Melbourne Business Network
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Melbourne Business Network
Past Events
 

Wednesday 3rd March 2010 Breakfast

"2010 Networking Workshop"

Guest Speaker - Julia Palmer
Venue - The Hilton on the Park

 

December 2nd Christmas Networking
Cocktail Party

"Why we should be Optimistic about 2010"

Guest Speaker - Rod North
Beverage Sponsor - RACV Club




October 22nd Breakfast Club - RACV Club

"Securing a Post-Kyoto Protocol and What it will mean for Australian Business"

Guest Speaker - Tim Wilson
Sponsored - Victoria University



WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON - 14th October 2009

Guest Speakers:  Dr Gael Jennings, Angela Forbes & Abigail Forsyth
Topic:  "Women in the Business of Making a Difference"
Brought to you by: 
City of Melbourne & Melbourne Business Network



Melbourne Day Debate - 27th August - Plaza Ballroom

"Should Melbourne Banish all the Lawyers?"




July 16th Breakfast Club - RACV Club

Topic:  'What impact did the fires have in the affected communities?"  What's happening right now and what are the plans for recovery?

Guest Speaker - Christine Nixon
Sponsored by:  City of Melbourne




May 21st Breakfast Club - RACV Club

"Don't let a good Recession Pass you By"

Guest Speaker - Tom Elliott
MM&E Capital & 3AW
Sponsored by:  CITY OF MELBOURNE



March 31st Breakfast Club - RACV Club, Melbourne

First 100 Days

Guest Speaker - Robert Doyle, Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Sponsored by:  CITY OF MELBOURNE
John Stock, Vice President & Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle  
                          
                
                    


February 26th Breakfast Club - Rivers Voyager, Docklands

Importance of Relationships - Business, Life, Sport


Guest Speaker - Stan Alves, AFL Coach, Elite Athlete, Media Personality, Entre[remeir and Siccessful Businessman.
Sponsored by:  WHITELION

November 13th Breakfast Club - RACV Club0

Alternative Energy Funds and Impact to the
Community and Benefit to the Environment

Guest Speaker - Justin Beeton, Managing Director JB Global Advisors Top 50 BRW Fastest Growing Business in 2008
Sponsored by:  IMPACT DIGITAL



EUREKA TOWER CHARITY CHALLENGE - CORPORATE LUNCHEON - Friday 24th October 2008

Located on the highest floor of the Southern hemisphere's tallest residential building.  The event was complimented by the experience of participants taking part in the Challenge passing through the luncheon after their climb to the top!-

NETWORKING & WINE TASTING EVENING "4 QUARTERS OF NETWORKING"
Thursday 2nd October, 2008

Facilitator - Brenda Thomson, CEO & Founder of Networking World

Wine Tasting by our Sponsor, Winebox Warehouse, Camberwell

Gourmet BBQ

Testimonial
I recently attended The Melbourne Business Network ‘4 Quarters of Networking’ event and was incredibly impressed.
Having run networking events myself, I understand the challenge of engaging the attendees for the entire evening.
Brenda Thomson did an excellent job with her networking game which left everyone at our table certain they could create quite a few alliances.
We did so well in fact, that we won the night!
Thank you for your refreshing approach to networking.
Warm regards,
Ludwina Dautovic

 

WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON - 16th September 2008

Guest Speakers:  Kate Palmer, Netball Australia CEO, the Honourable Justice Linda Dessau,
AFL Commissioner and President of the Essendon Women's Network and Kate Roffey, VicSport CEO

Topic:  "WOMEN IN THE BUSINESS OF SPORT"
Brought to you by: 
City of Melbourne & Melbourne Business Network


EMAIL COMMENTS
Tracey

A quick note to thank you for all your hard work that contributed to the great success of the lunch yesterday.  I have received very positive feedback from our CEO, Councillors and Director and we could not have done it with you and the Melbourne Business Networks support.
When all the accounts are finalised, I would like to know our total donation for Dragons Abreast, so that we can let our Councillors know.
Many thanks and hope you now have a couple of quiet days to recover (from this and fashion week!).
Regards
Jane
 
