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Building the Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs
- Date:25 Sept 2025
- Time:
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Location: online
Join this dynamic discussion with The ASE Group featuring inspiring young change makers Jack Growden (LiteHaus International), Imogen Clarence (Dreamtime Air) and Yash Dutt (Yuva AI). This session will explore their experiences in creating socially impactful ventures and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
About this webinar
This interactive session will bring together social entrepreneurs to share their experiences in:
- Overcoming common challenges such as securing funding, managing growth, staying motivated and measuring impact.
- Embracing innovation, community and purpose-driven leadership.
Participants will walk away with practical strategies, fresh perspectives and the confidence to take their own ideas for change from concept to reality.
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Tionne Young
Co-Founder
Tionne Young is a passionate youth engagement specialist and community advocate who currently leads national programs at The ASE Group. She brings deep experience working with diverse communities across Australia, particularly young people from underrepresented backgrounds. With a background in facilitation, mentoring and social impact design, Tionne has delivered workshops and initiatives that empower the next generation of entrepreneurs, change-makers and community leaders. She’s all about creating inclusive spaces where young people can thrive and feel seen and brings a thoughtful, energetic and grounded approach to every session she leads.
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Yash Dutt
Founder and CEO
Yash Dutt is an award-winning Australian entrepreneur and founder of Yuva AI, a social enterprise using data and AI innovation to strengthen businesses and create positive social impact. Working with Fortune 500 companies, frontier AI labs and governments worldwide, Yuva AI combines cutting-edge technology with a values-driven approach to deliver lasting change for communities and stakeholders. Yash also serves as an AI Ethicist and Strategist at Duke University and has spoken at global events including TEDxYouth and Stanford’s Treehacks. His accolades include Young Australian Entrepreneur of the Year, 40 Under 40 Most Influential and Global Teen Leader.
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Imogen Clarence
Founder
Imogen Clarence, a proud Kamilaroi woman, is the founder of Dreamtime Air - a social enterprise at the intersection of artistic expression, cultural connection and mental well-being. Growing up in a rural town, Imogen saw firsthand the challenges of accessing healthcare in remote areas. This inspired her to create Dreamtime Air, which designs high-quality, culturally significant air fresheners that share the beauty and depth of Aboriginal culture while supporting a bigger mission. Proceeds from each purchase go towards establishing a culturally safe mobile allied health service for children in rural and remote Indigenous communities, delivering vital early intervention, empowering families and building community capacity.
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Jack Growden
Founder and CEO
Jack Growden is the Founder and CEO of LiteHaus International, an Australian NGO conquering digital inequality and making access to technology equitable. From donating his own laptop to a school in Papua New Guinea in 2017, Jack’s vision has now empowered over 340,000 students across Asia-Pacific with digital learning tools and opportunities. Under his leadership, LiteHaus International has built over 460 computer labs and deployed 23,000 devices to schools across 11 countries. In Australia, he has overseen the delivery of 17,000 laptops to students in need, travelling extensively across regional and remote communities. Recognised globally for his work, Jack has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Impact, won the One Young World Lead 2030 Challenge and was a Finalist for Young Australian of the Year in 2022. He serves on the ABC’s National Advisory Council and was Queensland’s Emerging Philanthropist of the Year in 2020. With LiteHaus International, Jack aims to empower one million people by 2027.
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