Professor Veena Sahajwalla - Aligning Recycling and Manufacturing

 

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 27 October 2020 | 6pm – 8pm | Virtual Meeting via Zoom

 Hi members!

 For our session on Tuesday 27 October 2020, we are excited to welcome Professor Veena Sahajwalla, ARC Laureate Fellow, Director ARC Green Manufacturing Research Hub and Director Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology and NSW Circular.

Professor Veena will provide insights into innovative and sustainable solutions in her presentation Aligning Recycling and Manufacturing - SMaRT MICROfactories^® adding value by creating circular economies for materials 

We need an alignment of recycling and manufacturing and to start seeing waste as a valuable resource for much of the materials we use in society. And we can start a new ‘green manufacturing’ revolution and bolster Government and industry efforts to advance Australian manufacturing, be more sustainable and create new jobs. Through the science of microrecycling, the UNSW SMaRT Centre has developed Microfactorie® technology which can transform waste such as glass and textiles into ‘green ceramics’ for the built environment, and plastics from e-waste and other waste sources into filament as a resource for manufacturers and other users for 3D printing. These innovations can help with this much needed alignment as we face our waste, recycling and material resources and manufacturing challenges to help build a stronger and more sustainable economy.

Professor Veena Sahajwalla is an internationally recognised materials scientist, engineer, and inventor revolutionising recycling science. She is renowned for pioneering the high temperature transformation of waste in the production of a new generation of ‘green materials.’  In 2018, Veena launched the world's first e-waste micro factory and in 2019 she launched her plastics micro factory, a recycling technology breakthrough. She is producing a new generation of green materials and products made entirely, or primarily, from waste.

Professor Veena also heads the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for ‘green manufacturing’, a leading national research centre that works in collaboration with industry to ensure new recycling science is translated into real world environmental and economic benefits. In 2019 she was appointed inaugural Director of the Circular Economy Innovation Network by the NSW Government through its Office of Chief Scientist and Engineer.

Professor Veena featured the July issue of the CPA in the Black magazine:

INTHEBLACK July

https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2020/07/01/veena-sahajwalla-revolutionising-recycling-science

http://www.smart.unsw.edu.au/cpa-black

To connect to Tuesday’s WIB discussion group, please connect using our new Zoom details in your email from CPA Women.

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 29 September 2020 | 6pm – 8pm | Virtual Meeting via Zoom

 Hi members!

Introducing Michelle Caruso

For our session on Tuesday 29 September 2020, we welcome special guest, Michelle Caruso, General Manager NSW, CPA Australia.

Michelle recently joined CPA Australia, and brings a wealth of experience. Michelle will give us an insight into her career to date plus answer questions sent in from our members.

To connect to Tuesday’s WIB discussion group, please connect using the Zoom details in your email from CPA Women

 Hi everyone,

Unfortunately the speaker we had lined up for our session next week on 25 August is no longer available.

As is it not possible to secure another speaker in a short time frame, I would rather cancel the event and focus on our next event, rather than have an unplanned session next week.

I look forward to seeing you all again for our next session on Tuesday 29 September.

Kind regards,

Ellie

Convenor

Women in Business Discussion Group

How to Recession Proof Your Finances - Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 28 July 2020 | 6pm – 8pm | Virtual Meeting via Zoom

In an ideal world, we would already have recession-proofed finances. Prepared for unexpected expenses, big life changes or, as we’re experiencing now, an economic downturn. Yet with the speed and severity of this downturn, we’ve had little time to get our finances in order.

Acting now is critical.

Which is why the Women in Business Discussion Group is pleased to bring you this session with the authors of the successful book “The Joy of Money”.

“How to Recession Proof Your Finances” will give you insights to help you set up a strong, stable and healthy financial future no matter what the next few years bring. Authors Kate McCallum, well-respected financial adviser, and Julia Newbould, editor-at-large of Money magazine, combine their expertise to bring you practical tips on:

• What you can do to protect your income and job security
• How you can save and build a sustainable income
• Steps to make the most of super
• Assessing if now is a good time to invest
• How to best insure your assets and income.

