Ivy Smith is a Global Indigenous leader, trauma specialist, and Founder of Our Foundation with more than 35 years of experience in community wellbeing and systems transformation. Working across local and international platforms, she advances ethical innovation, governance, ancestral intelligence, and practical approaches that connect Indigenous knowledge with emerging technologies. Her work focuses on strengthening community wellbeing and developing inclusive, human-centered approaches to social and technological change.
Ivy brings extensive experience working across community, institutional, and international contexts to support systems transformation and more equitable outcomes. Her work explores how ancestral knowledge, contemporary technology, governance, and human wellbeing can inform one another, with an emphasis on practical solutions that respect Indigenous perspectives while addressing emerging challenges.