Lead with Authenticity Acting Responsibly as Global Citizens
Join our globally experienced guest speakers, Thomas Da Jose and Sally Hetherington, OAM, for a discussion on ethical leadership and, being active and responsible global citizens. The event closes with a networking session. Drinks and refreshments will be provided.
Lead with Authenticity: Acting Responsibly as Global Citizens - Panel Speakers and Networking Drinks
An in-person speaker panel discussion with an interactive Q&A session followed by a networking opportunity over drinks and refreshments.
Open to all UTS students and interested alumni. If you are a BUILD member you will earn 5 elective points.
How can we lead with authenticity and ethically make a difference in the world? Join our guest speakers, Thomas Da Jose, humanitarian engineer and past UTS New Colombo Plan Scholar to Thailand, and Sally Hetherington, OAM, Founder of Human and Hope Cambodia, for a panel and Q&A session where they will provide their own stories and journeys around ethical leadership and, being an active and responsible global citizen both in Australia, and overseas. Thomas and Sally will provide practical tips and strategies that attendees can use to identify how they can make ethical decisions in their leadership journeys and learn how to make ongoing meaningful impact both in domestic and international contexts.
Networking drinks and refreshments will follow where attendees can mingle and speak with the presenters. The networking aspect is optional for attendees.
By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
- Gain knowledge of leadership stories around global engagement and identify strategies that enable students to make and act on ethical decisions around pursuing projects and/or working/volunteering in the overseas non-for-profit sector.
About the speakers:
Sally Hetherington, OAM:
Sally lived in Cambodia from 2011 - 2017. Seeing the unintended consequences of voluntourism, she teamed up with the Human and Hope Association, a nightly English school at the time, to develop it into a reputable community centre. Working as Operations Manager, Sally was responsible for implementing new programs addressing social issues, fundraising, logistics, mentoring and training the staff and ensuring the organisation's long-term future. Sally overcame countless obstacles, but the biggest lesson she learned was that for sustainable change to happen, locals needed to be leading organisations.
Sally was awarded an Order of the Medal of Australia at age 33 for her service to international communities.
What is Human and Hope Association?
Human and Hope Association (HHA) is a community centre based in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This innovative NGO is unique in that they are run entirely by local staff with no foreign volunteers. Instead of giving out direct aid, they invest in education, vocational training and community support projects that have a long-term impact on alleviating poverty. https://www.humanandhopeassociation.org/about-us/
These include:
- Education Programs
- Vocational Training Programs
- Community Support Programs
Mr Thomas Da Jose | Co-founder / Managing Director, Masy Consultants
Thomas Da Jose, a humanitarian engineer and community-driven leader, believes in social change through diplomacy and innovation. Thomas co-founded Masy Consultants in 2018, a social enterprise that aims to provide Filipinos with access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation. As Managing Director, he leads a diverse team of professionals to collaborate towards solving pressing challenges. He established and currently leads the Portfolio Delivery Services Partner, a Masy-led consortium in partnership with international NGO Water.Org and the Australian Water Association, which aims to strengthen Australia-Philippine ties through sustainable water and sanitation services.
He also co-founded the ASEAN-Australian Strategic Youth Partnership, a growing youth-led movement advocating for stronger ties between Australia and its Southeast Asian neighbours through regional projects that encourage cross-cultural collaboration. Both organisations have been recognised by the Australian government and ASEAN institutions for their contributions to strengthening Australia’s relations with the region.
In 2019, Thomas was selected by the Australian-ASEAN Council to partake in the Australian-ASEAN Emerging Leaders Program, which brought together entrepreneurs from Australia and the ASEAN region to build connections and enhance youth leadership. He was also announced as one of the 2020 Sanitation Research Fellows in the Engineering For Change (E4C), a workforce development program in social innovation on a global scale.
During his studies at the University of Technology, Sydney, Thomas was appointed as an inaugural New Colombo Plan Ambassador in 2018, and later Mentor to future cohorts. Together with his project management responsibilities at AECOM, a multinational engineering firm, Thomas mentors many graduates and young professionals to be future leaders.
About your host UTS BUILD:
- This event is hosted by UTS BUILD (Beyond UTS International Leadership Development). BUILD is an extra-curricular global leadership program with a mission to develop self-aware, informed and active global citizens and leaders in service to deliver positive social impact in the world.
- this event supports BUILD Values of Leadership and Empowerment.
- This elective session is open to all UTS students and interested alumni.
- Find out more about UTS BUILD and consider joining - http://bit.ly/JoinUTSBUILD. If you are a Study Abroad and exchange Student you can also join BUILD by clicking - https://bit.ly/BUILDSAEX
