The Chief Executive Women Annual Dinner is one of the most prestigious events in Australia’s corporate calendar. It is attended by CEW members, sponsors and partners, CEOs and their management teams from across the country. The Annual Dinner is CEW’s most important fundraising event and these funds are used to support CEW Scholarship Program and CEW’s work to enable more women leaders in Australia. Tuesday, 10 May 2022 saw our community come together for this special event.
CEW member and national keynote speaker Robyn Denholm delivered an inspiring speech, sparking conversations about the courage to take risks. Our President Sam Mostyn AO encouraged everyone in the room to help shape the change we need. Enjoy the photos and highlights video below.
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Highlights of the CEW Annual Dinner 2022. More photos can be viewed through this link.
| Dress Code | : | Black Tie |
| Location | : |
International Convention Centre (ICC) SYDNEY |
| 14 Darling Drive, Darling Harbour, NSW 2000 | ||
| Time | : | 6pm for a 6.30pm start until 10pm |
| Parking | : | ICC Sydney Parking |
| 6.00 pm | Guest arrival |
| 6.30 pm | Guest seated |
| 6.40 pm | Australian Girls Choir |
| 6.45 pm | Welcome to Country Charlene Davison, CEO – GO Foundation |
| 6.50 pm | Formal Welcome: Anita Jacoby AM |
| 7.00 pm | Entree |
| 7.40 pm | Guest Speaker: Robyn Denholm |
| 8:05 pm | Main course |
| 8:45 pm | Carla Zampatti Tribute |
| 8.50 pm | President’s address: Sam Mostyn AO |
| 9.00 pm | Raffle closes |
| 9.00 pm | Dessert |
| 9.20 pm | Raffle winners announced |
| 9.20 pm | The Australian Girls Choir |
| 10.00 pm | Formalities conclude |
| Dress Code | : | Black Tie |
| Location | : | Melbourne Room 2 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre |
| 1 Convention Centre Place South Wharf, Victoria | ||
| Times | : | 6pm for a 6.30pm start until 10pm |
| Parking | : | MCEC Parking |
| 6.00 pm | Guest arrival |
| 6.30 pm | Guest seated |
| 6.40 pm | Australian Contemporary Opera Live |
| 6.45 pm | Welcome to Country |
| 7.00 pm | Formal Welcome: Sara James |
| 7.00 pm | Entree |
| 7.40 pm | Guest Speaker: |
| 8.15 pm | Main Course |
| 8.15 pm | Guest Speaker Beck Mitchell – Building Bridges |
| 8:45 pm | Carla Zampatti Tribute (Live streamed from ICC Sydney) |
| 8.50 pm | President’s address: Sam Mostyn AO (Live streamed from ICC Sydney) |
| 9.00 pm | Raffle closes |
| 9.20 pm | Dessert |
| 9.30 pm | Raffle winners announced |
| 9.50 pm | Live: Australian Contemporary Opera |
| 10.00 pm | Formalities conclude |
| Dress Code | : | Black Tie |
| Location | : | THE WESTIN PERTH |
| 480 Hay Street, Perth WA 6000 | ||
| DINNER | : | Ballroom |
| PREFUNCTION | : | Ballroom Foyer |
| Times | : | 6pm for a 6.30pm start |
| Parking | : | Hibernian Place Car Park |
MC Amy Stanley
| 6.00 pm | Guest arrival |
| Live: WAPA Jazz Quartet | |
| 6.30 pm | Guest seated |
| 6.45 pm | Australian Girls Choir (broadcast ICC Sydney) |
| 6.50 pm | Welcome to Country |
| 6.55 pm | Formal Welcome Libby Lyons, Amy Stanley |
| 7.00 pm | Entree |
| 7.35 pm | Raffle announcement (Live streamed from ICC Sydney) |
| 8.00 pm | Main course |
| 8:00 pm | Guest Speaker: Robyn Denholm (Live streamed from ICC Sydney) |
| 8.30 pm | Dessert |
| 9:15 pm | Carla Zampatti Tribute |
| 9.20 pm | President’s address: Sam Mostyn AO (Live streamed from ICC Sydney) |
| 9.40 pm | The Australian Girls Choir |
| 10.00 pm | Formalities conclude |
| Dress Code | : | Black Tie |
| Location | : | ERNST & YOUNG BRISBANE |
| DINNER | : | Boardroom |
| PREFUNCTION | : | Boardroom |
| Times | : | 6pm for a 6.30pm start |
| Secretariat | : | NA Cloak Room NA Level 51 |
| 111 Eagle St Brisbane City QLD 4000 | ||
| Parking | : | Riverside Wilsons Parking (123 Eagle Street Brisbane The Riverside Centre) |
| 6.00 pm | Guest arrival and pre-dinner drinks |
| 6.45 pm | Guest seated |
| 6.50 pm | Formal Welcome |
| 7.00 pm | Entree |
| 7.40 pm | Guest Speaker: Robyn Denholm (Live streamed from ICC Sydney) |
| 8.05 pm | Main Course |
| 8.45 pm | Carla Zampatti Tribute |
| 8.50 pm | President’s address: Sam Mostyn AO (Live streamed from ICC Sydney) |
| 9.00 pm | Raffle closes |
| 9.10 pm | Dessert |
| 9.20 pm | Raffle winners announced |
| 9.55 pm | Australian Girls’ Choir (Live streamed from ICC Sydney) |
| 10.00 pm | Formalities conclude |
Tesla’s Board of Directors appointed Robyn Denholm to serve as the independent Chair of the Board, in November 2018, having considered her strong leadership, independent presence, financial and business expertise.
