Philanthropic funders, foundations, and FGII guests are welcome to attend this event.
When
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Online attendance:
12:00pm – 1:30pm AEST (ACT, NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC)
11:30am – 1:00pm ACST (NT, SA)
10:00am – 11:30am AWST (WA)
In-person attendance: 11:30am – 2:00pm ACST (SA)
- 11:30am – 1:00pm | FPO Presentations
- 1:00pm – 1:30pm | Practitioner case study in SA: Wyatt Trust’s Perspectives on Investing
- 1:30pm – 2:00pm | Lunch & Networking
Location, hybrid event
Online: Meeting link will be provided after registration.
In-person: Flinders University, City Campus. Festival Tower, Station Rd, Adelaide
Aim
To present an overview and investment considerations of investment-ready organisations
Overview
The Foundations Group for Impact Investing (FGII), launched in 2023, is designed to support market-building initiatives for foundations and charitable funders interested in starting or currently undertaking impact investing.
The FGII plans to support market building through education and origination. The origination activities will primarily be delivered via the Market Information Days.
Do you know a Foundation or Charitable funder who would benefit from joining? Please help spread the word. Find out more about becoming a FGII member.
About Market Information Day
The Market Information Day on Tuesday 19 May will be back in Adelaide. This event is an opportunity to share impact investments in the market and invite discussion.
The Market Information Days are designed to educate attendees about the social impact investment landscape and opportunities from social impact funds, charities and social ventures. The event will focus on learning in a mutually supportive environment; newer investors learn from the questions posed by their more experienced peers, and those presenting can benefit from feedback on their ideas.
Please note:
- Presenters will share their thoughts and views in conversation but will not offer any financial advice.
- A brief survey will be provided for completion at the end of each presentation.
Audience
Philanthropic funders, foundations and FGII guests are welcome to attend this event.
For questions about this event or FGII, please contact the FGII Program Director Michelle Di Fabio at fgii@philanthropy.org.au. Find out how to become a FGII member here.
Philanthropy Australia (PA) membership is not required to join FGII.
Speakers | FPO presentations

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Johnny Lambridis, Founder, First Investors
Johny Lambridis, FFA is the founder First Investors, a majority Indigenous-owned asset manager, with a view to improving First Nation participation in funds management by hiring and mentoring aspiring First Nation talent.
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Johnny has more than 25 years' experience across buy-side and sell-side, including Head of Equities (M&G) and Head of Research (Citi). Prior to founding First Investors, he was the Portfolio Manager of Australian equities at NGS Super. His expertise includes portfolio construction, engagement and leading high-performing teams.
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Kenton Veasey, CFA, Assistant Portfolio Manager, First Investors
Kenton Veasey serves as an Investment Analyst and Assistant Portfolio Manager at First Investors for the First Australian Equity Fund. He brings more than a decade of investment experience to the role, including a significant tenure within the ~$20bn Australian Equities Growth team at First Sentier Investors.
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More recently, Kenton spent time at First Australians Capital undertaking unlisted due diligence and investment structuring, whilst also providing strategic support to First Nations founders.
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Rodney Davis, Co-founder/ Chief Commercial Officer, ThinkMD
Rodney Davis is the Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of ThinkMD, a global health technology company seeking to defeat healthcare inequity through the delivery of clinical decision support and intelligence in low & middle-income countries.
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ThinkMD presently operates in seven countries across Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. Rodney has a background in the Australian military and in growing health technology companies, and alongside the ThinkMD founder group, is committed to addressing one of the world's most complex and urgent challenges.
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Stina Kerans, Director/ Co-founder, Sun Villages
Stina Kerans is the creator of the Sun Villages model: peer-funded, zero-debt, village-scale housing accessible to everyone by restructuring how settlements are affordably, built, governed, and sustained. Stina and husband Garry’s sustainability award-winning building company, Integrated Eco-Villages, recognised for environmental excellence, delivers three decades of development and finance experience, including a $20 million portfolio by 2008.
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Stina also created a women-led property renovation and investment company for friends. Shaped by a life lived across cultures: from her father’s pioneering 1960s ABC television travel series (Stina’s Diary); volunteering at Sydney’s Wayside Chapel; off-grid survival as a single mother. Each experience deepening her conviction that housing must generate belonging, not just shelter.
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Sean Nunan, Managing Director/ Founder, Cloverleaf Impact Capital
Sean Nunan is the founder of Cloverleaf Impact Capital, a for profit, for purpose company. Prior to this, Sean spent 25 years funding social infrastructure, with a significant exposure to renewable energy and community housing in particular. His experience includes significant time at ABN AMRO Bank’s Infrastructure Capital team, Plenary Group, Macquarie Group and John Laing.
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Whilst at John Laing, Sean originated a project to develop and fund 28 mental health facilities for the NSW Government. After John Laing withdrew from funding these projects. Sean resigned to start Cloverleaf and continue to support the project. Cloverleaf only works on Community Housing related projects. |
Practitioner case study in SA: Wyatt Trust's Perspectives on Investing

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Gavin Reid, Investment Specialist, Wyatt Trust
Before joining the team at Wyatt, Gavin Reid, a self-described ‘passionate South Australian’, worked in finance and accounting for large corporates for more than three decades. Joining as Business and Operations Lead, Gavin ensured Wyatt’s business and operational systems including investments, accounting, IT and admin were as effective and efficient as possible. He took particular pride in ensuring the systems “are always improving so they can more effectively support all those who rely on them.”
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From 2024, Gavin has moved into a new role supporting Wyatt's Investment Committee to deliver a portfolio that achieves Wyatt's financial, ethical and social impact outcomes.
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FGII Chair

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Ben Smith - Head, Impact Investing, Paul Ramsay Foundation
Ben is Head of Impact Investing at Paul Ramsay Foundation. Alongside his role at PRF, Ben is the Vice Chair, and Chair of the Investment Committee, for NatWest Social and Community Capital. Furthermore, he holds the position of Impact Investor in Residence at Centre for Social Impact Flinders University.
Prior to joining PRF, Ben was Head of Impact Investment at Esmée Fairbairn Foundation – the UK’s largest impact investing foundation.
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Ben previously established UnLtd’s – the UK’s largest early-stage social enterprise supporter – social investment department and first funds. Other notable activities in the space include co-authoring the CFA UK’s Impact and Investing Certificate, co-Chairing the UK’s Social Impact Investors Group and holding Impact Finance lecturing positions at Cranfield University and University of Westminster. Originally a management and strategy consultant, Ben is also a former Board Member of Birmingham Symphony Hall and Aston University. |
FGII Deputy Chair

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Bhanvi Kapoor Anand - Portfolio and Partnerships Manager, Snow Foundation
Bhanvi Kapoor Anand is an impact investment professional with 18+ years of experience across banking, philanthropy, and the non-profit sector. She manages the Snow Foundation’s impact investment portfolio, directing capital toward initiatives that advance social equity and inclusive growth. She serves on the FGII steering committee, shaping collaborative impact strategies across philanthropy.
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In 2024, she completed the Observership Program, gaining board governance training through the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and The Ethics Centre. She holds an MBA from UTS and a Bachelor of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.
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Find out how to become a FGII member here.
Learn more about Philanthropy Australia membership.