2023 Frank Archibald Memorial Lecture
Date: Thursday 26 October
Time: 6:30 - 8:00pm
Venue: Oorala Aboriginal Centre & ZOOM Webinar
Refreshments available from 5:45pm at the Oorala Centre
Carol Vale presents
The Power of Business to Drive Economic and Social Change within Indigenous Communities.
Growing the Indigenous business sector has the potential to significantly assist Indigenous communities in breaking complex cycles of inter-generational disadvantage. There is a great deal of evidence which indicates that when women engage in small business opportunities, they can change economic and social outcomes not only for themselves, but for their families and in many instances their extended families and communities.
When empowered, women can be the drivers of change and lead the way to a better future for their communities. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women all across the country, in remote, regional and urban areas, are doing just that, taking control of their own economic lives and creating a secure and positive future for their children and their families.
Investing in Indigenous women’s economic empowerment is essential to our nation’s journey towards empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to live healthy, safe and prosperous lives.
Carol Vale
Chief Executive Officer, Murawin,
Carol is a proud Dunghutti / Gumbaingirr woman and descendent of Frank Archibald who has dedicated her entire career to dismantling the cycles of disadvantage and amplifying initiatives that pave the way for better futures for Indigenous Australians. As visionary leader and Co-Founder of Murawin, a nationally recognised consultancy. Carol’s work is underpinned by strong cultural values.
Carol’s extensive portfolio encompasses a broad spectrum of critical social and public policy domains that directly impact Indigenous Australians and their communities. Her wealth of knowledge, both technical and cultural, extends across a broad range of areas such as public policy research, social entrepreneurialism and international development.
Throughout her career Carol has represented Australia on numerous international platforms. Sh has been a prominent figure at gatherings such as the Sankalp Business Forum in India, the social Enterprise World Forum in the Netherlands, the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum and actively participated in Women in Leadership and Business forums in Canada, Papua New Guinea, Sweden, America, the Pacific and South East Asia. She has done with work as part of the numerous women in leadership forums she is an active member and advocate including the International Women Forum.
With a career spanning almost four decades in both government and the business sector, Carol brings a wealth of experience to her endeavours. She has tertiary qualifications in public sector leadership and business. More recently she has embarked on an MBA journey driven by a keen desire to deepen her knowledge and understanding of business dynamics organisational management an sustainable growth strategies.
