SEWF22 Program and Handbook

Welcome to Magandjin, Yagara Country

Ngambilli Yo-wah Yuuingan nga marumba beren! Ngambilli nguru millen ngandu dahndiyirri Warra-na carumba nari-ba Yagara djarra beren tahgu. Friendly greetings all and good day! Many blessings all who gather today by our great river in Magandjin on Yagara country.

As a Yagarabul Goori, Elder and cultural custodian from the First Peoples of Magandjin, (now called Brisbane), I write in the spirit of reconciliation to welcome you all, travellers from far away or nearby countries and locals to attend this amazing Social Enterprise World Forum.

For over 60 000 years, Magandjin has hosted countless gatherings and been home to large tribal districts with expansive Goompies (villages). Tribes were named after flora. Magandjin means Tulipwood tree district. My tribal districts include Magandjin, Boroogar (Moreton Bay) and Moodjeen, west Yagara. We are recognised traditional owners in three native title claims. Yagara djarra begins south-west of Brisbane at the Great Dividing Range and neighbour four countries - Wakka Wakka, Yugembeh, Gubbi Gubbi and Jinibara

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We call ourselves Goori meaning “is blood”. When meeting for the first time Goories share specific cultural information based on ancient lore/law and kin systems. Visitors arriving for different reasons and times underwent processes to ensure that both they and all upon country were safe. Upon completion came the Welcome to Country by Elders, feasting and celebrations. Under Goori law, one only speaks for their bloodline tribal areas or country. Today, Acknowledgements can be done by anyone, community elders and others.

Gaminggan warilco nga beren wan-yari, Goori nari-ba millen-baru nga yuuingan djarra-na doogal-yacca. Nhambilli beren gindina nga wan-nguru Yagara djarra-na balka-maroomba.

I acknowledge Elders past and present, the many ancestors, ancient neighbours and friends who cared for country. Everyone enjoy being here, blessings and welcome on Yagara country, Gaja Kerry Charlton.

WITH THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS

Welcome to SEWF22!

What started as a small gathering of inspired social enterprise leaders back in 2008 has grown into a truly global movement.

The conversation has changed significantly in the last 14 years, out of passion and out of necessity. The concept of social enterprise has gained visibility, traction and recognition: the once best-kept secret has turned into an effective and proven solution to transforming the way we create and trade value.

The Social Enterprise World Forum is committed to accelerating our transition to a global impact economy. Our contribution is the work we do to support and activate our global social enterprise movement through capability building, connections and advocacy. We are an enabler, a convener and a catalyst as we provide the opportunity for the social enterprise

movement to collaborate for social change. We are honoured to represent the people who make the social enterprise movement; the entrepreneurs and innovators who create impact in their place and the communities and people that support their work to achieve a fairer more inclusive economy.

This is the reason why this event is designed for and by social enterprise practitioners. Being part of SEWF is only worthwhile if the knowledge you gain, the inspiration you take away and the connections you make, help you get ahead in your day-to-day undertakings. Systemic change starts with positive impact in places and in communities, and in this time of global change strong community initiatives that bring people together are more important than ever before. We understand and we embrace the importance of local context, culture and local relevance. A growing number of Community Hubs are engaging with the program in their own way this week - discussing, unpacking and making sense of the learning as discrete communities, in their unique context.

As a movement, we’re the most global we’ve ever been, and we have the greatest sense of place we’ve ever had. To transition to a new impact economy we need greater, faster innovation, deeper connections and more effective collaboration. And we need to hear the voices of the communities – because they know best what a thriving life in a thriving place should look like. So my hope for our global community is that we continue to grow the movement, welcoming and connecting with peers from various fields, backgrounds and disciplines, so that together we can envision new possibilities and co-create a better future.

As we convene in person for the first time since 2019, we encourage all in-person and online participants to be open and authentic, share your struggles as well as your successes and support others on their journey. Have a wonderful SEWF22!

Hélène Malandain Chair, SEWF

As the official co-host, White Box Enterprises is extremely proud to welcome you to Meeanjin Brisbane, Australia, for the 15th Social Enterprise World Forum.

SEWF22 marks a flagship moment for the social enterprise sector, in Australia and around the world.

As the history of these events has shown, the connections we form, discussions we have and actions we commit to during the forum have the power to be transformative for our sector, shoring up our role in solving some of our world’s most complex social problems.

The galvanising effect it’s already had on our national sector has been remarkable.

Since the idea to bring SEWF to Australia was sparked in 2018 by Impact Boom’s Tom Allen and Yunus Centre’s Alex Hannant (who brought SEWF17 to New Zealand), and as the idea was shepherded to reality by English Family Foundation’s Belinda Morrissey and the Queensland Social Enterprise Council, our sector ecosystem has united like never before.

We have a new national peak body, Social Enterprise Australia; work is well underway on a national strategy; collaboration has strengthened between our state networks; our governments are coming to the table; and new dialogues have opened up with corporates and philanthropic foundations.

This cohesion comes as more people than ever are flocking to the values at the heart of our sector.

The devastating toll of the pandemic and growing urgency to address the climate crisis has caused many to think deeply about the fragility of communities and the planet. As they do so they’re searching out pioneering businesses, like ours, that act as a force for positive change.

They’re directing their support to businesses, like ours, that value people above capital, provide essential services and contribute to a fairer, green and digital transition; businesses, like ours, that create jobs with impact, that engage youth and coalesce to fix social problems.

The resulting momentum across the social enterprise sector is palpable. We’re certainly feeling it at White Box Enterprises, as the strong demand for each social enterprise or jobs hub we build paves the way for the next.

Despite this mounting energy, the critical role social enterprises can play in building a more inclusive global economy remains vastly under-leveraged. Barriers continue to hold back many in our sector from reaching their potential.

SEWF22 provides us with an opportunity to chip away at those barriers, to continue the work to help accelerate the sector’s role in creating a new global impact economy.

I’m thankful to the global SEWF team for helping us build such a strong program.

I’m also thankful to all participants for the role you’re playing in our sector, at a time when our planet and communities need us more than ever.

I look forward to dreaming, innovating and collaborating with you on new ways to cement our sector’s fundamental place in the economy, and drive home the value of creating a world where all businesses are social.

This is the time for our sector to shine.

Luke Terry CEO and Co-founder, White Box Enterprises

SEWF22 OVERVIEW

CO-CREATING THE FUTURE

The SEWF22 program has been co-designed following community consultation to ensure it reflects the topics, issues and session types you want to see. Access the program online to filter by themes, session types and add sessions to your calendar.

KEY - THEMES

Climate Solutions Policy & Systems & Failure Indigenous Social Enterprise Development & Training Rural Finance

HYBRID, IN PERSON OR DIGITAL?

SEWF22 is a hybrid event with options for participation in person or online.

Hybrid sessions will take place in the BCEC Ballroom and Auditorium and will be livestreamed and recorded. All participants, whether online or in person, will be connected via our event platform Hopin to ask questions and comment in the chat during the session. If you’re attending in person, make sure to download the app. Accessible to anyone with an SEWF22 Physical or Digital Pass.

In person sessions will take place in the breakout rooms of BCEC. These sessions will not be livestreamed or recorded. Accessible to SEWF22 Physical Pass holders only.

Virtual sessions will take place on Hopin. Accessible to anyone with an SEWF22 Physical or Digital Pass.

SPEAKERS

Every year we work hard to ensure that unheard voices and untold stories are featured in the program and not just the “usual suspects”. Over 70% of speakers have not spoken at SEWF previously, 60% of speakers identify as women or girls and around 20% of speakers are under 30. There are also 34 countries represented by speakers in the program including from across Australia, as well as Cameroon, Costa Rica, Fiji, Ireland, The Netherlands, Palestine, Pakistan, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Vanuatu and more…

Right: Photo by Synergy Habesha.

Below: Alice Duffield on Unsplash.

SESSION TYPES

FIRESIDE

Fireside chats feature a speaker in conversation with an interviewer with the opportunity for participants to ask questions through the app and online. There are five fireside chats this year: Laura Thompson (Clothing The Gaps), Dylan Alcott AO (Paralympian, advocate and Australian of the Year), Kate Raworth (Doughnut Economics), India Miro Logan-Riley (ActionStation) and Daniel Flynn (Thankyou).

WORKSHOPS + MASTERCLASSES

Workshops are designed to be entry-level for those newer to social enterprise or just starting out, whereas masterclasses are designed to be for those further along their social enterprise journey to go deeper on a specific topic. Led by experts, come prepared to participate in these interactive sessions. The majority of workshops and masterclasses will be in person (not livestreamed or recorded) in breakout rooms at BCEC with a selection of online masterclasses as part of the online program.

Panels feature 3-4 speakers and a moderator in discussion around a specific topic with time for questions from participants. A selection of panels will be hybrid (Plaza Ballroom and Auditorium) with others in breakout rooms at BCEC (in person only) and others online.

PANEL UNCONFERENCE

The SEWF Unconference is your chance to connect with fellow participants and discuss the topics that matter most to you. These sessions will take place in the Plaza Ballroom on both days of SEWF22, giving you plenty of time to network and exchange ideas. So whether you’re looking to make new friends or learn from experts in your field, the Unconference is the perfect place to start. In-person only.

SED TALKS

NOFILTER(SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT TALKS)

SEWF’s version of TED©. Speakers will take to the stage to present their social enterprise from identifying a problem through to developing a solution. These sessions will be held in the Plaza Auditorium with the option to join virtually.

