In this episode, Medo Pournader interviews Professor Rosemary Addis AM, a globally recognised director and strategist at the forefront of innovation and investment for impact.

Alongside being an alum of the University, Rosemary is an Enterprise Professor at the Faculty of Business and Economics with a career traversing the public and private sectors – from practicing law in two hemispheres, leading federal government innovation, and heading up the strategy for global initiatives and market building.

She is the Founding Managing Partner of Mondiale Impact, Executive Director of Impact Strategist, Chair of Climate Ready Australia 2030 and the Sweef Capital Board of Advisors, Ambassador for the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, Member of a World Bank Steering Group for Innovative Finance, and Non-Executive Director Indigenous Business Australia.

Rosemary and Medo discuss how corporations and other organisations can foster diversity and inclusion and how stakeholders can be a force for positive change. Rosemary explains how major world issues such as climate change disproportionately affect minority groups and the role large businesses and industries play in the pursuit of a more sustainable, diverse world.

The +1 Podcast is produced by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Business and Economics and Melbourne Business School Joint Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee. The Committee can be contacted via [email protected]

Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers’ own and may not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the University of Melbourne or the Melbourne Business School. The material and information presented here is intended for general information purposes only.