Broken Brains Lunch

Name: Broken Brains Lunch
Start: 2026-03-20T12:30:00+1100
End: 2026-03-20T15:00:00+1100
Location: Bells Hotel - Main Hall rooftop

Fri, 20 Mar, 12:30pm - 3pm AEDT

Bells Hotel - Main Hall rooftop

South Melbourne VIC, Australia

RMH Neuroscience Foundation

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Description

Join us for the Broken Brains Lunch, a vibrant rooftop gathering in support of brain disease research at the RMH Neuroscience Foundation. Enjoy a beautiful seated two‑course lunch, a decadent dessert station, and flowing beverages, as co‑authors Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland share powerful insights from Broken Brains, their moving experience of the patient journey through brain disease. Connect and capture moments with special photo opportunities, plus prizes to be won!

Featuring

Jamila Rizvi - Ambassador and Co-Author

Jamila Rizvi is a diversity, equity and inclusion expert, best-selling author, and sought-after public speaker. Following her rare brain tumour diagnosis, multiple surgeries, radiation treatment and adjustment to life with new disabilities, Jamila became a proud Ambassador for the RMH Neuroscience Foundation.
Rosie Waterland - Co-Author

Rosie Waterland is an author, comedian, podcaster and public speaker, but mostly calls herself a writer. Rosie has spent much of her adult years dealing with the debilitating symptoms of trauma caused by prolonged exposure to abuse and toxic stress in her childhood.
Prof Kate Drummond AM - Chair and Host

The one and only, Kate Drummond, Chair of the RMH Neuroscience Foundation and Director of Neurosurgery at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, will host Jamila, Rosie and attendees for this beautiful lunch gathering.