It’s time to get your finances in order. Don’t miss this engaging and interactive session.

 

Kate McCallum is one of Australia’s top financial advisers and director of award-winning firm Multiforte Financial Services. She holds a Master of Commerce and post graduate qualifications in Applied Finance & Investing and Financial Planning. Kate is Chair of FINSIA's NSW Council and National Chair of the Association of Financial Advisers' (AFA) Inspire women's community. Kate won AFA's 2014 Female Excellence in Advice Award.

Julia Newbould has an academic background in economics and practical experience in journalism, she led editorial teams for financial services publications for over a decade. She is currently editor-at-large for Money magazine. Founded and ran the Stella Network for BT from 2013 to 2019 to support more women in financial planning.

Look for your email from CPA Women for the Zoom details.

Virtual Networking & Remote Conferencing Tips and Tricks

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 30 June 2020 | 6pm – 8pm | Virtual Meeting via Zoom

Hi members!

One of the challenges COVID-19 has thrown at us is the need to work remotely.  This means using video conferencing and to many of us, it is the main form of communication with our colleagues, clients and customers.

Now that we are few months into this new world, we thought it was timely that we share our remote working tips and tricks with some virtual networking!

You will learn about virtual backgrounds, sharing screens and sound, creating and managing break out rooms, viewing participants, and lot more.

Grab your favourite drink and a snack and log on to hear the good, the funny and the scarily bad experiences of the virtual world and perhaps share some of your own learnings and encounters.

To connect to Tuesday’s WIB discussion group, please connect using our new Zoom details in the email you received from CPA Women.

Influence and Impact in crisis and uncertainty.

Hi members!

For our next session on Tuesday 26 May 2020, we are delighted to welcome back Dr Alicia Fortinberry, Principal at Fortinberry Murray, to present Influence and Impact in crisis and uncertainty.

These turbulent times offer both risk and opportunity. Firms are forced to make cutbacks and leaders face difficult decisions with no clear line of sight to the future. Fear, anxiety, anger and the resulting paralysis are widespread.  In this environment, technical knowledge is not enough to thrive, or in some cases even survive, in business. And just when you need to be seen to add value as a calming, confidant presence and supportive influencer you are often forced to do so virtually.  You can’t count on being able to just drop by someone’s office for a chat or bond through gossip on the way to a meeting.

Dr Alicia Fortinberry is globally recognized for her ability to help people radically improve their lives and careers.  She offers practical, simple skills and concepts based on the latest science that really work in business and at home. You will gain tips and tools you can start to use immediately to:

• Read others’ mood and concerns
• Project calm, confidence and focus during any interaction
• Get people committed to you and your ideas
• Enhance your own and others’ mood and resilience
• Become indispensable as a trusted advisor, colleague or leader

Alicia is an internationally recognised expert in strategy, leadership, influencing, human motivation and organisational change. Drawing on the latest science in neurobiology, genetics and a wide range of other “human sciences” she enables individuals and organisations to thrive. Her proven, practical concepts and tools drive successful relationships, resilience, culture, leadership and strategy.

Alicia works extensively with top-tier professional and financial service organisations as well as Global Fortune 500 companies in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia.

With her partner Dr Bob Murray, she received the prestigious US Science Achievement Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their work on personality and change. Based on their work on workplace stress, they were appointed to head the US government’s comprehensive National Work Stress Initiative under President Obama’s administration. Their books include The Human Science of Strategy: What works and what doesn’t and Leading the Future: The Human Science of Law Firm Strategy and Leadership (both ARK Group, London) and two popular best-sellers Creating Optimism, and Raising an Optimistic Child (both McGraw-Hill, New York).

To connect to Tuesday’s WIB discussion group, please connect using our new Zoom details in the email your received from CPA Women.

