November
Climate Change Impact: Paris Ambitions – Melbourne Actions (YouTube)
Rowan Dowland (General Manager, Corporate Development, Bank Australia Professor), Don Henry (Public Policy Fellow for Environmentalism, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, the University of Melbourne), Stephanie Niall (Community Member, City of Yarra Environment Advisory Committee), Cr Cathy Oke (Melbourne City Councillor and Chair, ICLEI Oceania Regional Executive Committee), MC: Cr Arron Wood (Melbourne City Councillor, Chair of the Environment Portfolio)
Melbourne - A City with a Healthy Heart? A talk about growth and density (YouTube)
Professor Jago Dodson (Professor of Urban Policy and Director of the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University), Ivan Motley (Founding Director of .id Consulting (informed decisions)), Kate Roffey (CEO Committee for Melbourne), Dr ANDREA Sharam (Research Fellow, Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University), MC: Peter Mares (Contributing editor Inside Story, Adjunct fellow Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Writer, Journalist, Radio Presenter)
October
Jobs in the Knowledge Economy: Threat or opportunity (YouTube)
Sherri Bruinhout (Director of Homelessness and Justice, Melbourne City Mission), Dr Janine Dixon (Economic Modeller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University), Bernard Salt (Writer, speaker and media commentator, columnist, KPMG Partner), Marcus Westbury (Broadcaster, writer, media maker and festival director). Host: Peter Mares (Contributing editor Inside Story, Adjunct fellow Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Writer, Journalist, Radio Presenter)
Smart City Leadership (YouTube)
Marita Cheng (CEO 2MarRobotics, Robogals Founder 2008, Young Australian of the Year 2012), Dr Nicholas Gruen (CEO Lateral Economics), Prof Sharon Lewin (Director, Doherty Institute, 2015 Melburnian of the Year and Club Melbourne Ambassador), Darren Sharp (Sharing Economy Strategist, Director of Social Surplus). Host: Peter Mares (Contributing editor Inside Story, Adjunct Fellow Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Writer and Journalist)
September
Domain Parklands History: heritage, horticulture and society (YouTube)
Stuart Harrison (Architect, Broadcaster, Writer and Academic), John Hawker (Heritage Officer, Heritage Victoria), Dr Matthew Klugman (Deputy Director of the Sport in Society Research Program, Victoria University), Georgina Whitehead (Landscape Historian and Consultant), MC Professor Andrew J May (Historian and writer, University of Melbourne)
UN World Peace Day: Building a safer and more peaceful city (YouTube)
Speakers: Prof Megan Davis (Director UNSW Indigenous Law Centre, Chair United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues), Ms Laura John (2014 UN Australian Youth Ambassador), Dr Dina McMillan (Social Psychologist and Consultant, Acting Assistant Commissioner), Glenn Weir (Victorian Police). Host: Michael Short (Journalist and Editor of The Zone Fairfax Media)
June 2015
Democracy Fractures: can citizens' juries rebuild trust & solve hard problems? (YouTube)
Speakers: Cr Stephen Mayne, Linda Macleod, Kirsty Carter, Nicholas Reece, Hon Anna Burke MP, Rob Gell AM (MC)
Service Before Self: Stories that bind our communities (YouTube)
Speakers: Danielle Thomas, Tara Piazza, Terry Moran AC, Barrie Cassidy, Daniel Hadley, Hon. Robert Doyle (MC)
Making Babies in Melbourne - The IVF Story (YouTube)
Speakers: Prof. Loane Skene, Emeritus Prof. Alan Trounson, Kylie Trounson, Dr Leslie Cannold (MC)
May 2015
Indigenous Knowledge: Law, Country, Cultural Heritage (YouTube)
Speakers: Rueben Berg, Professor Kerry Arabena, Gary Murray, Prof. Kate Auty (MC)
A decent place to live? The housing talk (YouTube)
Speakers: Marc Jahr, Michael Shapcott, Dr Carolyn Whitzman, Peter Mares (MC)
April 2015
What is the Future of Anzac Day? (YouTube)
Speakers: Michael Brissenden, James Brown, Dr Carolyn Holbrook, Celeste Liddle, Dr Clare Wright (MC)
March 2015
Moving and Shaping Melbourne: Communities, Roads, Public Transport and Development (YouTube)
Speakers: David Shelton, Jennifer Cunich, Paul Donegan, Prof John Stone, William McDougall, Mr Peter Mares (MC)
New Learning: spaces, tech & pedagogies
Speakers: Professor Stephen Heppell, Leone Lorrimer, Dr Gary Stager, Shirley Tan, Michael Short (MC)
February 2015
Personalised Medicine: Me and My Genome (YouTube)
Speakers: Prof. Michael Snyder, Prof. Andrew Sinclair, Prof. Loane Skene, Natasha Mitchell (MC)