Leading circular economy speaker Ashleigh Morris will headline the
NEXUS Clean Economy Showcase on Friday 23 August with her ‘Living,
Working, and Thriving in the Circular Economy: A Vision for the Future’ talk, wrapping up the
Geelong Small Business Festival.
Returning to Geelong’s civic precinct Wurriki Nyal on Mercer
Street, NEXUS will connect clean economy businesses with government, education,
research, finance, and ecosystem supporters to foster strong relationships.
The
Nexus Clean Economy Showcase will celebrate the last 10 years of clean economy
action and ponder the next 10 years; exploring the economic development
outcomes from the clean economy achieved to date. Businesses and innovators are invited to hear from entrepreneurs, founders,
established businesses, and local councils who are commercialising local
cleantech and climate solutions into new products and services to tackle global
problems.
Presentations, panel discussions, and an exhibition of products
and initiatives will cover innovation, advanced manufacturing,
commercialisation opportunities, climate resilience, sustainable futures,
transport & mobility, smart cities & design, circular economy, finance
& investment and government & policy.
Ashleigh Morris, CEO & Co-Founder of Coreo is a leader in circular economy and systems
thinking and will inspire
businesses to revolutionise for a sustainable future.
She is a highly sought after advisor for boards
such as Rio Tinto and L’Oreal and is a founding board member of the Australian
Circular Economy Hub. Among other achievements, Ashleigh has been named a Top 100 Global Corporate
Social Responsibility Influential Leader and a Prime Ministers Scholar &
Australian ASEAN Emerging Leader.
To deliver NEXUS this year, the City is partnering with the Victorian
Cleantech Cluster, an industry network supporting companies and founders who
are researching, developing, commercialising and promoting clean technology
solutions.
Get tickets to NEXUS
Doors open at 11am with the
first session being held at 12pm.
Mayor Trent Sullivan
The Geelong Small Business Festival is
set to end on a high with the NEXUS Clean Economy Showcase.
There are many local businesses of different sizes looking for
opportunities to move into the clean economy space and tackle environmental
issues,.
The NEXUS Clean Economy Showcase is an unmissable learning and
networking opportunity with major players in this industry who are transforming
our economy for a cleaner future.
Join us to celebrate the incredible work of local champions and
exchange ideas with like-minded people.
Deputy
Mayor Anthony Aitken, Chair of the Strong Local Economy portfolio
Council is proud to host the NEXUS Clean Economy Showcase as part of the Geelong Small
Business Festival.
Our
support for this event underscores our sustainability efforts to achieve net
zero emissions in the Geelong region by 2035.
We’re working to empower local businesses to develop clean
economy solutions that assist our community to address climate change
mitigation and adaptation, encourage renewables, and complement the transition
to a circular economy.
The 2024 Geelong Small Business Festival runs
from 12-23 August, featuring more than 50 free and low-cost events tailored to
empower local businesses.