Forward Thinking Design is a creative design approach and professional practice focused on shaping solutions that anticipate future needs while delivering meaningful impact today. It combines strategic thinking, innovation, and human-centred design to create environments, products, and experiences that are sustainable, functional, and adaptable. Forward Thinking Design places strong emphasis on long-term value, considering social, environmental, and economic outcomes alongside aesthetics and performance. By integrating research, collaboration, and emerging technologies, it helps organisations respond proactively to change rather than reactively solving problems. This approach encourages ethical decision-making, resilience, and continuous improvement across projects. Whether applied to the built environment, digital systems, or experiential design, Forward Thinking Design aims to balance creativity with responsibility, ensuring solutions remain relevant as contexts evolve. Ultimately, it supports organisations and communities in building smarter, more sustainable, and future-ready outcomes that align with both present goals and long-term vision.

Butterfly Equity is a Los Angeles-based private equity firm specializing in the food sector from seed to fork across the following key verticals: upstream & processing, industry enablers, multi-site and branded goods. They provide access to capital, operational expertise and technology to accelerate growth and generate outsized returns. When Butterfly Equity opened its doors, they simultaneously created the Butterfly Equity Foundation contributing 10% of their net profits to the Foundation. Food justice is the core of the Foundation’s giving, as it is fundamental to physical and mental health, cultural identity, the environment, and so much more. The mission of the Foundation is to empower the community partners to strengthen the local food system and improve healthy food access for all. The Butterfly Equity Foundation partners with qualified 501 C-3 nonprofit organizations in three areas – nutrition security, food as medicine, and healthy, affordable food retail in neighborhoods with limited access

Echoing Green is a pioneering global nonprofit organization that has been at the forefront of supporting emerging social entrepreneurs and leaders since 1987. With a mission to address pressing social, environmental, economic, and political inequities, Echoing Green offers transformative two-year fellowship programs. These programs provide crucial seed funding, mentorship, and networking opportunities to empower fellows to drive positive change. The organization's key focus areas include community development, human rights, international relations, legal assistance, environmentalism, and education. Notably, Echoing Green has invested $47 million in emerging leaders, leveraged $6 billion for social good, and supported over 700 social entrepreneurs across 86 countries. The organization's notable fellows include influential figures like Michelle Obama, Wendy Kopp, and Raj Panjabi. Echoing Green collaborates with esteemed partners like Citi Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and Skoll Foundation, and is led by President Cheryl L. Dorsey. Through its impactful work, Echoing Green is cultivating a global community of leaders who are tackling complex challenges and creating lasting impact. The organization's commitment to empowering social entrepreneurs has yielded significant progress in promoting equality, justice, and sustainability worldwide

Kinba is transforming the way young Australians learn about money by redefining pocket money management. It provides an innovative financial education platform that helps parents teach their children essential money skills while allowing young people to build their financial identity. Kinba offers tools to track allowances, set savings goals, and make informed spending choices, ensuring financial literacy from an early age. By engaging users in real-world financial decision-making, Kinba fosters responsible habits that last a lifetime. Whether learning to budget, save, or invest, Kinba empowers the next generation with the knowledge they need to navigate their financial future with confidence. The platform supports families in fostering open conversations about money, bridging the gap between childhood allowances and real-world financial responsibilities. Through this fresh approach, Kinba prepares young Australians for adulthood, ensuring they make sound financial choices.