Program
CollabConnect: Bridging Ideas & Impact
10:00am
Acknowledgment to country - welcome from MC
Location: Main Room (Level 2)
Leila Mindhili Gurruwiwi
City North Fest Activation Fund for inclusion
Michael Cassidy
Senior Strategy Manager / Strategy Office
Policy, Strategy & Innovation (PSI) portfolio
RMIT University
10:15am
Key Note: Returning to Social Entrepreneurship’s Original Intent
Location: Main Room (Level 2)
Sharon Zivkovic (Community Capacity Builders)
11:00am
Explore the Intersection of Social Enterprise and the Creative industries: Moderated by Jon Hewitt (RMIT)
Location: Main Room (Level 2)
Llawela Forrest (Purpose Precinct); Nick Savaidis (Etiko); Shereen Ahmed (71 bay) and Pru McMillan (Community Projects Worldwide)
12:00pm
Presentation: Social Traders Report on Identified Social Enterprises (RISE)
Location: Main Room (Level 2)
Tara Anderson (Social Traders)
12:30pm
Lunch and Networking
Location: Main Room (Level 2)
MARKETING STREAM
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Navigating the social and the commercial – A social enterprise marketing workshop
Development of a practical marketing guidebook
Ishani Chattopadhyay
(SENVIC)
Workshop delivery partner: Jon Hewitt (RMIT)
Location: Room 98202 Level 2
2:10pm to 3:10pm
A clear strategy for growth through content like podcasting and social media video production
Robert Moormon
(Hunting With Pixels )
Location: Room 98103 Level 1
3:10pm to 3:30pm
"The Benefits of Building a Personal Brand as a Social Entrepreneur," dives into why personal
Nathan Lee
(Stint Community)
Location: Room 98103 Level 1
CREATIVE STREAM
1:00pm to 2:00pm
‘BUILDING FUTURE CITIES FROM RICE’ Vivian Qiu
(Vivian Qiu Studio)
Location: Room 98103 Level 1
2:10 pm to 2:40 pm
Collaboration for Impact: The Role of Self-Organising Impact Networks in Accelerating Social Change
Pete Ekstedt
(ACRE)
2:40pm to 3:10pm
Growing impact through collaboration: social enterprise working together with values-aligned private sector organisations to deliver positive outcomes for people with disability.
Chuck Smeeton
(Jigsaw)
Location: Main Room Level 2
3:10pm to 3:30pm
"Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Social Enterprises to Drive the Transition to a Circular Economy"
Tarun Grover
(RMIT)
Location: Main Room Level 2
MIXED STREAM
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Building Success: Empowering Refugee and Migrant Entrepreneurs through Grassroots Development (Panel)
Trang Du
(Two Square Pegs)
Fatuma Muhadin Somalian Catering; San Tran SHERO; Konker Malual - The Rest of Us
Location: Main Room Level 2
2:10pm to 3:30pm
The paradigmatical shifts for impactful long term collaborations between corporations and social enterprises
Natalya Turkina
(CEM Consultancy)
Location: Room 98202 Level 2
3:30pm
AfternoonTea
Location: Main Room (Level 2)
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Leadership Panel moderated by Melissa Wheeler (RMIT)
Alan Taylor (3P Impact), Carmel Riley (CRSE Group), Steven Weir (Amplifier)
Location: Main Room Level 2
5:00pm to 5:30pm
Ending Keynote - Collaborations and Connections
Cameron Neil (Lend for Good)
Location: Main Room Level 2
5:30pm to 8:30pm
Networking and pop-up