2010 (in Sydney unless otherwise stated)
*28 July 2010 - Anna Young, Egon Zehnder International - What it takes to become an outstanding CFO
*13 Jul 2010 - Annette Kimmitt, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young, Melbourne - Recent changes Board Composition and Remuneration Disclosure
*15 June - Ric Battellino, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia - Australia and the world’s events
*19 May 2010 - Michael Blythe, Chief Economist, Commonwealth Bank of Australia - The economy after the 2010 Budget
21 April 2010 - Ralph Norris, Chief Executive, Commonwealth Bank of Australia - an interview by Peter Day
*2 March 2010 - Malcolm Ashcroft, Partner and National Leader, Accounting Advisory Services, KPMG - Changes in the accounting standards post the GFC - how effective will they be?
2009 (in Sydney unless otherwise stated)
13 November 2009 - Barry O'Farrell, Leader of the NSW Opposition - How a Coalition Government would improve the environment for business in NSW
*13 October 2009 - Simon McKeon, President of the Takeovers Panel - Takeovers – learning from the past on how we handle takeovers in the future
*15 September 2009 - David Gonski, Chairman, ASX Limited - Executive remuneration - did it cause the Great Financial Crisis and where to from here?
*26 August 2009 - Senator Helen Coonan - Killing us softly - regulatory overkill
*14 July 2009 - Nick Ruparel, Director Accounting and Finance and Simon Moylan, General Manager, Talent Management, Hudson - Trends in the management of financial executives in 2009
*16 June 2009 - Panel discussion with Guy Fowler, Joint Head of Investment Banking, UBS; Greg James, Partner, Clayton Utz; and Kieran Pryke, CFO of GPT Group - Raising equity capital in today's markets
*20 May 2009 - Michael Blythe, Chief Economist, Commonwealth Bank of Australia - The economy after the 2009 budget
2 April 20009 - Grant King, Managing Director, Origin Energy Limited - an interview by Sally Loane
6 March 2009 - Mark Korda, Partner, KordaMentha - Hot topics in workouts and turnaround plans
2008 (in Sydney unless otherwise stated)
11 November 2008 - David Murray, Chair, Future Fund
*14 October 2008 - Margaret Byrne, UGM Consulting - Why what got you here may not get you there - mapping the path to the top
10 September 2008 - Kokkong Chan, CEO, Ezon Zehnder International - The CFO journey
12 August 2008 - Lindsay Tanner, Federal Minister for Finance and Deregulation - Responsible economic management in uncertain times
15 July 2008 - Margaret Smylie, Partner, KPMG - Sustainability Reporting
*24 July 2008 - Michael D'Ascenzo, Commissioner of Taxation - Large business tax risks and opportunities (talk in Melbourne)
17 June 2008 - Panel discussion with Dirk Morris, CEO of BT Investment Management Limited; Greg James, Partner, Clayton Utz; and Tim Regan, COO of Mirvac Group - Opportunities in uncertain times - the role of overseas and sovereign funds
13 May 2008 - Peter Wolnizer, Chris Styles and Alex Frino, University of Sydney - The education of the CFOs of tomorrow
8 May 2008 - Brett Godfrey, CEO, Virgin Blue Holdings Limited - an interview (held in Brisbane)
15 April 2008 - Michael Ullmer, Deputy CEO, National Australia Bank Limited - an interview (held in Melbourne)
10 April 2008 - David Deverall, CEO, Perpetual Limited - an interview bySally Loane
*4 March 2008 - Scott Haslem, Chief Economist Australasia, UBS and Guy Fowler, Joint Head of Equity Capital Markets for Australasia, UBS - A further economic update on what are the markets telling us
4 March 2008 - Justin Bown, Managing Director Australia and New Zealand, Stern Stewart & Co - What drives corporate wealth creation? (held in Melbourne)
2007 (in Sydney unless otherwise stated)
