Nadya contributes a lot of work behind the scenes for Sustainability Drinks every month to make sure that Sustainability Drinks is seen and noticed.

With over 20 years of marketing, brand and communication expertise within Australia, UK and Europe and Nadya develops the Sustainability Drinks strategy and guides the team in all external communications, branding and promotion of the events.

Having held senior management roles both on the client and agency sides, Nadya has lead projects develop branding, marketing and communication strategies followed through with successful implementation. These companies to date include Origin Energy, AGL, Kraft, Guinness Brewing, Mars, Heinz, United Distillers, Van den Berg Foods, Electrolux, Fendi and ICI. Nadya has particular expertise in sustainability marketing and understanding corporate governance relating to sustainability marketing. Her passion is in helping companies embed sustainability via their brand positioning and helping them be loud and proud of all sustainable initiatives they undertake.

Dan Atkins

Dan is the co-founder and host of Sustainability Drinks Australia.

As one of Australia’s leading sustainability practitioners and entrepreneurs, Dan has more than 15 years experience advising organisations across Australia, Asia, Europe and the USA.

Dan is the founder and Managing Director of Shaper Group, a group of companies that works with businesses, government and not-for-profit organisations to improve their competitive advantage and reputation by embracing sustainable business practices.

Dan started Sustainability Drinks with the belief that through sharing ideas we can create the change that we want to see in this world. The event was started in Melbourne with a group of 20 and has grown to one of the biggest monthly sustainability events in Australia.

Stefanie Menta

Stefanie is the new muscle behind Melbourne Sustainability Drinks, taking the event to the next level through efficient processes, a genuine commitment to sustainability and by expanding distribution throughout Australia. Rolling out an international version of Sustainability Drinks within the next 2 years is a possibility Stefanie is very excited about.

Stefanie joined Shaper Group in June 2010 in the role of Office Manager and is bringing a fresh perspective to the organisational systems, processes and sustainability events. Positive change for the future is something Stefanie aims to create, both within Shaper Group and externally through the formation of partnerships and influencing suppliers.

Stefanie’s background is in in-house public relations and marketing where she represented Australian businesses on the ground, and in the construction of events and campaigns in Australia, the US, NZ and Hong Kong.  In her previous role, Stefanie put together and promoted various large and small scale campaigns including an environmental policy where she promoted this with the industries first sustainability event.

Skills and experience in PR & Marketing Communications and sustainability ensure that Stefanie is adept at building strong relationships both within a team and across different interest groups. Stefanie plans to use her networking skills and passionate belief in sustainability to ensure Sustainability Drinks events are as inspiring as ever.