Event

In recent years, the idea of social enterprise has attracted new interest from citizens, governments, civil society organisations and social investors. While interest in social enterprise is growing, the knowledge base needed to support this growth is in its infancy in Australia and internationally. This exciting one day forum will bring together social enterprise leaders, researchers, and policy makers to consider the knowledge needs of social enterprise and to identify any common agendas for action.

This forum would be of interest to social business people, policy makers, academic and industry researchers and research students. It was sponsored by the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Jobs Australia, MECU and Social Traders. The QUT social enterprise research program is a joint initiative of QUT and the Westpac Foundation.

Seminar Program (pdf, 34kb)

For those unable to attend our seminars or events in person, streamed audio and video of these seminars are available by clicking on the relevant links below.

Speakers:

• Professor Peter Little, Faculty of Business, QUT;
• Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes, The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies;
• Senator The Honourable Ursula Stephens;
• Associate Professor Jo Barraket, ACPNS;
• Trent Bartlett, Capricorn Society/Social Business Australia;
• Alex McDonald, WISE Foundation;
• Robert Pekin, Food Connect;
• Gillian Considine, Mission Australia;
• David Thompson, Jobs Australia;
• May Lam, Social Traders;
• Steve Lawrence, Australian Social Innovation Exchange;
• Norm Horton, Feral Arts;
• Brenton Caffin, Australian Centre for Social Innovation;
• Lisa Waldron, Westpac Foundation,
• Ingrid Burkett, Foresters Community Finance;
• Justin Mein, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Facilitators:

• Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes, ACPNS
• Ed Carson, University of South Australia
• Howard Frederick, Deakin University
• Les Hems, Centre for Social Impact, UNSW

Video, audio and presentation files

For those unable to attend our seminars or events in person, streamed audio and video of these seminars are available by clicking on the relevant links below.

Selected PowerPoint presentations are also available by clicking on the links below.

Welcome; Opening Remarks; and Setting the Scene
Speakers: Professor Peter Little, Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Senator The Honourable Ursula Stephens, Associate Professor Jo Barraket
View Video for broadband / Video for dialup / Audio (running time: 55min, 50sec)
View Jo Barraket's PowerPoint presentation (pdf, 333kb)

Building strong social businesses
Speakers: Trent Bartlett, Capricorn Society/Social Business Australia; Alex McDonald, WISE Foundation; Robert Pekin, Food Connect
Facilitator: Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes
View Video for broadband / Video for dialup / Audio (running time: 58min, 23sec)

Social enterprise and employment
Speakers: Gillian Considine, Mission Australia; David Thompson, Jobs Australia; May Lam, Social Traders
Facilitator: Ed Carson
View Video for broadband / Video for dialup / Audio (running time: 47min, 08sec)

Social enterprise and innovation
Speakers: Steve Lawrence, Australian Social Innovation Exchange; Norm Horton, Feral Arts; Brenton Caffin, Australian Centre for Social Innovation
Facilitator: Howard Frederick
View Video for broadband / Video for dialup / Audio (running time: 42min, 22sec)

Resourcing social enterprise
Speakers: Lisa Waldron, Westpac Foundation; Ingrid Burkett, Foresters Community Finance; Justin Mein, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Facilitator: Les Herms
View Video for broadband / Video for dialup / Audio (running time: 1hour, 1min, 22sec)
View Lisa Waldron's PowerPoint presentation (pdf, 48kb)
View Justin Mein's PowerPoint presentation (pdf, 233kb)

Date

05 November 2010

Time

9.00am 4.45pm

Location

Gibson Room, Level 10, Z Block, QUT