for generations to come. Anna is passionate about Slow Fashion Business Model and Traceable Supply Chains creating long term change. Farm to Hangers Mission is to be Australia’s #1 sustainable brand and to revive a once vibrant industry.

Iain Smale Founder Pangolin Associates Iain founded Pangolin in 2010 and has worked to make it the leading force in carbon neutrality in Australia. Pangolin’s core services include energy audits; greenhouse gas (GHG) assessments and verifications; and compliance programs such as National Greenhouse and Energy, the National Carbon Offset Scheme and the Emissions Reduction Fund. Pangolin also provides carbon offsetting services including the supply of carbon credits and were the first in its sector to become certified carbon neutral as well as a founding B Corp. Iain has worked closely with SME’s, corporates and government, and has a reputation for developing smart sustainability plans. He has more than 20 years of business solutions experience and is regularly sought by media for commentary on the carbon economy. Iain was also a judge for the Sydney Business Awards (Sustainable Businesses) for several years running, and in 2016 for the Banksia Sustainability Awards. In past years, Iain helped businesses in his community of Pittwater NSW become more sustainable. Now part of the Blue Mountains community, he looks forward to contributing to the sustainability of local businesses with carbon reduction and new clean energy initiatives.

Luke Geary Founder Salvos Legal Luke founded Salvos Legal as a world-first social enterprise law firm in 2010. He was the firm’s Managing Partner and a partner in the Corporate & Commercial team up until November 2017.  Currently he is a Non Executive Director.  Luke has been recognised as one of the 10 Most Innovative Lawyers in the Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers awards and one of Australia’s Best Lawyers in non-profit and charities law for the past two consecutive years. In 2015 he was named in Pro Bono Australia’s Impact 25 most influential people in the Australian social sector and in 2013 won Managing Partner of the Year in the Australian Law Awards. Luke’s legal expertise is sought out by Federal & NSW government agencies, ASX200 listed companies, impact financiers and non-profit and religious institutions Australia-wide.

Graham Ross Founder Kusaga Athletic Graham is the founder of Kusaga Athletic, pioneers in future fabrics and sustainable lifestyle apparel, and creators of the Greenest T-shirt on the Planet. As an established entrepreneur with a background in media, Graham recognised an opportunity to address the impact of climate change by reimagining the textile industry. Taking the principles of a circular economy and profit for purpose as its foundation, Kusaga Athletic is part of a new wave of socially focussed organisations using the power of business to create a positive impact on the world. https://www.kusagaathletic.com/pages/the-greenest-tee-shirt-on-the-planet

Andrew Mahar AM AM and Serial Social Entrepreneur Andrew is an accomplished social entrepreneur having spent the past 30 years seeding, nurturing and then mentoring over 15 successful social enterprises. These have been in both Australia and Timor-Leste. Andrew has been recognised in Australia for his work by becoming a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in 2013. He received his AM for significant service to the community and social justice through the provision of access to technology, and to Timor Leste. He has used his social enterprise model to build opportunities for young Timorese people. Andrew is currently engaged in five social enterprises in Timor Leste that are delivering social and economic empowerment. Info Timor, a technology enterprise based on the Infoxchange model, (www.technology.tl) WithOneSeed, a community reforestation program (www.withoneseed.org.au) (www.carbonsocial.global) WithOnePlanet, a climate change education resource (www.withoneplanet.org.au) WithOneBean, Ethical, Social, Environmental Coffee from Timor Leste (www.withonebean.org.au) Pickle Bank, an enterprise focused on food and water security

Nick Savaidis Founder of Etiko Pty Ltd Special Offer USE CS15 for 15% off at etiko.com.au till 30/6/2018 Nick is the founder of not one but two fair trade brands, Etiko Fair Trade (etiko.com.au) and Jinta Sport (jintasport.com.au) Through these two brands his company markets ethically produced, eco friendly clothing, footwear and sports gear. He and his brands have been featured in numerous publications from Girlfriend magazine to The Financial Review as well as numerous high school and university textbooks. Since its launch Etiko P/L has won numerous sustainability and social justice awards including the 2008 Banksia Environmental Foundation Award for the Most Sustainable Business in Australia and the 2016 Australian Human Rights Award for Business in 2016. In the latest Australian Ethical Fashion Report, which looks at supply chains of 300+ fashion brands Etiko scored the highest ranking, an A+for the fourth time in a row, the only fashion brand to ever do so.

