Social Traders Social Enterprise Summit & Trailblazer Awards

Business for Good Summit: Shaping the Purpose Economy

The Social Traders Social Enterprise Summit - Bringing together the social enterprise sector, with business and government members leading the charge in business for good.

Join us as we advocate for a more inclusive and equitable Australia - centred around both social enterprise and social procurement, the summit will showcase how doing business for good is now expected and how you can achieve it!

How together we can shape the purpose economy

Bridging the gap between business and social enterprise, attendees to the summit will contribute to idea sharing, participate in learnings and discussions hosted by thought leaders, and experts in the social enterprise sector.

Social Traders are proud to be partnering with the Westpac Group and Social Enterprise Australia for the Social Traders Social Enterprise Summit & Trailblazer Awards 2023, and are delighted to announce the summit agenda.

The Westpac Group is committed to its purpose in creating better futures together. As purchasers and supporters of communities, recognising the opportunities to deliver on this purpose. Through the Westpac Foundation and the Supplier Inclusion & Diversity Program, they seek to promote social and economic participation with supplier partners, including social enterprises.

What you can expect - View the agenda:

Main room keynotes with guest speakers and policy makers
Masterclasses hosted by sector experts
Panel discussions with change makers
Fireside chats with those who have some big stories to tell
Hear from the Game Changers of 2023
The 2023 Trailblazer Awards
And more to come...

Why you should attend:

Trends & insights into the current social procurement landscape in Australia
Listen to social procurement partnerships in action
Understand the challenges faced and lessons learned
See the profound and life-changing impact of social procurement.
Networking and community building with a likeminded audience
Hear from experts in social procurement
Discuss how spend with social enterprise positively impacts our communities.
Celebrate the Trailblazers of 2023

Who should attend:

Certified social enterprise members
Social enterprises not yet certified with Social Traders
Business and governments looking to make the switch to good
Existing business and government members
Sector collaborators and networks
Those who want to make buying from social enterprise the norm

Places are limited. Registration is essential and will close at 5pm on Monday 30 October 2023 unless booked out prior.

Please reach out to our events team with any questions events@socialtraders.com.au