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 28 April 2020| 6pm – 7pm | Virtual Meeting via Zoom

I hope you are all well and keeping safe.  Thanks to everyone who was able to dial in to attend our first Virtual Meeting via Zoom.  A special thanks also to Anna Bashkirova who did a great job as our first Virtual Speaker!

For our next session on Tuesday 28 April, Deputy President of NSW Divisional Council and fellow Women in Business committee member Vittoria Anderson, will provide a re-cap on the AGM from the day before.

If you have not already done so, to vote for Vittoria’s resolution to allow members to attend and vote remotely in the AGMs, please do so by Saturday 25 April by 5.30pm.  This is very easy, as is explained in this video:

How Submit a Proxy & Link

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anthony-alizzi-02238916b_cpaaustralia-activity-6657484762334224384-j31z

If you cannot find your email from CPA, you can use this link and click on the Appoint a Proxy button.

https://events.miraqle.com/CPA-AGM/AGM-2020/  

To connect to Tuesday’s WIB discussion group, please connect using our new Zoom details.  You will not need a password but you will need to enter your first and last name to be admitted to the meeting.

Virtual Meeting via Zoom - Turn Your Fear into Growth and Success

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 30 March 2020| 5.30pm – 8pm | Virtual Meeting via Zoom

For our first completely virtual session of 2020, we are excited to welcome fellow Women in Business committee member and founder and Principal Consultant at Equilibrium Consulting and Coaching, Anna Bashkirova CPA, to present "Turn Your Fear into Growth and Success".

As Warren Buffet says: "If you cannot control emotions, you cannot control money". Right now the same principle applies to the whole life. Fear is a topic that is prevalent today and for some it is debilitating. It does not have to be. No one needs to go it alone. Humanity needs to be connected now more than ever. You are invited to join a fireside style chat where you will learn

·        What emotional needs humans have and what happens when they are not met,

·        How different people respond to fear,

·        How you can manage it in a healthy way, beyond the advice "to stay positive".

You will also learn how to help your team members and family to do the same. Then we will look into developing strategies to position ourselves for growth going forward.

Anna is a coach and trainer on emotional fitness, high performance mindset and leadership. She is a human behaviour specialist, passionate about helping people to manage the risk of not managing their emotions in a healthy way. 

Prior to that, Anna had a previous career in IT where she consulted accountants, finance managers and CFOs around accounting systems for medium and large organisations. She is also a property developer, a "cool mum" of a 21 year old electrical engineering student and a long term member of this discussion group.

To dial in, please follow the link that was supplied in your email from CPA Women.

Resilience through Gratitude

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 25 February 2020| 5.30pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St Sydney

For our first session of 2020, we are excited to welcome back Dominic Siow, Co-founder and Principal Consultant at EQ Strategist to present Resilience through Gratitude.

Disruption, change and setbacks can create undue levels of stress in our lives today, which left unchecked, can have far reaching negative consequences on our physical, mental and emotional well-being and productivity. This talk will offer you insights into practical tools and rituals you can use to feel empowered, inspired, even fulfilled through how you respond to the events that occur in your life.

Dominic is a coach, author and trainer on workplace culture, leadership, collaboration and resilience. In 2006, he and his wife, Sue founded EQ Strategist, a consultancy with a mission to help create workplaces that inspire people to find and realise their highest potential every day.

Since then, they and their team have helped facilitate profound change at more than 135 public and private sector organisations across the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. Prior to his present vocation, Dominic had a previous career in I.T. where he held senior operations roles at IBM Australia and grapevine Technologies. He is the author of the book “What’s GREAT About this? How to be Resilient and Thrive through Disruption and Change”.

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Please update your own CPD Diary if you attend this meeting as CPA Australia no longer do this.  For more details about CPD hours see our blogpost http://cpawomen.blogspot.com/p/cpd.html.

Kind regards,

Ellie Smith

Convenor