Program speakers
We have curated a program packed with the brightest minds in the sector – experienced impact leaders, international luminaries with great stories and learning to share, and we are putting action at the centre for the two-day Summit program. We will be announcing further speakers over the coming weeks.
Darren Walker
President
Amit Bouri
Co-Founder & CEO
Global Impact Investing Network
Joel Solomon
Co-Founder
Krisztina Tora
Chief Market Development Officer
Global Steering Group
Cameron Neil
Co-founder and Director
Ted Jackson
University Professor, Management Consultant, Editor
Erica Barbosa-Vargas
Global Head of Innovation & Sustainable Finance
SecondMuse Capital
Nigel Kershaw OBE
CEO and Group Chair
Peter Horsley
Founder
Remarkable Tech
Shana Gavron
CEO and Founder
Endangered Wildlife OU
Tim Silverwood
Co-founder
Ocean Impact Organisation
Ray Minniecon
Director
Bunji Consultancies
Rachel Yang
Partner
Giant Leap
Brynn O’Brien
Executive Director
ACCR
Karen Ng
Director of Investment Management
Brightlight Group
Kylie Charlton
Managing Director & Committee Member
Australian Impact Investments
Jane Kern
Senior Manager Impact Finance
Bank Australia
Michael Traill
Chair
Paul Ramsay Foundation
Liza McDonald
Head of Responsible Investments
Aware Super
Catherine Clark
Faculty Director
CASE and CASE i3 at Duke University
Christine Clarke, CSC
Australia's Ambassador for Women and Girls
DFAT
Ian Learmonth
Chief Executive Officer
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Zarmeen Pavri
Partner and Chief Impact Officer
SDGx Ventures
Dr. Michelle Deaker
Founding Partner & Managing Director
OneVentures
Dr. Andrew Kuper
Founder & CEO
Leap Frog Investments
Lillian Kline
Chief Executive Officer
Impact Outfit
Justyna Jochym
Chief Executive Officer
Festivals Adelaide
Louise Walsh
Founder & CEO
Walsh Capital
David Gonski, AC
Chancellor
University of New South Wales
Hanna Ebeling
Chief Executive Officer
Sefa
Reece Proudfoot
Head of Innovation and Impact Investment
WWF-Australia
Laura Callanan
Founding Partner
Upstart Co-Lab
Maree Sidey
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Communities Foundation
Tom Kline
Co-Head of Climate Tech
Investible
Komal Patel
Venture Analyst
Tenacious Ventures
Cassian Drew
Partner
Inclusive Growth Partners
Mark Ingram
Chief Impact Officer
Brightlight Impact
Jade Miles
National Program Manager
Sustainable Table Fund
Kaj Lofgren
Strategy Lead
Regen Melbourne
Suzi Chinnery
Head, Capability and Impact
CARE Australia
Quyen Tran
Director of Impact Investing
BlackRock
Liz Gillies
Chief Executive Officer
Menzies Foundation
Joshua Ross
Co-Founder & CEO
Humanitix
Kate Fielding
Chief Executive Officer
A New Approach
Warrick Jordan
Coordinator
Hunter Jobs Alliance
Sara Parrott
Chief Executive Officer
Hand Heart Pocket Foundation
Susan Clear
Director
Social Impact Investing
Danny Almagor
Managing Director
Small Giants
Jono Nicholas
Founder & Managing Director
Wellbeing Outfit
Dr Amanda Cahill
Chief Executive Officer
The Next Economy
Tim MacReady
Chief Investment Officer
Brightlight Impact
Prof. Megan Davis
Pro Vice Chancellor Indigenous
UNSW Sydney
Simon Lewis
Partner
GoodWolf
Claire Hanratty
Director
GoodWolf
Ralitsa Rizvanolli
Director of Investments
Sarona Asset Management
Taylor Hawkins
Managing Director
Foundations For Tomorrow
Tom Ferrier
Founder
Greener
Murray Hogarth
Director of Communications and Community Networks
Wattwatchers Digital Energy
Arielle Gamble
Director & Co-founder
Groundswell
Damon Gameau
Director, Writer, Presenter
Regenerating Australia
Mary Delahunty
Founder
Seven Advisory
Rajiv Viswanathan
Trustee
Consultant
David Albert
Chief Executive Officer
Alberts
Emily Albert
Executive Director & Head of Impact
Alberts
Dr. Julia Newton-Howes, AM
Chief Executive Officer
Investing in Women
Amanda Goodman
Partner
Ecotone Partners
Rachel Etherington
Investment Advisor
Crestone Wealth Management
Julie Reilly OAM
Chief Executive Officer
Australians Investing in Women
Kerry Series
Founder
