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QUT Young Alumni Events and Seminars
Upcoming Events
Past Events
2011
Building Wealth Forum
Ultimate Career Leadership Forum
Wellbeing and Worklife Balance Event
2010
QUT Young Alumni Leadership Forum
QUT Young Alumni Wealth Creation Workshop
QUT Young Alumni Negotiation Workshop
QUT Young Alumni GOOD BEER Night
2009
Wine and Cheese Tasting Evening
Young Alumni Leadership Forum
Entrepreneurial Business Acumen Forum
QUTYA Marketing Yourself Workshop
QUTYA Cocktail Workshop
2008
QUTYA Leadership Forum, November (photos)
QUTYA Wine and Cheese Evening, August
Networking Event - Negotiation, Training and Networking Evening, April
Talking Books, August - Edens Outcasts The Story of Louisa May Alcott And Her Father by John Matteson
Talking Books, June - Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer
Talking Books, April - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Talking Books, February - The Memory Room by Christopher Koch
2007
Wine Tasting Evening, September
Young Alumni Leadership Forum, October
Book Club Meeting, November - The Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez
Book Club Meeting, October - Vodka Doesn't Freeze By Leah Giarratano
Book Club Meeting, June - Ninteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Book Club Meeting, April - The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards
Book Club Meeting, March - Dress For Success
Book Club Meeting, February - Underground by Andrew McGahan
2006
Working up an appetite for the "Noughties": Back with Jason Chua for a gastronomic cooking experience, September
Networking for Success, August
Turn simple into special: A gourmet cooking experience with Jason Chua, June
Investing with Skill, May
Defining Success, March
Book Club Meeting, December - Chart by Ben Elton
Book Club Launch, November
2005
Not just another office Christmas party, December
Profiling Yourself, September
Coffee Appreciation, July
Networking for success, June
Ultimate Career Leadership Forum - 23 June 2011
The 2011 QUT Young Alumni Leadership Forum featured a panel that spoke on how to sharpen your natural leadership traits to help you implement a great idea, climb the corporate ladder or build your career.
Wellbeing and Worklife Balance Event - 24 March 2011
QUT Young Alumni's first event for 2011 featured Guest Speaker Dr Paul Lanthois, who shared his tips and tricks on how to achieve the work life balance many of us struggle to achieve.
QUT Young Alumni Leadership Forum - 18 November 2010
Through the theme of “Leadership is…” The QUT Young Alumni Leadership Forum featured some of Brisbane’s most successful leaders across a number of industries discussing their personal and professional challenges and successes in an innovative format:
- David Conry, Founder: YoungCare
- Carl Lindgren, Creative Director: Map Magazine
- Tim Longwill, Partner: McCullough Robertson Lawyers
QUT Young Alumni Wealth Creation Workshop - 1st September 2010
Led by one of Australia’s leading finance and investment experts, Noel Whittaker, QUT Young Alumni’s Wealth Creation Workshop helped young workers get the knowledge, tools and confidence to ensure they invest their cash in the most effective way possible.
QUT Young Alumni Negotiation Workshop - June 2010
Facilitated by leading business consultant Ross Jolly, QUT Young Alumni's Negotiation Workshop showcased the latest techniques to enhance your negotiation, persuasion and resolution skills.
QUT Young Alumni GOOD BEER Night - March 2010
So, what really makes a beer ‘good’?
Hosted by well-known beer writer and passionate beer appreciator Matt Kirkegaard, QUT Young Alumni’s GOOD BEER Night offered guests the chance to learn a little about beer appreciation and a lot about how to really enjoy a cold (or hot) one.
Wine and Cheese Tasting Evening - October 2009
… a delectable networking opportunity
Love to enjoy a glass of wine or fine cheese but not sure how to match the two for a tantalizing gourmet treat? Found yourself staring blankly at a wine list or simply enjoy a good glass of bubbly or choice cheese?
International wine connoisseur Phil Manser revealed the intricacies of the wine world, guests sampled the latest releases from some of Australia’s most cutting edge producers.
