Public hearing - Melbourne, Friday 9 September 2011

Inquiry into Finance for the not for profit sector

Public hearing - Melbourne, Friday 9 September 2011

Legislative Council Committee Room
Parliament House
1 Spring Street
MELBOURNE

9.00 am - 5.15 pm

PROGRAM

9.00–9.45am

Triodos Bank (via teleconference)
Mr Glen Saunders, Senior Advisor to the Executive Board

9.45–10.30am

Australian Charity Law Association
Mr Murray Baird, Director

10.30–11.15am

National Roundtable of Nonprofit Organisations
Mr David Thompson, Director
Social Traders Ltd (submission 7)
Mr David Brookes, Managing Director
Ms Libby Ward-Christie, Investment and Growth Manager
Australian Social Innovation Exchange
Mr Steve Lawrence AO, Chief Executive Officer

11.15am–12.00pm

Hepburn Community Wind Park Co-operative Limited (submission 20)
Mr Martin May, Director
Mt Buffalo Community Enterprise (submission 24)
Mr Mark McKenzie-McHarg, Executive Director
Mr Matthew Pfahlert, Board Member
Mr Andrew MacLeod
CEO, Committee for Melbourne and Chair, United Nations Principles for Social Investment Ltd

12.00–12.45pm

Lunch

12.45–1.30pm

Knode Pty Ltd
Dr Ingrid Burkett, Managing Director

1.30–2.15pm

Social Firms Australia (submission 22)
Ms Susie Bowman, Manager Business Development 
Catherine Brown & Associates (submission 11)
Ms Catherine Brown, Director/Principal Consultant

2.15–3.15pm

YMCA (Submission 1)
Mr Colin Organ, Group Manager, Finance
Mr Nicholas Cox, Chief Operations Officer
Philanthropy Australia
Mr David Ward, Treasurer
Mr Christopher Thorn, Council Member
The Trust Company
Mr Simon Lewis, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Communications & Community

3.15–3.30pm

Afternoon tea

3.30–4.30pm

 

 

3.30–4.30pm

Our Community (capacity building)
Mr Denis Moriarty, Managing Director

PilchConnect (legal support in Victoria)
Mr Nathan MacDonald, Senior Lawyer
Ms Juanita Pope, Senior Lawyer
Matrix on Board (financial management and capacity building)
Ms Nerida Nettelbeck, Managing Director for Services and Standards
Ms Nonie Wales, Managing Director for People and Culture
Karma Currency Foundation (networking)
Mr Ashley Rosshandler, Founder and CEO

4.30–5.15pm

Home Ground Services
Mr Stephen Nash, CEO (speaking on behalf of Common Ground Alliance)
Abbeyfield Australia
Mr Chris Reside,  CEO
Grace Mutual
Mr Andrew Tyndale, Director

5.15pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3540
Fax: +61 2 6277 5719
Email: economics.sen@aph.gov.au