The Youth Entrepreneurs & Leaders Speaker Series is designed to showcase, inspire, celebrate and connect young entrepreneurs and leaders that are making a difference to their societies across Australia and Southeast Asia.

Curated by the Social Good Outpost, the Brunei leg of the Youth Entrepreneurs & Leaders Speaker Series will feature Brittanie Dreghorn, founder of The Content Division marketing agency & Britt’s List– an online fashion publication dedicated to telling the stories behind Australian fashion brands that lead their industry in environmental sustainability and ethical treatment of people and animals.

Brittanie’s interest and knowledge in fashion, sustainability and marketing forms her expertise around ethical business and communications. Since launching Britt’s List in 2017, Britt has made it her mission to raise awareness of the issues in the fashion industry and help promote and profile fashion brands that are making genuine efforts in sustainability. Off the back of Britt’s List, Britt runs monthly sustainable fashion walking tours in Brisbane and speaks regularly at events for businesses, fashion industry people and individuals who want to learn more about sustainability. She’s a thought leader in the industry and a passionate ambassador for truly ethical brands everywhere.

Image: Social Good Outpost’s founders, Lara and Elise Stephenson.

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Luke George is an award winning choreographer and performer who creates new performance work borne out of experimental creative processes and collaborations. Based in Melbourne, George is engaged in international residencies, collaborations and performances and his works have been presented extensively throughout Australia, Japan, U.S.A. and Europe. Daniel Kok is an acclaimed dancer and performer based in Singapore. In recent years Daniel has received an MA (Distinction) in Solo-Dance-Authorship (SODA) at the Inter-University Centre for Dance in Berlin, and in 2008 won the laureate of the Young Artist Award from National Arts Council in Singapore.

Join us in the conversation with Luke and George about collaboration, international exchange and the upcoming artistic project ‘Hundreds +Thousands’.  The conversation will be hosted by Grey Yeogh, an International Development consultant for South & Southeast Asia for the Australia Council for the Arts and Vanessa Lloyd, General Manager of Performance Space.

The after talk reception includes drinks, nibbles and networking opportunities.

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SpatialCo and local NGO Doh Eain, will join forces to use the opportunity to engage and contribute to a celebration and reflection upon Doh Eain’s Alley Garden program.

SpatialCo is a creative practice that explores the application of emerging technologies, and is made up of architects, designers, visualisers and technicians.  Doh Eain means ‘Our Home’ and is a multi-discipline restoration and place-making social enterprise based in Yangon, Myanmar.

The project will be conducted over two visits to Yangon, starting with ‘Understanding Place: Botanics & the City‘ – November 13 to November 25 2019, followed by a second visit in late January 2020 – ‘Making Place: Art in the Alley‘, which will involve a series of workshops and the installation of community art into a Yangon Alley.

The sessions are free to attend, please RSVP to contact@doheain.com

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The one-day experience was designed by CEA to help participants develop the mindset and tools used by the world’s brightest and most successful innovators and entrepreneurs. Students will learn to use critical thinking and collaboration to generate new ideas in an engaging and thought-provoking environment

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Singapore’s national research agency A*STAR and Australia’s CSIRO are searching for ways to empower consumers to make healthier and more effective food, diet and lifestyle choices for a longer and healthier life

Evidence-based science and strategic public health messages are at the heart of the program which will bring together key research organisations in Australia and Singapore to support science and innovation activities that empower consumers.

CSIRO & A*STAR invite all public sector research performers based in Singapore and Australia to submit their proposals for joint projects focusing on areas that:

Support innovations in foods designed for positive health outcomes
Deepen understanding of consumer readiness and acceptance towards such foods
Demonstrate how data science is used to inform strategies to improve the health and safety outcomes of innovative foods.
Expressions of interest are open on the iGrants website until November 4th.

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As part of the event, the Australia Vietnam Skills Conference ‘Vocational Education & Training for Industry’ will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on 23 October.  Read more or register via skills@auschamvn.org

Photo: Courtesy TAFE NSW

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Cerita Anak (Child’s Story) draws its inspiration from the seafaring history in Java and the true tale of arrival told by a small boy.  A magical sequence brings to life a dazzling ocean, where audience members, both young and old, are passengers and storytellers on this not to be missed adventure.

Photo credit: Indra Wicaksono

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Prior to arriving in Yogyakarta, the MSO will stop over in Jakarta to deliver a string quintet workshop with MSO musicians and an arts management workshop presented by MSO Managing Director, Sophie Galaise, Chief Operating Officer, Guy Ross, Director of Artistic Planning, Melissa King and Director of Operations, Gabrielle Waters. The MSO looks forward to sharing knowledge and exchanging ideas with attendees, who will represent various organisations such as galleries, theatres, music industry bodies and cultural centres.

By invitation.

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The Youth Entrepreneurs & Leaders Speaker Series is designed to showcase, inspire, celebrate and connect young entrepreneurs and leaders who are making a difference to their societies across Australia and Southeast Asia.

Curated by the Social Good Outpost, this program brings award-winning youth entrepreneurs and leaders from Australia to collaborate and engage across ASEAN around topics of social entrepreneurship, startups, gender equality, environmental issues and sustainability, and social issues and human rights. This exciting program will run from July 29th to August 2nd – Read more

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