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Past lunches library

The talks and presentations since 2004 are below.   If the presentation is available on the website, it is asterisked. Scroll down to the foot of this page and click on the relevant speaker to see the presentation.

 

The last few presentations are:

 
   Martin Thomas slides 12 September 2011 (2 MB)
   Martin Thomas speech 12 September 2011 (298 KB)
   Panel presentation - Kerry Duce 6 September 2011 (522 KB)
   Panel presentation - Ron Ross 6 September 2011 (1 MB)
   Panel presentation - James Cook 6 September 2011 (2 MB)
   James McIntyre CBA 18 May 2011 (625 KB)
   Michael Cameron 1 November 2010 (964 KB)
 

2011 (in Sydney unless otherwise stated)

*12 September 2011 - Martin Thomas, UMPNER Taskforce member - Nuclear energy
*6 September 2011 - Panel discussion with James Cook of ANZ Trustees, Ron Ross of ANZ Capital Markets and Kerry Duce of ANZ - Raising equity and debt funds – a market update (Melbourne)
9 August 2011 - John Thorn, Company Director and AUdit Committe chairman - CFOs: Have you asked your NEDs what they want from you?
28 June 2011 - Panel discussion with Andrew Defina of UBS, Ron Ross of ANZ Capital Markets and Kerry Duce of ANZ - Raising equity and debt funds – a market update
*18 May 2011 - James McIntyre, Senior Economist, Commonwealth Bank - Economic update
12 April 2011 - David Mortimer, Chairman, Leighton Holdings Limited - an interview by Kate Mills
1 March 2011 - Graham Bradley, President, Business Council of Australia - The challenges facing business in Australia

2010 (in Sydney unless otherwise stated)

*1 November 2010 - Michael Cameron, CEO, The GPT Group - The property industry  - lessons learned from the GFC
*14 September 2010 - Alan Bardwell, Chief Risk Officer, ASX Limited - Managing risk in a changing environment
*17 August 2010 - Panel discussion with Stephen Halmarick (Colonial First State), Andrew Defina (UBS) and Ron Ross (ANZ Bank) - Raising money in the current markets
*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

If the talk is available on this website, it is asterisked and to access it click on the speaker below:

 
   Martin Thomas speech 12 September 2011 (298 KB)
   Martin Thomas slides 12 September 2011 (2 MB)
   Panel presentation - Ron Ross 6 September 2011 (1 MB)
   Panel presentation - James Cook 6 September 2011 (2 MB)
   Panel presentation - Kerry Duce 6 September 2011 (522 KB)
   James McIntyre CBA 18 May 2011 (625 KB)
   Michael Cameron 1 November 2010 (964 KB)
   Alan Bardwell 14 September 2010 (701 KB)
   Raising money in current markets 17 August 2010 (998 KB)
   Anna Young 28 July 2010 (122 KB)
   Annette Kimmitt 13 Jul 2010 Melbourne (206 KB)
   Ric Battellino 15 June 2010 (113 KB)
   Michael Blythe 19 May 2010 (298 KB)
   Malcolm Ashcroft 2 March 2010 (957 KB)
   Simon McKeon 13 October 2009 (350 KB)
   David Gonski 15 September 2009 (180 KB)
   Helen Coonan 26 August 2009 (237 KB)
   Hudson presentation 14 July 09 (3 MB)
   Sydney panel discussion on equity raising 16 Jun 09 (100 KB)
   Michael Blythe 20 May 2009 (234 KB)
   Margaret Byrne 14 October 2008 (2 MB)
   Michael DAscenzo 24 July 2008 (55 KB)
   Scott Haslem 4 March 2008 (1 MB)
   Guy Fowler 4 March 2008 (638 KB)
   Craig James 18 October 2007 (509 KB)
   John Edwards 18 October 2007 (695 KB)
   Kurt Reisenberg 18 September 2007 (2 MB)
   Wayne Lonergan 18 September 2007 (183 KB)
   James Allt-Graham CFO of Future 14 August 2007 (476 KB)
   Michael DAscenzo 19 June 2007 (102 KB)
   Justin Bown 22 May 2007 (618 KB)
   Richard Schrader 9 November 2006 (400 KB)
   David Rees 11 October 2006 (681 KB)
   Michael Bencsik 10 August 2006 (829 KB)
   Mark Jones 6 June 2006 (473 KB)
   Tony Berg 15 November 2005 (75 KB)
   Wayne Swan 29 August 2005 (99 KB)
   Craig Dunn 2 December 2004 (134 KB)
   Ray Armstrong 29 October 2004 (891 KB)
   Vivienne James 30 Aug 04 (342 KB)
   Geoff Wilson 19 July 2004 powerpoint (315 KB)
   Geoff Wilson 19 July 2004 (921 KB)
   David Gonski 8 June 2004 (44 KB)
   Richard Humphry 20 April 04 (51 KB)
   Ian Blackburne 2 April 2004 (44 KB)
 
 


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