IMPACT! 2025 brings together purpose-driven procurement, ESG, and supply chain professionals to explore how we source, partner, and lead with commercial and social impact. Australia’s must-attend one-day event for gaining sharp strategies, honest conversations, and proven tactics.

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The most influential sustainability event in procurement and supply chain

This is your opportunity to be in the room with some of Australia’s most forward-thinking leaders and learn how to place people, planet, and profit at the heart of every procurement decision, aligning with the growing demand for transparency and measurable value that’s reshaping procurement in 2025.

Ready to truly make an IMPACT!?

With high-voltage keynotes, fearless panel discussions, and dynamic breakout sessions delivered by leaders who’ve already turned talk into traction. We’ll explore the key issues reshaping procurement in Australia and globally, and examine why today’s environment demands new approaches across themes including supplier diversity and inclusive supply chains, procurement as a climate lever, and supplier due diligence and transparency.

Hear from the visionaries leading the charge:

Why IMPACT! 2025 is an unmissable event.

Step into the future of procurement with the changemakers setting new benchmarks for purpose-led business. Our 2025 speakers and hosts are reshaping policy, redesigning supply chains, and redefining procurement for impact. Watch below for a preview of what will be covered at IMPACT! — from behind-the-scenes insights to tactics you can use now.

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What we cover:

Hot topics shaking up businesses

At IMPACT! we’re examining the emerging trends that are disrupting industries across the world.

Inclusive procurement: Move beyond box-ticking and learn how supplier diversity delivers real commercial advantage through innovation, resilience, and market reach.
Indigenous business leadership: Explore how First Nations suppliers are redefining ESG leadership through land-first, story-rich models that strengthen brand impact.
Climate and circular strategies: Get practical strategies for reducing Scope 3 emissions, rethinking product lifecycles, and embedding circular thinking across categories.
Water and waste in focus: Understand why water use and material waste are becoming climate-critical and what procurement teams must do next.
Next-gen transparency: Go beyond Tier 1. Discover how to trace risk deeper in the supply chain and build trust through traceability tech.
Modern slavery 2.0: Unpack the coming compliance shifts, what ethical sourcing looks like in 2025, and how to report impact with clarity and confidence.

What we covered

2024 IMPACT! Highlights

Over 170 professionals gathered to drive meaningful change in procurement and sustainability. With insights from 9+ visionary speakers and a 98% satisfaction rate, the event laid the foundations for innovation and collaboration.

When: Tue, 18 Nov 2025, 9AM-7PM
Where: Science Gallery, Melbourne Australia
Attendees: 170+

Meet this year's speakers

Our experts come from a range of backgrounds and industries, giving you a wide spectrum of experiences, perspectives and knowledge to empower you to lead with boldness, vision and cutting-edge thinking.

Hayley Cull
Deputy CEO, Plan International Australia
Hayley Cull is Deputy CEO at Plan International Australia, a leading humanitarian organisation advancing child rights and girls’ equality across 80+ countries, reaching more than 40 million children each year. With experience at both Plan and UNICEF, she has shaped laws and policies to prevent gender-based violence and child trafficking, driven government investments protecting children in crises, guided philanthropists to back generational change, and led global research on issues from climate change to social media’s impact on girls. A former journalist and strategic communicator, Hayley is a regular media commentator on women’s and girls’ rights and and is a determined optimist that a better world is possible..
Kevin Robbie
Managing Director, Think Impact
Kevin is Managing Director at Think Impact, one of Australia’s leading social impact and sustainability consultancies. With more than 25 years in social change, he has held leadership roles including CEO of United Way Australia and Executive Director at Social Ventures Australia, where he advanced social innovation and solutions to long-term employment exclusion. Before moving to Australia, Kevin was Chief Executive of one of Scotland’s leading social enterprises, advised the Big Lottery, and worked with both the Scottish and UK Governments. An experienced author, trainer and facilitator, he brings deep expertise in impact evaluation, social innovation, procurement, philanthropy, and new approaches to commissioning public services.
Dr Michelle Evans
Professor of Leadership, University of Melbourne
Dr Michelle Evans holds a Professorship in Leadership at the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne, specialising in the areas of Indigenous leadership and entrepreneurship. She is Director of the Dilin Duwa Centre for Indigenous Business Leadership working to contribute through education and research to an economically powerful Indigenous Australia. She is also founder of the award winning MURRA Indigenous Business Masterclass Program, based at Melbourne Business School where she completed her PhD. Professor Evans has been awarded five Australian Research Council competitive grants, international research grants (Spencer Foundation, Endeavour Grant, Fulbright Scholarship) and is widely published.
Rosemary Addis
Founding Managing Partner, Mondiale Impact
Rosemary Addis AM is a globally recognised strategist and director in impact investment and market innovation. She is Founding Partner of Mondiale Impact, founder of Impact Strategist, and Global Advisor to Sweef Capital, with academic appointments at the University of Melbourne and University College London. Her leadership spans roles with the Australian Government, GSG Impact, and Impact Investing Australia, shaping pioneering funds, policies and strategies worldwide. A former global lawyer ranked by Chambers Global, she has been recognised as a Sorenson Impact Leader, one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence, and was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2020.
Seri Renkin
Co-founder and Executive Director, The Dea Network
Seri is the Co-founder and Executive Director of The Dea Network, an organisation focussed on building a community of empowered Australian women ready to align their wealth with their values and drive systemic change through investment. A seasoned executive, non-executive director and changemaker with over 20 years’ experience across social finance, venture philanthropy, and impact investing, Seri has held numerous leadership roles, including as Head of Social Investment for one of Australia’s largest private trusts, CEO of the ten20 Foundation, and Founding Director of Social Ventures Australia’s Melbourne office. In 2020, she was awarded the Order of Australia medal for her service to communities and non-profit organisations.
Matt Perfect
Principal Advisor, Impact Spender
Matt Perfect is an expert facilitator and mentor who has made it his mission to seek out and amplify the impact of procurement at every opportunity. Drawing on 20 years of procurement and leadership experience with organisations including Ariba, NAB, Toll Group and The Faculty, Matt has a deep appreciation for the power of procurement and the responsibility that comes with it.
Tania Seary
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Faculty, Procurious, The Source
Tania Seary is a leading procurement and supply chain entrepreneur. Throughout her career, she has raised the profile of procurement professionals and connect its leaders on a global scale. She is a regular commentator and host of global webinars and digital events. Tania was also named ‘Influencer of the Year’ and recognised by IBM as a #NewWaytoEngageFuturist.