Simply put, a circular economy is a systemic approach to economic development designed to benefit businesses, society, and the environment. In contrast to the ‘take-make-waste’ linear model, a circular economy is regenerative by design and aims to gradually decouple growth from the consumption of finite resources, by designing-out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible, and regenerating natural systems. Business and Political leaders alike are coming to the realisation that continuous economic growth through endless consumption is not a sustainable way forward. Join us as we explore how circular economies may provide hope for sustainability and economic prosperity to co-exist.

Guest Speaker - Ashleigh Morris, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coreo

Ashleigh is on a mission to empower organisations to transition to circular economy principles. Ashleigh received the Lord Mayor’s Young Business Person of the Year Award and has been recognised as a global Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influential Leader for 2020. Ashleigh is a Prime Ministers Scholar, an Australian ASEAN Emerging Leader and an invitee to the 73rd United Nations General Assembly.

Having presented to two Australian Prime Ministers, Ashleigh has also travelled with the Federal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment to Japan on a Future Leaders, Future Cities Business Mission and represented Australia as a panellist and speaker at the 2019 World Circular Economy Forum alongside the former European Commissioner for the Environment.

Ashleigh holds a Bachelor of Environmental Health Science with Faculty Commendation for academic excellence, 1st Class Honours in Environmental Management, and the highest honour, the University Medal.