Insight Business The Office Space

Insight is back and shaping up for another year of lively discussions with a stellar line up of business mavericks, cultural iconoclasts, and community identities.
Our 2020 program kicks off as usual with a look at workplace trends. This month we focus on the business of doing good with a panel of experts who are using their commercial nous, community connections, and cultural expression to work for good.
Our special guest panel features:

Adam Verwey: Co-founder and ethical investment team leader at green tech superannuation fund Future Super, and a director at the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility;
Jacqui Challinor: Nomad head chef and mastermind behind the #CookfortheBush initiative that saw 30 of Sydney’s biggest names in food band together in an epic gourmet bake sale that raised $150,000 for bushfire affected regions;
Caroline Rothwell: international sculptural artist exploring the intersection of art and science, nature and history, ideology and society. She has been commissioned to make numerous public art projects including City Of Sydney’s “Youngsters” in Barrack Street.

About Insight by The Office Space
Now in its sixth year of production, Insight by The Office Space is a business talk series that brings together innovative entrepreneurs and business leaders to explore burgeoning topics and reveal the secrets of their success under a monthly theme.
Traversing all aspects of business, including the fields of design, culture, innovation, technology, finance and marketing, the sell-out program has featured speakers such as actors Susie Porter and Rachel Ward; artists Del Kathryn Barton and Ramesh Nithiyendran; fashion designers Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales from Romance Was Born, and Genevieve and Alex Smart from Ginger and Smart; architects William Smart and Kelvin Ho; producers Jan Chapman and Bridgit Iken; and philanthropists Ronni Kahn and Hamish Balnaves.
Insight continues to push the boundaries by asking the pertinent questions that impact all business decision-makers, be they small, medium or even the larger organisations, as we face continuous change and new challenges.
Each month a new Insight theme is explored, delivered and debated. Our 2020 program is as follows:

February 26th – Working For Good
March 31st – Women in Business
April 28th – Storytelling
May 26th – Fashion
June 30th – The Film Business
July 28th – Profit & Loss
August 25th – The Body
September 29th – Art Life
October 27th – Climate Change
November 24th – Architecture


About Sydney Community Foundation.
Sydney Community Foundation, established in 2004, is Sydney’s only independent Community Foundation, granting to grassroots organisations who design and run projects that meet the needs of Greater Sydney local communities. For over a decade, Sydney Community Foundation has been the small grant specialist, supporting grassroots charities and services across Sydney. During this time the Foundation has overseen the distribution of $5 million in grants for impact, ranging between $5,000 to $100,000, to projects that create belonging; education and employment pathways; build safety and independence; and transform place.

For more information please contact Naomi Tosic at naomi@theofficespace.com.au or 02 82182100. For program information or ticket sales, please go to www.theofficespace.com.au/blog or contact events@theofficespace.com.au

“In the twenty-first century, more than ever before, effective leadership is about serving others.” James Strock, author of “Serve to Lead: 21st Century Leaders Manual”

One of the many impacts of the Digital Revolution has been a move from transactional to relational interactions. These shifting economic and social values demands a new style of leader—one that exhibits kindness and empathy. Effective and empathetic leadership, applied within a team context, creates a compassionate and cohesive workplace culture.
In our final series for 2019, Insight looks at what constitutes true leadership in 2020.
We invite 3 highly experienced leaders to take the stage:
Peter Tonagh – Former Foxtel and News Corp Australia CEO, Peter is now Chairman of Bus Stop Films and non-executive director of Village Roadshow;
Felicity Menzies – Former Head of Private Banking, Singapore, for Westpac Group, Felicity is an authority on diversity and inclusion, and CEO of Include-Empower.Com;
Dom Taylor – Former business analyst at Morgan Stanley and Macquarie Bank, Dominic is now General Manager of Rides for Aus and NZ.


About Insight by The Office Space
Now in its fifth year of production, Insight by The Office Space is a business talk series that brings together innovative entrepreneurs and business leaders to explore burgeoning topics and reveal the secrets of their success under a monthly theme.
Traversing all aspects of business across the fields of design, film, innovation, technology, finance and marketing, the sell-out program has featured speakers such as actor, Susie Porter; dual Archibald-winning artist, Del Kathryn Barton: Qantas industrial designer, David Caon; producer, Jan Chapman; graphic designer, Vince Frost and City of Sydney Counsellor, Jess Scully.
Insight continues to push the boundaries by asking the pertinent questions that impact all business decision-makers, be they from small, medium or even the larger organisations, as we face continuous change and new challenges

Innovation is the lifeblood of any company in an era of disruption, and the new currency for achieving the competitive edge. Once a hallmark of success, being a legacy company can be a liability in today’s economy if a corporation cannot ‘pivot’, ‘transform’, and stay ‘agile’.
This month, Insight brings three innovators to the stage, to discuss the heady mix of mindset and means that delivers innovation with impact:

• Ean Evans, Partner and Intelligent Automation Leader at EY brings innovation to complex enterprise programs. Ean led the recent Sydney University AI Hub project which won the Global Blue Prism Rookie of the Year Award for Robotic Process Automation Implementation.
• Sally-Ann Williams, CEO of Cicada Innovations, Australia’s home of Deep Tech and winner of Best incubator in the world (2018). Sally-Ann was Executive Program Manager at Google Australia for 12 years where she led research collaborations with universities and entrepreneurship and startup engagement.
• Paul Edwards, General Manager Workplace Experiences at Mirvac, winner of Most Innovative Property company (2019). Paul is a serial entrepreneur founding two start-ups within Mirvac, Hoist a flexible space business and Mirvac Energy a renewables business, and is launching Mirvac’s Impact Accelerator this month.

About Insight by The Office Space
Now in its fifth year of production, Insight by The Office Space is a business talk series that brings together innovative entrepreneurs and business leaders to explore burgeoning topics and reveal the secrets of their success under a monthly theme.
Traversing all aspects of business across the fields of design, film, innovation, technology, finance and marketing, the sell-out program has featured speakers such as actor, Susie Porter; dual Archibald-winning artist, Del Kathryn Barton: Qantas industrial designer, David Caon; producer, Jan Chapman; graphic designer, Vince Frost and City of Sydney Counsellor, Jess Scully.
Insight continues to push the boundaries by asking the pertinent questions that impact all business decision-makers, be they from small, medium or even the larger organisations, as we face continuous change and new challenges

About Sydney Community Foundation.
Sydney Community Foundation, established in 2004, is Sydney’s only independent Community Foundation, granting to grassroots organisations who design and run projects that meet the needs of Greater Sydney local communities. For over a decade, Sydney Community Foundation has been the small grant specialist, supporting grassroots charities and services across Sydney. During this time the Foundation has overseen the distribution of $5 million in grants for impact, ranging between $5,000 to $100,000 to projects that create belonging; education and employment pathways; build safety and independence; and transform place.

For more information, please contact Naomi Tosic at naomi@theofficespace.com.au or 02 82182100. For program information or ticket sales, please go to www.theofficespace.com.au/blog or contact events@theofficespace.com.au