Let’s meet some of them now:
Rosemary Addis
Co-Founder and Chair, Impact Investing Australia
Rosemary Addis is a prominent strategist and a globally recognised thought leader in the areas of social innovation and investment. She helped create the Australian Government’s first social innovation unit dedicated to designing initiatives related to impact investing. This included the Social Enterprise Development and Investment Funds and a “networked incubation” model of developing initiatives for transformational social change.
Addis is an experienced leader, currently a member of the NSW Government Social Investment Expert Advisory Group and a Senior Fellow of the Impact Investing Policy Collaborative. She is the co-founder and Chair of Impact investing Australia and chairs the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investment. In addition to these roles, she is also the Australian representative on the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established by the G8.
At Third Sector Expo 2015, Addis will explore how Impact Investing is emerging as one of the fastest growing revenue sources for NFP organisations.
Janine Wilson
Executive Director, Donor Services, Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Janine Wilson manages the Australian Red Cross Blood Service’s blood donor collection centres nationally in her role as Executive Director of Donor Services. Previously she was the Director of Strategy and Business Development for the New York Blood Center.
Wilson is also responsible for the organisation’s marketing and is a key force behind the organisation’s social media strategy. The Australian Red Cross Blood Service has adopted social media as part of its core marketing operations and now has over 100,000 Facebook followers.
At Third Sector Expo 2015, Wilson will explain how the organisation has harnessed social media to actively engage donors and drive donations.
David Buley
CFO, Association of Independent Schools of NSW
David Buley is the CFO of the Association of Independent Schools as well as a Board and Investment Committee Member of NGS Super Fund. With a career spanning 33 years, Buley has previously held senior management roles in finance, IT, education and NFP organisations.
Buley has a passion for strategy and innovation, and has undertaken courses in these areas at The Wharton School, Columbia University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
At Third Sector Expo 2015, Buley will provide an overview of effective and ineffective strategy looks like. He will equip listeners with the tools required to create an effective strategy plan that resonates with an organisation’s mission and its stakeholders.