Mike Allwright Mike founded Café Art Australia and the MySydney project in August 2015 after being inspired by media reports of Café Art’s MyLondon initiative. He contacted the Café Art London team and the rest is history. Mike has worked in consulting and machine learning for over 10 years and is passionate about helping charities and social enterprises creatively use technology to further social good. He is also co-founder of social venture, Data Science for Social Good, which connects data professionals to social ventures and charities to help make the world a better place.

Mike Allwright

Mike founded Café Art Australia and the MySydney project in August 2015 after being inspired by media reports of Café Art’s MyLondon initiative. He contacted the Café Art London team and the rest is history.

Mike has worked in consulting and machine learning for over 10 years and is passionate about helping charities and social enterprises creatively use technology to further social good. He is also co-founder of social venture, Data Science for Social Good, which connects data professionals to social ventures and charities to help make the world a better place.

Sophie Smit Sophie is co founder of the project and is excited to work with the team and participants to see it continue into the future. She believes that providing creative platforms for those less fortunate is an essential starting point in the building of confidence and self belief. Sophie's background in media and communications has contributed to raising the profile of the project and thereby awareness for the issue at large.

Sophie Smit

Sophie is co founder of the project and is excited to work with the team and participants to see it continue into the future. She believes that providing creative platforms for those less fortunate is an essential starting point in the building of confidence and self belief.

Sophie's background in media and communications has contributed to raising the profile of the project and thereby awareness for the issue at large.

Ruth Goodwin Ruth is an emerging writer and photojournalist. After formerly working in finance, Ruth decided to pursue journalism, completing a Master of Arts in Journalism at Griffith University, Australia in early 2016. Ruth is passionate about documenting humanitarian and social justice projects to bring awareness and much needed change to a range of issues impacting our world. Ruth joined the Cafe Art Australia team after returning to Sydney at the beginning of 2016. www.ruthjgoodwin.com

Ruth Goodwin

Ruth is an emerging writer and photojournalist. After formerly working in finance, Ruth decided to pursue journalism, completing a Master of Arts in Journalism at Griffith University, Australia in early 2016.

Ruth is passionate about documenting humanitarian and social justice projects to bring awareness and much needed change to a range of issues impacting our world.

Ruth joined the Cafe Art Australia team after returning to Sydney at the beginning of 2016.

www.ruthjgoodwin.com