Inspire Australian Equities
Dr. Jodi York
Chief Impact Officer
Kilara Capital
Sasha Courville
Chief Impact Officer
Bank Australia
Manita Ray
Founder and Managing Director
Capital Human
Hon. Matt Kean
Treasurer
Minister for Energy and Environment
Carl Prins
Co-Founder & CEO
Pathzero
Melanie Greblo
Curator & Head of Program
Impact Investment Summit
Rosemary Addis AM
Executive Director
Impact Strategist
Sally McCutchan
Partner & CEO
Bridges Australia
Sabina Curatolo
Partner & Head of Impact
Bridges Australia
Belinda Morrissey
Chief Executive Officer
English Family Foundation
Leah Armstrong
Managing Director
First Australians Capital
Evan Thornley
Co-Founder & Executive Chair
LongView
Tiarne Shutt
Head of Strategy and Engagement
First Australians Capital
Michael van Niekerk
Partner & Chief Impact Officer
Inspire Australian Equities
Jessica Mendoza-Roth
Founder & CEO
Social Impact Hub
Alex Hannant
Professor of Practice & Co-Director
Yunus Centre at Griffith University
Cass O'Connor
Chair
Carriageworks
Ranya Alkadamani
Founder
Impact Group International
Jas Chambers
Chair and Convenor
Ocean Decade Australia
Paul Holthus
Founding President and CEO
World Ocean Council
Vicky Lay
Partner & Head of Impact Investments
Artesian
John Treadgold
Editor
OnImpact
Victoria Adams
Managing Director
For Purpose Investment Partners
Tim Buskens
CEO & Founding Director
HOPE Housing
Tim Sims
Founding Director
HOPE Housing
Andrew Tyndale
Social Impact Debt Fund
Sentient Impact Group
Tom Dawkins
Co-Founder and CEO
StartSomeGood
David Ritter
Chief Executive Officer
Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Lindsay Soutar
Director
Greenpeace REenergise Campaign
Willem Vriesendorp
Chief Executive Officer
Clean TeQ Water
Matt Patsky
CEO & Lead Portfolio Manager
Trillium ESG Global Equity
Dr. Aleksandra Simic
Director - Office of Social Impact Investment
NSW Treasury
Dr William Glamore
Deputy Director
Water Research Centre UNSW
Dr Virginia Marshall
Inaugural Indigenous Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Regulation & Global Governance (RegNet) ANU College of Asia
Dan Osusky
Head of Standards and Insights
B Lab Inc.
Jennifer Lauber Patterson
Executive Director
Frontier Impact Group
Heidi Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Beyond Zero Emissions
Andrew Davies
Chief Executive Officer
B Lab Australia & New Zealand
Alison Pyott
Chief Client Service Officer, Partner, & Senior Wealth Manager
Veris Wealth Partners
Philip Webb
Investment Director
Australian Impact Investments
Rebecca Thomas
Executive Director - Impact Investing
Social Ventures Australia
Oliver Yates
Chief Executive Officer
Sentient Impact Group
Khunapong Khunaraksa
Director of Operations and Strategy
The Circulate Initiative
Jo Kelly
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Seaweed Institute
Jenna Palumbo
Head of Impact Investing
Minderoo Foundation
Mindy Leow
Head of Growth and Impact
B Lab Australia & New Zealand
Timothy O’Brien
Founder
Hatched and Rooy
Nick Chiarelli
CEO & Co-Founder
Ocean Impact Organisation
Gavin Pereira
Village Infrastructure Angels
John Whittington
Chief Executive Officer
Blue Economy CRC
Jordy & Julia Kay
Co-Founders
Great Wrap
Tom Denniss B.Math, B.Sc (Honours Class 1), PhD
Co-Founder & Executive Chair
Wave Swell
Kirsty Simmonds
B Consultant & Responsible Business Strategist
Benn Lim
Chief Operating and Impact Officer
Arowana
Emily Jateff
Curator, Ocean Science and Technology
Australian National Maritime Museum
Ewan McAsh
CEO & Founder
Oceanfarmr
James Horton
Data Strategist
Oceanfarmr
Giles Gunesekera SF Fin, FSSE, FIML, MAITD
Chief Executive Officer
Global Impact Initiative
Amy Low
Brand & Marketing Director
Piping Hot
Dr Julia Reisser
Co-Founder
ULUU
Michael Kingsbury
Co-Founder
ULUU
André Eikmeier
Founder
Good Empire
James Pearson
Head of Impact and Responsible Investments
QBE Insurance Group
Shola Diop
Senior Impact Investment Analyst
Alinea Capital Pty Ltd.
Kim Farrant
General Manager Responsible Investment
HESTA