13 November 2007 - John Egan, Chairman, Egan Associates - Senior Executive Rewards – is Australia leading the pack?
*18 October 2007 - John Edwards, Chief Economist, HSBC Bank Australia Limited and Craig James, Chief Equities Economist, CommSec - What the current markets are telling us
*18 September 2007 - Kurt Reisenberg, CFO Executive Board, USA - The Future of Finance (talk given in Melbourne)
*18 September 2007 - Wayne Lonergan, Lonergan Edwards & Associates Limited - Current valuation issues
*14 August 2007 - James Allt-Graham, National Partner, KPMG’s Business Performance Services practice- CFO of the Future – the evolving role of the CFO
24 July 2007 - Panel discussion with Nick Waterworth, Executive Chairman of Ambition Limited; Chris Horsley, Director of People and Change at PricewaterhouseCoopers; Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, General Manager at Commonwealth Bank of Australia; and Justin Mitchell, CFO of Mirvac Group - Generation Y, a few years on
*19 June 2007 - Michael D'Ascenzo, Commissioner of Taxation - Creating the right environment: transparency, cooperation and certainty in tax
22 May 2007 - Justin Bown, Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand, Stern Stewart & Co. - What drives corporate wealth creation?
24 April 2007 - David Turner, CEO, Brambles Limited - an interview with Sally Loane
27 March 2007 - John Wartig, Group Chief Financial Officer, Coca-Cola Amatil Limited - It's time to respond to our critics!
2006
*9 November 2006 - Richard Schrader, Chair of FEI in the USA and CFO, Parsons Brinckerhoff - Key issues for CFOs: current thoughts from the USA
*11 October 2006 - David Rees, Mirvac Group - The property market - a more popular topic than sport
21 September 2006 - Panel discussion Annual general meetings – an opportunity or merely an obligation?
Dieter Adamsas, Deputy CEO and CFO, Leighton Holdings Limited - The importance of the AGM’s role in disseminating information
Andrew Horne, Group Company Secretary, Thakral Holdings Limited - Changes in how we prepare for an AGM
Geoff Hoffman, Partner, Clayton Utz - Executives hedging their equity incentives - a recent hot topic at AGMs
Stephen Matthews, Chairman, Australian Shareholders’ Association Limited - AGMs - what retail investors expect
*10 August 2006 - Michael Bencsik, HSBC Bank Australia - Managing a finance function in a global environment
*6 June 2006 - Mark Jones, Mettle Group - Mergers and acquisitions – managing the people risks for success
9 May 2006 - Panel discussion (repeated in Melbourne 13 September 2006) –The ever-changing role of the CFO-Gregory Robinson, Korn/Ferry International and John Wartig, CFO, Coca-Cola Amatil Limited
11 April 2006 - Michael Hawker, CEO, Insurance Australia Group - Insurance and the community
23 February 2006 - Andrew Rogers, QC, barrister and former Chief Judge, NSW Supreme Court Commercial Division - The Audit Quality Review Board followed by Mediate – remain in control of your disputes and reduce your lawyers’ incomes
2004 and 2005 (those available on website only)
*15 November 2005 - Tony Berg, Gresham Partners - Can you compete with private equity?
*29 August 2005 - Wayne Swan, Shadow Treasurer - A new wealth creation agenda and the role of regulatory reform
*29 October 2004 - Ray Armstrong, Marsh - Directors' and Officers' insurance - an update on market conditions
*30 August 2004 - Vivienne James, Investec Private Advisers - Financial executives - the last people to plan their finances
*19 July 2004 - Geoff Wilson, National Managing Partner, Audit and Advisory, KPMG - The CFO of the Future: leading through influence and integrity
*8 June 2004 - David Gonski, Chairman Investec and CocaCola Amatil - Corporate Philanthropy - should you be giving away your shareholders' money?
*20 April 2004 - Richard Humphry, Chief Executive of the ASX - Reflections on Australia's Capital Markets
*2 April 2004 - Ian Blackburne, Chairman CSR - A perspective on the requirements of the CFO from a Chairman's point of view
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