Formally trained at London’s prestigious Wine and Spirit Education Trust, Phil spreads his passion for wine in an intriguing fashion that has been known to raise an eyebrow or two in the wine industry!
Young Alumni's 2009 Leadership Forum - Sept 2009
Building your Career in Brisbane... Find out how from some of our city's greatest success stories!
This year's QUTYA Leadership Forum focused on providing alumni with a guide to establishing a world-class career right here in South East Queensland, with expert advice from some of Brisbane's most prominent success stories. Speakers include:
Rebecca Sparrow - Acclaimed Brisbane author of The Girl Most Likely and The Year Nick McGowan Came To Stay.
When she's not writing novels, Rebecca writes a weekly column for The Sunday Mail and runs writing workshops in schools and businesses across the country. Rebecca is an Ambassador of War Child Australia and The Pyjama Foundation.
David Barbagallo - Endeavour Foundation CEO and prominent Brisbane businessman.
David's most recent roles include Executive Vice-President of Mincom, CEO of Distributed Systems Technology Centre and Chief of Staff of the former Queensland Premier Wayne Goss.
Katrina Davidson - Radio presenter and comedienne extraordinaire.
Katrina started her stand-up comedy career in 1997 and has continued her love affair with the stage, working in improvisation, sketch comedy and stand up comedy. With appearances on Good News Week, Raw Comedy 1998, The Great Debate and ABC Radio, Katrina is now bringing all the important news to coast listeners.
Entrepreneurial Business Acumen Forum - July 2009
Brisbane's budding young entrepreneurs converged at QUT to pick the brains of Australia's leading innovation, private equity and entrepreneurial experts at the QUT Young Alumni's Entrepreneurial Business Acumen Forum in July.
Focusing on private equity opportunities in Queensland, the event featured tips and tricks from Australia's leading innovation and entrepreneurial experts about how to turn ideas into marketable business plans and secure funding and resources to expand businesses.
The entertaining and witty Stewart Gow, co-founder of the Archers Angels and Queensland state representative of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL), took the audience through a detailed fictional case study about a young entrepreneur named Tim Trotters who had formed Poop Power Pty Ltd, and required $1M to bring clean energy from household waste technology to market.
"Tim" first went to Ruth Drinkwater (Australian Association of Angel Investors CEO) to secure initial Angel funding to progress his business. Ruth advised him on his business model, manufacturing options, investment readiness, management, government programs and grants.
"Tim" then visited Bob Christiansen (Director of iLab and the Co-Founder Managing Director of Southern Cross Venture Partners) and Bruce Scott (Managing Partner CIO of Private Equity firm NBC Capital) who both spoke about the screening process, due diligence matters, valuation and term sheets, business growth strategy, US links and future funding rounds.
Taking advice and ideas throughout the hypothetical case study from attendees, Stewart kept the audience engaged, interacting and laughing throughout the presentation.
QUT Young Alumni - Marketing Yourself Workshop- May 2009
Tuesday 19 May saw more than 80 QUT Young Alumni members return to QUT to discover the how to effectively market themselves at the 'Marketing Yourself Workshop'.
Hosted by Lisa Butler, the highly-experienced Director of Paragon Associates, Lisa provided practical tips and tricks to ensure Young Alumni grads have the knowledge, tools and confidence to market themselves as valuable employees in today's volatile business world.
Young Alumni members were shown the ropes when it comes to networking and "branding themselves" - something which is not always easy to do, and often forgotten because our lives are becoming increasingly busy.
In what was a truly interactive workshop, Lisa even had the whole group split up into four based on personality types, which resulted in some exciting discussions on how to best market yourself to those with different or similar personality types!
The Young Alumni committee received some very positive feedback from this event and is looking forward to hosting similar workshops in the future.
QUTYA Leadership Forum - November 2008
Queensland leaders share advice with QUT grads
Around 100 QUT graduates converged on the Brisbane Club at the QUT Young Alumni's 2008 Leadership Forum in October, as five of Brisbane's most prominent leaders discussed the trials and tribulations of their professional and personal success.
