Impact Investing Webinar Series

Impact Investing Hub is hosting an impact investing series for social enterprises, not-for-profits, foundations, institutional and impact investors and professional advisors. This series aims to enhance understanding and practical applications of impact investing.

SESSIONS

1. Impact Investing 101 | Friday 24th April, 12.00PM - 1.00PM AEST

Explore the transformative world of impact investing, where financial returns meet positive change, through global and Australian market insights, compelling case studies, and practical resources

By the end of the session, participants will:

• Gain an understanding of impact investing as an approach and how it differs from traditional investment, philanthropy and other responsible and ethical investment approaches.

• Learn about the global and Australian market landscape.

• Explore case studies of different impact investments and get access to a range of resources to support investors and investees to raise capital.
  
  

Facilitator:

Rebecca Parkinson

Rebecca is an experienced impact investor with more than 15 years deploying blended, return-seeking capital into mission-driven social enterprises across agriculture, financial inclusion, technology, and ethical apparel in Australia and throughout South and Southeast Asia. Most recently Advisor to DFAT's Private Finance for Climate and Development team, Rebecca has also served as Fund Manager of Social Ventures Australia's Diversified Impact Fund and as Director of Innovative Finance at IIX, where she oversaw a portfolio of enterprises advancing gender equality across Asia through the USD $100m Women's Livelihood Bond Series. She is passionate about sustainable and equitable global food systems, which she advances through research, impact thesis development, and innovative financial structuring.

2. How Legal Structures Shape Impact Investing | Friday 1st May, 12.00PM - 1.00PM AEST

Get practical answers on legal structures, governance, and impact capital raising, with two of Australia's leading experts, a sneak preview of the Impact Investing Legal Toolkit, and clear next steps to move your organisation closer to investor-ready.

By the end of the session, participants will:

• Understand how legal structure influences capital options

• Gain practical insight into how investors and lawyers think during transactions

• Know where to go in the Impact Investing Legal Toolkit for further help

This is a free event delivered in collaboration with Social Enterprise Australia.

Speakers:

Keith Rovers

Partner

MinterEllison
Keith Rovers is a Partner at MinterEllison and leads the firm's Social Impact practice and National Pro Bono program, collaborating with social enterprises, not-for-profits, and purpose-driven organisations on legal structures, impact investment, and sustainable finance. Keith chairs several social enterprises, including incubator and intermediary, White Box Enterprises, Australia's largest independent ticketing platform for good, Humanitix and Xceptional Academy, providing employment pathways for neurodiverse people. He also chairs Social Trader's Expert Advisory Group and is a board member of the Westpac Foundation and the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness and in 2023 received an Individual Outstanding Achievement Award at the Australian Impact Investment Awards, recognising his contribution to promoting social impact and driving innovation in the sector. He has extensive corporate and project finance expertise having advised on many major corporate and infrastructure transactions throughout his career. He holds a Bachelor of Economics and Law from Macquarie University.

Jessica Mendoza-Roth

Founder and CEO

Social Impact Hub
Jessica is the Founder and CEO of the Social Impact Hub, which collaborates with social purpose organisations to advise, educate and mobilise capital for impact. Jessica is also the Co-Founder of Wait Mate, a for-purpose organisation empowering parents to delay giving their child a smartphone. She is also an impact investment expert, consulting to private philanthropic foundations, an independent impact investment services firm, and she previously established the Sydney office of Impact Investment Group. Jessica began her career as a Solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons in Sydney. She holds a B.A. and LL.B. (with First Class Honours) from UNSW and a LL.M. from Harvard Law School, where she was the recipient of the R.G. Menzies Scholarship to Harvard, and she studied social entrepreneurship, philanthropy and impact investing.

3. Deal Anatomy: Inside an Impact Investment Transaction | Friday 8th May, 12.00PM - 1.00PM AEST

Go behind the scenes of a real impact investment transaction and explore the structure, documentation, roles, and impact considerations that shape how deals are built and what they actually look like in practice.

