About Dr Ernesto Sirolli
Italian-born, Dr Ernesto Sirolli received a Laurea di Dottore in Political Science from Rome University in 1976 and a Ph.D in Philosophy from Murdoch University , Western Australia in 2004. He has worked in Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Ecuador, Mongolia, and the U.S.A. in the field of local economic development.
In 1985, he pioneered in Esperance, a small rural community in Western Australia, a unique economic development approach based on harnessing the passion, determination, intelligence, and resourcefulness of the local people.
The striking results of “The Esperance Experience” have prompted more than 300 communities and businesses around the world to adopt responsive, person-centered approaches to local economic development known as Enterprise Facilitation®
Enterprise Facilitation has been documented in Dr Sirolli’s book: “Ripples from the Zambezi – Passion, Entrepreneurship and the Rebirth of the Local Economy.” Adopted as a textbook in academic courses of business, and community development, the book has helped to introduce Enterprise Facilitation to a new generation of economic development practitioners and civic leaders and social enterprises interested in growing their communities from within, one passionate person at the time.
His new book released July 2012 – “How to Start a Business and Ignite Your life – a simple guide to combining business wisdom with passion “ – responds to entrepreneurs.
Dr Ernesto Sirolli founded the Sirolli Institute in 1996, an international social enterprise that teaches community leaders how to establish and maintain Enterprise Facilitation projects in their community using the core philosophy Trinity of Management®.
Dr Sirolli is a noted authority in the field of sustainable economic development, mining and community revitalization, and is in demand as a speaker worldwide.
Over 25 years Enterprise Facilitation has demonstrated that the provision of caring, competent, dedicated coaching and support to entrepreneurs is as important as the development of physical infrastructures to the development of a stable and successful economy.This is because true economic development walks on two legs. The first leg is the creation of infrastructure for development and the second leg is building the capacity of entrepreneurs to colonize and better utilize infrastructures.
If it is true that without roads, communication, transportation, energy, land, etc. it is difficult for any community to survive and for local enterprise to take place, but it is also true that, no matter how sophisticated the local infrastructures may be, without people using them to their potential, and communities are engaged, they are useless. Enterprise Facilitation offers a compassionate, cost effective, complementary strategy to infrastructure development
The future of any community lies in capturing the passion, the imagination and the resources of its people “ Dr Ernesto Sirolli.
- 2012 Program Guide
Click here to see the full guide, or click on the images on the left to view presenters’ pages. - Tony Kishawi
A circus child, Tony spends adulthood reminding the world how to have fun. His work brings the joy of performance – especially Commedia Dell’arte – to thousands of actors and audience members. - Dan ReadDan lives and breathes music. His debut EP “Life Doesn’t Get Any Better”, created with talented fellow musicians, is an ode to overcoming obstacles with joy, humour and song.
- Jody Allen
Jody Allen is the owner and founder of Stay at Home Mum, a blog on how to save money around the home. She has over 90,000 followers on Facebook and after a mere 13 months has the 13th largest parenting website in the country. - Colin Graham
Colin makes entrepreneurship possible. His career in industry, universities and now as a business consultant has earned Colin ample recognition for thinking differently and making a difference. - Becky McCray
Colin makes entrepreneurship possible. His career in industry, universities and now as a business consultant has earned Colin ample recognition for thinking differently and making a difference. - Geoff Kirkwood
Geoff connects people through public speaking and leadership. A self-declared ‘referrals master’, Geoff has gained recognition in Australia and abroad for his ability to market innovative ideas. - Alexina Johnson
Alexina draws upon her farming and community building passions to talk about share-farming, networking and how small and local really is the best way to farm and eat. - Kelly Chambers
Kelly has travelled the world as a didgeridoo seller, commodities trader, student, courier and care-giver. Now, he accompanies non-traditional students on their educational journeys. - Ernesto Sirolli
Italian-born, Dr. Ernesto Sirolli has worked in Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Ecuador, Mongolia, and the U.S.A. in the field of local economic development. More than 300 communities and businesses around the world have adopted his responsive, person-centered approaches to local economic development known as Enterprise Facilitation® - Tracie Regan
Tracie works with stakeholders across the training spectrum to understand the uses of technology in Australian Vocational Education and to investigate the implications of various innovative teaching strategies for the improvement of lifelong learning experiences. - Greg Nash
From career beginnings as a baker, Greg now lectures and researches at the University of the Sunshine Coast, where he empowers first year students to communicate with confidence. - Mary-Lou Stevens
Mary-Lou makes radio magic happen at ABC Coast FM, as a presenter and producer. All about telling stories, she has also penned a meditation memoir, which will be released in early 2013. - Pru Millear
Dr Millear has a wide range of research interests, around psychological development in adults and the choices they make about jobs and relationships. Underpinning these projects is the belief that each person is actively involved in constructing their own lives. - Robert Prestipino
Robert helps towns to be better places. By identifying trends in regional development, he proposes approaches that will make sure our children and grandchildren inherit a world worth living in. - Jasmine Crouch
As Head of Campus at Gympie’s Flexible Learning Centre, Jasmin is a visionary, a dreamer and a supporter of dreams and so is a mentor to many who share her dream that anything is achievable. - Tony Ryan
Tony is fascinated by learning. He fosters innovation through his presentations, books and leadership in education and organisational development. - Helen Fairweather
Helen thinks and works strategically for a better environmental future. An engineering academic, a political campaigner and an alternative energy advocate, she pursues innovation and sustainability. - matty-witney
Matty Witney is a dynamic performer with a penchant for the shimmering. His performances are soulful, grooving, and lyrically engaging, and they entwine elements of soul, jazz, folk, and r’n’b.