previous events

Welcome to Catalyst's great event history. Click on an event below to view details and photos.

2008

26 June 2008 - Catalyst Climate Change Cafe 02
Monica Barone: CEO City of Sydney
David Hodes: Thought Leader


26 March 2008 - Catalyst Climate Change Cafe 01
Anna Rose: Founder of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition
Andrew Gray: Partner and Head of Quantitative Research with Goldman Sachs JBWere
Jon Jutsen: Founder of Energetics and energy management visionary

2007

21 November 2007 - Celebrating 07 - Challenging Climate Change 08
Greg Bourne: CEO of WWF and former Regional President of BP Australasia
Ken Thompson: Deputy Commissioner, NSW Fire Brigade and Al Gore Climate Project presenter
Amanda McCluskey: General Manager of Sustainability at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, former Deputy Chair of the Investor Group on Climate Change and Al Gore Climate Project presenter

29 October 2007 - Living to the End - Catalyst Cafe
Melanie Greblo-Rhodes: CEO, Home Hospice
Kate Maguire: Home Hospice mentor
Maurice Goldberg: Chairman of The Ark Group

15 August 2007 - Giving Back: Why Wait?
Michael Traill: Founder and CEO of Social Ventures Australia
Lalita Ari: Founder and director of Oasis Africa
Andy Small: social contribution mentor and ex-CEO, Zurich Financial Services
Melanie Hogan: Director of “Kanyini”
Dr Timothy Sharp: Founder of The Happiness Institute
Lynn Ralph: Managing Director of Cameron Ralph, ex-Deputy Chair of ASIC and ex-Chair of the AMP Foundation
Michael Wilson: CEO of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Liz Skelton: of The Sydney Leadership Program at The Benevolent Society
Catherine Fox: Deputy Editor of AFR Boss magazine

19 June 2007 - Social Leadership Cafe – Big Thinking for the World's Biggest Problems
Rita Sarin: Director of The Hunger Project in India
Cathy Burke: CEO of The Hunger Project in Australia
Shailaja Narayana: Project Co-ordinator of The Hunger Project in Bangalore
Rick Ball: Managing Director Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley

8 May 2007 - Kanyini – To the Heart of Indigenous Wisdom
Melanie Hogan: Filmaker
Jeff McMullen: ABC Presenter and Personality

28 March 2007 - Our New Social Consciousness
Alan Saunders: Writer and Broadcaster
Reverend Bill Crews (AM): Former Director of the Wayside Chapel
Georgine Duncan: Project Manager of the Adelaide Solar City initiative
Brett Solomon: Executive Director of GetUp


2006

6 December 2006 - Endless Possibilities for 2007
Prashanth Shanmugan: Global Ambassador for UN Global Atlas of Human Rights
Lalita Ari: Founder of Oasis Africa
Michael Hann: Corporate Ethics Champion

18 October 2006 - The New Philanthropic Professionalism
David Gonski AO in Conversation with Helen Trinca

19 September 2006 - The Pursuit of Happiness
The Panel: Dr Timothy Sharp, Dr Caroline West, Rami Savin
Facilitator: Lynn Ralph

18 August 2006 - Sucking the Marrow
John Maclean: Sports personality

7 July 2006 - Theatrics of Wonderment TWO
Actors Centre Australia

14 June 2006 - Leading the Peace - The Sydney Peace Prize
Professor Stuart Rees AM: Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation

3 May 2006 - Australian Magic in Cambodia
Geraldine Cox AM: Founder Sunrise Children’s Village in Phnom Penh

4 April 2006 - Behind the Headlines - How the Media Shapes Our Opinions
Jacinta Tynan: Television personality and author
Emma Tom: Journalist and author
Steve Cannane: Radio personality

8 March 2006 - Amnesty International Women's Day
Tania Plibersek: Federal Member of Parliament for Sydney

22 February 2006 - Youth Off the Streets
Father Chris Riley: Founder, Youth Off the Streets

24 January 2006 - Catalyst Annual Wine Tasting
Paul Foster: Wine master


2005
23 November 2005 - Turning A Blind Eye
Andrew O'Keefe: Television personality
Dr Tanveer Ahmed: Journalist

13 October 2005 - A World Vision
Reverend Tim Costello: CEO, World Vision Australia

24 September 2005 - Alchemy for Opportunity International
Charity fundraiser party

23 August 2005 - Purpose
Russell Barlow: Leadership Consultant

13 July 2005 - Transforming the Corporation.
Paul Gilding: Founder, Ecos Corporation

21 June 2005 - Celebrity with Cause.
Jessica Rowe: Television personality

18 May 2005 - See the World - Fred Hollows Foundation.
Adam Spencer: Media personality

6 April 2005 - Vision Realisation.
Paul Cave: Founder, Bridgeclimb

8 March 2005 - Is Work Better Than Sex?
Helen Trinca: Author

9 February 2005 - Lord Mayor Sydney
Guest Speaker: Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney

19 January 2005 - Catalyst Annual Wine Tasting.
Stephen Thomson: Wine master


In addition, since Catalyst's launch in 2001, other great speakers have included:
  • Peter Thompson: ABC Media Personality
  • Chris Crook: former CEO, HSBC Bank Australia
  • Cathy Zoi: Bill Clinton’s Environmental Chief of Staff
  • Ian Keirnan AO: CEO Clean Up The World
  • David Bussau AO: Founder Opportunity International and 2008 Senior Australian of the Year
  • Tim Macartney-Snape: Australian mountain climbing legend
  • Dean Carey: Co-founder Actors Centre Australia
  • Brandon Gien: Director, The Australian Design Awards
  • Stephen Block: General Manager, The Australian String Quartet
  • Grahame Maher: former Managing Director, Vodafone Australia