DutchSA Innovation Series #3
Creating Social Capital
“Creating Social Capital in Commercial Enterprise - Social Entrepreneurship for good in South Australia”
The binding topic for this event is how to enable and incentivise commercial organisations to do more good by embracing social entrepreneurship, inclusiveness and tax reform.
With Louise Nobes - John van Ruth - Matt Salier - Bert Verhoeven - Simon Rowberry
With Louise Nobes - John van Ruth - Matt Salier - Bert Verhoeven - Simon Rowberry
Louise Nobes, KIK Innovation
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13 September 2018
5:30pm Registration, Networking 6pm Presentations, Workshops 7:30pm Networking Drinks & Nibbles 8pm End University of Adelaide, Lower Napier Building (LG28, see map below) $35 pp info@dutchsa.com.au | 0422887327 |
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Louise Nobes, founder of KIK Innovation & KIK Enterprises, is an award-winning social entrepreneur, founder & CEO with a 15-year background in social work and business. Louise is highly recognised for her ability to work with disadvantaged young people and to inspire them to create their own solutions out of poverty. To achieve this Louise created KIK, which is a brand-led company, that creates jobs through co-designing business solutions with young people. KIK’S mission is to end youth unemployment through enterprise.
Louise speaks the innovation language fluently, and has worked within flinders NVI'S methodology as a venture dorm facilitator. Her enthusiasm is infectious, so get ready to get shift done - Louise is proof that hard work works hard!
1 in 3 unemployed Australians are young people and almost 60% are at risk of long-term unemployment. KIK Coffee was founded by Louise to help disadvantaged youth by providing employment and a pathway to other careers, to build business skills so they can be their own entrepreneurs. As KIK is fast becoming a South Australian success story, Louise has become a great inspiration for many. Quote:
"As part of the Governors Leadership Program I heard Louise speak and LOVE LOVE LOVE what she is doing, she is fantastic!" Now you will have the opportunity to meet Louise too, and hear for yourself what collaboration for good can achieve!
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dutchsa-innovation-series-3-building-social-capital-networking-event-tickets-44669020242
Louise speaks the innovation language fluently, and has worked within flinders NVI'S methodology as a venture dorm facilitator. Her enthusiasm is infectious, so get ready to get shift done - Louise is proof that hard work works hard!
1 in 3 unemployed Australians are young people and almost 60% are at risk of long-term unemployment. KIK Coffee was founded by Louise to help disadvantaged youth by providing employment and a pathway to other careers, to build business skills so they can be their own entrepreneurs. As KIK is fast becoming a South Australian success story, Louise has become a great inspiration for many. Quote:
"As part of the Governors Leadership Program I heard Louise speak and LOVE LOVE LOVE what she is doing, she is fantastic!" Now you will have the opportunity to meet Louise too, and hear for yourself what collaboration for good can achieve!
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dutchsa-innovation-series-3-building-social-capital-networking-event-tickets-44669020242
John van Ruth serves as Chief Executive Officer of Operation Finders Foundation, who take young men and women aged 14 to 18 who lack self esteem, challenge and good role models, on a trek through remote areas in the Flinders Ranges. These young people are then exposed to a series of challenges and the positive experience and achievement helps them rebuild their confidence and people skills. John is a board member of the Wyatt Trust, a philanthropy organisation with assets worth $90 million, offering opportunities for South Australians experiencing poverty, so they can lead satisfying, productive lives and participate more actively in the community.
John has more than 20 years of national and international IT experience. He served as Chief Financial Officer for Coopers Brewery for four years and held a number of senior executive roles with other iconic South Australian companies including the RAA and Faulding. He worked at EY, KPMG and Arthur Andersen with particular focus on strategic advisory services in emerging technologies in Australia, Netherlands and Canada. He served as Chief Information Officer of Adelaide Bank from 2004 to 2007. He has been a Director of Buddy Platform since 2016. John serves as Chairman of the Chartered Accountants ANZ SA/NT Regional Council and councilor on the Chartered Accountants ANZ joint governing council. He is also a councillor on the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) SA Regional Council, and member of the National AICD Director Professional Development Oversight Committee.
John believes it is possible to incentivise social impact through corporate reporting and radical tax reform! Is this an illusion or can it be done? Register for the event to find out!
