INCUBATE is proud to announce the appointment of Ashlea Wallington as the new Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Sydney Union.
Ashlea will be leading the next phase of growth for Australia’s largest student accelerator.
“I’ve been blown away by the ingenuity, enthusiasm and drive amongst the INCUBATE startups and the University community.”
“It’s clear that the high standard of startups coming through the University of Sydney needs a high quality home to launch them into the greater business world” says Ashlea. “I’ve been blown away by the ingenuity, enthusiasm and drive amongst the INCUBATE startups and the University community.”
Ashlea joins INCUBATE’s core team of five, flanked by student leaders, resident entrepreneurs and mentors.
“The brief for me as Director is clear — how can we expand INCUBATE to meet the growing entrepreneurial appetite at the University?”
With a background spanning media, marketing, fundraising and management Ashlea brings a wealth of experience leading Australia’s largest community-based organisations with innovative industry partnerships.
“I bring a passion for collaboration, innovation and user-centred design. As alumna of the University of Sydney Business School, I have a deep appreciation for the value of enriched, practical learning environments, and the systems and teams who foster them.”
“The brief for me as Director is clear — how can we expand INCUBATE to meet the growing entrepreneurial appetite at the University?”
Ashlea explains, “Innovation goes beyond the production of new products and services — the culture of innovation and creative thought itself, plays a vital role in imagining our future. We take our role in education, society and entrepreneurship seriously.”
Ashlea adds, “It’s with great pleasure that I join the team and ecosystem, and I look forward to working with everyone in the community on many fantastic new opportunities.”
