Purpose driven by People with Leigh Barnes

Adrian is a passionate business sustainability professional, with more than 22 years of activity in the field. Through his business, the Sustainability Compass, and as a Partner for Corporate Sustainability in Fifth Eagle, both next generation advisory companies, he is focused on guiding organisations towards future proofing their business and maximising the return on their sustainability spend. Prior to this, Adrian worked in energy, operations and technical leadership roles in the heavy industry in Australia and Eastern Europe. Adrian has a PhD on the topic of corporate sustainability, an MBA from the University of Queensland’s Business School and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). Most recently, he completed business sustainability programs with the business schools of Cambridge, Oxford, Yale and MIT, on topics such as sustainability strategies, circular economy, leading sustainable corporations and sustainable finance. He is also a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Certified Professional. Over the years, he applied this knowledge in the industry for practical outcomes such as: publishing sustainability reports, helping release lower carbon footprint products, developing energy efficiency strategies, enhancing circularity, significantly reducing emissions and fossil fuel consumption, creating and implementing environmental performance improvement plans and so on. Connect with Adrian Mail: [email protected]  Web: www.sustainabilitycompass.com.au https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianvaida/

‘Barnes’, as he is known, is responsible for leading Intrepid’s global marketing, CX and digital functions with a focus on embedding a customer-focused culture across the business. Previously chief purpose officer, Leigh is an advocate for the business for good movement and has been instrumental in building Intrepid’s reputation as a purpose-led organisation. Outside of work, Leigh is a keen supporter of Melbourne’s arts and culture scene and a passionate fan of the Aussie Football League (AFL) team, the Geelong Cats. Leigh's top Intrepid trip is Everest Base Camp Trek, which he credits for changing the way he sees the world. Learn more about Intrepid at https://www.intrepidtravel.com/ [email protected] Connect with Leigh via LinkedIn HERE

Jennifer Kim Field is the Chief Sustainability Officer for Henry Schein, Inc., the world’s largest provider of solutions for health care professionals. Jen is responsible for the Company’s global sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) work and integrating ESG into the Company’s strategies and activities. Jen collaborates with the Company’s Board of Directors, the Sustainability Committee, and key business teams such as Investor Relations, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Human Resources, Global Data Organization, and Corporate Communications as well as external partners to execute the global climate roadmap including carbon reduction goals, ensure our progress and performance meet evolving global auditing and regulatory requirements, and attract new investors focused on corporate sustainability. She oversees the Henry Schein Cares team and program focused on advancing wellness, building capacity in the delivery of health care services, and assisting in emergency preparedness and relief to “help health happen” for at-risk and underserved populations globally. Jen brings over 25 years of experience to Henry Schein in the areas of business development, program management, strategic planning, corporate philanthropy and strategic partnerships. Prior to joining Henry Schein, Jen worked at the United Nations Foundation where she led public-private partnerships with Fortune 500 companies in support of the UN. Jen hails from Alabama, where she acquired a taste for grits and fried catfish. She graduated from Bowdoin College and lives on Long Island with her husband and two young children. Check out Henry Schein at https://henryschein.com.au/

Laurence Marshbaum OAM is the Co-Founder of Community Capital. Community Capital is a social impact asset management firm that aligns investments in Private Markets with community based impact outcomes.  Community Capital recently raised the $650M Community Capital Credit Fund which will distribute in excess of $15-20M of grants to early-stage Australian Social Purpose Organisations.   Prior to co-founding Community Capital with Australian financial services firm Barrenjoey, Laurence was a Senior Portfolio Manager at the Australian Retirement Trust ( Sunsuper) overseeing the funds $4bn allocation to Alternative Investments and prior to that held senior roles in Investment firms in London and New York.   In 2013 Laurence founded 10×10 Philanthropy following a life-long affiliation with communal involvement and philanthropy, having served on the boards of several not-for-profits in Australia and the UK.  10x10 has grown from Sydney around the world supporting early stage social purposes organisations to connect with donors and networks to help them grow.  10x10 now operates in 6 countries, 13 cities, has supported over 380 Social Purpose Organisations and distributed over $6M over its life.   In June 2022 Laurence received the Order of Australia Medal for Service to Community. Laurence has been a key-note speaker at the Nexus Global Youth Summit at the United Nations in New York, and the Social Good Summit in Australia, and has been featured on several “social impact” podcasts and books. He is an advocate for new models of social impact, venture philanthropy, investing with impact and effective giving. Connect with 10x10 Philanthropy at https://10x10philanthropy.com/

Willem Overbosch is CEO (Chief Executive Officer) & Co-founder of SDG Align on a mission to make sustainable practices a business habit. Their 2021 Good Design Award Winning Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Insights as a service platform delivers unique perspectives across internal and external supply chain stakeholder perspectives. Over the past 20 years Willem founded and led multiple businesses in Online publishing and Community SaaS (Software as a Service). In 2018 his book ‘Top trends for business leaders’ (in Dutch 'Top trends voor Ondernemers') was a number 1 bestselling management book in The Netherlands, discussing topics on Digital transformation, Business innovation, Sustainable Development, Society 3.0, Futures Thinking and how to design and drive these concepts into a business strategy. Willem encourages people to think and go beyond “Business as Usual” and explore the world from a sustainability perspective and with an entrepreneurial mindset. He believes that by aligning our actions with the UN (United Nations) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) we can make a positive impact on people, planet and prosperity and create a positive future for everyone. As a subject matter expert, Willem has been featured on Dutch National television. He delivered keynotes in conferences like the 2018 UNSSC (United Nations System Staff College) Conference in Geneva, the BDAA (Building Designers Association of Australia) National Conferences in 2022, the SCA (Strata Community Association) National Conference 2022 in Melbourne and many more. Willem immigrated from The Netherlands to Australia in February 2022 and lives in New Italy, NSW with his wife Milou and their four teenaged kids. To connect with Willem on LinkedIn HERE Take the SDG Align Toolkit survey on the SEVENTEENx dashboard HERE

