Brisbane Annual Dinner 2024
Event description
CEW Annual Dinner tickets are on sale now. Secure your seats quickly as we will sell out!
Collaborate
We call on all leaders to collaborate in advancing our calls to action: setting gender-balanced targets for all organisations, investing in diverse, gender-balanced talent pipelines, and building inclusive, flexible, and respectful workplaces for everyone.
Join us for an evening of celebration, as we raise funds on the night to support the ongoing development of a gender balanced leadership pipeline through our ongoing leadership development, and education of women across Australia. With a goal of raising over $300,000 nationally, these funds will support our scholarships program which has now been in place for over 30 years.
Brisbane keynote: Li Cunxin AO
Li Cunxin AO’s journey is simply remarkable. He was born into utter poverty in Mao’s Communist China. At a very young age he was selected to train at Madame Mao’s Beijing Dance Academy, and so began Li’s journey. Li’s astounding drive and relentless work made him one of the best dancers in the world.
Li is the Artistic Director of Queensland Ballet, which he has transformed from a laggard in the performing arts industry to a world standard company.
The inspirational story of Li’s life is recounted in his memoir Mao’s Last Dancer, which quickly rose to number one on the Australian bestseller list, won the Book of the Year Award in Australia and received the Christopher Award for literature in the USA.
Li’s story is a living example of how to overcome adversity and achieve excellence in life.
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