SydDT #74: Design Thinking in Social Enterprise Startups
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Our October meetup is part of Spark Festival - a celebration of entrepreneurship everywhere. It brings together all walks of the startup world who share a common goal: to imagine and bring to life exciting, valuable, and successful ventures. Spark's mission is to drive prosperity for all Australians via the growth of thriving new economy businesses.
We're also partnering with some key supporters of the social enterprise ecosystem for this one... the Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT (SECNA), Dynamic4 & StartSomeGood.
SPEAKERS
Naomi Tarszisz
Founder & CEO, rePlated
Naomi packed in a perfectly enjoyable career leading digital transformation for brands like Qantas & Westpac because she wanted to live with purpose. It led her to startup rePlated which is looking to fix the problem of single-use around takeaway food. They are currently a top B Corp for Environment and their first product, the rePlated Mealbox, recently won Gold in the Good Design Awards.
It's been a long journey through product development and she is passionate about great design, the circular economy, local manufacture, and supporting women on their startup journey.
Andrew Akib
Co-founder & CEO, Maslow
After a friend was paralysed by a traumatic injury, Andrew left his career as a product & strategy consultant to help his friend manage care and therapy from home. From there - Maslow was born.
Maslow makes it easy for people with disabilities, the elderly, and families to manage care at home. Although created for one friend, it has since grown to support thousands of Australian & NZ families.
Andrew is passionate about using technology to create equal access to healthcare, education, and the arts.
Frances Atkins
Co-founder & Director givvable
Bio coming soon...
COVID
We're obviously still in the middle of a pandemic and attendance means complying with NSW State Gov and venue covid restrictions. If you're not feeling well on the day please stay at home.
EVENT SPONSOR
Thanks to Thoughtworks Sydney for hosting us and providing refreshments.