The MPN Social Enterprise Day: Purpose, Innovation and Impact

Join us on Thursday, 19 November 2026, from 6 pm for an exclusive evening of connection, reflection, and inspiration as part of People & Planet First Week. Together, we will celebrate the year’s achievements, share insights, and look ahead to the exciting opportunities of the year to come. Social Enterprise Day is a global initiative designed to raise the profile of the social enterprise movement and showcase the transformative impact it has around the world. This is a unique opportunity to share your stories, learn from fellow social enterprises, and engage with a community that is changing lives across every continent. This gathering offers more than networking. It is a chance to connect with purpose-driven businesses and explore the future of social enterprise. Places are limited, so book early and consider inviting your colleagues. Guest Speakers Lawrence Kusz Founder & Managing Director of Chatstat for a session on The Human Edge: Leading with AI in an Age of Transformation Lawrence Kusz is the Founder & CEO of Chatstat, an AI-driven risk intelligence platform that helps schools, families, and organizations identify psychosocial and safety risks early, reaching more than 155,000 students and young people across institutional deployments and direct-to-family use. Chatstat is a certified social enterprise, named Winner in the 2025 AFR BOSS Most Innovative Companies list (Government, Education & Not-For-Profit), Queensland Winner for Championing Health at the 2025 Telstra Best of Business Awards, and Winner of the 2024 Social Traders National Social Enterprise Pioneer Award. Lawrence builds and leads AI-native teams, including an intern program developing emerging professionals in responsible, human-centered AI practice, and speaks on what AI transformation asks of leaders: keeping human judgment, empathy, and trust at the center of systems that increasingly run without them. Nora Fraser, Founder & CEO of The Multicultural Professional Network , for a fireside cha