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General Public
In person ticket price: $1295
Virtual ticket price: $595
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CEW COVID-19 Event Policy
CEW requires all guests at ‘in person’ events to be fully vaccinated, and if an exemption applies, must complete a negative rapid antigen or PCR test before arriving at the event. ‘Fully vaccinated’ means the definition in place by the relevant State or Federal government at the time of the event. If you feel unwell, please do not attend.
Cancellation Policy
CEW values your time, our time and the service that we provide. As a not-for-profit the CEW Summit represents a significant investment in our advocacy work. CEW understands that changes happen however, no refunds are available one month prior to the event due to change of mind.

Nour Haydar
Federal political reporter, ABC News

The Honourable Anthony Albanese MP
Prime Minister of Australia

Kate Gilmore
Professor-in-Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science

Sam Mostyn AO
President, Chief Executive Women

Sarah Harden
CEO, Hello Sunshine

Solina Chau
Co-Founder of Horizons Ventures, Founder of H.S. Chau Foundation

Tsehay Hawkins
Dancer, Yellow Wiggle

Matt Baxby
CEO, Revolut Australia

Professor Jeff Borland
Truby Williams Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne

Kushal Chadha
Partner & Asia Pacific ESG Leader for Deals & Private Equity, PWC

Sally Collins
CFO, HESTA

Dr Catherine Foley AO PSM
Australia’s Chief Scientist

Brendon Gale
CEO & Executive Director, Richmond Football Club

Agathe Gross
Partner, Bain & Company

Zak Hammer
Executive Director, Operations, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Leading for Results, INSEAD

Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith
Women in STEM Ambassador, Australian Government

Christine Holgate
CEO, Toll Global Express

Tanya Hosch
General Manager, Inclusion and Social Policy AFL

Kate Jenkins
Sex Discrimination Commissioner

Hunter Johnson
Founder & CEO, The Man Cave

Antoninette Lattouf
Co-founder and co-chair, Media Diversity Australia

Ming Long AM
Chair, Diversity Council Australia Non-Executive Director

Wendy McCarthy AO
Mentor, Speaker, Writer, Social Activist, Company Advisor

Louise Monger
Vice President, Digital Buildings, Schneider Electric

Isaac Rankin
Managing Director, Commercial & Private Banking, ANZ

Tim Reed
President, Business Council of Australia

Natasha Stott Despoja AO
Australian politician, diplomat, gender equality advocate and author

John Thwaithes
Professor, Monash University

Kate Vidgen
Global Head of Industrial Transition and Clean Fuels, Green Investment Group (GIG)

Natalie Walker
Founder, Inside Policy

Marisa Warren
Co-Founder & General Partner @ ALIAVIA Ventures | Founder & Chair @ ELEVACAO | Advisor

Maj. Gen. Simone Wilkie AO
Commissioner, AFL

Sally Bruce
COO & CFO, Culture Amp

Michaela Healey
Director, The Magokoro Practice

Nicole Livingstone
General Manager, Women’s Football, AFL

Dee McGrath
CEO, Retirement & Superannuation Solutions, Link Group

Lula Mohanty
General Manager, IBM Consulting Asia Pacific

Kate Munnings
CEO and Managing Director, Virtus Health Limited

Jane Spring
Chair, NSW Disability Council

Professor Jeff Borland
Truby Williams Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne

Dr Catherine Foley AO PSM
Australia’s Chief Scientist

Kate Jenkins
Sex Discrimination Commissioner

Tim Reed
President, Business Council of Australia

Natalie Walker
Founder, Inside Policy
CEW LEADERSHIP SUMMIT |
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BREAKING THROUGH: THE TIME IS NOW | |
9:00am – 10:20am | |
Welcome to Country | |
Keynote Address | |
Welcome to Summit | Summit MC – Nour Haydar Federal political reporter, ABC News |
Keynote Address – CEW | Sam Mostyn AO, President, CEW |
CHANGING THE GAME | |
10:20am – 1:05pm | |
Keynote Address: Women telling our own stories: a catalyst for change | Sarah Harden, CEO, Hello Sunshine |
Morning Tea |
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10:50am – 11:20am |
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CHANGING THE GAME | |
10:20am – 1:05pm | |
Keynote Address: How Dare You?! Using moral courage as a leader in difficult times | Kate Gilmore, Professor-in-Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science in conversation with Natasha Stott Despoja AO, United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) |
No going back: what future workforces need | Moderator: Sally Bruce, COO/CFO, Culture Amp Panel: Ming Long AM, Chair, Diversity Council Australia Non-Executive Director, Tim Reed, President, Business Council of Australia Matt Baxby, CEO, Revolut Australia Marisa Warren, Co-Founder & General Partner @ ALIAVIA Ventures | Founder & Chair @ ELEVACAO | Advisor |
Play like a girl: lessons from the AFL | Moderator: Nicole Livingstone OAM, Olympian, AFL General Manager of Women’s Football Panel: Major General Simone Wilkie AO, Commissioner, AFL Brendon Gale, CEO & Executive Director, Richmond Football Club Tanya Hosch, General Manager, Inclusion and Social Policy AFL |
Lunch |
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1:05pm – 2:05pm |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS | |
LOOKING PAST THE BEND | |
2:05pm – 3:35pm | |
Laneway 1: Charting new territories: Skills and future jobs that will take women to new heights | Moderator: Lula Mohanty, Managing Partner, IBM Consulting, APAC Panel: Dr Cathy Foley AO, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Lisa Harvey Smith, Women in STEM Ambassador, Australian Government |
Laneway 2: A decarbonised economy: implications for businesses and women | Moderator: Professor John Thwaites, Monash University Panel: Kate Vidgen, Global Head of Industrial Transition and Clean Fuels, Green Investment Group Kushal Chadha, ESG Deals Leader, PwC Australia |
Laneway 3: Creating new pipelines of talent: you don’t know what you’re missing | Moderator: Michaela Healey, Director, The Magokoro Practice Panel: Sally Collins, Chief Financial Officer, HESTA Professor Jeff Borland, Truby Williams Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne, Natalie Walker, Founder, Inside Policy |
IN CONVERSTION: LIVE FROM Hong Kong Solving big problems for humanity using tech and innovation | Solina Chau, Co-Founder of Horizons Ventures, Founder of H.S. Chau Foundation in conversation with Michaela Browning |
Afternoon Tea |
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3:35pm – 4pm |
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PLAYING YOUR PART AND TAKING ACTION | |
4pm – 5:40pm | |
PANEL: Respect is everyone’s business: working together to make workplaces safe | Moderator: Jane Spring, Chair, NSW Disability Council Panel: Kate Jenkins, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Christine Holgate, CEO Toll Global Express, Hunter Johnson, CEO Man Cave |
Inspiring others: You can’t be what you can’t see | Tsehay Hawkins, The Wiggles |
Why the time for change is now | Panel: Wendy McCarthy AO, Mentor, Speaker, Writer, Social Activist, Company Advisor Bridget Louden, Co-Founder and CEO Expert360 Non-Executive Director, Telstra Carla Grant-Pickens, Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, IBM |
Summit Close | Sam Mostyn AO, President, CEW |
Networking Function – 5:40pm – 7:30pm |
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Summit Closing Notes | Dee McGrath, CEO Retirement & Superannuation Solutions Link Group |