Speaker

Bio

Guy Ryan
CEO & Founder
Inspiring Stories Trust




Bio
Guy is a serial entrepreneur, particularly passionate about growing New Zealands social
entrepreneurship and enterprise sector. Hes won numerous awards, founded and run
major events and several organisations. In 2011 he founded Inspiring Stories Trust, with the
vision to see every young New Zealander unleash their potential to change the world. Now
heading into his fourth year as CEO of Inspiring Stories, he has lead the development of
numerous programmes and partnerships that have now supported more than 3,000 young
New Zealanders.



Recent Achievements
Vodafone World of Difference Extension Award (2013)
Young New Zealander of the Year (Semi-finalist 2012)
Vodafone World of Difference Recipient (2011)
Founder & CEO, Inspiring Stories Trust (201113)
Areas of Expertise & Interest
Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Enterprise
Organisational development
Marketing & communications
Speaking & facilitation
Corporate / Community Partnerships
Qualifications
BCom (Marketing), BCApSc (Design), MSciComm (Filmmaking) // Otago University

Current Initiatives
Festival for the Future (national event) www.festivalforthefuture.org.nz
Live the Dream (social enterprise ideas accelerator programme) www.livethedream.org.nz
BeCause (online community media voting & production platform) www.because.org.nz
Inspiring Stories Trust (and various initiatives within it) www.inspiringstories.org.nz
Carving the Future (internationally award-winning film) www.carvingthefuture.com


CONTACT
021 243 9869
Guy@inspiringstories.org.nz
www.inspiringstories.org.nz

PREVIOUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

2014

February Live the Dream Final Showcase MC & Host


2013

November Festival for the Future MC & Host
November Buller High School Graduation Keynote
November Design for Conservation, Lincoln University Keynote & Workshop Facilitator
October Tall Poppy Symposium Keynote Speaker
August NZ Social Enterprise Summit Keynote Speaker & Facilitator
August AUT Business School Graduation Ceremony Keynote Speaker
July Pecha Kucha Wellington Speaker
July Aspiring Leaders Forum Keynote Speaker
June Creative Mornings (Auckland) Keynote Speaker
April Think Big (Kapiti) Youth Form Keynote Speaker
April AIESEC Youth to Leaders Forum Keynote Speaker & Workshop
March RSNZ Big Data Series Panel Member with Kim Hill
January Hutt City Kindergarten Conference Keynote Speaker


2012

Decebmer NZ Charity Sector Conference Keynote Speaker
November MINA (Mobile Innovation Network Aotearoa) Conference
November Festival for the Future Keynote Speaker
November Toi Whakaari Graduation Ceremony Keynote Speaker
October NZCOSS National Conference for Council of Social Services
September JustSpeak National Youth Event (Island Bay, Wellington)
September NZer of the Year Awards Launch (Tauranga, Rotorua) Guest Speaker
September SSPA Improving Outcomes for Children & Whanau Conference
August Leadership New Zealand Retreat Keynote Speaker
June Vodafone Heroes Event Keynote Speaker
May Reel Earth Film Festival Guest Speaker
May MBA Guest Lecture on Social Enterprise (Victoria University)
April Converge Youth Event (Auckland) Guest Speaker/Facilitator
April Auckland Social Studies Association Keynote Speaker
March Microsoft Connecting Communities Conferences Digital Storytelling Keynote
February iChallenge Conference (Hamilton) Guest Speaker