Hugh Stretton Oration 2025

The Stretton Institute presents the Hugh Stretton Oration 2025

Join us for our annual Hugh Stretton Oration established in 2021 in honour of the late Emeritus Professor Hugh Stretton AC.

Our guest speaker and graduate of The University of Adelaide, Adam Liaw, will explore the topic of Growing an Appetite for Good Food Policy, discussing how we as a society need to start to take the question of "good food" a little more seriously. At present, we actively regulate everything around food - trade, health & safety, competition, environment, labelling etc. - but have little appetite for specifically tackling the way we eat. Do we need a closer look at a structure of food policy that starts with food rather than ends with it?

About the Speaker

Adam Liaw is a cook, writer and broadcaster.

He is the author of nine cookbooks and has hosted a range of documentary, food and entertainment television and audio programs including Tomorrow Tonight (ABC), Who The Bloody Hell Are We? (SBS) The Cook Up with Adam Liaw (SBS), Destination Flavour (SBS), and How Taste Changed the World (Audible).

Adam has established a career as one of Australia’s most in-demand writers and broadcasters. He has been a columnist for The Wall Street Journal’s Scene Asia, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and Sunday Life magazine.

Adam is also an experienced lawyer and non-executive director in the arts, non-for-profit, education and diplomacy sectors. He currently serves as Deputy Chair of the Museum of Chinese in Australia (MOCA), and as a board member of TAFE NSW, The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG), the Australia-Japan Foundation, the Sydney Japanese International School and The Australian Father’s Day Council. He is co-Managing Director of i8 Studio, a television production company based in Sydney.

He combines his legal expertise, scientific background, and considerable commercial and management experience with strong connections across Australia and Asia and an interest in corporate diversity. He is experienced in legal matters, fundraising, marketing and corporate governance. He sits on the Audit & Risk Committees of TMAG and MOCA.

Adam speaks native English, fluent Japanese and conversational Mandarin Chinese, and holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Science from The University of Adelaide.

He has more than 2M followers across his social media platforms. Follow Adam on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube or Twitter.

📅 Date: Wednesday, 14th May 2025

⌚ Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm (Adelaide time). Arrive 5:15pm - 5:30 pm start.

📍 Location: Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

🔒 RSVP: Secure your spot now.

🔗 Additional Links:
Hugh Stretton Oration | Stretton Institute | University of Adelaide

For inquiries: contact strettoninstitute@adelaide.edu.au

Thank you for being a part of this special event. We look forward to welcoming you!