Professor Stan Grant is the host of ABC’s Q+A and is Vice Chancellor's Chair of Australian/Indigenous Belonging and Director of The Yindyamarra Institute for Democracy at Charles Sturt University.​

He was formerly ABC's Global Affairs and Indigenous Affairs Analyst.​

A Wiradjuri man, Stan is an enormously accomplished journalist, author, filmmaker and presenter, who has won three Walkley awards, a Peabody in the US, and an AACTA Award for the Adam Goodes documentary The Australian Dream, which grew out of an oration he gave in early 2016.​

He is one of Australia's most respected and awarded journalists, with more than 30 years experience in radio and television news and current affairs. Stan has a strong reputation for independence and integrity and has interviewed international political and business leaders, including our own prime ministers and senior ministers.​

In previous roles, Stan served for a decade as a Senior International Correspondent for CNN in Asia and the Middle East, broadcasting to an audience of millions around the world.​

Stan has published six critically acclaimed and best selling books. He has also written a Quarterly Essay and has contributed opinion articles to Australia’s major news publications.​

Stan has won numerous international and Australian awards including a Peabody Award, Columbia University Alfred I. duPont award, four times winner of the prestigious Asia TV awards including best news story and reporter of the year, three times winner of the coveted Australian Walkley Award, as well as a TV Logie award, GQ Magazine agenda setter of the year and an Australian Academy of Arts Cinema and Television Award as male TV presenter of the year.​

As a result of Roger Allen’s own entrepreneurial background starting in his 20’s and his extensive experience in the technology sector and venture capital, the focus of Indigenous Capital Limited has been to apply these entrepreneurial, technological and finance based skills to assist in addressing indigenous economic development.

Roger Allen is a highly-experienced serial entrepreneur and investor in early-stage growth companies in both in Australia and globally. He grew Computer Power Group (CPG) in the 1970s from a small start-up, to a worldwide group of 3,000 people operating from 50 offices in 12 countries. Taking it public in 1987 before it was acquired in the mid-nineties. He spent considerable time building the USA and EU businesses based in New York and London. In 1996 he co-founded Allen & Buckeridge, the first early-stage venture capital fund in Australia with offices in the Silicon Valley and Australia. Allen & Buckeridge raised over $200m and invested in some 40 early stage companies. He retired from the partnership in 2008 after helping set up two successor Venture Capital (VC) firms (who currently manage over $400m) to concentrate on his own investments and social ventures. He is an active direct investor in over 20 technology companies in Australia, US, UK and EU as well as some 12 International VC funds.

He is particularly committed to social entrepreneurship applying VC principles to social problems. In particular, he has developed an innovative cloud-based model for Indigenous economic development and has directly funded several Indigenous businesses. Serving on two Prime Ministers’ Science and Technology Councils and Advisory Boards, Mr Allen was also Deputy Chairman of the Australian Government’s international trade organisation Austrade from 1990 to 1997. Currently an adjunct professor in the Business School of the University of Technology Sydney, he has also lectured occasionally at the School of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD. Mr Allen has been awarded the top two lifetime awards in the IT industry – the CSIRO Tony Benson award and the Pearcey Medal for lifetime achievement. He received the Order of Australia Honour for his services to the IT sector through leadership roles, venture capital investment and professional development, and in recognition of his support of the Indigenous sector and philanthropic interests.

Ms Maggie Gray has extensive experience in Social Policy and Research especially at the Brotherhood of St Laurence, a major Melbourne based social policy research institution in Melbourne and at the Benevolent Society in Sydney. She was one of the founding supporters of the Redfern Community Foundation and co-founded the Virtual Sisters of Mudgingal which funds community projects such as a computer centre and a learning to drive program.

She has worked with Black Business to fund and develop Indigenous Women’s Leadership Programs. Maggie has shaped and directed our Indigenous Arts and Education Scholarship Programs. She also co-commissioned the Sydney Symphony to compose a new work with the leading Indigenous didgeridoo player William Barton.

Remy is a proud Worimi woman with experience in finance, property and Indigenous business. Prior to ICL, she worked in product development at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Remy is a CareerTrackers alumni, Indigenous Business Australia Futures Forum alumni and Supply Nation registered small business owner. She holds Bachelor and Master of Architecture qualifications, as well as being a graduate of the Emerging Indigenous Executive Leaders Program at the University of New South Wales.

Rochelle has over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting roles including 5 years experience in leading the finance teams in early stage technology companies. Prior to this she worked at Ellerston Capital and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Rochelle is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Rochelle has worked at ICL since 2020.

We exist to promote the self-determination, economic development and wealth creation of First Nations people and their communities, through grants and social impact investing.

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Many First Nations entrepreneurs apply for grants from Government or philanthropic bodies to scale and grow. Ochre Ventures exists to disrupt the inefficient grant based system through social impact investing.

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ICL has founded an Indigenous-focused fund where it is driving real change by helping entrepreneurs realise their vision, support their growth and achieve self-determination.

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