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
June 2008
- 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.
May 2008
- 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.
April 2008
- 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
March 2008
- 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"
February 2008
- 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.
December 2007
- 06 December - The Brisbane Institute Annual Christmas Party
A Fun time for all!
- 05 December - Prime Times: Aging Well
Professor George Vaillant, Harvard University
November 2007
- 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
October 2007
- 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
August 2007
- 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