Kristen has been involved with The Funding Network Australia since its inception, first working with co-founder Lisa Cotton on the initial pilot events in 2013 and later serving on the Sydney Leadership Council before becoming CEO in July 2022. Previously Kristen was TFN's General Manager and has been responsible for driving day-to-day operations, developing TFN’s technology roadmap, enhancing TFN’s event delivery model and building strong relationships with clients, partners and supporters. Kristen has extensive experience across marketing, stakeholder engagement and communications in the US and Australia and held leadership positions in both the corporate and non-profit sectors. Kristen is a former Senior Vice President & Partner with Fleishman Hillard in San Francisco, where her clients included Visa, Netflix and Dell, and has held senior marketing and communications roles at Compass Group Australia and Good Guys Inc. She is also a certified leadership coach TFN Website - https://www.thefundingnetwork.com.au/ Find Kristen on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenmlark/

A senior leader with a career spanning more than 25 years, Carol has built a credible reputation, known for her strong inclusive leadership, operational excellence, track record, innovative problem solving, strong relationships, communication, team building, personal integrity and business ethics. Carol has significant experience in global complex multi-tiered environments. Skilled in Sales and Business Leadership, Sales Coaching and Enablement, Digital Transformation, Customer and Employee Experience, Business and Process Envisioning, Partner Management and Executive Engagement. Carol brings this experience to Akkodis as our VP of Sales and Growth operating across our business. Carol is a Change Champion, leading and challenging teams to transform traditional models to think bigger with a laser focus on impact, experiences, continuous improvement, and value creation. A supporter of Women in IT, STEM and a passionate advocate for Responsible Business, Corporate Citizenship, Sustainability and Diversity, Equity, Justice and Inclusion to make a genuine Human and Social Impact.   Carol is a non-executive director for Fortem Australia.  Fortem Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that supports the mental health and wellbeing of first responder families – the people who protect and care for Australian communities.   Connect with Carol via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-gobby/ Head to Akkodis website HERE

Manisha is the chief strategist and visionary at Centre for Inclusive Design. With a background in strategic marketing, communication, transforming cultures and creativity she is a thought leader in the power of thinking from the edge. Manisha has a unique talent for seeing beyond the horizon to emerging trends, defining them and building powerful communities to bring them in to being. She is the host of the With, Not For podcast and is a fiction author in her spare time. Manisha was a speaker at SEVENTEENx Sydney 2023 , presenting an inspired story and overview of her work at the Centre for Inclusive Design. You can watch her talk from this event HERE Connect with Manisha via LinkedIn HERE Visit website HERE

Matthew Wright-Simon For all of this millennium – and a bit of the last one – Matthew Wright-Simon has been active in sustainability and regeneration, creative industries, social enterprise, microphilanthropy and leadership development. It’s all part of being a changemaker champion – someone who celebrates the best in people and the great potential we all have to make a positive difference where we work, live and play. Something that truly celebrates this is Newday Leadership, a unique social enterprise that is devoted to ‘inspired leadership for the greater good’ in the delivery of unique summits and programs. Matthew is co-director, alongside Katrina Webb, Newday’s founder. The annual Newday Summits are truly something special: part wellbeing retreat, part festival and part world-class leadership conference. Their forthcoming Summit on 2 November 2023 in Adelaide is all about Wisdom + Wonder. It’s on track to be another sold-out event (places are capped at 350 people), so get your tickets now! In his work, Matthew supports people to deeply explore problems, articulate engaging stories and to take pragmatic and creative action in their own organisations, communities and networks. This work through Ecocreative and soon with Engage Change includes strategy and mentoring, leadership development, emceeing and facilitation and hundreds of projects, with recent work in ‘community juries’ helping bring new depth to deliberative decision-making and research in Australia’s health sector. Matthew is the Adelaide Dean of microphilanthropy group, the Awesome Foundation (that has given away over $80,000 in microgrants) and he has recently joined the state’s Impact 100 network. Matthew also volunteers as a board member of SASEC, South Australia’s peak body for social entrepreneurs. In 2019, Matthew was the South Australian winner of the Impact 25 Award from Pro Bono Australia for his role as a ‘changemaker champion’, something he continues to embrace in his work and volunteering today. Connect with Matthew on LinkedIn or Instagram Book your tickets to the Newday Leadership Summit: Wisdom + Wonder Join us at a SEVENTEENx event - see dates at www.seventeensdg.com/tour

Simone Allan is Director and Founder Women’s Resilience Centre and Director Mondo Search & Mondo Mentor. Simone’s upbringing was isolating and often filled with tragedy. At an early age, Simone was always finding part-time jobs and seeking her own independence and life mentors to support her. (Her family of choice). Her studies BA (Psychology major) and postgraduate studies in Human Resources led to a career in sales then founding of an Executive Search Consultancy, Mondo Search which has placed over 2800 key Senior leaders in business. One great insight gleaned from interviewing so many leaders was that those who succeeded often had great mentors. Her background and experience came together with the founding of the Women’s Resilience Centre in 2020. It is her “ True North” bringing together so many initiatives that Simone has championed: Women’s Health, practical job readiness skills, sustainable recovery programs and mentoring. https://womensresiliencecentre.com.au/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/simoneallan/