The Design for Social Impact REAL Pitch Night
- When 23 Jul - 23 Jul 2015
- Where
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Address
Lecture theatre: EG02, Cnr Oxford St & Greens Rd, Paddington
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Hours
6-8pm
- RSVP
Ten UNSW Art & Design graduates have been selected to take part in the Design for Social Impact REAL Pitch Night.
This new generation of change makers will be given ten minutes to inspire and pitch to a panel of industry experts on how their design can change the world.
The presentations will explore poverty alleviation, material science to combat waste, built environment for disadvantaged youth, education in the developing world and more.
The panel is made up of industry leaders from Philanthropy, Business, Marketing, Design and UNSW, including;
- Virginia Bruce, CEO of The REAL Group.
- Heidi Dokulil, Design Facilitator.
- Kerry Series, CIO 8IP Investment Partners.
- Jill Bennett, Professor, Associate Dean Research, founding director of UNSW Art & Design's National Institute for Experimental Art.
- Liane Rossler, artist, designer, curator, creative advisor and ambassador for issues relating to art, design and the environment.
- Representatives from UNSW's Michael Crouch Innovation Centre.
UNSW Art & Design, Design Program Director Karina Clarke and Virginia Bruce will facilitate the evening.
The graduating students are participants in the Design for Social Impact REAL accelerator program (DSI REAL), an initiative of The REAL Foundation, now in its seventh year.