LUNCHTIME SESSIONS

There is a two-hour lunchbreak both days at BCEC with optional sessions including film screenings, speed networking, state network meet-up, debate, meditation and workshops.

(STORIES OF EXCELLENCE AND FAILURE)

Failure is to be celebrated and learned from. What successful entrepreneur has not had an “oops” moment? Come hear unfiltered tales from leading social entrepreneurs, warts an’ all. These sessions will be held in the Plaza Auditorium with the option to join virtually.

Getting the most out of the hybrid experience: Hopin

No matter where you are in the world, whether in person in Brisbane, at a Community Hub or online, all SEWF22 participants will be connected via Hopin, our event platform, to be part of the world’s largest social enterprise conversation.

All hybrid sessions will be livestreamed (some featuring virtual speakers, as well as speakers in Brisbane) with online Q&A, polls and chat. You’ll also be able to network, find others with similar interests and connect via chat, private message and video call.

There are two ways to access Hopin, via desktop/laptop (using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox) or the app (available for both iOS and Android).

If you’re attending in person in Brisbane, for the best experience download the Hopin App.

Once you have downloaded the app, search your email (the same email you used to register for SEWF22) for an email from hopin.com. Click “Login & Join Event” and the event will automatically open on the Hopin app. From here you will be able to access the event.

When watching a live session, you will see it show in the Hopin app under “Up next”. Click on the session you are watching and

below the livestream, select “Chat”, “Polls” or “Q&A”. Please direct your questions to the Q&A section, introduce yourself in the chat and interact with the polls.

Top tip: you can like a question that has already been asked and filter the Q&A section by “Popular” or “Latest”.

Check out this short video for a step-bystep guide on using the app.

You’ve arrived at SEWF22

Welcome to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre! Enjoy world-class content, spend your market money with some of our favourite social enterprises, take a stroll around the expo or sit back and escape the hustle and bustle in the Quiet Room room. There are plenty of balconies if you need some fresh air, or just want to have a chat with a new friend. Keep an eye out for folk in a red shirt, they’ll be able to answer your questions and guide you in the right direction.

Day 1

GMT AEST HYBRID

START END START END BALLROOM

23:00 00:05 09:00 10:05

SEWF22 Opening Ceremony featuring Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dance Company and opening fireside with Laura Thompson (Clothing The Gaps)

00:15 01:00 10:15 11:00 Addressing the elephant in the room, shifting power and making space for Indigenous enterprises

01:00 01:30 11:00 11:30 MORNING TEA & NETWORKING

01:30 02:15 11:30 12:15 A new business relationshipprivate sector and social enterprise partnerships

02:15 04:15 12:15 14:15 LUNCH

03:15 04:00 13:15 14:00 Speed networking

04:15 05:00 14:15 15:00 Unconference

05:00 05:30 15:00 15:30 AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING

05:30 06:15 15:30 16:15 Unconference

06:30 07:15 16:30 17:15 Fireside with Dylan Alcott, AO

AUDITORIUM

Emerging tech and social enterprise: going beyond the jargon for social impact

SED Talks (Social Enterprise Development Talks)

FILM SCREENINGS (12:15-13:00)

Debate: Social enterprise is too narrowly defined, it’s all about impact, whatever the structure

NoFilter (Stories of Excellence and Failure)

Social enterprise responses to migration and its impacts

GMT AEST DIGITAL ONLY

START END START END STAGE

07:15 08:00 17:15 18:00 Networking

08:00 08:45 18:00 18:45 Migration, environment and climate change

09:00 09:45 19:00 19:45

10:00 11:00 20:00 21:00 Fireside with Kate Raworth, founder of Doughnut Economics

11:00 11:30 21:00 21:30 Networking

SESSION ROOM 1

Action on migration and displacement: social enterprise responses

GMT AEST IN PERSON

START END START END ROOM ONE ROOM TWO ROOM THREE

23:00 00:05 09:00 10:05

00:15 01:00 10:15 11:00

Building capacity for social procurement: global perspectives on supplier development

Designing the right business model

01:00 01:30 11:00 11:30 MORNING TEA & NETWORKING

01:30 02:15 11:30 12:15

Food systems: using environmental knowledge to shape the world around us

02:15 04:15 12:15 14:15 LUNCH

03:15 04:00 13:15 14:00 Meditation and mindfulness (hosted in the quiet room)

04:15 05:00 14:15 15:00

Municipal and rural government: creating supportive ecosystems

Reflecting on excellence and failure using ‘retrospective’ plays and templates

Social enterprise strategies: global cooperation to learn and improve

Philanthropic funding for social enterprise

Amplifying your message: marketing your social enterprise on a budget

Resilience and self-care for social enterprise practitioners

05:00 05:30 15:00 15:30 AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING

05:30 06:15 15:30 16:15

A social enterprise perspective on scale - it’s all about impact!

Creating impact through the power of story

Celebrating Queensland’s diverse social enterprise community

End of waste: the circular economy response

06:30 07:15 16:30 17:15

GMT AEST

START END START END SESSION ROOM 2

07:15 08:00 17:15 18:00 Networking

08:00 08:45 18:00 18:45

DIGITAL ONLY

Rural land - ownership, management and stewardship for community benefit

09:00 09:45 19:00 19:45 Action on environment and climate change: social enterprise responses

10:00 11:00 20:00 21:00

11:00 11:30 21:00 21:30 Networking

SEWF22 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

GMT AEST HYBRID

START END START END BALLROOM

23:00 00:00 09:00 10:00 Day 2 Opening and fireside with India Miro Logan-Riley

00:15 01:00 10:15 11:00

Innovation in job creation: challenging the status quo

01:00 01:30 11:00 11:30 MORNING TEA & NETWORKING

01:30 02:15 11:30 12:15

Social procurement: how far can we go?

02:15 04:15 12:15 14:15 LUNCH

03:15 04:00 13:15 14:00 Networks beyond SEWF: state and territory social enterprise network meet-up

04:15 05:00 14:15 15:00 Unconference

05:00 05:30 15:00 15:30

AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING

05:30 06:15 15:30 16:15 Unconference

06:30 07:30 16:30 17:30

Fireside with Daniel Flynn (Thankyou) and SEWF22 Closing Ceremony and Handover

AUDITORIUM

GMT AEST

START END START END STAGE

07:30 07:50 17:30 17:50 SEWF22 Community Hub Takeover

Investing in social change: tackling the access gap

SED Talks (Social Enterprise Development Talks)

FILM SCREENINGS (12:15-13:00)

Doughnut Economics: going beyond GDP

NoFilter (Stories of Excellence and Failure)

Climate emergency: what role will social enterprises play?

DIGITAL ONLY

SESSION ROOM 1

08:00 08:45 18:00 18:45 Community empowerment through Indigenous social enterprise

09:00 09:45 19:00 19:45 The blueprint to ACCELERATE youth social entrepreneurship across Asia and beyond

10:00 10:45 20:00 20:45

Data-driven tailormade solutions: turning social entrepreneurs into true social economy catalysts

10:45 11:00 20:45 21:00 SEWF22: That’s a wrap!

11:00 11:30 21:00 21:30 Networking

Regenerative tourism in rural communities: spotlight on social enterprises in Gippsland (Australia)

Supporting and sustaining youth-led social entrepreneurship: perspectives from Africa

Recognition and opportunities for social enterprises

GMT AEST IN PERSON

START END START END ROOM ONE ROOM TWO ROOM THREE

23:00 00:00 09:00 10:00

00:15 01:00 10:15 11:00

Health care, social care, death care: social enterprises in care

Winning contracts: a playbook for social enterprises

01:00 01:30 11:00 11:30 MORNING TEA & NETWORKING

01:30 02:15 11:30 12:15

Preventative approaches: social enterprise working in criminal justice systems

02:15 04:15 12:15 14:15 LUNCH

03:15 04:00 13:15 14:00

Social procurement in action – celebrating success stories

Rural social enterprise: approaches to start-up and growth

Demonstrating impact: why, when and how to show the difference you are making

Global best practice in developing social enterprise networks

Creative industries: a market exploding with impact

Investment readiness

04:15 05:00 14:15 15:00

A sector lens on innovation in social finance

Great governance masterclass

Jobs as a pathway to economic inclusionstories from the frontline

05:00 05:30 15:00 15:30

05:30 06:15 15:30 16:15

06:30 07:30 16:30 17:30

AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING

Verification and certification: why do they matter?

Demystifying debt - how loans can help social enterprises grow

Systems mindsets and practice for social enterprise

GMT AEST

START END START END SESSION ROOM 2

07:30 07:50 17:30 17:50

08:00 08:45 18:00 18:45

09:00 09:45 19:00 19:45

10:00 10:45 20:00 20:45

10:45 11:00 20:45 21:00

11:00 11:30 21:00 21:30

DIGITAL ONLY

Workshop: Resilience and wellbeing - creativity in hard times

Top ten tips for social entrepreneurs to navigate the fundraising landscape in 2022

Workshop: Steps to start-up

Networking

AEST

09:0010:05

SEWF22 Opening Ceremony featuring Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dance Company and opening fireside with Laura Thompson (Clothing The Gaps)

Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dance Company will open SEWF22 with a perfomance and Welcome to Country. Following the opening proceedings, Laura Thompson from Clothing The Gaps will take to the stage for the opening fireside.