Lyn Jenkin Founder and Managing Director of Disruptive Media Lyn is a design communications specialist and leader of the Disruptive Media team. She has more than 25 years’ experience working in strategic planning, branding, social-impact communications, cause-related marketing, graphic design, photography, print and digital media, and video production. Disruptive Media develop clear and effective communications for varied, and often vulnerable communities with unique needs, such as Indigenous communities, people with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, people with mental health challenges, older people, and people experiencing homelessness. As a certified B Corp business, Disruptive Media has been recognised as one of the 2017 Best for the World companies by B Lab and have scored in the top 10% of all B Corps globally in the category of: Community.

Nicholas Bernhardt Founder and Managing Director of GreenbizCheck Nicholas Bernhardt, Founder and Managing Director of GreenbizCheck. He is an ex-investment banker who held senior management roles at Standard Chartered Bank, Nomura Securities and Ameco Financial Services. In 2003 the world of investment banking lost its glitter and attraction and Nicholas started working as an advisor to organisations in the CSR space before setting up GreenBizCheck in 2007. GreenBizCheck (www.greenbizcheck.com) is an Australian based company that operates globally and which provides cloud-based, predictive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) solutions. They develop highly customised web applications centred around Supply Chain Management, Ethical Sourcing, Procurement and CSR Certification.

Kerry Hilton Founders FreeSet Global Kerry & Annie Hilton are Kiwis with a particular bias towards the poor, oppressed, the lonely and the outcast. In 1999 they moved to Calcutta, India and naively found an apartment on the doorstep of the city’s largest red light district, a place where poverty is no stranger. Setting out to make a difference, the Hiltons took up the challenge of founding a business to bring the choice of freedom for women trapped in prostitution. After spending two years getting to know neighbors and doing a bit of research they opened the doors of Freeset, providing 20 women with dignified employment and importantly freedom from prostitution. Along with on the job training Freeset offers services such as basic education, health care, budgeting advice and a children’s nursery. Today,Freeset’s strives to offer the choice of freedom to as many as possible and currently employs around 300 women. With a vision of seeing more than 10,000 women free Kerry& Annielaunched a new business venture in 2012. The Freeset Business Incubator aims to plant new freedom businesses at source and destination in West Bengal, Nepal and Bangladesh. Freeset products are environmentally friendly and the business is Fair Trade certified. More than 200,000 customized jute bags are produced each year as well as100% organic cotton tee shirts, hand woven cotton scarves and cotton pants for the export market. Freeset products are sold into more than 25 countries. Human trafficking, poverty and social justice are issues Kerry grapples with every day. An engaging storyteller, Kerry is motivated by God’s kind of justice, his heart for the poor and the responsibility we all have as global citizens. To support FreeSet in Australia please visit www.liminal.org.au

Lance Kalish Yoobi Lance Kalish is CEO of purpose driven companies Yoobi, Yes to Inc and Cheeky Home Lance is a serial and social entrepreneur recognised as one of Australia’s most accomplished and international consumer product entrepreneurs. Lance and his partner Ido Leffler co-founded global skincare success story Yes to Inc in 2006 which is the #2 natural beauty brand in the USA. Lance’s passion surrounds working with companies that combine doing good and business pursuits in one. After Yes To, Lance and Ido began working on new socially conscious enterprises that would combine profits with purpose, right from their inception. They truly believe that the best brand and company is the one that gives for every product that is sold. In 2014 Lance developed Yoobi and Cheeky Home two brands that are making a powerful impact. He was named one of Men’s Style Magazine Men of Influence for 2015 and one of the Top 50 Australian Global Achievers by Australian Unlimited in 2013.

Dinh Tran Eat The Globe. Com Dinh Tran is a food and travel expert based in Sydney, Australia. Ms. Tran is regularly featured in the media, such as: Radio – 666 ABC Canberra, 612 ABC Brisbane, 6PR Perth, 774 ABC Melbourne Print/Online – ninemsn, The Vocal, Secret Foodies, North Shore Living, The Village Observer.

