Today Kerry will be talking with members of ENYA – Enterprise Network for Young Australians.

ENYA are committed to being the peak representative body for young entrepreneurs in Australia, aged 18 – 40yrs.

Tom Dawkins

Tom Dawkins is a social entrepreneur who recently returned to Sydney after four years living in the United States. He is Co-Founder of StartSomeGood.com, a crowdfunding platform for social good initiatives globally and the Director of the Australian Changemakers Festival.

He founded and is a current board member of Australian youth media nonprofit Vibewire, leading the organisation from 2000-2008 before moving to Washington DC to become the first Social Media Director at Ashoka, a global NGO supporting social entrepreneurs. He has supported numerous nonprofits, governments and arts organizations to better engage communities using technology and culture and spent many years organizing music and film festivals in Sydney. He has been recognized with awards and Fellowships from the World Summit Youth Awards, International Youth Foundation and Future Summit.

Twitter: @tomjd / @startsomegood
Blog: tomjd.wordpress.com

Elisa Limburg

Elisa is Founder and Creative & Managing Director of Sydney­ based events and marketing company, elevents. Elevents specialises in events, promotions and public relations. It has been running successfully since late 2008 (despite starting during the global financial crisis)Elisa is a social and creative person who loves anything to do with comedy, people, food, wine, travel and entrepreneurship.

She has over 15 years marketing communications experience in advertising, TV/film production, public relations, marketing, promotions and events (in Sydney, London, Dublin). Her qualifications include Bachelor of Arts in Communications (UTS), Diploma in Marketing and TAFE Certificates in Public Relations, Advertising and Film/TV Production. Elisa is one of 22 delegates selected to represent Australia at the 2013 G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance Summit in Russia. She was also one of 14 selected to attend the 2012 G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Summit in Mexico.

Other commitments Elisa has include being on the Board of the Young Entrepreneur Society Australia and Advisory Committee for Enterprise Network for Young Australians (ENYA). She is also a Feature Writer for ASPIRE and NO CURE magazines and an Ambassador for Woman.com.au.

Website: http://www.elevents.com.au
Facebook
Twitter: @ElisaLimburg

Adam Lane

Adam has been the founder and cofounder digital start-ups in the group buying and ecommerce sector. He has utilized a unique sales culture to drive a premium result, and this has given him the skills and experience to ensure that any product or campaign is a success.

As a Salesperson Adam had broken world records in Sales Results, while as a Sales manager he has recruited, trained and developed world-class Sales Teams. Working throughout Australia, Asia and the USA, he is a highly regarded keynote speaker, with a wealth of knowledge around online start-ups, sales, on/offline marketing and social media strategies, customer acquisition, exceeding sales targets and getting the most out of a team.

His vision is for everyone to have access and opportunity and promoting entrepreneurial access to all including those with disabilities.

Emily Haigh

Emily Haigh is an entrepreneur, currently working towards inspiring a global shift in traditional business practices, to drive a contemporary approach to solving Australia’s social issues. Emily and her business partner Sonia Lipski launched their boutique-consulting firm, Impact Leaders to empower businesses to leverage their existing core strengths and generate new social impact based revenue streams.

Impact Leaders take business’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects to the next level, Creating Shared Value (CSV). These projects improve business’ bottom line and are therefore more effective and sustainable. As a G20 YEA Australian representative, Emily is looking forward to joining with international entrepreneurial talent and bringing back innovative ideas.

She aims to forge an environment where entrepreneurship and innovation can flourish in Australia and strengthen the economy.

au.linkedin.com/in/emilyhaigh
www.impactleaders.com.au

http://www.facebook.com/impactleadersaus
@Impact_Leaders