MCs: Brett de Hoedt, Hootville Communications (Australia) and Lateesha Jeffrey, Wave of Change Consultancy (Australia)

Speakers: Honourable Di Farmer MP, Government of Queensland (Australia), Hélène Malandain, SEWF (Aotearoa New Zealand), Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, Brisbane City Council (Australia), Luke Terry, White Box Enterprises (Australia), Laura Thompson, Clothing The Gaps (Australia)

Session type: Fireside | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

10.1511:00

Addressing the elephant in the room, shifting power and making space for Indigenous enterprises

Supporting Community and Country has always been at the heart of Indigenous enterprises. This panel will discuss the need for reciprocity, accountability and responsibility to be meaningfully embedded within the social enterprise sector.

Moderator: Tiarne Shutt, First Australians Capital (Australia)

Speakers: Rona Glynn-McDonald, Common Ground (Australia), Clinton Schultz, Sobah (Australia), Sara Wolfe, Indigenous Innovation Initiative, Grand Challenges Canada (Canada)

Session type: Panel | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

10.1511:00

Emerging tech and social enterprise: going beyond the jargon for social impact

Web3, blockchain and DAOs are increasingly in the news with some championing their potential to create greater equity through greater transparency and decentralisation. In this panel we go beyond the jargon to discuss emerging tech’s potential within the social enterprise movement for social impact and how we ensure that the tech designed for greater equity doesn’t in fact do the opposite.

Moderator: Amanda Kiessel, Good Market (USA / Sri Lanka)

Speakers: Katy Barfield, Yume Food (Australia), Karla Córdoba-Brenes, Cambiatus (Costa Rica), Mike Davis, InfoXchange (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Auditorium | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

AEST

10:1511:00

Building capacity for social procurement: global perspectives on supplier development

Ready for contracting? Join social procurement agencies from around the world as they explore the supply side; supporting social enterprises to win and deliver new business.

Moderator: Michael Lim, Beyond Value (Australia)

Speakers: Lucretia De Jong, Social Outcome Solutions (Australia), Jorien van Lookeren Campagne, Social Enterprise NL (Netherlands), Tori Williamson, Buy Social Canada (Canada)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room One | Delivery: In person

Theme:

10.1511:00

Social enterprise strategies: global cooperation to learn and improve

Social enterprise strategies have been a springboard to ecosystem development at national, provincial and local levels around the world. This session brings a collaborative focus to understand failures and successes and provide mutual support.

Moderator: Gerry Higgins, SEWF (Scotland)

Speakers: Elizabeth Chick-Blount, Buy Social Canada (Canada), Jess Moore, Social Enterprise Australia (Australia), Ellen Oetelmans, Amsterdam Impact (Netherlands), Alfie Othman, raiSE (Singapore)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room Three | Delivery: In person

Theme:

10.1511:00

Designing the right business model

Designing the right social enterprise business model to align with your vision, purpose and goals drives positive and sustainable impact. Join this interactive workshop to clarify your vision and find the right building blocks for your business model using the Lean Business Canvas as a framework.

Facilitators: Sarah Gun, Collab4Good (Australia), Amy Orange, Collab4Good (Australia), Moira Were AM, Collab4Good (Australia)

Session type: Workshop | Location: Room Two | Delivery: In person

Theme: 30 minute break

Natalie, an employee of ethical fashion label The Social Outfit.

AEST

11:3012:15

A new business relationship - private sector and social enterprise partnerships

For many years social enterprises criticised corporate values, business practices and the pursuit of profit. At the same time, many corporations viewed social enterprises as insignificant and unrelated to the world of business. This panel will look at changing practices and whether this is a new relationship based on mutual value and why this is important.

Moderator: Linda Brown, Torrens University (Australia)

Speakers: Audette Exel AO, Adara Group (Australia), Izzy Fenwick, Fenwick Group (Aotearoa New Zealand), Annie Lewin, Google.org (Aotearoa New Zealand)

Session type: Panel | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

11:3012:15

SED Talks (Social Enterprise Development Talks)

The SEWF version of TED© featuring Fruit2Work, TABOO and ConnectHear.

Moderator: Brett de Hoedt, Hootville Communications (Australia)

Speakers: Azima Dhanjee, ConnectHear (Pakistan), Simon Fenech, Fruit2Work (Australia), Eloise Hall, TABOO (Australia)

Session type: SED Talks | Location: Auditorium | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

11:3012:15

Food systems: using environmental knowledge to shape the world around us

The current food system is unsustainable and urgent change is needed. This session features some of the social enterprise solutions that are working to tackle this and make the most of the food we produce using innovation and traditional knowledge.

Moderator: Chris Ennis, CERES (Australia)

Speakers: Patricia Torres, Mayi Harvest (Australia), Flora Vano, ActionAid Vanuatu (Vanuatu)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room One | Delivery: In person

Theme:

AEST

11:3012:15

Philanthropic funding for social enterprise

For many social enterprises, philanthropic funding plays an important role in their startup and development. Join this session to learn practical tips on building philanthropic partnerships from those working in philanthropy.

Facilitators: Karen Mahlab AM, Pro Bono Australia (Australia), Belinda Morrissey, English Family Foundation (Australia), Adam Ognall, Philanthropy Australia (Australia), Stephen Torsi, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation (Australia)

Session type: Masterclasses | Location: Room Three | Delivery: In person

Theme:

11:3012:15

Reflecting on excellence and failure using ‘retrospective’ plays and templates

How can you celebrate wins and turn failures into learning so that your team continues to grow? In this workshop, you will participate in a fun, interactive and challenging experience (reflecting real life), then reflect on what worked and what didn’t. You will leave the workshop with experience facilitating, templates for ‘better retros’ and tools to help your team learn together and from each other.

Facilitators Lauren Black, Atlassian (Australia) , Mauli Ryan, Atlassian (Australia)

Session type: Workshop | Location: Room Two | Delivery: In person

Theme:

AEST

12:1513:00

Film screenings

Sit back and relax at the SEWF cinema featuring social enterprise shorts from across Australia and around the world.

Session type: Lunch Session | Location: Auditorium | Delivery: Hybrid

13:1514:00

Speed networking

If you want to meet a whole lot of people from the social enterprise sector quickly, make sure you get to this session. Introverts and extroverts welcome.

Moderator: Lateesha Jeffrey, Wave of Change Consultancy (Australia)

Session type: Networking | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: In person

Theme:

13:1514:00

Debate: Social enterprise is too narrowly defined, it’s all about impact, whatever the structure

For some, all anybody should care about is impact, the rest is irrelevant. For others, structure is crucial to ensure social enterprises are not at the mercy of shareholders who often prioritise profit over impact. Join the lunchtime debate for an entertaining discussion around a topic that can often divide opinion within the social enterprise movement.

Moderator: Brett de Hoedt, Hootville Communications (Australia)

For: Tom Dawkins, StartSomeGood (Australia), Nicola Nation, Ākina  (Aotearoa New Zealand)

Against: Neil McLean, Social Enterprise Academy (Scotland), Libby Ward-Christie, Centre for Social Impact Swinburne (Australia)

Session type: Lunch Session | Location: Auditorium | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

13:1514:00

Meditation and mindfulness

An opportunity to unwind, stretch and refresh before you head into the next session.

Facilitator: Steve Williams, Open Heart Yoga (Australia)

Session type: Lunch Session | Location: Quiet Room | Delivery: In person

AEST

13:1514:00

Celebrating Queensland’s diverse social enterprise community

Queensland has many incredible social enterprises, as well as a rich and diverse support ecosystem underpinned by the state’s social enterprise strategy. Get a bird’s-eye view of a sector that is in the growth phase.

Moderator: Emma-Kate Rose, Food Connect Foundation (Australia)

Speakers: Shelene Bailey, Young Change Agents (Australia), Audrey Deemal, Cape York Partnership (Australia), Michael Krafft, Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (Australia), Richard Warner, Nundah Community Enterprises Limited / QSEC (Australia)

Session type: Lunch Session | Location: Room Three | Delivery: In person

Theme:

13:1514:00

Amplifying your message: marketing your social enterprise on a budget

How can a small team with limited resources develop a good marketing plan? Join Jobsbank for a session that will help you understand how to design your annual content strategy, navigate through production costs and use digital tools to set up a system that will support growth and make your business look dynamic.

Facilitators: Sophia Fatouros, Jobsbank (Australia), Leigh Jones, Jobsbank (Australia), Jaison Hoernel, Good Cycles (Australia)

Session type: Masterclass | Location: Room Two | Delivery: In person

Theme:

AEST

14:1515:00

Unconference

There’s nothing like learning from your peers. We all have unique experiences and perspectives that we can share with others to help them grow and improve. The SEWF Unconference is a space for people to come together and learn from each other. There’s no agenda or structure with participants leading the discussion.

Moderator: Lateesha Jeffrey, Wave of Change Consultancy (Australia)

Session type: Unconference | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: In person

Theme:

14:1515:00

NoFilter (Stories of Excellence and Failure)

Failure is to be celebrated and learned from. What successful entrepreneur has not had an “oops” moment? Come hear unfiltered tales from leading social entrepreneurs, warts an’ all.

Moderator: Brett de Hoedt, Hootville Communications (Australia)

Speakers: Mariam S. Mohammed, MoneyGirl / Super Fierce (Australia), Natasha Short, Kimberly Jiyigas (Australia), Luke Terry, White Box Enterprises (Australia)

Session type: NoFilter | Location: Auditorium | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

14:1515:00

End of waste: the circular economy response

Turning waste into a resource; this session looks at the alchemy and innovation required by social enterprises working in the circular economy.

