Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Wednesday 22 October
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Today’s jobs have changed far beyond yesteryear’s projections. And instead of planning for one career, we plan for three or four. In this rapidly changing landscape, how can our education institutions meet new demands?
And in a world where old professions are disappearing, tertiary fees are rising, and unemployment comes with weighty obligations – how should the kids of today plan for tomorrow? And who’s being left behind? We’ll look at global competition, the loss of manufacturing and more.
Question time
When you think ‘question time’, perhaps you picture rowdy politicians cussing each other out. But in our new series, we’re putting the dignity back into proceedings … along with a generous amount of time. It’s one full hour of pure Q&A between you, our audience, moderator Madeleine Morris, and a panel of experts in the evening’s chosen field of inquiry. Get informed about the key issues of our time, in the lead-up to the Victorian state election.
This programme, Question Time will tackle three critical topics: renewable energy, jobs of the future, and the always-fraught issue of transport, now and into the future. BYO hot potatoes and burning questions.
Hosted by Madeleine Morris.
Presented in partnership with Arts House.
Featuring
Charles Brass
Charles Brass is currently the chair of the Futures Foundation, a future-focused organisation which all Australians are welcome to join. Previously he spent over 15 years in Human Resources Management and has also been CEO of a number of not-for-profit and charitable organisations.
In 1995 Charles helped create the Future of Work Foundation in what he describes as his fourth change in career direction as he explores his great interest in matters affecting people. Charles began his working life as a wedding photographer and then spent five years as a secondary school teacher before moving to corporate Human Resources.
Along with this work experience, Charles has a wall full of academic qualifications beginning with an honours science degree, a diploma and bachelor of education as well as an MBA and most recently a Master of Strategic Foresight.
Gill Palmer
Professor Gill Palmer is currently the interim vice-chancellor and president of RMIT. She previously held the positions of deputy vice-chancellor (academic) and vice-president at RMIT, pro vice-chancellor and vice-president of the College of Business at RMIT, and Dean of Australia’s largest university faculty of business and economics at Monash University.
Matt Wicking
Matt is currently Greenie-in-Residence at Arts House, where he’s helping a group of progressive arts organisations build sustainability into their practice.
For the past decade, he has worked as a sustainability consultant across business, government, the arts, education and more.
Madeleine Morris
Madeleine Morris is a Melbourne-based reporter for ABC television’s 7.30. She was formerly a presenter for the BBC in London and reported from dozens of countries before returning to her native Australia. She is the author of Guilt-Free Bottle-Feeding: Why Your Formula-Fed Baby Can Grow Up To Be Happy, Healthy and Smart, published by Finch.
Peter Gahan
As founder and director of the Centre for Workplace Leadership and Professor of Management at the University of Melbourne, it is safe to assume that Peter Gahan is passionate about all things ‘work’ related.
Peter began his career with a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) at the University of New South Wales, and since then, has held academic positions at UCLA, Monash, Deakin, UNSW and The European University Institute.
He has added extensive hands-on experience in business management training to his CV along the way, including four years as director of Workplace Innovation in the Victorian Department of Industry, Innovation and Regional Development.
Peter’s published work encompasses over 70 journals, books and reports commissioned for both State and Commonwealth governments. His expertise covers high-performance work practices, managing conflict and negotiations, management and leadership, industry trends and labour markets, employment relations.