Previous Events

July 2008

01 July - Professor Margaret McMillan
Professor McMillan is a scholar and author of international repute. Her latest book, Nixon in China: The Week That Changed the World (entitled Nixon and Mao in the U.S.) was nominated in January 2007 for a Gelber Prize, awarded annually

17 June - The Economics of Happiness: Dr Andrew Hindmoor
Dr Andrew Hindmoor answers the question - 'what really makes us happy'?
03 June - Janice Gray:‘Sewer Mining and Private Access to Public Sector Infrastructure’
Janice Gray is a senior lecturer with the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales. She has published nationally and internationally on Native Title as well as nationally on Property, Equity and Water Law.

20 May - The War on Cancer: Dr Nick Saunders, Diamantina Institute:
Dr Nick Saunders is a member of the skillful team of scientists working at The Diamantina Institute, that includes Professor Ian Frazer who developed the cervical cancer vaccine.
07 May - Lord Mayor, Campbell Newman: Priorities for Brisbane City Council
Lord Mayor, Campbell Newman returns to The Brisbane Institute for another of his popular talks relating to Brisbane and Council's exciting plans for its future.

29 April - Cardinal Pell
Archbishop Pell talks about his new book, God and Caesar: Selected essays on Religion,Politics and Society
01 April - Tony Ellwood, Director Queensland Art Gallery & GoMA

11 March - Mike Cannon-Brookes: "Scaling Atlassian"
Mike Cannon Brookes is co-founder and CEO of Atlassian Software Systems, an innovative, award-winning enterprise software company.
04 March - Andrew McNamara, Minister for Sustainability,Climate Change and Innovation
"Highway of Diamonds"

26 February - Professor Mark Dodgson
Innovation: Preached but not practiced
12 February - Are we Rome? A conversation with Cullen Murphy

Cullen Murphy discusses his new book, Are we Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America.

06 December - The Brisbane Institute Annual Christmas Party
A Fun time for all!
05 December - Prime Times: Aging Well
Professor George Vaillant, Harvard University

27 November - An interview with Francois Klaus
Francois Klaus
14 November - Inside Henry VIII's Bedroom: Experiencing Hampton Court Palace in the Sixteenth Century
A special event in collaboration with The National Trust of Queensland .
09 November - Annual Dinner
Dr Jonathan Foyle

31 October - What's so special about Brisbane?
12 October - Generation Y: Is the future safe in their hands?
Speakers include Australian Idol finalist Bobby Flynn, businessman Labour Solutions' Andrew Northcott, Queensland Prisoner's Legal Service director Matilda Alexander and Brisbane Triple J reporter Vivian Hogg
06 October - Ian Frazer - God's gift to women
Ian Frazer

28 August - Inside the myth of Australia's economic heroes
Andrew Charlton
08 August - Our future/your say series #1 What price growth?
Special guest speakers, Anna Bligh, Guy Gibson, William McInnes and Cheryl Paten