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Business for Good Summit: Shaping the Purpose Economy

Social Traders Social Enterprise Summit & Trailblazer Awards

 

Business for Good Summit: Shaping the Purpose Economy

The Social Traders Social Enterprise Summit – Bringing together the social enterprise sector, with business and government members leading the charge in business for good.

Join us as we advocate for a more inclusive and equitable Australia – centred around both social enterprise and social procurement, the summit will showcase how doing business for good is now expected and how you can achieve it!

How together we can shape the purpose economy – Agenda & speakers for the summit will be announced in September.

Bridging the gap between business and social enterprise, attendees to the summit will contribute to idea sharing, participate in learnings and discussions hosted by thought leaders, and experts in the social enterprise sector.

Social Traders are proud to be partnering with the Westpac Group and Social Enterprise Australia for the Social Traders Social Enterprise Summit & Trailblazer Awards 2023.

The Westpac Group is committed to its purpose in creating better futures together. As purchasers and supporters of communities, recognising the opportunities to deliver on this purpose. Through the Westpac Foundation and the Supplier Inclusion & Diversity Program, they seek to promote social and economic participation with supplier partners, including social enterprises.

What you can expect:

  • Main room keynotes with guest speakers and policy makers
  • Meet the Buyer sessions, members actively seeking social enterprise partnerships
  • Masterclasses hosted by sector experts
  • Panel discussions with change makers
  • Fireside chats with those who have some big stories to tell
  • Hear from the Game Changers of 2023
  • The 2023 Trailblazer Awards
  • And more to come…

Why you should attend:

  • Trends & insights into the current social procurement landscape in Australia
  • Listen to social procurement partnerships in action
  • Understand the challenges faced and lessons learned
  • See the profound and life-changing impact of social procurement.
  • Meet the Buyer sessions, members actively seeking social enterprise partnerships
  • Networking and community building with a likeminded audience
  • Hear from experts in social procurement
  • Discuss how spend with social enterprise positively impacts our communities.
  • Celebrate the Trailblazers of 2023

Who should attend:

  • Certified social enterprise members
  • Social enterprises not yet certified with Social Traders
  • Business and governments looking to make the switch to good
  • Existing business and government members
  • Sector collaborators and networks
  • Those who want to make buying from social enterprise the norm

Places are limited. Registration is essential and will close at 5pm on Monday 30 October 2023 unless booked out prior.

Please reach out to our events team with any questions events@socialtraders.com.au

Online Panel: Tried and Tested! STEM diversity and inclusion measures that work

Featuring: Rebecca Lee (MD, Merck Life Science), Graeme Beardsell (CEO, Fujitsu AUNZ), Ruwangi Fernando (Founder, STEM Sisters), Prof Cobie Rudd (Vice-President, Edith Cowan University )

Join us as we showcase best practice diversity & inclusion practices of STEM organisations leading the way.

This session is for Organisational leaders, Champions of Change, Human Resources and Diversity & Inclusion professionals who wish to learn new ideas about how to grow and embed diversity and inclusion practices within their organisation.

Our remarkable group of panellists from industry, academia, and not-for-profit have experience initiating and running programs within their own organisations. Join us to hear about their frameworks for action and learn from their experience.

They will discuss what has worked and not always worked from them – including recruitment measures, training, special programs, and enhanced culture in the environment.

The panel will address questions around reluctance in uptake, measurement of programs, and the experience of making them work.

WASEC Spotlight: Learning from Aboriginal Enterprise

Join us for a special WASEC event shining a spotlight on the essential role Aboriginal-owned enterprises play in WA’s economic and social landscape. We will hear first hand from a diverse group of Aboriginal-owned and run social enterprises and we will explore how Indigenous business sits at the heart of creating economic independence and cultural strength for Australian First Nations people. By promoting self-determination and empowering Aboriginal entrepreneurs, we can unlock a wealth of economic and social opportunities that will benefit both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians alike.

🔸 Network and Learn: Join an inclusive environment where social enterprises can network, learn from one another, and share their success stories and challenges.

🔸Showcasing Aboriginal Enterprises: We will be highlighting the diverse range of Aboriginal-owned enterprises and their positive contributions to the community and the environment.

🔸Empowering through Social Procurement: Explore the transformative potential of social procurement in uplifting marginalised communities and supporting social enterprises.

🔸Discussion on The Voice: Engaging in open dialogues about The Voice, its significance in advanci

REMIX Summit Perth 2023

REMIX Summits explore the future of the Creative Industries, Creative Places, and the Creative Economy.
It is a field guide to what’s coming next: a day of inspirational talks, discussions and networking.
Hear from and meet innovators and changemakers from sectors including the creative industries, media, technology & more.

REMIX Perth is part of a network of summits held in leafing creative cities including New York, Sydney, London, Istanbul and Dubai; attended by thousands of creative leaders.