Moderator: Martin Avila, Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS) (Scotland)

Speakers: Sharon Ede, Green Industries SA (Australia), Kylie Flament, Green Connect (Australia), Sian Murray, Pleasant State (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room Three | Delivery: In person

Theme:

AEST

14:1515:00

Municipal and rural government: creating supportive ecosystems

Whether it is cohort expertise or understanding of place, local government, rural development and specialist agencies are rising to the challenge of creating supportive environments that enable social enterprises to succeed.

Moderator: Tizzita Tefera, Maisha Technologies (Ethiopia)

Speakers: Cheree Hunter, Banyule City Council (Australia), Margaret McSporran, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (Scotland), Egon van Wees, Amsterdam Impact (Netherlands) , Deputy Mayor Krista Adams, Brisbane City Council (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room One | Delivery: In person

Theme:

14:1515:00

Resilience and self-care for social enterprise practitioners

Social enterprise practitioners frequently put the needs of others ahead of their own, which can lead to burnout and exhaustion. Join this interactive, evidence-based workshop to learn about values-based models for building wellbeing and resilience, and make a wellbeing plan in a safe, supportive and professional setting.

Facilitators: Kate Barrelle, STREAT (Australia), Nichole Foster, STREAT (Australia)

Session type: Workshop | Location: Room Two | Delivery: In person

Theme: 30-minute break

15:3016:15

Unconference

There’s nothing like learning from your peers. We all have unique experiences and perspectives that we can share with others to help them grow and improve. The SEWF Unconference is a space for people to come together and learn from each other. There’s no agenda or structure with participants leading the discussion.

Moderator: Lateesha Jeffrey, Wave of Change Consultancy (Australia)

Session type: Unconference | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: In person

Theme:

AEST

15:3016:15

Social enterprise responses to migration and its impacts

Climate change, conflict and economic necessity are drivers of global migration. This panel will showcase some of the social enterprise responses, which are amongst the most effective due to being people-centred, values-based and close to communities. What can we learn and what can be replicated?

Moderator: Usman Iftikhar, Catalysr (Australia)

Speakers: Hedayat Osyan, CommUnity Construction (Australia), Luz Restrepo, Migrant Women in Business (MWiB) (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Auditorium | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

15:3016:15

Rural land - ownership, management and stewardship for community benefit

Climate disasters and increasing pressure on rural economies have increased the focus on rural land management, ownership and stewardship. This discussion will share Australian and global, Indigenous and non-Indigenous approaches.

Moderator: Brady Cronin, ACRE (Australia)

Speakers: Cissy Gore-Birch, Indigenous Carbon Industry Network (Australia), Finlay MacLennan, Community Land Outer Hebrides (Scotland) , Victor Steffensen, Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room Three | Delivery: In person

Theme:

15:3016:15

A social enterprise perspective on scale - it’s all about impact!

Unlike traditional businesses, many social enterprises prioritise impact over scale but when and how should you scale to maximise impact? Hear from social enterprises who have approached scale from different perspective and using different models.

Moderator: Hélène Malandain, Pocketknife (Aotearoa New Zealand)

Speakers: Paul Barbaro, IPA (Australia), Georgie Nicholson, HeyGirls (Scotland), Connor Sattely, Social Enterprise Academy (Netherlands), Nataly Tormey, Contribute Group (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room One | Delivery: In person

Theme:

AEST

15:3016:15

Creating impact through the power of story

Learn how to build a culture and practice of storytelling for your organisation or community to communicate and amplify your impact, and create a better future for the world. In this session you’ll learn how to plan and create effective stories in different mediums and walk away with tools and resources to share with your team or community.

Facilitators: Natasha Akib, Digital Storytellers (Australia), Mikey Leung, Digital Storytellers (Australia), Julia Loersch, Digital Storytellers (Australia)

Session type: Workshop | Location: Room Two | Delivery: In person

Theme:

16:3017:15

Fireside with Dylan Alcott, AO

SEWF22 closes day 1 at BCEC with a fireside with Dylan Alcott, Australian of the Year 2022. Dylan is one of the country’s most successful Paralympians and also one of Australia’s most recognised advocates for people with disability.

Moderator: Rebecca Gorman, Former Journalist (Australia)

Speakers: Dylan Alcott AO, (Australia)

Session type: Fireside | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

17:1518:00

Networking

Meet other participants from around the world with 1-1 speed networking. Not a fan of the random by-chance meeting? Why not try out the meeting scheduler to book in private video meetings with other participants?

Session type: Networking | Location: Networking | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

AEST

18:0018:45

Migration, environment and climate change

The impact of climate change and conflict is profound. Social enterprises are at the forefront of community level responses through humanitarian and livelihood support to refugees and migrants and local responses to combatting climate change and environmental degradation. This session features outstanding examples and looks at opportunities for further engagement. Participants will have the opportunity to join the conversation through the chat and also through the breakout sessions that follow.

MC: Savera Weerasinghe, UNDP / Ananta Sustainables (Sri Lanka)

Moderator: Alexandra van der Ploeg, SAP (Germany)

Speakers: Limbi Blessing Tata, Ecological Balance (Cameroon), Adam Elman, Google (UK), Franziska Hirschelmann, Jobs4Refugees (Germany), Lesego Holzapfel, BeeLoved (South Africa), Sasibai Kimis, Earth Heir (Malaysia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Stage | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

19:0019:45

Action on migration and displacement: social enterprise responses

During this session participants will have the opportunity to go deeper into the models of Jobs4Refugees and Earth Heir and understand the potential of social enterprises to provide dignity and income opportunities to match the aspiration and talents of refugees.

Moderator: Maeve Curtin, SEWF (Scotland)

Speakers: Franziska Hirschelmann, Jobs4Refugees (Germany), Sasibai Kimis, Earth Heir (Malaysia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Session Room | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

19:0019:45

Action on environment and climate change: social enterprise responses

During this session participants will have the opportunity to go deeper into the models of BeeLoved and Ecological Balance to create a world where every action is environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable for present and future generations.

Moderator: Savera Weerasinghe, UNDP / Ananta Sustainables (Sri Lanka)

Speakers: Limbi Blessing Tata, Ecological Balance (Cameroon), Lesego Holzapfel, BeeLoved (South Africa)

Session type: Panel | Location: Session Room | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

AEST

20:0021:00

Fireside with Kate Raworth, founder of Doughnut Economics

Doughnut Economics is a powerful concept, gaining in traction and popularity as economies focus on sustainability and circularity. Kate and Peter will explore how Doughnut Economics came about, how it has spread and its current and future impact as part of a movement towards a global impact economy.

Moderator: Peter Holbrook, Social Enterprise UK (UK)

Speakers: Kate Raworth, Doughnut Economics (UK)

Session type: Fireside | Location: Stage | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

21:0021:30

Networking

Meet other participants from around the world with 1-1 speed networking. Not a fan of the random by-chance meeting? Why not try out the meeting scheduler to book in private video meetings with other participants?

Session type: Networking | Location: Networking | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

Program Day

AEST

09:0010:00

Day 2 Opening and fireside with India Miro Logan-Riley

SEWF22 day 2 kicks off with a focus on climate with a fireside with young Māori climate activist India Miro Logan-Riley.

Moderator: Lateesha Jeffrey, Wave of Change Consultancy (Australia)

Speakers: India Miro Logan-Riley, ActionStation (Aotearoa New Zealand)

Session type: Fireside | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

10.1511:00

Innovation in job creation: challenging the status quo

At a time of economic uncertainty driven by pandemic, climate, conflict and digitisation, innovation in job creation is essential with many social enterprises leading the way. This session will showcase some of the standout innovators.

Moderator: Brett de Hoedt, Hootville Communications (Australia)

Speakers: Douglas Abdiel, Purpose & Growth (Australia), Rasha Abu Safieh, GGateway (Aotearoa New Zealand / Palestine), Emeline Afeaki-Mafile’o, Affirming Works (Aotearoa New Zealand), Angharard Lubbock, White Box Enterprises (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

10.1511:00

Investing in social change: tackling the access gap

How are investors thinking differently about the types of capital they provide to better meet the needs of social enterprises? Is access to investment still a major barrier to social impact? What can we learn from successful approaches to reduce this gap?

Moderator: Lorraine Corcoran, SERI (Ireland)

Speakers: Catherine Brown OAM, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation (Australia), Seb Elsworth, Access (UK), Te Pūoho Katene, Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust (Aotearoa New Zealand), Ben Smith, Paul Ramsay Foundation (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Auditorium | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

AEST

10:1511:00

Global best practice in developing social enterprise networks

How to build the glue to build and bond social enterprise communities? This session will examine the development and activities of social networks from around the world as they engage and represent social enterprise communities.

Moderator: Sharon Zivkovic, Catalyst 2030 Australia Chapter (Australia)

Speakers: Oliver Chang, Impact Hub Taipei (Taiwan), Mindy Leow, B Lab Australia & New Zealand (Australia), Chris Martin, Social Enterprise Scotland (Scotland), Alexie Seller, Enterprise Learning Projects / Impact North (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room Three | Delivery: In person

Theme:

10.1511:00

Health care, social care, death care: social enterprises in care

The health and care sectors are among the most diverse and rewarding sectors for social enterprises around the world. From primary health to mental health and wellbeing, social enterprises are engaged at all levels, using impactful and transferrable approaches.

