SEWF 2022: Spotlight on Australia
This two-day hybrid experience included over 2,700 participants, 100+ speakers and 70 sessions, making this the largest gathering of purpose-driven local and international changemakers in 2022, coming to you from Brisbane, Australia.
It included two incredible days of inspiration, learning and networking, 28-29 September 2022 (in person and online).
SEWF22 | Brisbane, Australia
That’s a wrap! After a week long program of events, SEWF week in Brisbane draws to a close.
We kickstarted SEWF 2022 with the Policy Forum (24-26 May 2022) which had over 751 registrations from 67 countries. And in the days preceding and following SEWF22 (28-29 September), a series of fringe events were held that transformed the event into a truly diverse and inclusive experience that celebrated the strengths of the social enterprise movement to amplify the relevance of a global impact economy.
SEWF’s goal was to grow the global social enterprise movement to accelerate the transition to a new global impact economy. Building on the learnings from past years, the SEWF22 programme was co-designed in close collaboration with SEWF, White Box Enterprises, their global community including the Australian social enterprise community, previous participants and speakers to ensure themes maintained a global context and topics were relevant to a wide range of attendees including early-stage to mature social enterprises, policymakers, government authorities, students and many others.
Working closely with the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, some of the steps we took in making the event as accessible and inclusive as possible included using an accessible in- person venue with written signage cues and ramps, making Auslan interpretation available for in-person participants and cc captions available on Hopin and in visual presentations such as videos. 926 bursary tickets were awarded and discounted tickets were made available to reduce barriers to access and increase participation. A quiet room onsite also helped participants to unwind as all sessions had a buffer between them to give people time to move between rooms and take a break.
The opportunity of attending the SEWF22 has created opportunities beyond belief, our small Indigenous Mentorship, from the moment we arrived has changed, not only because we were around so many inspiring social Enterprises or the wealth of knowledge, we received but also the ongoing support and business opportunities that continue.