The 2023 REMIX Perth Summit features over 15 speakers including:

• Jody Malam – Creative Director, OUTERNET GLOBAL (UK) a new billion-pound creative precinct featuring “the largest digital exhibition space in Europe” – Forbes
• Rohan Silva – Co-Founder, SECOND HOME (UK) “the new creative hothouse” Wallpaper* Magazine & former innovation advisor to the UK Prime Minister
• Helen Simondson – General Manager, WA MUSEUM BOOLA BARDIP
• Colin Walker – Director, AGWA (ART GALLERY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• Shelagh Magadza – Executive Director, Culture and the Arts, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SPORT & CULTURAL INDUSTRIES

Social events are integral to the REMIX experience and all tickets include access to the official reception on the new rooftop bar at AGWA.

REMIX Summit Perth is made possible through a partnership with the City of Perth and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.
This is a critical time in the development of the creative industries in WA with both opportunities and challenges on the horizon in a changing world and REMIX Perth will play a key role in exploring the future of the sector.

Our last event in Perth was a sellout so don’t miss out & book now!

WA Social Enterprises: Certify as a business for good!

The world has changed. So has business. Now is the time to get recognised as a certified social enterprise.

Almost 500 Australian social enterprises have chosen certification – WA is a very small portion of those certified. Are we ready to join the community of game changers?

WASEC invites you to join us and Social Traders to learn about what certification provides. Social Traders is Australia’s only independent verification of social enterprise status. Social Traders work with social enterprises across all impact models, legal types and all stages of social enterprise development including start-ups.

In this online workshop delivered by the WA Social Enterprise Council and Social Traders, you’ll get:

  • Insight into the social enterprise model and why its catching on globally.
  • How certification supports your business to grow.
  • An introduction to our community of gamechangers and membership offer.
  • How certification supports access to social procurement opportunities.
  • Everything needed to get started and receive your certification activation kit.

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A message from Social Traders CEO, Tara Anderson:

At a time when businesses are grappling with the challenge of creating purpose beyond profit, social enterprises have been doing it for decades. And it’s time the whole economy learnt from them and shifted in that direction.

Certification is your key to being recognised as a social enterprise – by the sector, by funders, by big business and by government.

The number of certified social enterprises is growing by an average of 29% every year. We want all social enterprises to be certified so they can be recognised, win new contracts, access capacity building support and secure grant funding or social investment. 79% of certified social enterprises have increased their revenue between certification periods.

My ask – stand up and be proud of who we are, by getting certified

Let’s be unwavering in making our identity as social enterprises known. Let’s clearly state who we are, so we can tell the country why we matter. Because if we harness our collective energy, everything is possible.

Join us at the forefront of the shift to business for good.

For any questions on the event or to connect with WASEC please email hello@wasec.org.

For questions regarding certification contact certification@socialtraders.com.au

Webinar: The business case for neurodiversity, a CIO and leadership perspective

In this session participants will hear from business leaders about the challenges, benefits and firsthand experience of leaders that have implemented a neurodiversity strategy in their business.

These unique perspectives will also explore case study examples of work undertaken to gain insights into how to collaborate to deliver the best outcomes with neurodiverse teams. Guests from some of Australia’s most recognised brands will discuss how the auticon 360-degree support helped them on their journey to building a neurodiverse business capability. A capability that has introduced their business to additional opportunity and a broader prospective of the employment market.

Humanitarian Innovation Hackathon

This Hackathon is a weekend long hybrid program with industry leading speakers, team bonding, facilitated mentoring, and exciting diversions that mix up the digital and face to face competition.

This year you can join in real time at the Hackathon hub at The University of Sydney or join us online from wherever you feel most creative! The Hackathon is digital-first, with every single aspect streamed online. 

Prizes

• $5,000 – 1st Prize RedR Ron Johnston Rapid Response

• $3,000 – Hackathon 2nd Place

• $1,000 – Hackathon 3rd Place

Register your interest here

WiTWA: DEI Masterclass – LGBTQIA+

Event description

Tickets are now available for a very special WiTWA DEI Masterclass, ‘LGBTQIA+ in the workplace’ with Pride in Diversity on R U OK? Day.

Pride in Diversity are specialists in HR, organisational change and workplace diversity dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ people by reducing exclusion, invisibility, homophobia and stigma in the workplace.

Research has shown that a disproportionate number of LGBTQIA+ Australians experience poorer mental health outcomes and have higher risk of suicidal behaviours than their peers. These health outcomes are directly related to experiences of stigma, prejudice, discrimination and abuse on the basis of being LGBTIQ+.

Join us for an educational and thought-provoking discussion on how we can all improve our workplace culture, policies, and initiatives to support our LGBTQIA+ community.

This event is supported by our venue sponsor Visagio Australia. Visagio was the first Corporate Member of the WiTWA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Corporate Program.

Get in quick as places are limited!

