Julia is a leading voice in meaningful engagement and social innovation and brings together a wealth of experience from New York, Auckland, Hanoi and Sydney. A qualified researcher and award-winning social entrepreneur, Julia works across the fields of urbanism, community building, social impact and technology to define and solve complex problems through design thinking and human-centred design approaches.  Julia has worked with government, community housing providers, corporations and NFPs helping them create visions, strategies and roadmaps for positive change. She has recently been the lead strategic designer on the International Centre For Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) Australia project, creating rigorous strategies for responding to child sexual exploitation; and actionable, detailed roadmaps for member onboarding and retention concepts.  Julia holds a Master of Architecture Post-Professional degree from Yale University and continues to cross-pollinate her training in research methods, service design and behaviour change to create positive social change.