Bright Ideas Youth Forum

Get ready for a morning of learning & inspiration!

And we're live! Meet your friendly MC's for the day - Nicole Dyson & Jeanette Cheah. They'll delve in to the plan for the day and what you're going to learn. z

Identifying a Problem worth Solving

Andrew Nunn is Co-Founder, Chairman and Executive Director of JBS&G Australia—one of Australia’s largest privately owned environmental consulting companies—and was awarded EY Entrepreneur of the Year for the Central Region in 2017. In partnership with his wife Alexandra Dimos, he founded the Nunn Dimos Foundation, a philanthropic fund focussed on supporting key social and arts causes in South Australia. In his role as leader of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, the South Australian Chief Entrepreneur provides high level, independent advice to the South Australian Cabinet and the business community to enable entrepreneurialism across all forms of business, industry and the public sector.

At just 9 years old, Isabella is the creator & host of "Inspired By" - a vocational project to help encourage young people to follow their dreams, regardless of their circumstances, by sharing stories of inspirational people. Learn how she has combined creativity & storytelling to unlock a world of possibility.

Doha is an environmental activist who has played a critical role in empowering young people to use their voice for the betterment of our planet. Having co-founded the South Australian chapter of the School Strike 4 Climate protests when she was 16, her 300-strong student support network quickly grew to 20,000+ people taking to the streets to show their support for action on climate change. Learn how Doha found the courage to use her voice, and what she has learnt along the way.

When challenged by his teacher to start a business with $20, Noah decided to marry his passion for surfing with his care for the environment to create "Sticky Pronk" surf wax. Made from environmentally-friendly Kangaroo Island beeswax and organic coconut oil, Noah quickly received an overwhelming level of interest from the surf community in his product and has continued to grow his business outside of the classroom. Learn how Noah came up with the idea to create Sticky Pronk, and how he got started with as little as $20

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Time to stretch your legs!

Ideating an Innovative Solution

In 2018, André left his role as CEO of the startup he'd co-founded, Vinomofo, and built into a $100m+ global wine enterprise, to start Good Empire, to 'try to help save the f**king world'. "I didn't want to just keep complaining about it at dinner parties. I wanted to try to help. I wanted to be able to say to my kids that I did something to try to help." Join André as he shares a bit of his story, and what drove him to walk away from the company he'd spent 12 years building, to start something new, something of impact. And why he believes every founder and CEO in the world needs to be thinking this way.

Between co-foundering Ripple, founding Y Vote, being named an Obama Young Leader, being a youth delegate at the G20 Young Entrepeneur Alliance and more - Skye's achievements as a young person stretch far and wide. So, how did she find the strength to speak up about issues she felt strongly about? What led her to find the courage to create her own pathways? Skye will delve into this and more.

Elevator Pitching an Idea in 5 Sentences

That's a wrap, folks!