Sally Irwin The Freedom Hub Moving to Germany in 2008 when her husband took up a Diplomatic post in Berlin, Sally was confronted with the issue of human trafficking – particularly from Eastern Europe, and established a charity in Berlin to fund organisations that supported the victims. She also became very active in a café supporting women trafficked into prostitution, and was personally involved in helping a number of these women return to their country and begin a new life. Returning to Sydney in July 2012, Sally applied her passion and experience to the issue of modern day slavery here in Australia. As a volunteer Sally worked in the Salvation Army’s Trafficking and Slavery Safe House, for two years. In this role she interviewed, trained, coordinated a new volunteer movement; set up training courses to help survivors become work ready and was actively engaged in encouraging the women to return to the workforce. In March 2014 Sally founded The Freedom Hub Survivor School, that trains, equips and provides work experience to survivors of modern slavery in Australia. In 2016 she opened a “business for purpose” which consists of a café, venue & retail to fund the administration of the Survivor School. With her co-workers she is helping survivors to rebuild their lives to a point where they can be employed, self-sufficient and have regained their self-worth.

David Lindsay Integrated Health and Vitality For over 15 years David has been a full time personal trainer and has changed the lives of 10’s of thousands of lives. He has been obsessed about changing the way we view health and vitality through the disruption of how we see the links between fitness and workplace productivity. He has dedicated his life to living the healthy lifestyle and truly believes that anyone can transform themselves through learning his unique system towards improving their vitality. From training first grade footballers, Olympians to the everyday person, David believes that true fulfilment of career, business and life starts with ones own health. Today David is a successful well being expert, keynote speaker, author and award winning coach and all round good guy. He is married with one daughter and travels from Sydney Australia.

Rebecca Jinks Senior Consultant with ACCSR Her work focuses on embedding sustainability and CSR concepts and practices into business operations. Her extensive working knowledge of sustainability principles and how they interact with business objectives was developed from many years working as a client advocate and embedded resource across financial, government and manufacturing industries. Previously, Rebecca worked in the property industry with national and global clients to achieve meaningful behaviour change to realise sustainable outcomes. She has been instrumental in driving change from conception to implementation including resource efficiency, sustainable supply chain management, environmental, risk management and reporting projects. Rebecca has a Bachelor of Science (Environmental) from the University of Melbourne and is completing a Masters of Environmental Management and Sustainability at Monash University. She is also the head of the Global Goals Academy for the United Nations Association of Australia (Victoria). The Academy hosts events to raise awareness with local professionals around issues relating to the Sustainable Developments Goals, and how they apply to the local context.

Alison Covington Founder and Managing Director of Good 360 Alison is an innovator, passionate about creating change that disrupts industries, empowers communities and creates a better world. As a Director of a multi-million public transport business, Alison developed a record for innovation and raising standards, increasing profitability in loss-making companies and guiding them through the obstacles of major industry reform. Her successful business prowess has become a platform for her philanthropic ideas – today, she uses her corporate expertise to benefit others and make a positive social difference. Read More

Carolyn Kitto National Co-director of STOP THE TRAFFIK Carolyn Kitto is the national co-director of STOP THE TRAFFIK, a global movement to end human trafficking. STOP THE TRAFFIK is a coalition in Australia and works with activists and businesses to address supply chain issues. She has a background in international development, strategic planning and youth work.

Laura McManus Ethical Sourcing Lead Konica Minolta https://www.konicaminolta.com.au/News/Beyond-CSR-The-rise-of-Ethical-Sourcing Laura McManus is a business and human rights practitioner from Sydney, Australia with a keen interest in how companies and the non-for-profit sector can engage in meaningful and sustainable social impact. Her research interests include human trafficking for forced labour, the recruitment of migrant workers, domestic worker rights and ethical procurement. She has lived and worked in Nepal and the Netherlands where she explored her passion for child rights and youth participation in peace building. Her more recent work explores the growing nexus between the private sector, traditional CSR and rights holders. She was Co-author of the Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains Guide, a publication by the Walk Free Foundation where she worked as a Project Lead with the Business Engagement team. Laura has conducted social compliance audits in Australia and enjoys engaging with workers and grassroots groups. She is currently Ethical Sourcing Lead at Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia where she has developed and is implementing the business’s Ethical Sourcing Roadmap.