Moderator: Cameron Campbell, Stat Salus (Scotland)

Speakers: Zoe Black, Happy Paws Happy Hearts (Australia), Jennifer Briscoe-Hough, Tender Funerals Australia (Australia), Melina Morrison, Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (Australia), Donna Marie Wate, Mere Care (Solomon Islands)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room One | Delivery: In person

Theme:

10.1511:00

Winning contracts: a playbook for social enterprises

This workshop looks at how social enterprises can position themselves to win contracts, and introduces a playbook for exploring how to effectively meet social and commercial requirements.

Facilitators: James Muskett, IPA (Australia), Chris Newman, ArcBlue (Australia)

Session type: Workshop | Location: Room Two | Delivery: In person

Theme: 30-minute break

AEST

11:3012:15

Social procurement: how far can we go?

Social procurement has come far and fast to become a major opportunity for social enterprises as businesses and governments look to develop sustainable supply chains. What has driven this growth, which social enterprises can benefit, who will be left behind and how far can we go?

Moderator: Seán Barnes, Barnz Ltd (Aotearoa New Zealand)

Speakers: Tara Anderson, Social Traders (Australia), Andy Daly, Social Enterprise UK (UK), Eugene Ho, SAP (Singapore), Joanne Kennett, Transport for NSW (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

11:3012:15

SED Talks (Social Enterprise Development Talks)

The SEWF version of TED© featuring HoMie, Purple House and Hotel Etico.

Moderator: Lateesha Jeffrey, Wave of Change Consultancy (Australia)

Speakers: Sarah Brown AM, Purple House (Australia), Nick Pearce, HoMie (Australia), Marlene Spencer, Purple House (Australia), Alex Toselli, Hotel Etico (Italy)

Session type: SED Talks | Location: Auditorium | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

11:3012:15

Preventative approaches: social enterprises working in criminal justice systems

High reoffending rates around the world are indicative of the failings of public and private sector approaches and the case for early intervention. This session showcases some of the innovative and preventative approaches developed by social enterprises.

Moderator: Mick Cronin, YMCA Victoria Youth Services (Australia)

Speakers: Joe Kwon, ConFIT (Australia), Amanda Shepherd, Green Fox Studios (Australia), Murray Kennedy, Pathway Group (Aotearoa New Zealand) , Kathryn Anderson, Fair Collective (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room One | Delivery: In person

Theme:

AEST

11:3012:15

Creative industries: a market exploding with impact

The creative industries are an increasingly significant part of the social enterprise movement. Come and explore different approaches and thinking being applied in this sector by social enterprises.

Moderator: Kim Wallace, Social Enterprise Scotland (Scotland)

Speakers: Troy Casey, Aboriginal Art Co / Magpie Goose (Australia), Matthew Goldsworthy, Youth Arts NZ (Aotearoa New Zealand), Danny Quinn, Black Sheep Collective CIC (UK), Sally Scales, APY Arts Collective (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room Three | Delivery: In person

Theme:

11:3012:15

Rural social enterprise: approaches to start-up and growth

Social enterprise start-up and growth in rural and remote areas requires an approach and a mindset that understands the rural context. Our experts will lead a discussion to understand effective approaches from around the world.

Facilitators: Meg Allan, The Wilderness Collective (Australia), Matt Pfahlert, ACRE (Australia), David Upton, Common Good Solutions (Canada)

Session type: Workshop | Location: Room Two | Delivery: In person

Theme: Lunchbreak (12:15-14:15)

12:1513:00

Film screenings

Sit back and relax at the SEWF cinema featuring social enterprise shorts from across Australia and around the world.

Session type: Lunch Session | Location: Auditorium | Delivery: Hybrid

AEST

13:1514:00

Networks beyond SEWF: state and territory social enterprise network meet-up

Once the experience of SEWF becomes treasured memories, your local state/territory network can help you keep the connections alive and get stuff done for the sector.

Moderator: Brett de Hoedt, Hootville Communications (Australia)

Session type: Networking | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: In person

13:1514:00

Doughnut Economics: going beyond GDP

Doughnut Economics is a powerful concept, gaining in traction and popularity as economies focus on sustainability and circularity. Following a screening of part of the previous day’s fireside with Kate Raworth, join leaders of the Australian regeneration movement in further discussion.

Moderator: Rebecca Scott, STREAT / Regen Melbourne (Australia)

Speakers: Kaj Lofgren, Regen Melbourne (Australia)

Session type: Lunch Session | Location: Auditorium | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

13:1514:00

Investment readiness

A practical, interactive look under the hood at the investment readiness journey. This workshop will help you prepare for impact investment now or in the future. It will also help you determine whether impact investment is the right path for you. You will learn more about the impact investment landscape in Australia, as well as the types of impact capital and tips on how to approach investors.

Facilitators: Rob Haggett, Social Impact Hub (Australia), Maya Marcus, Social Impact Hub (Australia), Jessica Mendoza-Roth, Social Impact Hub (Australia)

Session type: Workshop | Location: Room Three | Delivery: In person

Theme:

AEST

13:1514:00

Social procurement in action – celebrating success stories

What does best practice social procurement look like? Join the social enterprise and business/government winners of the Social Traders Social Procurement Trailblazer National 2022 award in this session to unpack why and how the switch to social enterprise really is catching on globally.

Moderator: Tara Anderson, Social Traders (Australia)

Session type: Lunch Session | Location: Room One | Delivery: In person

Theme:

13:1514:00

Demonstrating impact: why, when and how to show the difference you are making

Whether your social entrepreneurship journey is beginning, or is well established, it is vital you demonstrate to those you support, as well as funders and investors, the positive difference your enterprise is making. In this workshop, we will talk through the importance of considering impact measurement early and share practical methods to align business and impact metrics to demonstrate success.

Facilitators: Ben Gales, Paul Ramsay Foundation (Australia), Nishara Miles, Paul Ramsay Foundation (Australia), Hannah Miller, Sefa Partnerships (Australia)

Session type: Workshop | Location: Room Two | Delivery: In person

Theme:

14.1515:00

Unconference

There’s nothing like learning from your peers. We all have unique experiences and perspectives that we can share with others to help them grow and improve. The SEWF Unconference is a space for people to come together and learn from each other. There’s no agenda or structure with participants leading the discussion.

Moderator: Brett de Hoedt, Hootville Communications (Australia)

Session type: Unconference | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: In person

Theme:

AEST

14.1515:00

NoFilter (Stories of Excellence and Failure)

Failure is to be celebrated and learned from. What successful entrepreneur has not had an “oops” moment? Come hear unfiltered tales from leading social entrepreneurs, warts an’ all.

Moderator: Lateesha Jeffrey, Wave of Change Consultancy (Australia)

Speakers: Liandra Gaykamangu, Enterprise Learning Projects / Liandra Swim (Australia), Huda Jaffer, Selco Foundation (India), Cinnamon Evans, CERES (Australia)

Session type: NoFilter | Location: Auditorium | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

14.1515:00

A sector lens on innovation in social finance

What should you consider when evaluating your social enterprise’s options for social finance? This session will feature a range of approaches taken by social enterprises including community buy-out, social investment and alternative options.

Moderator: Douglas Westwater, Community Enterprise (Scotland)

Speakers: Riannah Burns, White Box Enterprises (Australia), Ong Hui Yu, raiSE (Singapore), Mark McKenzie-McHarg, Mach 2 Consulting (Australia), Robert Pekin, Food Connect Foundation (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room One | Delivery: In person

Theme:

14.1515:00

Jobs as a pathway to economic inclusion - stories from the frontline

Global skills shortages are one of the most urgent and pressing issues for society. This session will look at tackling barriers to employment for those furthest from the labour market through social enterprise.

Moderator: Samantha Garbutt, Australian Spatial Analytics (Australia)

Speakers: Fiona Jose, Cape York Partnership (Australia), Nasteho Mukhtar, Ethni (Australia), Pat Ryan, Dismantle (Australia), Aimee Spence, Inspiralba (Scotland)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room Three | Delivery: In person

Theme:

AEST

14.1515:00

Great governance masterclass

Governing boards can make or break a social enterprise with power over its mission, strategy and spending. This workshop explores governance in the social enterprise sector – the how, why and what.

Facilitators: Tara Anderson, Dragonfly Collective (Australia), Andrew Curtis, Dragonfly Collective (Australia), Sheena Watt MP, Victorian Government (Australia)

Session type: Masterclass | Location: Room Three | Delivery: In person

Theme: 30-minute break

15:3016:15 Unconference

There’s nothing like learning from your peers. We all have unique experiences and perspectives that we can share with others to help them grow and improve. The SEWF Unconference is a space for people to come together and learn from each other. There’s no agenda or structure with participants leading the discussion.

Moderator: Brett de Hoedt, Hootville Communications (Australia)

Session type: Unconference | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: In person

Theme:

AEST

15:3016:15

Climate emergency: what role will social enterprises play?

The emergency is upon us and we must all be part of the solution but are social enterprises responding to climate change with the urgency that’s required? What more can and should be done at the individual, organisational and community level?

Moderator: Chin Ching Soo, Westpac Group (Australia)

Speakers: Rowan Foley, Aboriginal Carbon Foundation (Australia), India Miro Logan-Riley, ActionStation (Aotearoa New Zealand), Litia Taukäve, Loving Islands Foundation (Fiji)

Session type: Panel | Location: Auditorium | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

15:3016:15

Verification and certification: why do they matter?

The social enterprise movement is fragmented across sectors, issues, regions and use of different language. This makes verification essential to increase business to business and business to consumer markets. Hear from some of the intermediaries involved in developing common standards and values to make this possible.

