[4] Ives has made a significant contribution to youth generated media in Australia, as a former Executive Producer of the ABC Radio project Heywire[5] and former General Manager and President of the Student Youth Network in Melbourne.
[6] Ives facilitates the annual ABC Radio Heywire Regional Youth Summit in Canberra, in 2018 he facilitated his eleventh Heywire Regional Youth Summit.
[8] In 2017, Ives directed a music clip in support of marriage equality featuring students, musicians and local members of the Ballarat community.
[9] Ives has built a strong body of work as a leading thinker and facilitator in Australian Agriculture and Rural Industries, AgTech, and the future of farming.
He has facilitated the AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship program for future leaders in Australian Agriculture since 2010, facilitated the process for the National Farmers Federation Talking 2030, leading to the ambitious plan to get Australian Agriculture to $100 Billion at the Farmgate by 2030, and has been heavily involved as a key facilitator and the MC of EvokeAG, the premier AgTech and Innovation Summit in Australia.