Organisations

Catalysr

Catalysr is an award winning startup incubator for migrant and refugee entrepreneurs (aka migrapreneur) across Australia. Our vision is to create an Australia where every migrant and refugee has the skills, resources, networks and opportunities to succeed.

Creative Consultancies

Connecting why and how so creative and positive impact businesses can thrive. We support businesses in the positive impact and creative industries, their owners and staff to thrive.

Future Minds Network

Future Minds Network is an award-winning education company that empowers young Australians to create their own jobs and shape their future. We offer training, industry mentorship, and a startup incubator.

Health Futures Australia

Health Futures Australia is a health promotion charity and a registered social enterprise working to ignite and inspire Australia's leadership to create a nation of wellbeing communities. We believe in creating a wellbeing economy, and the contribution of wellbeing communities and organisations to this vision. We are focused on systems thinking and systems change. We do all we can to support journey's to health and wellbeing impact.

IMPACT Community Services

IMPACT Community Services empowers individuals and communities by providing employment, training, disability support, and social services. Established in 1978, we foster independence, inclusion, and opportunity through person-centred support, helping people overcome challenges, gain skills, and achieve their goals for a stronger, more connected community.

Innovation Unit

Innovation Unit is a not-for-profit social enterprise. We work with people, communities and organisations to address complex challenges, develop new solutions and create social impact at scale.

Nooriam

Nooriam is an Australian company embedding legal frameworks into AI and data infrastructures. It ensures fair value for data creators, addressing ownership challenges. Key offerings include authenticated data infrastructure for compliance and smart legal contracts that integrate legal agreements with emerging technologies.

PermaQueer

PermaQueer’s focus is on cultivating regenerative solutions emerging from divergent and marginalised communities to ensure robust, inclusive, and resilient systemic change. We assist organisations in implementing frameworks underpinned by ecological thinking and Queer theory for a better future.

Soco Collective

Soco Collective focus on creating connections to power systems change. SoCo is a trailblazing force in driving equity and inclusion across business, startup and venture capital ecosystem.

Space Sensorium

Space Sensorium is a social enterprise dedicated to fostering a more sustainable and interconnected world through space exploration. Our mission is to bridge the gap between space diplomacy, environmental responsibility, and impactful experiences. We provide strategic consulting, educational initiatives, and impact measurement tools to develop sustainable space programs, foster global understanding, and assess the social, economic, and environmental impacts of space activities.

Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC), The University of Sydney

The Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC) uses innovative and collaborative approaches to problem solving within the humanities and social sciences and beyond. Example projects include Reimagining the Queer Classroom, which brings together researchers in sexuality studies to develop queer-led classroom concepts; Beyond Consent: Gender and Sexuality Norms, a collaboration with Consent Labs to create school programs aimed at preventing gendered violence by examining gender and sexuality norms; and Games Methodology for Complex Issues through the SQUIGGLE project, which uses tabletop games to foster gender inclusivity and transformative interpersonal exchange.

Wilderness Collective

Founded in Mallacoota post-2019/20 Black Summer bushfires, the Wilderness Collective, led by five dedicated women, promotes economic and social rejuvenation, sustainability and community growth. Transforming tourism reliance into entrepreneurship, we established a community hub that empowers residents through co-working, skill-building, business opportunities, and intergenerational support, fostering a vibrant future for Mallacoota.

Yiayia Next Door

Yiayia Next Door is a social enterprise dedicated to addressing family violence through community-driven initiatives. Inspired by personal experience, we work to foster safe, supportive environments where individuals impacted by family violence feel heard and cared for. Our mission is to inspire connected, compassionate communities that promote healing and safety.