Moderator: Emma Joyce, Banyule Council (Australia)

Speakers: Maeve Curtin, SEWF (Scotland), Rebecca Green, Social Traders (Australia), Claire Millar, GHD (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room One | Delivery: In person

Theme:

15:3016:15

Systems mindsets and practice for social enterprise

Using the “Systems mindsets and practice for social enterprise” paper produced by YCGU for SEWF 2022 as the framing, this session will explore the role of systems thinking and complexity in social enterprise, with practitioners and thought leaders sharing their learning and experiences from a rapidly evolving field.

Moderator: Matt Allen, Yunus Centre Griffith University (Australia)

Speakers: Kate Barrelle, STREAT (Australia), Elise Parups, QSEC (Australia), Alex Hannant, Yunus Centre Griffith University (Australia), Hélène Malandain, Pocketknife (Aotearoa New Zealand)

Session type: Panel | Location: Room Three | Delivery: In person

Theme:

AEST

15:3016:15

Demystifying debt - how loans can help social enterprises grow

Learn how to use debt as an effective tool to unlock greater social impact for your social enterprise. This session will also cover the process of getting and managing a loan, and an ‘ask anything’ about debt and loans. No background knowledge required – the Sefa team will demystify debt for everyone!

Facilitators: Manfred Bauer, Sefa (Social Enterprise Finance Australia) (Australia), Hanna Ebeling, Sefa (Australia), Max Richardson, Sefa (Australia)

Session type: Workshop | Location: Room Two | Delivery: In person

Theme:

16:3017:30

Fireside with Daniel Flynn (Thankyou) and SEWF22 Closing Ceremony and Handover

The final fireside of SEWF22 will feature one of Australia’s leading social entrepreneurs Daniel Flynn (Thankyou). Daniel will be followed by the Closing Ceremony and Handover, where the location of SEWF 2023 will be announced!

MCs: Lateesha Jeffrey, Wave of Change Consultancy (Australia), Brett de Hoedt, Hootville Communications (Australia)

Speakers: Daniel Flynn, Thankyou (Australia), Tom Allen, Impact Boom (Australia), Belinda Morrissey, English Family Foundation and Social Enterprise Australia (Australia), Adrian Appo, SEWF 2022 Steering Committee (Australia), Liandra Gaykamangu, Enterprise Learning Projects / Liandra Swim (Australia), Luke Terry, White Box Enterprises / SEWF 2022 Co-host (Australia), Melissa Cameron, White Box Enterprises / SEWF 2022 Co-host (Australia), Gerry Higgins, SEWF (Scotland)

Session type: Fireside | Location: Ballroom | Delivery: Hybrid

Theme:

17.3017:50

SEWF22 Community Hub Takeover

Following the closing ceremony in Brisbane, we handover the SEWF online event platform to some of our Community Hubs around the world. Content will include panel discussions, workshops and networking covering a range of topics under the SEWF22 program themes.

MC: Savera Weerasinghe, UNDP / Ananta Sustainables (Sri Lanka)

Session type: Fireside | Location: Stage | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

AEST

18:0018:45

Community empowerment through Indigenous social enterprise

Join leading social entrepreneurs from Borneo as they share initiatives and impact of community empowerment through social innovation and entrepreneurship.

Moderator: Hamzah Hamizan, TEGAS (Malaysia)

Speakers: Juvita Tatan Wan, The Tuyang Initiative (Malaysia), Lucille Anak Awen Jon, Pungu Borneo (Malaysia), Catriona Maddocks, Catama Borneo (Malaysia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Stage | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

18:0018:45

Regenerative tourism in rural communities: spotlight on social enterprises in Gippsland (Australia)

Hosted by the Gippsland Social Enterprise Collective, this session will feature a short film showcasing social enterprise approaches for regenerative tourism in action. It will be followed by a panel of SENVIC friends and regenerative tourism experts.

Moderator: Sam Forbes, Gippsland Social Enterprise Collective (GCEC) (Australia)

Speakers: Dianne Dredge, Tourism CoLab (Australia), Andrew Keast, Wayfairer Co-op (Australia), Tricia Hiley, Mallacoota Wilderness Collective (Australia), Andrea Lane, FLOAT (Australia)

Session type: Panel | Location: Session Room | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

18:0018:45

Resilience and wellbeing - creativity in hard times

Join Creativity Lab, our SEWF Community Hub in Palestine, for an interactive session on building resilience and ensuring wellbeing through creativity.

Facilitators: Sabine El Zein, Creativity Lab (Lebanon), Mohammad Issa, Creativity Lab (Palestine)

Session type: Workshop | Location: Session Room | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

AEST

19:0019:45

The blueprint to ACCELERATE youth social entrepreneurship across Asia and beyond

Join a panel of inspiring young (high school) social entrepreneurs from China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Japan as they share their experience and learning. They will also reveal their co-designed blueprint for the future of social entrepreneurship developed as part of their SEWF Community Hub collaboration.

Moderators: Ronnie Cheung, House of Empathy (Hong Kong), Nathan Chan, Mission Fortitude (China)

Speakers: Huixi Lee, UNITE Workshops (Malaysia), Jonie Nishimura, Connected Youth for Climate Conservation (Japan)

Session type: Panel | Location: Stage | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

19:0019:45

Supporting and sustaining youth-led social entrepreneurship: perspectives from Africa

This session will showcase the work of young social entrepreneurs in Ghana and other parts of the African continent leading the way in addressing pertinent societal challenges in areas such as climate change, WASH and reproductive health. The panel will also discuss what is needed to support and sustain youth social entrepreneurship.

Moderator: Prince Kelly Anyomitse, Challenges Group Ghana (Ghana)

Speakers: Desmond Alugnoa, Green Africa Youth Organization (Ghana), Angelina Asenso-Addo, Ashesi Entrepreneurship Centre (Ghana)

Session type: Panel | Location: Session Room | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

AEST

19:0019:45

Top ten tips for social entrepreneurs to navigate the fundraising landscape in 2022

2022 has seen unprecedented volatility due to ongoing political, economic and social concerns worldwide. How can purpose-led start-ups continue to advocate for people, planet and profit, and scale their impact under these circumstances? Join us for this informative and interactive session where the team at Global Citizen Capital (GCC) shares their top tips and insights on how to rise above the chaos and forge a strong path ahead. This event is co-organised by The Student Consulting Group (SCG) and its Founder, Phąm Bùi Gia Hân.

Facilitators: Kenneth Kwok, Global Citizen Capital / KidsforSDGS (Hong Kong), Phąm Bùi Gia Hân, The Student Consulting Group (SCG) (Vietnam)

Session type: Workshop | Location: Session Room | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

20:0020:45

Data-driven tailormade solutions: turning social entrepreneurs into true social economy catalysts

What solutions are needed to enable social entrepreneurs to become true catalysts to shape a future where people and planet are at the centre of economic decision-making? Join this panel to hear key insights from the recent European Social Enterprise Monitor initiative and be part of the discussion.

Moderators: Wieteke Dupain, Euclid Network, the European Social Enterprise Network (Netherlands), Rowan Barnett, Google.org (Germany)

Speakers: Guillermo Casasnovas, ESADE (Spain), Rosa Ricucci, Ashoka Spain (Spain), Primož Šporar, Fund 2740 (Slovenia), Daniela Deuber, SEND (Germany)

Session type: Panel | Location: Stage | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

20:0020:45

Recognition and opportunities for social enterprises

SEWF will lead a discussion on the importance of global recognition for social enterprises as businesses dedicated to a social or environmental mission. Featuring contributions from organisations aiming to support and develop the social enterprise ecosystem.

Moderators: Maeve Curtin, SEWF (Scotland)

Speakers: Chris Gale, eBay UK (UK), Eva Varga, Hungarian Social Enterprise Coalition (Hungary), Edwin Zu-Cudjoe, Social Enterprise Ghana (Ghana)

Session type: Panel | Location: Session Room | Delivery: Virtual

AEST

20:0020:45

Workshop: Steps to start-up

This session will cover the ‘who, what, why, how, when, where and who for’ of starting a social enterprise, highlighting things to consider and work out before you take your first steps! And some simple tools to help you do that.

Facilitator: Polly Chapman, Impact Hub Inverness (Scotland)

Session type: Workshop | Location: Session Room | Delivery: In person

Theme:

20:4521:00

SEWF22: That’s a wrap!

After two days of inspiring conversations, solutions shared, ideas exchanged and participants feeling ready to co-create better futures, join us as we wrap up SEWF22!

MC: Savera Weerasinghe, UNDP / Ananta Sustainables (Sri Lanka)

Session type: Fireside | Location: Stage | Delivery: Virtual

21:0021:30

Networking

End your SEWF22 experience by joining the final networking session of the event to meet other participants from around the world.

Session type: Networking | Location: Networking | Delivery: Virtual

Theme:

EXHIBITORS BOOTHS

Arc Blue

ArcBlue is a leading consulting firm specialising in procurement. We have a unique position working across the social procurement ecosystem to deliver real and sustainable impact. We leverage our globally leading practices and our expert team into our social procurement services to support clients across all layers of government, private sector, not-for-profits, Indigenous businesses and social enterprises.

Atlassian

Drive more social impact, seamlessly with Atlassian Foundation. Chat to us about work management and collaboration tools for impact teams including Jira, Trello, Confluence and Atlas. Define your problems to be solved by skilled volunteers and learn how to use Atlassian plays and practices to solve common team challenges. Plus, share what content you’d like to see on atlassian.com/teams/nonprofits.

