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  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.

  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 b

  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

  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 Associatio

  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 wo

  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 stakeh

  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 tak

  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

  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