Sam Mostyn AO is a businesswoman and sustainability adviser, with a long history of executive and governance roles across business, sport, climate change, the arts, policy, and not-for-profit sectors. She
Tesla’s Board of Directors appointed Robyn Denholm to serve as the independent Chair of the Board, in November 2018, having considered her strong leadership, independent presence, financial and business expertise.
Sam Mostyn AO is a businesswoman and sustainability adviser, with a long history of executive and governance roles across business, sport, climate change, the arts, policy, and not-for-profit sectors. She
The Australian Girls Choir has developed a reputation for inspirational performances to audiences around the world, through national and international tours, television appearances, and thousands of public events. Founded in 1984, the AGC now has 6,000 girls in training in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Some of their performance highlights include singing for Nelson Mandela, Queen Elizabeth II and President Barack Obama, and alongside Hugh Jackman in his Australian Arena Tour.
A true recognition of the choir’s success is their selection by Qantas to represent the ‘Spirit of Australia’ since 1998 in the hugely successful ‘I Still Call Australia Home’ advertising campaigns, which have captured the hearts of the nation.
Australian Contemporary Opera Co exists to create, connect and inspire people with opera-music-theatre that contributes to a thriving society.
Australian Contemporary Opera Co. is an innovative company purposefully delivering world-class performances of opera – music – theatre. Led by Artistic Director Linda Thompson, the 12-year track record includes award winning productions, festivals and prestigious collaborations involving local, national and international arts companies, including La MaMa Experimental Theater NY and Glyndebourne Festival UK. Acclaimed for imaginative, youthful and inspiring performances, ACOCo tells stories that explore experiences, people and our place in the world, with a firm commitment to equality, diversity, sustainability and excellence. www.acoco.org.au
Our scholars are offered unique educational opportunities to enable them to drive their career pathway. Course learnings and outcomes are closely aligned to the delivery of the scholars’ career objectives, removing barriers and enabling them to be the leaders they want to be. Learn more about the 2022 CEW Scholarship Program.
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Sam Mostyn AO, CEW President
Sam Mostyn AO is a businesswoman and sustainability adviser, with a long history of executive and governance roles across business, sport, climate change, the arts, policy, and not-for-profit sectors.
She serves on the boards of Mirvac, Transurban, Sydney Swans, GO Foundation, Centre for Policy Development, The Climate Council.
Sam Chairs the boards of the Citi Australia, Foundation for Young Australians, Australians Investing in Women, Ausfilm, ANROWS (the Australian National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety) and Alberts. Sam is also President of Chief Executive Women.
She serves on the Australian faculty of the Cambridge University Business & Sustainability Leadership Program.
Sam served as a Commissioner with the Australian Football League and was a member of the Crawford Sports Funding Review expert panel which examined sports funding in Australia. She was as an inaugural board member of Climateworks Australia and a founding supporter and Chair of the women’s climate action group 1 Million Women.
Sam has served on the Global Business & Sustainable Development Commission, and on the boards of Reconciliation Australia, the Australia Council for the Arts, the Sydney Theatre Company, Virgin Australia Australian Volunteers International, and has chaired Carriageworks and The Australian Museum. Sam is a past President of the Australian Council for International Development and inaugural commissioner with the National Mental Health Commission and was Deputy Chair of the Diversity Council of Australia.
Sam was named Winner – Individual, in the IGCC 2019 Climate Awards and was presented the distinguished 2020 United Nations Day Honour Award for her significant contribution in advancing the work of the United Nations; in recognition of her outstanding efforts in the advancement of sustainable development as defined by the UN and her leadership in the areas of diversity and inclusion in Australia.
Sam was awarded an AO in the 2021 Australia Day Honours for distinguished service to business and sustainability, and to the community, through seminal contributions to a range of organisations, and to women.
Her executive and non-executive roles have encompassed business strategy, human resources, culture change, corporate and government affairs, risk management, community engagement, climate change, gender equality, and sustainability, and was a senior Policy advisor for Senator Bob Collins (Transport and Communications) and The Hon Michael Lee MP (Communications & the Arts), and senior communications Policy advisor for the former PM, The Hon Paul Keating.
Sam has a BA/LLB from the Australian National University, and in 2018, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the ANU, in recognition of her work as a pioneer of gender inclusion and equity, and leadership in sustainability and climate change.
