Victoria Garcia
Victoria Garcia is an emerging artist, textile designer and illustrator from Sydney.
GEN GEORGE, ONESHIFT
Gen George is the founder of OneShift, an online job network which matches employees with employers.
GeorGIA HARLEY, CARING CANARY
Georgia Harley is the Director of Caring Canary, Australia’s first bespoke care package business.
SALLY HILL, WILDWON
Sally Hill is the co-founder of WildWon, the agency that creates meaningful experiences that galvanise communities and sustain momentum toward their goals.
Stephen Goodhew, FBi
FBi 94.5FM is an independent, community-based radio station, delivering the best in new music and emerging culture. FBi plays 50% Australian music, with half of that from Sydney.
LORNA MUNRO, POETRIBE
Pushing the boundaries of music, performance and poetry, clan members Marrawuy Kabi (Eric Avery) and Yilinhi (Lorna Munro) have formed Poetribe.
NIC WARNOCK, RIP SOCIETY RECORDS
Nic Warnock is the founder of R.I.P Society Records, which last year celebrated its fifth birthday with an eight-hour concert at the Sydney Opera House as a part of Vivid.
Jonathan Knapp, SJB
Jonathan is the director and founder of SJB Urban Design; a branch of SJB that designs liveable, prosperous, and people-friendly cities.
Liane Rossler
An influential change-maker in Sydney, Liane Rossler is an artist, designer, curator, creative advisor and ambassador for issues relating to design and the environment
Kimberley Galceran, Octopus Pi
Octopus Pi is a music company spanning a variety of projects, primarily unique events in independent spaces which emphasise the experience of the audience.
Christopher Skyner, Authority Clothing
Authority Clothing collaborates with international street artists to create unique urban apparel with the royalties payed back to artists.
Tim Carr, Arup
Tim Carr is a Lighting Designer for Arup involved with small and large-scale projects in and outside of Australia.
Diana Palmer, Palmer Art Projects
Palmer Art Projects curates and collects contemporary art and experiences. A 2014 project was #TheArtHunter, a 'temporary experience' exhibition for The Cool Hunter.
Alex Light, VICE Magazine
Vice is the ever expanding nebula of immersive investigative journalism.
Juliet Rosser, Platform 72
Platform 72's unique gallery/retail business model supports Australian artists and designers.
Kym Lenoble, ARTBAR, Museum of Contemporary Arts
ARTBAR transforms the MCA into a pulsating piece of performance art with exhibitions, music, design and live art on the last Friday of each month.
tim rayner, philosophy for change
Dr Tim Rayner teaches Philosophy for Change in Sydney, Australia. He is a Co-Founder of One Million Acts of Innovation Australia.
Read our spotlight interview with Tim here.
Steven Pozel, object Australian design centre
Object reveals the cutting edge of design and design-led innovation through its diverse exhibitions and innovative learning programs, digital publishing and touring activities.
Kurt Iveson, University of Sydney
Kurt is Associate Professor of Urban Geography at the University of Sydney, and he is particularly interested in the relationship between cities and citizenship.
Seth Lawrence, HUB Sydney
HUB Sydney is a shared work space that provides a variety of work styles from open and collaborative to private and driven from the freelancer to the startup and the dedicated team.
Rick Benger, Laneway Learning
Laneway Learning hosts cheap, fun classes in anything and everything, in cafes and bars around Sydney.
lisa colley, creative industries innovation centre
Lisa Colley understands the challenges facing small to medium creative businesses as a result of three decades of experience working across strategic planning, policy, business development, management and events.
Jordan Bryon, Digital Storyteller
Jordan is a digital storyteller for social change, passionate about community and social justice.
Natasha Akib, Start Some Good
Start Some Good is a unique crowdfunding platform and is a for-profit social enterprise.
James Winter, Brand X
Brand X is a not for profit arts organisation run by artists for artists with a focus on community and activation.
Sebastian Goldspink, Alaska Projects
Alaska Projects is a Sydney based Artist Run Initiative exhibiting contemporary visual art in unused or disused spaces.
Chester Garcia and Matt Branagan, Work-Shop
Work-Shop runs fun and affordable short courses in arts, crafts and life skills.
Glenn Cassidy, Cake Wines
Cake Wines is an Australian, boutique independent wine business, created by a couple of young wine makers and young wine lovers.
Murat Keskin, Ooooby
Ooooby is a social business that finds local food and brings it to your door.