Political lunch: Nick Xenophon
Our series of political boardroom lunches continued with an excellent roundtable discussion with SA BEST leader Nick Xenophon and Senator Rex Patrick. In the lead up to the state election, these lunches are providing our members with an opportunity to engage in intimate and constructive discussions with our state’s leaders. A big thank you to […]
Political Lunch: Steven Marshall
While as an organisation we are a-political, we engage closely in the political process and organised a series of boardroom lunches with our State’s leaders in the lead up to the election in March 2018. First up was Opposition Leader Steven Marshall with numerous issues discussed ranging from infrastructure to exports, population growth, the public […]
Chuck Wolfe: Seeing the Better City
It was a pleasure to bring Chuck Wolfe to Adelaide for the Festival of Architecture and Design as part of 2017 Open state. Chuck Wolfe is from Seattle and spoke about his new book, Seeing the Better City where he highlights how the perspective of the observer is key to understanding the dynamics of urban […]
Thinker in Residence: Allyson Hewitt
It was great to partner with the Don Dunstan Foundation and introduce our members to Thinker in Residence Allyson Hewitt who shared inspiring ideas to make Adelaide a centre of social innovation.
Sanjeev Gupta lunch
It was an honour to introduce our members to Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Chairman of the GFG Alliance at a lunch which was hosted by Minter Ellison.
Adelaide Riverbank event
This event was a great opportunity for our members to get an overview and hear from the people charged with creating a new future for the Riverbank, Andrew McEvoy Chair Riverbank Authority.
Thinker in Residence: Suzi Sosa
How can Adelaide be a leader in the social economy? Great corporate roundtable discussion with Don Dunstan Foundation and thinker in residence Suzi Sosa.
2017 Federal Budget lunch: Prosperity or peril
The 2017 budget is … Prosperity or peril. Committee for Adelaide’s Federal Budget Lunch was hosted at PwC and speakers, included former ANZ CEO Mike Smith, who analysed the budget’s business, economic, taxation and political implications.
US Ambassador Adelaide visit
The US Acting Ambassador Jim Carouso lead a delegation of US businesses to Adelaide and we were honoured to host them at PwC’s headquarters. Was a great chance for our members to connect with companies like Boeing, 3M, Cisco Systems, GE, Nova, HP Enterprise, AECOM and more.
Canberra briefing with the Prime Minister
On 14 February Committee for Adelaide CEO Jodie van Deventer led a 12-strong team of South Australian businesses to Canberra for a briefing with the Prime Minister and Treasurer to talk about power issues, tax cuts and population growth. On 22 February we invited our members to a briefing on the trip to Canberra. It […]