Dr Leeora Black Founder and Managing Director of The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility “The opportunity to make a positive difference to the impact of business on society is at the heart of my passion for our work at ACCSR.” Special Offer: 10% off ACCSR events by writing Corporate Spend in your name online http://accsr.com.au/csr-courses/book-a-course/ eg JoeBloggs (Corporate Spend) Dr Leeora Black, Founder and Managing Director of The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility Leeora D. Black, PhD, is a globally recognised CSR and sustainability expert and has more than 30 years’ experience in helping organisations adapt to their changing environments. A driving force in the field of corporate social responsibility in Australia, Leeora is known for her pioneering work on stakeholder engagement, as much as her ability to analyse and solve complex CSR and management issues. Leeora works with senior managers and executive teams to create effective corporate and stakeholder strategies and build management capabilities. She is passionate about nurturing the development of the CSR profession and she works to transfer knowledge and skills to facilitate continuous improvement for clients and colleagues both during and after engagements. Leeora is highly sought-after as a speaker and facilitator of workshops and seminars on CSR and a widely-published author of books, articles and blogs. She is the author of The Social Licence to Operate: Your Management Framework for Complex Times.

Ramana James The Head of Group Shared Value for IAG Ramana has a long career in sustainability and shared value. He established the Corporate Responsibility function at Vodafone Australia in 2003 and led environmental practice across 26 countries for Vodafone Group during two secondments as the Group Environment Manager, based in the UK. Ramana then transitioned across to the property industry where he worked with Stockland for more than 5 years. He lead a team responsible for an integrated sustainability strategy and the introduction of shared value across commercial property, residential development and retirement living. He joined IAG in mid 2014 as the Head of Group Shared Value and now leads a diverse team that is responsible for developing, executing and enabling IAG’s organisational wide shared value activity. Webpages: Projects http://iagindigenous.com.au/ http://www.stormsafe.com.au/ http://australianbusinessroundtable.com.au/ http://resilientnewzealand.co.nz/ https://iagresearch.com.au/

Martyn Ryan Founder Benojo Take the Benojo index, a simple, practical measure of how effective a company is at delivering their community activity and corporate social impact programs. http://benojo.com/about-us/benojo-index/ Martyn Ryan is a rebellious innovator with a mission to enable alternative thinking to redefine the manner in which humanity, innovate, collaborate and shake up the world of social justice. As a daring nomad, Martyn spent his twenties travelling by classic motorcycle to the far corners of the globe, including countries such as India and South Africa. During that time, Martyn was deeply moved by the power of the hearts and minds of the extraordinary people that formed the local communities where he travelled. These people lived in extreme environments, yet they readily embraced a currency of kindness, taking care for every human being. In 2005, Martyn landed in Australia to start a new life and bring to life his passion for innovation. This lead to a career in start-ups and taking ideas from concept to tangible reality. His successes have been unprecedented; from silicon valley purchasing his businesses to being one of the youngest and fastest CEO’s to take an Australian company from registration to public listing. Craving a deeper sense of purpose, it wasn’t too long before Martyn decided to sell everything that he owned to fulfill a dream that had formed years before. As a result, in 2012 Benojo was born. Benojo is an online community connecting charities, business and individuals through acts of ‘measurable’ good will.

Mark Daniels Founder of Social Traders Mark has wide ranging experience in social enterprise across program, advocacy, policy and project development. Mark was one of the founders of Social Traders – advocating for a social enterprise development organization and then becoming its first employee in 2008. He has started 3 social enterprises but increasingly his focus is moving to creating environments that enable the market to deliver social benefits. Prior to joining Social Traders, Mark was Social Enterprise Manager for the Brotherhood of St Laurence, managing a number of social enterprises aimed at assisting people into mainstream employment. Mark has also developed policy and community development activities for public housing estates in inner city Melbourne. Through his work with Social Traders Mark has become one of the leading figures in the social enterprise movement in Australia.