Brisbane City Council

Brisbane City Council showcases social enterprise. Whether it’s increasing employability or breaking down social barriers; social enterprises operate for impact. Council is proudly featuring the stories of beneficiaries of Nundah Co-op, Multhana Property Services and Lovewell Cafe. Visit Brisbane City Council at SEWF22 to learn how embracing diversity can overcome societal challenges, foster equality and create opportunity.

Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts

Gapuwiyak is a small, Yolŋu town in East Arnhem Land. Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts was incorporated in 2009. They are owned by our Yolŋu members, have a Yolŋu Board, and employ a Manager and Arts Workers. They support over one hundred artists from Gapuwiyak and surrounding homelands. They assist artists to collect and prepare materials, make high quality art, explore ideas, develop knowledge and skills, exhibit, market and sell their work.

Griffith Yunus Centre

The Griffith Yunus Centre invites you to drop into our relax zone when you need a break. Add your details to our Wall of Connection and be surprised by the unusual sparks you might ignite. Drop by to discuss options for undergraduate and post graduate education in the field of impact or explore options for applied professional development. Or just come for the comfortable seat and some hospitality! Either way we welcome you.

Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation

The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation was established to provide contemporary and future land and water needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our objective is to assist Indigenous Australians to acquire and manage land and water-related rights so they can enjoy the rightful entitlements, opportunities, and benefits that the return and management of Country brings, thereby attempting to redress dispossession.

Impact Boom

Meet the friendly team behind Impact Boom and learn about their work across the ecosystem to create the right programs, resources, tools and conditions to help people and organisations tackle social and environmental challenges, changing the world for the better. Watch Impact Boom in action as they record fresh podcasts and videos at SEWF which share insights, create awareness and help shift the dial on the social enterprise movement globally.

IPA

IPA is Australia’s largest recruitment agency committing 100% of profits to services that support people with disability and promote community inclusion. We are flexing our network to reach further in positively impacting people through recruitment. Can you push us up a gear? Spin the impact flywheel · Enter the recruitment zone of impact · Pedal a social procurement poll · Polish your professional pitch · Zoom in on the social lens · Track a recruitment impact pathway.

Jobsbank

At Jobsbank we are passionate about inclusion and the difference it makes – not just to one person, but to teams and organisations. We believe in an Australia where everybody belongs. That’s why we’re helping to build more inclusive workplaces one business at time. Whether you have specific focus areas, or looking to achieve transformational change, our services are tailored to meet your needs.

Logan City Council

The City of Logan is one of the most culturally diverse local government areas in Queensland. Logan City Council was one of the first Councils to implement a Social Procurement Policy in 2019. Logan City Council has a strong focus on sustainability, and a healthy, connected community which is where enterprises such as Substation33, PowerWells, yourtown Social Enterprises and The Centre for Women and Co. play an important role. Visit our City of Logan stand in the Partners Area to find out more or to discuss any collaboration opportunities.

MinterEllison is one of the largest independent full-service law firms in Australasia. At MinterEllison, we’re driven by a strong sense of purpose, creating lasting impacts for our clients, people and communities. Keith Rovers, Finance Partner and our National Pro Bono Partner is a specialist in social enterprise start -ups and scale-ups and will be available at the MinterEllison booth with his team to discuss how we can help your social enterprise Start Up, Sustain and Thrive.

QSEC

QSEC is an inclusive member-led organisation that champions business putting people and planet first. Visit QSEC Stories to discover social enterprise and learn how our members are making a difference to create social, cultural and environmental impact. Join us to co-design a vision and action plan for a regenerative society for Brisbane Beyond 2032.

Minter Ellison

EXHIBITORS BOOTHS

SENVIC/DJPR

Victoria is home to a vibrant and diverse social enterprise community. Find your people and encourage new connections at the Victorian Booth meeting place. Connect, share and discover how the practitionerled and independent Social Enterprise Network Victoria (SENVIC) and the Victorian Government are working together to create a thriving sector. We hope see you “under the clocks”.

Social Enterprise NL

Social enterprises have zero influence. If you disagree then we invite you to come by the Social Enterprise NL booth to change our minds. Learn about the 11 influencing activities that social enterprises employ to change systems. Be inspired and nominate the social enterprises that you believe are the best practice cases from around the world at influencing. The three best nominations win Fairphone earbuds!

Social Impact Hub

The Social Impact Hub is a purpose-driven intermediary that collaborates with a broad range of changemakers. Through advice, education, mobilising capital and ecosystem building, we build capacity to amplify impact. Come and visit our booth to find out how we can help you grow and scale your impact and for the chance to win a range of services to help you drive social change!

Social Outcome Solutions

SOS believes triple bottom line outcomes should be the rule, not the exception. They identify and innovate collaborative supply chains with social, cultural, and environmental impact changemakers of all sizes to support and deliver capability. Their passion and focus is collaboration and co-design, to support capability and scalability, to drive, implement and deliver legacy outcomes equally across all sectors and stakeholders.

Social Traders

Come visit Social Traders to learn how business for good is catching on. We believe that purpose is at the heart of the social enterprise model, but purpose can be hard to quantify. That’s why we unlocked Australia’s only national certification framework. Meet with our team of social procurement experts to discover how certification can help you become a frontrunner in #Business4Good.

STREAT

STREAT provide marginalised young people with supported training and employment pathways into hospitality and horticulture. They started as a tiny street food cart in 2010, but today have a portfolio of highquality food businesses including cafes, kiosks, an artisan bakery, a coffee roastery, a catering company and farmers market stalls. All of their business profits are re-invested into providing holistic support and training pathways for young people.

Torrens University Australia

As Australia’s only Certified B Corporation university, Torrens University is committed to the values that drive the social enterprise sector and connecting the world for good. Come & learn how our Social Enterprise Hub can partner with your social enterprise to deliver real-world projects in partnership with students and staff. You can also immerse yourself in our awardwinning VR experiences.

The University of Queensland

Change your mindset and build your future with entrepreneurship at The University of Queensland (UQ). While you can’t predict the future, you can develop the knowledge, networks, and skills to pivot between current and emerging careers and flourish wherever life takes you. Come see Ventures at the Social Enterprise World Forum this year to learn more.

White Box Enterprises

You know White Box Enterprises as the co-host of SEWF22, but do you know what we do? We have a bold mission to create 5,000 new jobs by 2030. We’re doing this by working with social enterprises, government, investors and philanthropists to build, support and advocate for largescale social enterprises. Come and say hi to our Advisory, First Nations, Property and Finance teams and find out how we can help you.

DIGITAL MARKETPLACE BOOTHS

Westpac Foundation

Established in 1879, Westpac Foundation has been helping Australians in need for over 140 years. Today, we provide funding and programs to support social enterprises and community organisations creating jobs and opportunities for people overcoming barriers to work. We believe in the power of employment to build a more inclusive Australia and establish long-term partnerships for greater impact. Our mission is to help our grant partners create 10,000 jobs by 2030.

MARKET STALLS

Clothing The Gaps

Clothing The Gaps is an Aboriginal social enterprise uniting people through fashion and causes by enabling people to wear their values on their tee.

As an Aboriginal social enterprise, Clothing The Gaps uses business as a vehicle to selfdetermine futures.

Hello Good World

Hello Good World represent 27 purpose-led brands and counting, 17 of which are social enterprises from Australia. Hello Good World allow you to shop according to SDGs, so you know exactly what impact your purchase will have.

HOOSH Designs + Kimberly Jiyigas

HOOSH Designs initiative ‘The Kimberley Mango Silk Collective’ is a small group of women from the Kimberley in Western Australia who use native eco bush dyes to create sellable textile art on natural fibres. The collective harvest local native plants on country, often passing down generational knowledge to grandkids in the process and dye silk scarves, garments and accessories.

Meeanjin Marketplace

A retail collective of 16 First Nations artists based in South East Queensland. By supporting our Meeanjin Marketplace stall, the SEWF22 audience will have the opportunity to contribute too. And, hopefully, reflect on actions they can take to also celebrate and showcase our culture and contribute to strengthening our community’s wellbeing.

Micah Projects

Micah Projects is a not-forprofit organisation committed to providing services and opportunities in the community to create justice and respond to injustice. Micah Projects believe that every child and adult has the right to a home, an income, healthcare, education, safety, dignity and connection with their community of choice. Micah Projects provides a range of support and advocacy services to individuals and families according to their needs. and capacity.

Preston Campbell Foundation

The Preston Campbell Foundation supports Preston’s vision of developing programs and opportunities which inspire and mentor participants to achieve their aspirations and dreams by connecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with their culture, sense of place and well being.

Miks Chai

Miks Chai is a tea social enterprise that supports mental health and wellbeing. Miks Chai sell a delicious range of Miks secret recipe chai (handed down from her grandmother) that is made locally in Australia with ethical, organic ingredients. Miks started brewing her Aaji’s (grandmother’s) chai to bring people together to share stories. Hearing the courageous experiences of others, and sharing her own story saved her life. She has brewed cuppas for 100s of people around Australia.

MOBECO

Owner Rachael, spent years working in commercial gyms as a trainer and found traditional foam rollers and foam based equipment quickly deteriorated. It was thrown out and replaced with the same cheap foam and the cycle began all over again. And so MOBECO was born. Sustainable eco-friendly mobility equipment made from sustainable cork.

Sustainable self massage and yoga tools. 0 plastic, plants trees with every order and 100 natural materials.

Jigsaw Australia

Jigsaw is a social enterprise that trains and transitions people with disability into mainstream employment.

