Convene 2025
Agenda
Your guide to what’s happening at Australia’s largest social impact conference
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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Arrival and registration
Level 17,
RACV City Club
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
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Welcome to Convene 2025
Tom Dawkins and Rebecca Green, Convene 2025 MCs
9:10 AM – 9:15 AM
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Welcome to Country
Alex Kerr, Liwik Yiyah Consulting
9:20 AM – 9:30 AM
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Lived Experience: Nothing about us without us
Miranda Campbell and George Lerardo, For Change Co
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
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Principle and profit: Putting human rights into business as
usual
Lorraine Finlay, Australian Human
Rights Commission, facilitated by Sharyn County, World Commerce
and Contracting / APA
9:50 AM – 10:05 AM
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Business for good should be business as usual
Tara Anderson, Social Traders
10:05 AM – 10:25 AM
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Collaboration: Not just a tool - a mindset for collective impact
Tara Anderson, Social Traders and Kate Russell, Supply Nation
10:30 AM – 11:00AM
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Morning tea
Break and connection time
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
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The Games and social enterprise: tackling poverty and the climate crisis
Yoan Noguier, CEO & Co-Founder, Yunus Sports Hub; Vice President, Yunus France; and Former Procurement Manager, Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM
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The cost of impact – and who pays when no-one pays?
Nicole Donnison, Icon; Kevin Robbie, Think Impact; and Anthony
MacShane, Reboot.
Facilitated by Sarah Downie, Chief Executive Officer, Shared
Value Project
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM
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Making a name for good: Growing a social enterprise brand with
purpose
Jehan Ratnatunga, Who Gives A Crap and Bella
Borello, LOTE Agency
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM
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Leading with purpose: Why we changed everything
Sarah Clarke, Mirvac Group
12:25 PM – 1:25 PM
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Lunch
Break and connection time
1:40 PM – 2:10 PM
Level 17
Unlocking social enterprise: Harnessing data to back systems
change
Melissa Wheeler, RMIT University; Michael Stuart, Head of Social Impact Data and Digital, Social Traders; Lena Wang, Associate Professor, RMIT University; and Rachel Power, Head of Social Impact Data and Digital, Deloitte Access Economics
Level 2
The un-panel: ‘Ask Us Anything’ - Council of Australian Social
Enterprise Intermediaries (CASEI)
Javier Casanova, Business for Good Network; Craig Fairweather, The Mill House Venture;Jessica Mendoza-Roth, Social Impact Hub; Amy Orange, Collab4Good; Steph Shorter, Impact Seed; and Tom Dawkins, StartSomeGood
Level 2
Business for good is now an existential imperative: Get ready
Dr Meg Brodie, KPMG Australia; Catie Shavin, UN Global Compact Network Australia; and Monique Ward, Social Traders
2:20 PM – 2:50 PM
Level 17
Leveraging major sporting events for impact
Alex Corry, Australian Grand Prix Corporation;
Michael Lacy, Richmond Football Club; Yoan Noguier, Yunus Sports Hub. Facilitated by Megan
Barnett-Smith, Consultant
Level 2
AI for impact: Responsible adoption for a human-centred
world
James Gauci, Cadent
Level 2
Strength in local communities: The Mallacoota re-build
Paris Brooke, The Mallacoota Wilderness Collective Inc and Matt Pfahlert, Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship (ACRE)
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Level 17
World cafe: Juicy conversations wanted
Interactive session with Julia Keady, Benefolk, and Annette Herschtal, Benefolk Foundation
Level 2
Designing for a better future
Nicole Barling-Luke, Regen Melbourne; Samantha Peart, Hassell; and Ninna Larsen, Reground
Level 2
Modern-day slavery uncovered
Sarah Parker, The Freedom Hub
3:35 PM – 3:55 PM
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Afternoon tea
Break and connection time
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM
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Social Traders Game Changer Awards 2025
Monique Ward and Alex Hooke, Social Traders
4:20 PM – 4:40 PM
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There’s work to do and we need you!
Sarah Sheridan, Clothing The Gaps
4:40 PM – 4:55 PM
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Closing reflections – Fresh perspectives on today's
conversations
Binusha Pathirana and Darcy Stockdale from YLab in conversation with Mel Greblo from Humans of Purpose
4:55 PM – 5:00 PM
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Closing remarks
Tom Dawkins and Rebecca Green, Convene 2025 MCs
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Level 2
Drinks
Time for food, drinks and connecting
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