Our impact

Our Founder and Managing Director, Alex O’Mara GAICD, is a dynamic speaker and highly respected thought leader, regularly called upon to share her insights across various platforms.

From keynote speeches to panel discussions, roundtables, and bespoke organisational sessions and presentations, Alex addresses pressing topics like sustainability, resilience and the impact of ESG on businesses, sectors and Boards as well as place-based approaches, placemaking and leadership. Alex also delivers workshops on policy development and leadership masterclasses.

With many years of experience leading large high performing teams and as a qualified executive coach, she frequently speaks on leadership themes, ready to bring her expertise to support your next event.

Some of Alex’s recent engagements include

Public Sector Women in Leadership Summit 2024 (Panel) – Diverse Perspectives in Leadership

Policy Development and Policy Writing Workshops, 2024

Governance Institute briefing 2023, ESG strategy (Speaker)

Australian Institute of Company Directors Sydney Director’s Briefing 2023, Corporate Social Voice (Facilitator)

Community Housing Conference 2023, ESG and Boards (Panel)

Women in Leadership Masterclasses, 2023

Energy Consumers Australia Foresighting Forum 2023: Working together – integrating the energy system and people (Panel)

30th Women in Leadership Summit in 2023 - Wellbeing in leadership (Speaker)

Alex is also a key contributor to the Melbourne University Business School program on ESG and Sustainability:

UN Sustainable Development Goals

As a catalyst for lasting, positive impact on people, places and organisations, we’re committed to taking positive action towards a stronger, more sustainable tomorrow. Guided by this, we take every opportunity to contribute to the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development.

Organisations we donate to and/or collaborate with to contribute to the achievement of a more sustainable and resilient future

We have contributed to or collaborated with a range of organisations including:

GO Foundation scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from primary school through to university, in public and independent schools


The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Giant Steps for Research


Bali Children Foundation Yayasan Samiarsa Seminyak


Directors for the Voice


Pact for Impact UNSW