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September 2024
Connections
This is an evening of unparalleled camaraderie and exchange as we come together for drinks at an enchanting city location. Cultivating Community As members of the Melbourne Forum, you have been pivotal in shaping our community's civic engagement landscape. This special event offers a unique…
Find out more »Leading Initiatives In Higher Education
Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University, Professor Sharon Pickering, was appointed on 29 January 2024. Professor Pickering is a leading international scholar in the field of criminology with global expertise on border crossings, migration and trafficking. Her work across criminology and higher education has attracted…
Find out more »History In The Making: the 2024 US elections
The "leader of the free world” as the American President is described has considerable influence on the lives of people in the US and across the world. Will President Joe Biden prevail on the 5 November 2024 election or will former President Donald Trump reclaim…
Find out more »Australia’s National Science Agency
The CSIRO works with industry, government and the research community to turn science into solutions to address Australia's greatest challenges, including food security and quality; sustainable energy and resources; health and wellbeing; resilient and valuable environments; future industries; and a secure Australia and region. Dr…
Find out more »Metaverse
What, exactly, is the Metaverse? As pioneering theorist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains in The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything, it is a persistent and interconnected network of 3D virtual worlds that will eventually serve as the gateway to most online experiences,…
Find out more »November 2024
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent
Britain's greatest Shakespearean actor reveals her secrets in a series of intimate conversations. Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig; cavorting naked through the countryside painted green; acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head... these are just a…
Find out more »Redefining Public Sector Leadership
Governments and public services across Australia are being challenged in unprecedented ways. Wicked problems abound, from climate change to artificial intelligence, from Closing the Gap to tectonic shifts in the geopolitical plates. What will be required to ensure public services are fit for purpose, and ready…
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