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Events Program

  

OzProspect runs a range of events to further its mission of developing new voices and new ideas in Australian public debate. 

 

 

OzProspect Lecture Series at the State Library

 

 

In partnership with the State Library of Victoria, OzProspect runs a regular evening lecture series with the objective of providing a platform for emerging young thinkers on public affairs. To subscribe to the mailing list for these events contact Tim Watts on email tim @ ozprospect.org

 

Details of previous lectures:

 

The Contribution of Generation X to Public Life

Nicola Roxon Shadow Attorney General

& Sophie Panopoulous, MP

March 16, 2004

 

Is there a Need for an Australian Men’s Movement?

Pru Goward, Sex Discrimination Commissioner

& Rick Hayes, Latrobe University

April 20, 2004

Link to Pru Goward speech

 

Defamation Law Reform: A Muzzle on the Media?

Stephen Mayne, Editor of Crikey.com.au

& Peter Bartlett, National Chairman, Minter Ellison Lawyers

May 18, 2004

 

Money and Power in Australian Democracy: The View from the NGO World

Jonathan Liberman, Cancer Council Victoria

& Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision

August 17, 2004

Link to Jonathan Liberman speech

 

Imagining Australia: Ideas for Our Future

Andrew Leigh, co-author of ‘Imagining Australia: Ideas for Our Future’

& Greg Barns, author of ‘What’s Wrong With the Liberal Party?’

September 21, 2004

Link to ‘Imagining Australia’ extracts

 

Corporations, Covers Bands and Consensus: Arts Policy Priorities for the Next Australian Government

Marcus Westbury, Artistic Director of Nextwave Festival www.nextwave.com.au

October 19, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Past Events

 

 

Interface 2003

Mouth to Mouth for the Body Politic

April 25-27 - Sydney

 

OzProspect was among the sponsors of Interface 2003, a youth-run festival of ideas which featured over 70 speakers including Senator John Cherry, Lindy Edwards (author - 'How to argue with an economist'), Peter Andren (Independent member for Calare), Guy Rundle (Editor - Arena Magazine), Greg Barns (OzProspect Board member), Meg Mundell (Big Issue, Victoria Council for Homeless Persons), and Bob Burton (author -'Secrets and lies') Jason Yat-Sen Li (Lawyer & Corporate Social Responsibility specialist), Alan Moran (Director of Deregulation unit - Institute for Public Affairs), & Charles Firth (The Chaser).

 

Organised by Nexus, a non-partisan youth network, the festival aimed to provide a platform for new perspectives on issues within Media, Education and Democracy, without attempting to shape participants viewpoint any way.  More than 400 people attended the event.

 

 

 

OzProspect was a leading sponsor of the Population Summit 2002 which took place in Melbourne on February 25.  The conference was convened by Steve Vizard and Victorian Premier Steve Bracks. It featured addresses by a host of prominent Australians including former PMs Bob Hawke and Malcolm Fraser, and OzProspect Advisory Board member Tim Flannery. For more info click here: 

A collection of essays and speeches from the Summit edited by Tim Watts, Hugh Martin and Steve Vizard called Australia's Population Challenge is available from Penguin.

 

 

Just how important is community and culture in building a smart society?  Teresa Esser's new book examines the entrepreneurial coffee-shop culture of Cambridge, home of Harvard and MIT.  Featuring dozens of in-depth interviews with young business leaders - both winners and losers from the Internet boom - the book provides a compelling snapshot of the region often called the East Coast's Silicon Valley.

OzProspect sponsored Teresa's 2002 Australian speaking tour.  She briefed the office of Queensland Premier Peter Beattie and was interviewed extensively on radio and by the print media. For more info on Teresa visit The Venture Cafe website.

Greg Barns on The Future of Liberalism

 

OzProspect presented a public lecture on June 12, 2002 at the ThinkFresh space, 134 Flinders Lane Melbourne by leading Republican, former Liberal Party advisor and Advisory Board member, Greg Barns.  Greg spoke on the work of British theorist John Gray and outlined his view of why it matters to identify with Liberal values in an era preoccupied with security and control.  Author and commentator, Mark Davis, was the respondent to Greg's lecture. 



 

 

 

 

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