Event Highlights: ‘The Power of a CFO: Overcoming Roadblocks, Embracing Opportunities and Cultivating Team Resilience’ with Barbara Galloon
The road to leadership is never plain sailing. We hosted a webinar with guest speaker Barbara Galloon, the Senior Finance Director of the Pacific Region for Avis Budget Group, who spoke authentically about the valuable, and often challenging, lessons she has learnt throughout her colourful finance career. She also shared what a CFO should be […]
From carbon neutral to nature positive: working towards a liveable climate with the business sector
On May 8, business leaders from different sectors came together to listen to Federal Minister for the Environment and Water The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP and newly elected NSW Minister for Climate Change, Energy and Environment The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC. It was the first time that the two ministers have come together publicly to […]
Event Highlights: ‘Rethinking equity, diversity and inclusion – the benefits of employing people with refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds’
Refugees and asylum seekers offer international skills and a wealth of knowledge that Australian companies and organisations can benefit from, though they are often overlooked by companies. In our most recent webinar, we heard from Dr. Karen Dunwoodie and Dr. Luke Macaulay from Deakin Centre for Refugee Employment, Advocacy,Training and Education (CREATE). They explained that […]
Event Highlights: “Inflation, war, interest rates, recession – are we now heading back to something more normal?” with Shane Oliver
On Tuesday, we closed the month of February with the largest event we have ever hosted. Perhaps the 600 webinar signups were a reflection of the general uncertainty around inflation and continuing economic recovery globally and in the country. To help us understand where we are now, in terms of going back to a more […]
Event Highlights: ‘Navigating a narrow pathway – can we manage a soft economic landing?’ with Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist for Australia, New Zealand and Global Commodities at HSBC
With rising inflation globally, can the Australian economy manage a soft landing? We hosted a webinar with special guest Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist for Australia, New Zealand and Global Commodities at HSBC. With over 200 attendees, we discussed challenges, opportunities and predictions for the Australian and global economy. Some key topics include employment, housing prices, […]
Event Highlights: “Elevation of ESG into the CFO Suite” with Paul Dobson, Deloitte Asia Pacific Partner.
We recently held an ESG event with Paul Dobson, Deloitte Asia Pacific Partner in the Climate and Sustainability Practice. The topic for this event was “Elevation of ESG into the CFO Suite”. Event Summary Most executives believe that the world is at a tipping point for responding to climate change, with 95% of companies […]
Event Highlights: ‘Economic outlook and labour market update’, with Catherine Birch
At our latest economic event, Catherine Birch, Senior Economist at ANZ, led an insightful conversation on the current economic outlook and an update on the labour market. With a focus on Victoria, mentions of other states in comparison, and Australia as a nation, Catherine initially gave us an overview of the broader economy, before focusing […]
