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June 2019
WHAT MAKES A PUBLIC SPACE GREAT?
Members' Lunch with Kate Brennan
Hosted by Chris Gallagher
HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THE PLACES WHERE WE GATHER ARE AUTHENTIC, WELCOMING, VIABLE AND ARE PROUDLY EMBRACED BY THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE? As social, environmental and physical demands on our cities extrapolate, the places where we gather have become increasingly important. What does it…
Find out more »Signature Dinner with the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
Celebrating our 10 year Anniversary
Hosted by Prof Andrea Hull AO
We are delighted to invite you to join us for a Signature Dinner with the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG on Thursday 20th June 2019 as part of our 10th year anniversary program. When Michael Kirby accepted John Ridley’s invitation to join us for lunch…
Find out more »July 2019
Key challenges facing the City of Melbourne in the next decade
Members' Lunch with the Hon Lord Mayor Sally Capp
Hosted by Jason Kimberley
We welcome the return of the Hon Lord Mayor Sally Capp as part of our 10th year anniversary celebrations What are the key challenges for the future of Melbourne? And what is it like to lead the Council of a city with 170,000 residents, 2.9m…
Find out more »What makes for sustained (and guilt-free) executive success through disruptive and ambiguous times?
Members' Drinks with Dr Marianne Broadbent
Hosted by Prof Andrea Hull AO
Members' Drinks with the author of The Agile Executive Today’s business leaders face the daunting task of leading others through turbulent times. Leadership and management expert, Dr Marianne Broadbent will lead a discussion about how today’s executives can develop the mental agility to do this by…
Find out more »August 2019
Australia: Superpower of the Zero Emissions Global Economy
Members' Lunch Professor Ross Garnaut AC
Hosted by Chris Gallagher
- We welcome the return of Professor Ross Garnaut AO as part of our 10th year anniversary celebrations Australia‘s rich endowments of energy alternatives to fossil fuels coupled with its developed economy make it well placed to take a leading role in the world’s transition to…
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