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April 2019
MF Imbibo – welcome to our new members
Hosted by Melbourne Forum Executive Officer
We are absolutely delighted to be celebrating our new members and invite you to join us in raising a glass in their honour. Grandeur, marble, mirrors and chandeliers - a perfect way to met our new members. If you’ve been out along Swanston St in…
Find out more »May 2019
Women and Sport: Leadership and Participation
Members' Lunch with Peggy O'Neal
Hosted by Chris Kotur
It seems that women's sports have never been more popular and the AFLW competition has attracted huge interest. In fact, women playing Aussie Rules is the fastest growing segment of that game. While it is great that women are participating in sport in record numbers,…
Find out more »Success and failure in agricultural policy making: observations over fifty years
Members' Lunch with Dr Alistair Watson
Hosted by Dr Michael Liffman
Few policy areas are as important to our nation, but as poorly understood, as agriculture. Dr Alistair Watson has spent a lifetime in agricultural economics. Prior to becoming Chief Research Economist for the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, he worked for the International…
Find out more »Insight on the 2019 Australian federal election
Members' Drinks with Nicholas Reece and Gideon Rozner
Hosted by Michael Henry AM
The 2019 Australian federal election will be held on 18 May to elect MPs and Senators to the 46th Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. The second-term incumbent minority Coalition Government, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, is attempting to win a third term against…
Find out more »The impact of creativity, on business and government – the big challenges we face and how they should be addressed
Members' Lunch with Russel Howcroft
Hosted by Jason Kimberley
Russel Howcroft is an Australian businessman and media personality best known as a panelist on the ABC television program The Gruen Transfer. He was the Executive General Manager of the TEN Network prior to becoming the Chief Creative Officer at PwC Australia working across six critical business areas: brand…
Find out more »Integrity in Racing: From Cobalt to Jiggers – what on earth is happening?
Members' Dinner with the Hon. Peter Young AM QC
Hosted by Ian Dunn AM
What happened to the integrity of the ancient and traditional 'Sport of Kings'? How can words such as cobalt, which became a banned substance in 2014, doping, and jiggers still be synonymous with horse racing in 2019, when over 100 trainers have been prosecuted, including highly successful trainers in…
Find out more »How can modern day slavery still exist in today’s world?
Members' Drinks with Longdy Chhap and Kia Hem
Hosted by Michael Strong
Members have previously heard of the extraordinary work of Hagar Australia. Globally, about 40 million people live as modern day slaves. Cambodian Longdy Chhap was one of them. Stricken with polio at age 5, he lost the use of his legs. At age 8, a…
Find out more »Dangerous Dinner – The ethical challenges in our healthcare
A Members’ only event of robust discussions on what we can do about controversial and complex issues
Hosted by Dr Sheila Nguyen
Major breakthroughs in health services and delivery mean we are living longer and healthier lives. However, developments in the Human Genome, Designer genetics, Personalized Medicine, Stem Cell treatment, AI, use of data, and countries with different ethical and cultural norms pushing the boundaries of medical…
Find out more »The power of intergenerational diversity in the boardroom
Members' Lunch with Paul Smith
Hosted by Simon Savage
"Diversity is a source of Resilience, Innovation, Strength and ultimately, Assurance. If you don’t have it in your boardroom you may not be maximising your performance" - Paul Smith. Paul Smith will be in Melbourne for two days only in May, and will be joining…
Find out more »MF Imbibo – welcome to our new members
Hosted by Melbourne Forum Executive Officer
We are absolutely delighted to be celebrating our new members and invite you to join us in raising a glass in their honour. Peaches is a pastel pink fantasy land - a soft and peaceful way to met our new members. The cocktails are sorted…
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