Friday 17th November 2017, 9am-3pm

University of Canberra, Clive Price Suite

Social Impact Summit

Petr Adámek CEO of CBR Innovation Network, established to accelerate innovation and diversify the economy in the ACT region. .

Erik Adriaanse Chairman of SERVICE ONE Alliance Bank, customer-owned financial service provider committed to strong local communities.

David Brookes Managing Director at Social Traders, Australia’s leading social enterprise development and organisation. Social Traders is also committed to unlocking the tremendous potential of social procurement.

Jennifer Ziegner Program Manager of Impact Investment Ready at Impact Investing Australia, dedicated to growing the opportunities for investments that deliver social and environmental impact alongside a financial return.

Devita Davison Executive Director at FoodLab, a community of food businesses and allies working to make good food a sustainable reality for all Detroiters

Cara Matthews Creative Producer, Co-Founder at Rebus Theatre. Rebus runs classes and workshops, delivers workplace training, and produces creative projects that raise awareness about a range of social issues

Cindy Mitchell Social Impact Strategist at the University of Canberra and CEO of the Mill House, Canberra’s first dedicated social enterprise intermediary.

Francis Owusu Founder, Kulture Break, a social enterprise music and dance academy that will provide pathways to university degrees and employment opportunities.

Steve Reiffer Founder/Director Community Medics a social enterprise that will deliver community-based health services to underserved communities.

Danijela Vrkic Founder/Director Krofne a social enterprise food business providing meaningful employment to people living with Down Syndrome

Time Program 9:30 Welcome

What is a social enterprise ecosystem?

Cindy Reese Mitchell, The Mill House

9:55 CBRIN in Canberra’s Region

Petr Adamek, Canberra Innovation Network

10:00 SERVICE ONE’s commitment to regional social enterprise

Erik Adriaanse, SERVICE ONE Mutual

10:15 The state of social enterprise in Australia

David Brookes, Social Traders

10:45 Social Enterprise Panel Discussion

Cara Matthews, Rebus

Francis Owusu, Kulture Break

Danijela Vrkic, Krofne

Steve Reiffer, Community Medics

12:00 Learnings from the journeys to investment readiness

Jennifer Ziegner, Impact Investing Australia

12:30 Lunch

1:15 Economic inclusion through food-entrepreneurship

Devita Davison, Detroit Food Lab

1:45 What does a social enterprise ecosystem look like in your

community?

2:15 Discussion and Wrap Up

3:00 Afternoon Tea (end of formalities)

Dear Participant,

Thank you for being part of our Canberra Region Social Impact

Summit. This event will focus on how social enterprises can deliver

innovative and sustainable solutions for economic development in

our region while also addressing the economic inclusion of individuals

who are often excluded, including migrants, refugees, Indigenous

Australians and people living with various forms of disability.

Social enterprises are businesses constituted for a specific social,

cultural, environmental or economic purpose. They can be either

not-for-profit or for-profit. They can be in any industry as long as

they are trading for the express purpose of making measurable,

attributable impact.

The Summit is also the official launch of our exciting regional grants

initiative, Capital Ideas! Our program will match social entrepreneurs

to capable local business mentors and provide up to $2,000 as a non-

repayable grant to contribute to the cost of a business case.

Capital Ideas! is an initiative of the University of Canberra funded by

the Impact Investment Ready Discovery Grant, an initiative of

Philanthropy Australia and the National Australia Bank (NAB).

Effective social enterprises are inherently local. Our commitment is to

support you to catalyse the growth and investment in for-purpose

ventures in your community.

Sincerely,

Cindy Reese Mitchell