Scott Austin’s work history showcases his extensive experience in leading business transformations and championing technology solutions across the globe. His career began with foundational roles in Switzerland, focusing on developing the Central and Eastern European market. He then ventured into startups, including roles at ACG (sold to Assa Abloy), Sunshine Technologies and Fastcards, specialising in Identification Technologies and RFID as well as data capture SI.

🌟 Spotlight on Mindhive's Strategic Minds: Meet Margo MacGillivray 🌟 Margo MacGillivray, BA, LLB (Hons), LLM, FGIA, is a Strategic Advisor at Mindhive. She brings an exemplary track record in legal, risk, and governance, drawn from her extensive experience in the financial services and legal sectors.

Canteen is an Australian not-for-profit that provides free and tailored support to young people aged 12-25 who are impacted by cancer. Whether they are dealing with their own diagnosis, a close family member’s cancer or the death of a loved one, Canteen provides: Connection with peers in similar situations through events and programs, free counseling and individual support, 24/7 online support services for young people and parents access to free information and resources, specialist support services for young cancer patients

Peter is an internationally experienced advisor on business strategy, urban planning and development, urban economics and real estate strategy. He has over 40 years professional experience across Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America.

The Committee recently started trialling a live polling app as part of the attendee experience at events – and the response has been encouraging.

At our recent Inner-City Vitality Report launch, guests were invited to be a part of the conversation through the Mindhive app, Yeah/Nah. Mindhive is a CFB Corporate Member.

The Yeah/Nah polling system encourages users to vote by using “Yeah” and “Nah” responses to a series of questions. For the Inner-City Vitality event, guests were polled on their views about Brisbane’s attractiveness to visitors, the future of the city and working from home.

There has been an increase in the provision of sport and physical activity opportunities

by S4SC organisations which conduct grass roots sport and physical activities to encourage

communities to become more physically active, as well as achieve broader non-sport outcomes

such as ‘to address the social determinants of health, including increasing social inclusion,

building community capacity, and fostering social change.

“A recognition that disability doesn’t determine the potential or value of your ideas. BUT prejudice, isolation or ignorance can” (Garry Allen). We asked Gary to share a little bit about himself and the causes that drive him forward every day. 

Technology and change advocate David Morgan is one of our key members, contributing dynamic and forward-thinking ideas and project management practices to the Mindhive platform. His 30 years of experience in program management and digital engineering has made him a leader in risk, strategy, operations, and troubleshooting. In addition to this skillset, David has a particularly deep interest in virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) technologies.

As one of our most active members on the Mindhive platform, Michael Haines has shared his insight into several issues impacting the social and economic wellbeing of individuals across the globe. We asked Michael to share a little bit about himself and the causes that drive him forward every day. 

For Indigenous parents seeking to participate in the workforce there is a difficult decision to make.

Australian women retire with significantly less super than men and 1 in 3 women retire with no super at all. Women aged 55+ years are the fastest growing group of the homeless.

“Free ECEC makes economic sense. Those who say Australia cannot afford free ECEC are wrong.”

Senator Faruqi knows first-hand the benefits of affordable and accessible Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC).

Loma Naser is interested in creating financial tech solutions that are inclusive and capture new markets. She co-founded an e-wallet company in Jordan to serve the unbanked. She was previously a Chief Audit Executive and has extensive experience in risk, audit, governance, and process.

Disruption is a wonderful way to shake people out of their complacency and I am curious to see who is going to flourish in this brave new world. I’m particularly curious to see how those that do well will be perceived by the general population. Will it finally be the Era of the Entrepreneur?

What are you curious about?
Almost Everything. Especially the convergence of freedom, consciousness and happiness. KEYs for human flourishing.

As a founding member and certified chair of the Advisory Board Centre, Jan leads the Advancing Women on Boards and Female Founders initiatives. 

Dr. Lewê Atkinson is certified in the systems thinking approach® to strategic management. He is Global Partner with the Haines Centre for Strategic Management LLC and has many government, private and non-profit clients in Australia and internationally.

Thought provoking piece on ingenuity and creativity from Mindhive member Paul Fairweather.