Date: Thursday, 14 September

Time: 12 pm – 2 pm (registrations from 11:50 am)

Venue: Visagio, Level 9, 45 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000

Lunch will be provided. Please email the Event Organiser for any dietary requirements (vegetarian and gluten-free provided) at courtney@witwa.org.au

⭐ Guest Facilitator and Speakers: Alyce Schotte, Liesel Hughes, Rudson Al Barcoma, and Chloe Rattray ⭐

Alyce Schotte – Pride in Diversity

Alyce (she/her) is the Pride in Diversity WA/NT Senior Relationship Manager, creating connections and leading work with partner organisations to strengthen policy, process and cultural improvements. Living a gender diverse experience, history and visibility in the corporate and community spheres enables connections for people and organisations through storytelling and strategic education to build awareness and understanding of the challenges and value in doing inclusion better.

Alyce is experienced in discussing change, facilitating conversations, coaching and mentoring and always brings her authentic self to the work she does.

Liesel Hughes – Microsoft

Liesel (they/them) is a self-confessed data nerd, an educator, activist, a lover of tech that hasn’t been invented yet and a fount of 80’s song lyrics.

Liesel works as a Cloud Solution Architect Data & AI at Microsoft, to develop architectures and solutions to empower our customers, whilst striving for a more inclusive world.

Rudson Al Barcoma – Pride in Peel Inc

Rudson (he/him) is a Nursing Clinician and Educator with a local and international post grad degree in Advance Diploma and Masters in Leadership and Management. He is a Board Member of several not-for-profit and charitable multicultural organisations, incoming President of Global Nurses and Midwives Rotary Club, and current President of Pride in Peel Inc.

Rudson is an advocate primarily towards inclusion/diversity and healthcare delivery. Currently, under Pride in Peel together with his team, they are aiming for the Mental Health of the Pride Community through the collaboration of other organizations. Internationally, he is spearheading projects such as Solar Cases to Regional areas of the globe and Dengue Fever eradication to developing countries.

Chloe Rattray – Queer Disability Activist and Researcher

Chloe (she/they) is a passionate inclusion activist and PhD student whose work is grounded in lived experience and academic research. Chloe works as an Inclusion & Diversity Specialist, leading improvement initiatives so people feel safe to bring their whole selves to work. In this role, Chloe drives change to ensure people with disability can thrive in an inclusive and accessible workplace.

Chloe is currently studying for her PhD and is researching the politics of queer and disabled representation in her favourite medium: children’s animation. Chloe also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Humanities, receiving a High First Class Honours for her thesis on the representation of gender and disability in Australian documentary television. In 2022, Chloe received an Out for Australia 30 Under 30 award, given to young queer people demonstrating a tangible contribution to the community.

Agenda:

11:50am – Registration

12:00pm – Event starts; welcome, introduction and facilitated workshop

1:00pm – Break for lunch

1:20pm – Panel discussion; Q&A opportunity; summary and key takeaways

2:00pm – Event closes

WiTWA: Award Nominations – Writing Workshop #2

In 2023, we are celebrating our 25th anniversary and could not be more excited to share this with a new batch of Tech [+] Award nominees. We want the brightest stars of the Tech [+] community to be represented!

We know writing an award nomination can be nerve wracking! Whether you find it challenging to talk about your achievements, or are nominating someone else and want to get it just right, our Award Nominations Writing Workshops are a great place to start.

These sessions are being held in July with special guest facilitators and past winners who will share their own experience and learnings to help you:

🎓 Cover off the basics: it’s Tech [+] Awards 101 and a chance to dig into the Award categories, eligibility criteria and nomination rules.

🔍 Find your hook: discover the elements to telling your best story – and making sure you don’t miss any good bits.

💪 Defeat imposter syndrome: gain confidence in your abilities and learn to embrace your achievements. You deserve recognition for your incredible work!

📝 Improve your writing: get recommendations on setting up a good structure, making your submission more concise, and removing gobbledygook (an official term).

⏰ Meet the deadline: learn effective strategies to organise your thoughts and write efficiently, ensuring you submit a polished, compelling entry on time.

We hold the Awards program each year to shine a light on the stories of incredible local women in Tech [+] roles so let us help you find your voice to get your story out there. Together, we can inspire each other, celebrate our successes, and conquer any writing challenges along the way!

Register now to secure your spot! If this time doesn’t suit you, try our evening session on Tuesday, 18 July.

Agenda:

  1. Welcome and ‘kind setting’
  2. About the Awards
  3. Award categories and choosing the one that makes you shine brightest
  4. Getting started with the eligibility criteria: how to choose examples; writing in third person; condensing to 250 words.
  5. Break out zone – choose from:
    1. Questions & advice with our special guest (announced soon!)
    2. ‘The Write Time’ (focused writing time, with options to ask questions
    3. Chat with 2 previous winners to chat about the process and what they learnt
  6. Final questions and wrap up

Please note that neither special guests nor WiTWA Committee members can provide specific advice/coaching on submissions related to the WiTWA Tech [+] Awards. This is to ensure a fair process for all.