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dutchsa-innovation-series-3-building-social-capital-networking-event-tickets-44669020242
John has more than 20 years of national and international IT experience. He served as Chief Financial Officer for Coopers Brewery for four years and held a number of senior executive roles with other iconic South Australian companies including the RAA and Faulding. He worked at EY, KPMG and Arthur Andersen with particular focus on strategic advisory services in emerging technologies in Australia, Netherlands and Canada. He served as Chief Information Officer of Adelaide Bank from 2004 to 2007. He has been a Director of Buddy Platform since 2016. John serves as Chairman of the Chartered Accountants ANZ SA/NT Regional Council and councilor on the Chartered Accountants ANZ joint governing council. He is also a councillor on the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) SA Regional Council, and member of the National AICD Director Professional Development Oversight Committee.
John believes it is possible to incentivise social impact through corporate reporting and radical tax reform! Is this an illusion or can it be done? Register for the event to find out!
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dutchsa-innovation-series-3-building-social-capital-networking-event-tickets-44669020242
Matt Salier is the Founder and executive Director of the New Venture Institute at Flinders University. The role of the Institute is to focus the innovation and entrepreneurial activities of the University, delivering accredited education, startup acceleration and incubation programs, and SME corporate innovation capacity building programs. As of May 2018 the Institute has trained over 2,500 entrepreneurs and innovators and has seen some 270+ startups developed through various initiatives. Training and programs focus on new business model development, innovation diffusion and digital transformation/ disintermediation of existing industries. Matt is an intrapreneur himself having created 5 spin outs within larger organisations over the last 20 years, each with a focus on social innovation and impact.
Bert Verhoeven is a successful entrepreneur and senior lecturer Innovation and Enterprise at Flinders University’s New Venture Institute. He started his working life in Holland, creating and leading 3 successful businesses in the fields of publishing, professional services and international development. The latter international organisation built sport related programs for social, health and educational development in 6 countries. Bert’s expertise are in customer development, lean startup, business models and social entrepreneurship and he has published in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He has been a global pioneer in the lean startup methodology, since 2012 coaching and developing over 600 student startups. Bert is currently Head of Entrepreneurial Programs, Senior Lecturer Innovation and Enterprise at New Venture Institute, Flinders University.
Bert will facilitate discussion with attendees of the event along the lines of the NVI shift.ed program. If you want to have a flavour of this program then book you tickets for the vent now!
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dutchsa-innovation-series-3-building-social-capital-networking-event-tickets-44669020242
Bert will facilitate discussion with attendees of the event along the lines of the NVI shift.ed program. If you want to have a flavour of this program then book you tickets for the vent now!
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dutchsa-innovation-series-3-building-social-capital-networking-event-tickets-44669020242
Simon Rowberry is the Chief Executive Officer of Barkuma. Simon has worked within the disability sector since 1990 and at Barkuma Incorporated since 2001. During the first 14 years of employment with Barkuma, Simon worked exclusively within Barkuma’s Specialist Open Employment Program (formerly Personnel Employment) Barkuma Employment a DES-ESS Specialist program focussed on the successful placement of individuals with Developmental Disabilities into award based jobs in open employment and within the State Disability Transition Program, a final year school transition program co-ordinated by Barkuma on behalf of the Department of Education and Child Development. Simon has been employed in all key roles within Barkuma Employment’s business and has developed a deep understanding of what it takes to successfully place a person with an Intellectual Disability into ongoing and sustainable jobs in open employment. Simon’s passion is finding ways to increase the economic participation of people with a disability in the South Australian economy.
If you want to learn how your organisation can easily build social capital in employing people through Barkuma, then make sure you attend this event!
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dutchsa-innovation-series-3-building-social-capital-networking-event-tickets-44669020242
DutchSA events are networking events, which means that apart from the best speakers, the hottest topics and the best discussions, you will find likeminded people to connect with in a casual setting!
If you want to learn how your organisation can easily build social capital in employing people through Barkuma, then make sure you attend this event!
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dutchsa-innovation-series-3-building-social-capital-networking-event-tickets-44669020242
DutchSA events are networking events, which means that apart from the best speakers, the hottest topics and the best discussions, you will find likeminded people to connect with in a casual setting!
