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CEW SUMMIT

Wednesday 6 September 2023
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

Ticket sales have now closed.

Thank you for attending the CEW Leadership Summit! The event was a resounding success, and we’re truly thrilled with the enlightened discussions and insights shared by our exceptional speakers.  

Throughout the Summit, we delved into thought provoking conversations about our collective commitments, which will serve as the cornerstone for achieving gender parity at the highest levels of leadership by 2033. 

We invite you to share your commitments and continue this conversation in your workplaces, your communities and on LinkedIn. This will help inspire your network to act and urge them to consider their own pledges. Don’t forget to tag us @ChiefExecutiveWomen and use #Agenda2033 to keep the dialogue going.

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At our current pace, Australia will achieve leadership equality in 100 years’ time. This is the fast track to equality, turning what could be 100 years of snail-paced change into 10.

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Led by the most disruptive voices, the CEW Leadership Summit will ignite a chain reaction to fast-track an equal future.

The CEW Leadership Summit will identify tangible actions that we can all take to accelerate change. We need diverse women leaders at every decision-making table; we need workplace flexibility for all to work and care; we need to ensure women are economically secure and free from violence; and we need women’s workforce participation across all sectors within all roles.

Hear from the change-makers and Australia’s most influential leaders who are activating this new momentum.Join us on Wednesday 6 September and help us set a new Agenda for the next 10 years. 

In-person ticket sales have now closed, however, live stream tickets are available until Tuesday 5 September. Please email events@cew.org.au if you have any questions. 
#Agenda2033

Event Program

Narelda Jacobs OAM, Channel 10 Journalist and Presenter

Wurundjeri Elder Uncle Ringo Terrick

Susan-Lloyd Hurwitz, CEW President 

Sam Mostyn AO, Chair, Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce
Brid Horan, Chancellor, Dublin City University
Moderator: Sally Bruce, COO & CFO, Culture Amp

Danielle Wood, CEO Grattan Institute
Madeleine Morris, Finance Presenter, ABC News


Morning tea

Shemara Wikramanayake, CEO Macquarie Group
Shuba Krishnan, Head of Communications, Australia India Institute

Saadia Zahidi, CEO World Economic Forum
Mike Henry, CEO BHP
Leah Weckert, CEO Coles
Moderator: Samantha Mark, MD Spencer Stuart Australia

The Hon. Natalie Hutchins MP, Minister OFW Victoria

June Oscar AO, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

Kaylee Anderson, Director, The Indigenuity Lab

Lunch

Peter Collins, Head of Ethics and Integrity, WEHI

Didier Elzinga, CEO and Founder Culture Amp
Anna Brown OAM, CEO, Equality Australia
Catherine Clark, CEO, Paralympics Australia
Moderator: Akii Ngo, Intersectionality Consultant, Educator, Equity and Inclusion Survivor-Advocate and Activist

Brianna Casey, CEO, Foodbank Australia
Helen Waters Silvia, CEO, Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre
Melanie Browne, COO, Fitted for Work
Moderator: Emma Fulu, Founder and Executive Director, The Equality Institute

Julie Inman Grant, eSafety Commissioner
Professor Michael Flood, Sociologist Professor, School of Justice at QUT
Katherine Boiciuc, Digital Transformation Viva Energy
Dixie Link-Gordon, Program Coordinator, Aboriginal Women Advisory Network
Moderator: Sunita Gloster AM, Non Executive Director and Advisor

Maree Davenport, CEO Endometriosis Australia
Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM, Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University & Director HER Centre Australia
Grace Molloy, CEO Menopause Friendly Australia
Moderator: Jo Stanley, Founder and CEO Broad Radio

Afternoon tea

Taryn Brumfitt, 2023 Australian of the Year

Marie Festa, CEO CEW

Wurundjeri Elder Uncle Ringo Terrick 

The CEW Leadership Summit Committee 2023

Special thanks to the CEW Leadership Summit Committee for volunteering their time and invaluable expertise, knowledge and enthusiasm to make the CEW Leadership Summit 2023 possible.
Dee McGrath (Committee Chair), Ann Burns, Paula Benson, Jodie Hampshire, Carolyn Reynolds, Henriette Rothschild, Deborah Schembri and Katrina Troughton.

Sponsors

Gold Sponsor

Gold Sponsor - Exclusive Education Partner

Silver Sponsor

Thought Leadership Partner

Hospitality Partner

Morning speakers

MC 
Narelda Jacobs OAM 
Journalist, Presenter and Commentator 

Livestream MC and Speaker
Shuba KrishnanHead of Communications, Australia India Institute

Keynote Speaker
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz
CEW President

Speaker
Sam Mostyn AO  
Chair, Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce

Speaker
Brid Horan
Chancellor, Dublin City University 

Moderator
Sally Bruce
COO & CFO, Culture Amp

Keynote Speaker
Saadia ZahidiManaging Director, World Economic Forum

Speaker
Danielle Wood
CEO, Grattan Institute 

Speaker
Madeleine Morris 
Presenter, ABC News

Keynote Speaker
Shemara Wikramanayake
CEO, Macquarie Group

Speaker
Mike Henry
CEO, BHP

Speaker
Leah Weckert
CEO, Coles

Moderator 
Samantha Mark
Managing Director, Spencer Stuart Australia 

Speaker
The Hon Natalie Hutchins MP

Minister for Education and Minister for Women, VIC

Keynote Speaker
June Oscar AO
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

Speaker
Kaylee Anderson
Director, The Indigenuity Lab

Afternoon speakers

Keynote Speaker
Peter Collins 

Head of Ethics and Integrity, WEHI

Speaker
Didier Elzinga

CEO & Founder, Culture Amp

Speaker
Anna Brown AOM
CEO, Equality Australia

Speaker
Catherine Clark 

CEO, Paralympics Australia

Moderator 
Akki Ngo 
Intersectionality Consultant, Educator, Equity & Inclusion Survivor-Advocate and Activist

Speaker
Brianna Casey

CEO of Foodbank Australia

Speaker
Helen Waters Silvia

CEO Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre (WAGEC)

Speaker
Melanie Browne
COO, Fitted for Work

Moderator 
Emma Fulu

Founder and Executive Director of The Equality Institute

Speaker
Katherine Boicuic 
Digital Transformation Lead, Viva Energy Australia

Speaker
Professor Michael Flood

Sociologist Professor in the School of Justice at QUT

Speaker
Dixie Link-Gordon
Mudgin-gal Aboriginal Corporation, Executive officer

Speaker
Julie Inman Grant 
Esafety Commissioner

Moderator
Sunita Gloster A
M
Non-Executive Director & Advisor

Speaker
Maree Davenport
CEO, Endometriosis Australia

Speaker
Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM
Professor of Psychiatry and Director, HER Centre Australia and Monash

Speaker
Grace Molloy 
CEO, Menopause Friendly Australia

Moderator 
Jo Stanley

Founder and CEO of Broad Radio

Keynote Speaker
Taryn Brumfitt

Australian of the Year 2023

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