Jane E Sharwood
 
Manager - Business & International|
City of Melbourne |PO Box 1603 MELBOURNE   VIC  3001|
|Phone: 61 3 9658 9854 | Fax: 61 3 9650 3572|

 
MELBOURNE DAY DEBATE 2008 - Thursday 28th August, 2008

Moderator:  Peter Moon, Logie Smith & Lanyon Lawyers
Topic:  "Melbourne Owes it all to the Greeks"
Greeks:  Andrew Demetriou, CEO of AFL, George Donikian, Channel 10 Newsreader & Helen Kapalos, Channel 10 Newsreader
Melbourne:  Red Symons, 778 Radio Host, Tim Campbell, TV Presenter & Dr Sally Cockburn (Dr Feelgood), Doctor & 3AW Radio Host
Sponsored by:  METLINK
Charity Sponsor:  LORD MAYOR'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Photos provided by: Neos Kosmos/Peter Kakalias

 

EMAIL COMMENTS
John and Tracey
Yesterday I attended my first Melbourne Day debate and thought it was a great event.  Congratulations on the topic, fantastic panels for the two sides and arranging such a good event.
Thank you also for your assistance with the Women in Business lunch in September - I know that will also be a great event.
Regards
Jane
 
Jane E Sharwood
 
 
Manager - Business & International|
 
City of Melbourne |PO Box 1603 MELBOURNE   VIC  3001|
 
|Phone: 61 3 9658 9854 | Fax: 61 3 9650 3572|
 
 

  

BREAKFAST Club - Thursday 10th July 2008

Guest Speaker:  BRUCE KAIDER, General Manager of Business Development & Strategy with the WESTERN BULLDOGS
Topic:  "HOW THE WEST WAS WON:  BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT WORK"
Sponsored by: 
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY


BREAKFAST Club - Thursday 5th June 2008
 
Guest Speaker:  BRIAN WALDON, CEO of Melbourne Storm talking
Topic:  "BUSINESS OF SPORT"
Sponsored by PACNET


WHITELION BAILOUT 2008
Padmini Dyer - TeamSolution

Geoff Southby - Precision Recruitment
Loretta Pavlovic - Your Vehicle Broker and  our own Tracey Davis, Executive Officer
It was a fantastic event enjoyed by all that attended.  Whitelion raised over $300,000 for the 2008 BAILOUT and this will go towards helping kids in Custody, a very worthy charity
Guests who attended the Gaol House Rock Cocktail Party enjoyed fabulous food and top class entertainment by Lior, The Currency, Bad Boys Batucada & Bridget Pross.  Guests partied into the night and will be talking about this event for sometime.

      


Our "Biggest Morning Tea" on The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant

We raised approximately $1500 which went to the Cancer Council, thanks to all who participated in our fun event.
Guests enjoyed a fully catered morning tea with tea, coffee and champagne.
Jo the singing waiter sang amongst the guests whilst the tramcar travelled around our beautiful
Mel
bourne streets.
       

Click here to see our Event focus in the Cancer Council Newsletter


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PECIAL LAUNCH OF NEW EXPANDED ASSOCIATION -
Eureka Tower

'MELBOURNE BUSINESS NETWORK' - Sponsored by Yarra Trams





March Cocktail Party with Signature of M  The Long RoInvitation to a Cocktail Party on March 4th.om
Supporting THE LADDER PROJECT an AFL Foundation and AFL Player's Association initiative.


 

 

February Breakfast Club - RACV ClubWestend Business Association February 2008 Breakfast Invitation.

New Government!  New Workplace System? Your Questions Answered.
Guest Speaker - Ross Jackson, National head of Maddocks' Workplace Services price and a partner of the firm for 19 years.
Sponsored by:  PRIMUS TELECOM

 

Christmas Breakfast Event - Tania Doko and Mark Watt,Whitelion
"Balancing Life in the Music Industry with the needs of kids in custody"
RACV Club, Melbourne

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