Jigsaw is an established social enterprise which has created 750 training opportunities for people with disability, employed 146 people at award wage and transitioned 53 people into mainstream employment.

Samana Living

Samana Living showcase a wide range of high quality beautifully designed products for the gift market. These include Pebble fair trade, handmade toys from Bangladesh, Conscious Step organic cotton socks which support a range of global causes and BWA rugs and bowls, scarves, cards which support Australian Indigenous Artists.

StartSomeGood

StartSomeGood will be selling StartSomeGood-branded items, like Water Bottles and T-Shirts, and featuring the products of social enterprises they have worked with recently, like Chocolate on Purpose and Sacred Era.

All StartSomeGood-branded sales will support their mission of supporting emerging social entrepreneurs. All partner enterprises featured will keep 100% of their sales. Each has a social mission or is owned by an Indigenous entrepreneur.

Substation33

Electronic recycling and innovative products, employment and volunteering opportunities and Containers for Change processing and employment opportunities.

Interactive demonstrations and employment opportunity conversations - growth opportunities for other social enterprises.

MARKET STALLS

Tender Funerals

Tender Funerals is a not-for-profit funeral service model that aims to ensure all Australians can access meaningful and affordable funerals. Tender Funerals services are not-for-profit, community owned social franchises of Tender Funerals Australia. The first Tender Funerals was established in Port Kembla, NSW in 2016 and our first replication opened on the NSW mid north coast in 2022. We are currently working with a further six sites towards achieving at least 10 Tender Funerals services in 3-5 years.

The Big Issue

The Big Issue in Australia runs several social enterprises and programs.

Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase The Big issue magazine from a vendor, supporting them directly. There will also be information about different social enterprises and programs run by The Big Issue.

The Pluralist

The Pluralist Watches is watch brand established in Brisbane, Australia. Their vision is to create a lasting social impact within all communities by developing quality and affordable watches which represents and raises awareness of all the different languages and scripts around the world. As a Social Enterprise they donate a portion of their profits to Australian charities supporting Refugees.

WELCOME TO SEWF22, A ZERO WASTE EVENT

Written by Kylie Flament, General Manager at Green Connect (at the time of writing)

The social enterprise sector tackles some huge challenges, from food security to modern slavery, from deforestation to waste.

Yes, waste. It’s dirty and smelly and problematic. We bury it in giant holes in the ground, we burn it in incinerators, we throw things ‘away’ and hope we never have to think about where ‘away’ is. None of that is sustainable. It’s the very definition of unsustainable – we can’t keep doing it forever. So it has to change. We have to change.

Like all big problems, there’s no easy solution or single set of people responsible for tackling it. It begins with each of us making better choices and expecting better of ourselves and others.

The Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) team have been building sustainability into this event for months, and I’m so excited that they chose to work with us to design a Zero Waste event. To do that, it’s as simple and as hard as asking two questions about every item that comes in to the event:

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

The SEWF team have done a magnificent job of procurement with Zero Waste and social good in mind, including:

•Engaging local suppliers

•Buying local food, and not overordering

•Choosing ethically produced clothing for staff and volunteers that they will want to wear again

•Hiring reusable exhibitor pods

•Briefing exhibitors on sustainable choices ahead of time, and working closely with the venue on event design

•Avoiding: landfill-bound items, overordering and items we don’t really need

As far as event managers go (and we have worked with a lot of them over the past 11 years), the SEWF team have really pushed themselves when it comes to sustainability, showing their commitment to do the right thing rather than the easy thing, and genuinely seeking feedback along the way.

BEHIND THE SCENES: ZERO WASTE EVENT

WHERE WILL IT GO?

While a lot of effort has gone in to avoiding waste, there will be some rubbish produced and we want to compost and recycle as much as possible, so at this event you’ll see:

•Multi-bin waste stations, with waste educators ready to help you to know which bin to use: compost, recycling or landfill and containers for change

•Compostable lanyards with seed paper inserts

•Sustainability guidelines for exhibitors and attendees (we hope you got the memo – go digital; refuse excess; bring only reusable items in; consider your transport options)

•Minimal single use plastic at the event

•Compostable or reusable alternatives to duct tape and cable ties on the exhibitors’ stands

•More digital, less printed materials

On top of that, the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre staff have partnered with us to do a lot of back-of-house work including:

•Auditing waste to know where our messaging worked well and where it didn’t

•Sorting waste to compost and recycle as much as possible (avoiding contaminated waste streams from going to landfill)

•Weighing and measuring each waste stream

This year’s waste outcomes (and sustainability measures of all kinds) will set a benchmark for future SEWF events, and the blueprint for sustainable events at this venue and at others around the world.

Thank you for doing your part to reduce, reuse and recycle, at this forum and beyond, so that we can all be part of a Zero Waste future.

WHAT’S COOKIN’ AT SEWF 2022?

You’ve settled into a nook at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) and you’re about to tuck into a delicious feed. You wonder who made the food, where the ingredients have been sourced from, and whether everything is as sustainable as possible.

Running a large-scale event like SEWF22 comes with its limitations. In order to feed over a thousand people quickly and seamlessly, there are systems and processes that we must adhere to. Thankfully, BCEC were willing to accommodate our requests.

The first thing we did was bring Chef Chris Jordan on board, a Koori man born on Bundjalung land, and owner of Brisbanebased food and events company Three Little Birds. Chris is a vivacious and passionate lover of all things tasty and connects with his First Nations ancestry by cooking with native ingredients. Alongside his business, he has held collaborative pop-up dinners that grapple conceptually and gastronomically with Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural dispossession and climate change. In other words, he was the perfect person for the job.

Chris was able to introduce a number of local and sustainably grown ingredients to the dishes on offer at SEWF22, supporting a number of Indigenous-owned farms (like Galeru: Forever Fruits featured on the Sunshine Coast Bus Tour) in the process. With an 80% vegetarian menu, most of the meat that is used is sustainable harvested as featured in the wild Kangaroo Salami. For the rest, we’ve ensured there’s a strong presence of native foods from local suppliers.

In terms of food prep, much of what you consume has been prepared at local social enterprise Food Connect (which is one of the pit stops on the Brisbane Bus Tour B!) and at a local juvenile detention centre, where at-risk young people can upskill in realworld hospitality projects. We are committed to supporting social enterprises wherever possible!

We hope you enjoy tucking in this week, SEWF 2022 Team

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AUSTRALIA

Social Enterprise Australia is the new peak body for social enterprise in Australia. We connect the sector to plan, act and learn together. We do this to have a shared national strategy and voice, and to develop new ways to build social and environmental wellbeing.

WHY IS THIS SUCH A BIG DEAL?

It’s co-owned and shaped by the Australian social enterprise sector.

This collaboration has developed a shared vision and mission.

Our vision is working together to ensure all people, places and the planet thrive. Our mission is to foster a vibrant and connected Australian social enterprise sector that provides:

• Environmental care

• People-centred services

• Access to decent work

• Community-led innovation

We have developed shared values and principles – how we agree we will work together:

Authenticity: I strive to be honest with myself and with others.

I seek to be transparent and clear in my communications, talk with others not about them, and do what I say I will. I take on difficult conversations, decisions and actions rather than avoid them. I aim to own my mistakes and limitations. I seek to be kind to myself and others.

Creativity: I help create space for imagination and innovation.

I see that the future is not determined and is ours to create. I foster space to dream big, explore, and make mistakes or get it right. I recognise that it’s ok and sometimes good to change my mind and for others to change theirs. I seek to emerge ideas, take action and learn together.

Justice: I seek to enable the full participation of all.

I recognise that some people are excluded and their voices are not heard. I aim to identify and reject discrimination and to value lived experience and selfdetermination. I seek to be aware of any exclusion or privilege of my own.

Working together for people, place and the planet

Collaboration: I plan, act and learn with others.

I will be generous. I aim to be aware of my ego, assumptions and emotions and to keep in check how they affect me and others. I seek joint responsibility rather than credit. I am upfront about my own interests to identify when they could undermine or help shared goals.

Diversity: I seek out views that are different from my own.

I recognise that there are different ways to participate and create impact. I ask people what they mean, listen with curiosity and seek to understand rather than make assumptions or speak for them. I celebrate the contribution of others and recognise that I always have things to learn.

We also mapped what we will build momentum and infrastructure for, to work together nationally:

Engagement and connection

It will provide pathways for people to engage and co-create around place, mission and sector development. It will connect existing collaborations and activities and facilitate new ones that the sector sees as critical, including cross-sector and global initiatives. These will inform shared direction and action.

Knowledge and learning

It will provide ways to share and learn about social enterprise and evolve to meet the interests and needs of the sector. This will include capturing data and knowledge from the sector and shared evaluation. It will

be done to enable real-time understanding of practice and impact and to support decision-making.

Shared direction and action

It will lead a national strategy and work with others to build public will, advance policy, grow markets, and mobilise resources. These functions will be co-owned and shaped by all who support the vision, mission, values and principles of the sector.

WHAT’S NEXT?

There’ll be a campaign to profile and promote the value of social enterprise.

We’re developing an investment case to estimate the national contribution of and share stories from the sector.

We’ll also come together to co-design our ask of the Federal Government to enable the sector to grow its impact.

socialenterpriseaustralia.org.au

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

The Australian social enterprise sector wouldn’t be as strong and dynamic as it is today without the organisations listed below. To our Supporting Partners, thank you. Thank you for supporting SEWF 2022 and thank you for supporting social enterprise.