Having worked at the intersection of innovation, technology and education for the last fifteen years, seeing connections and synergies where others do not and adding unlikely perspectives is Sabrina’s core strength.

Sabrina’s passion for education, entrepreneurship and sustainability has led her to start her own future-focussed primary school called Ako Space. An experienced CO.STARTERS facilitator and trainer, Sabrina is now focusing on building entrepreneurial skills and capability through her company Ignite Innovation. She is also a MIT LEAP Fellow working with researchers and social entrepreneurs around the world to support education organisations in strengthening the evidence base of their learning solutions.

Previously, Sabrina spent 8 years working at Auckland University of Technology on several initiatives ranging from the future of education to setting up a strong support structure encouraging students to start their own businesses, to co-creating a range of entrepreneurial programmes. More recently, Sabrina has finished a Master’s degree looking at how enterprise is being embraced within the New Zealand schooling system.