By the end of the session, participants will:

• Describe the key components of an impact investment transaction

• Identify the roles and responsibilities of funders, investees, and advisors in a deal

• Summarise how structure, documentation, and impact considerations interact within a transaction

Ngutu College as a case study.

Ngutu College is an independent, not-for-profit, socially just K-12 College based in Woodville North on Kaurna Country. Its vision is to redesign schooling so it is genuinely equitable, culturally informed and authentically child-centred. The College works in close partnership with families, Kaurna Elders, community leaders, philanthropists and academics to create learning experiences that honour Aboriginal cultures as its soul, young people as its heart, and creativity as its backbone. Its experiential learning programs recognise the individuality of every child, seamlessly integrating Aboriginal knowledges within the formal curriculum. Now in its sixth year, Ngutu College welcomes children and young people from across suburban Adelaide and supports over 320 learners, with 51% identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Through diverse academic, vocational and community pathways, Ngutu empowers young people to achieve positive and meaningful futures.


Speakers:

Kylie Charlton

Managing Director and Co-founder
Australian Impact Investments (Aii)

Kylie is one of Australia’s most experienced impact investment practitioners. She has spent more than two decades helping mobilise capital for positive social and environmental outcomes, after an earlier career in commercial and investment banking in Australia and the United States. Kylie has contributed to landmark initiatives including Australia’s first social impact bonds, the Social Enterprise Development and Investment Funds, and Giant Leap Fund I, and currently serves on a number of investment committees and advisory boards.

About Australian Impact Investments

Founded in 2014, Australian Impact Investments (Aii) is Australia’s leading specialist impact investment advisory firm. Aii advises charitable trusts, foundations and family offices on investment strategies that integrate financial performance with meaningful social and environmental impact. The firm has been recognised with the 2024 Shared Value Investing Award, named 2025 Impact Market Builder of the Year, and was a winner of the 2025 Endowments for Impact Challenge.

Andrew Plastow

Head of College
Ngutu College

Recently awarded both the 2026 South Australian Citizen of the Year and the 2026 City of Charles Sturt Citizen of the Year, Andrew Plastow is an experienced educator and visionary leader recognised for his brave, values-driven work in creating Ngutu College. He brings a research-informed, arts-rich approach to holistic education, and has presented nationally and internationally on innovative educational practice. Andrew's career includes a 15-year tenure as Principal of Alberton Primary School, where he led award-winning learning environments and major infrastructure projects. He is deeply committed to reimagining education in ways that honour children, community and creativity.

Andrew Davy-Hou

Director
Just World Investments

Andrew grew up in Hong Kong and completed his university education in the United States. He works in a family office with a long history in property and asset management, which two decades ago began a philanthropic journey focused on disadvantaged youth. In 2018, the family office transitioned to a 100% impact mandate for all new ventures, giving rise to Just World Investments. Just World Investments’ mission is to harness capital to create meaningful social and environmental change and to address some of our generation’s greatest challenges. They seek to create a better future through a blend of ethical investments and grant making that is responsible and future focused.

Who should attend?

• Social entrepreneurs, social enterprise teams.

• Not-for-profit teams.

• Corporate and philanthropic foundation teams.

• Foundation trustees, responsible persons, advisors and staff of philanthropic entities.

• Institutional investors interested in learning more about sustainability and the impact investment landscape.

• Professional advisors including lawyers, private wealth managers, private banks, family offices.

The Impact Investing Hub is an initiative of the Social Impact Hub, supporting the growth of the Australian impact investing community through education, connection, and inspiration.

Tickets for this event are subsidised thanks to the generous support of Minderoo Foundation. A limited number of free tickets are available on a first come, first served basis — so we encourage you to register early. Standard-priced tickets are also available.

Contact us at hello@impactinvestinghub.org for enquiries or if you're keen to support the growth of the impact investing ecosystem.