Justin Pagotto Justin is a businessman passionate about community transformation and the pressing need for charities to transition to sustainable fundraising models. One way he sees of doing this is by partnering with profitable businesses who distribute a significant percentage of their profits to a dedicated cause. Justin has 11 years experience in running entrepreneurial businesses, with a background in corporate finance, business insurance and financial advisory. For several years Justin has been actively involved in the work of NGO’s working against the issue of human trafficking through his association with Homes of Hope International and financing the Australian screening of a provocative anti-trafficking film. Mentoring and equipping the next generation drives all that Justin does. He has been a “Kids Hope Mentor” for indigenous youth for 5+ years, where he pioneered an educational cooking program and is currently a Club Kidpreneur mentor helping to train 8-12 year old children to start and run their own businesses. Justin also founded Liber8 Slaves, a training organisation dedicated to raising up the next generation of social entrepreneurs in the anti-human trafficking space. In 2010, Justin received the Australia Day Medal from Randwick Council in recognition of his services to the community.

Clare Mann Psychologist, Best Selling Author, Speaker and Trainer Clare is a psychologist, best selling author, speaker and trainer. As the managing director of Communicate 31 she runs a range of public and in-house programs to help individuals become exquisite communicators. Communicate31 run a 16 month leadership and communications program whereby individuals align their values with their actions to get better results in their personal and business endeavours. She is the Editor in Chief of the digital business magazine Ethical Futures featuring businesses that are profitable and successful, without abusing people, the environment or animals. She co-founded Animal Matters, a series of corporate events putting animal social justice firmly on the business agenda. The Half Day workshop is Take Back Your Power to be Heard. 50% discount for Corporate Spend associates when they enter promo code: CORPORATESPEND LINK TO REGISTER: https://claremannassoc.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/Half-Day-Workshop

Andrew Tyndale Andrew brings 30+ years of investment banking experience to Grace Mutual Limited, which designs mechanisms to attract wholesale capital into affordable housing and aged care. In 2014,Andrew pursued a Fulbright Scholarship in impact investing, is now working with several Australian governments on social investment proposals, and is assisting one of the Working Groups for the G8 Task Force on Impact Investing. Together with his wife, Philippa, Andrew has been extensively involved in international aid work, including some 20 years with global micro-finance network, Opportunity International Australia. More recently, they have focused on anti-human trafficking work through Red Alert and Visayan Forum; and education through Library For All and Pader Girls Academy. Locally, Andrew Chairs the board of The Funding Network and acts as a non executive director on Sustain Community Housing and Good360 Australia

Paul Bide Chair of School of SSE Australia Paul is Chair of SSE Australia and is a passionate advocate and capacity builder of Australia’s emerging social enterprise sector. He is motivated by wanting to play a part in better harnessing the power and wisdom that exists in the community to identify and solve social problems within it, and is particularly interested in business and mission development, developing access to early stage social capital, linking the social sector to business networks, inclusion and economic empowerment. Paul’s 27 year career in banking and finance started at the Reserve Bank of Australia in 1983. He then moved to Bankers Trust Australia in 1986 for 13 years and ended with a decade at Macquarie Bank where he was an Executive Director and Head of the Debt Markets Division. Paul is a Director of the Trustee of the Newpin Social Benefit Bond; a member of the Youth Justice Board of the WA Department of Corrective Services; a member of the investment committee of SVA’s Social Impact Fund; a Director of Challenger Retirement and Investment Services Limited, and; on the Advisory Board of the Australian Office of Financial Management.

Muneesh Wadhwa Founder Humanity In Business www.humanityinbusiness.com.au & Twitter #humanityinbiz Muneesh has been in the business events industry for over 15 years and passionate about connecting people to collaborate. He is the Founder of the CIO Network, which is a forum that helps IT leaders share ideas and knowledge and recently founded Humanity in Business to help create purposeful organisations though values based leadership. To create a leadership revolution that inspires, gathers and supports authentic leaders to create purposeful businesses for positive social change Read AboutHiB in the BRW & SMH Special Offer: Mention Corporate Spend to Muneesh when booking a HIB event for a discount.