Welcoming Delfin Lend Lease CEO David Kier, La Boite Theatre Company CEO Sean Mee, RP Data CEO Graham Mirabito and Australia Post Commercial Manager Helen Brodie, the event took a hypothetical format where the panellists were asked to respond to "what if" scenarios.
BBS Managing Director Amanda Newbery kept the panellists on their toes, guiding them through an array of subjects, including republicanism and crisis management, through to work-life balance and the financial credit crunch.
QUTYA President Julie Trenchard said the event was a huge success, with a number of new graduates joining the alumni group following the event.
“A generation known for their confidence, drive and impatience, Gen Y has stormed the job market eager to prove their ability to manage, lead and succeed in just about anything. But in today’s volatile, fast-paced employment market, it can be difficult for young professionals to analyse career opportunities, understand what determines success and develop the leadership skills necessary to succeed,” she said.
“To ensure young workers receive the knowledge, tools and confidence to develop leadership qualities, we thought a forum that provided graduates access to some of Brisbane’s most successful business men and women would be perfect to give them the tools and confidence to succeed.
“From debating on who should be the president of Australia to guiding the audience through an insider-trading scandal, the panelist’s answers gave the audience an insight into how they defined leadership and how they approached situations and challenges strategically.”
As one of Australia's most dynamic alumni chapters, the QUT Young Alumni provides young QUT graduates from all disciplines with access to superior, personal and professional development, social and networking opportunities in Brisbane.
QUTYA Wine and Cheese Evening - August 2008
Over 50 wannabe wine connoisseurs sipped, slurped and swirled their way through some of Australia's leading boutique wines at the QUT Young Alumni's (QUTYA) annual Wine Tasting Evening in early August.
As international wine specialist and event sponsor Phil Manser from Premium Wines revealed the intricacies of the wine world, guests sampled the latest releases from some of Australia’s most cutting edge producers and enjoyed delicious tapas from the New Farm Deli.
QUTYA President Julie Trenchard said the evening was a hit with a number of new and old members from a range of faculties joining in to sharpen their wine knowledge.
"With a sparking city lights backdrop, Young Alumni members sampled their way through over 30 bottles of some of Australia's premium boutique wines. As glasses clinked, our very own wine expert Phil guided all of us wannabe wine connoisseurs through an exquisite list of shiraz, riesling, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay and more," she said.
"Formally trained at London’s prestigious Wine and Spirit Education Trust, Phil spreads his passion for wine in an intriguing fashion that I think everyone enjoyed. There were definitely plenty of laughs throughout the evening! Importantly, I think everyone walked away with a little more confidence when it comes to choosing a wine at their local bottle shop or during a business lunch."
Throughout the evening a number of guests won premium bottles of wine through wine trivia games, and one guest walked away with a $60 bottle of wine. All QUTYA members are eligible for monthly discount wine offers from sponsor Premium Wine. Please check the website for more details.
Negotiation Training and Networking Evening - April 2008
How to get what YOU want! From negotiating a new business deal or salary increase to the price of a new car, the art of negotiation is a powerful tool.Led by internationally-recognised negotiation trainer and soundreasong Director Ross Jolly, the evening will provide participants with crucial negotiation skills, strategies and tactics to effectively handle negotiations in their professional and personal life.
Young Alumni Leadership Forum - October 2007
The evening featured some of Brisbane's top business leaders discussing their climb up the corporate ladder, and how they have achieved success in their chosen fields. Forum members include:
- Don Meij - Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd, CEO
- Michael Burke - Liquid Interactive, Managing Director
- Kerri-Anne Weston - Dreamy Donuts, Marketing Director
- Sharon Wild - e-Jaz, Strategy & Marketing Director
QUT Young Alumni Wine Tasting - September 2007
As international wine connoisseur Phil Manser reveals the intricacies of the wine world, guests sampled the latest releases from some of Australia’s most cutting edge producers.Formally trained at London’s prestigious Wine and Spirit Education Trust, Phil spreads his passion for wine in an intriguing fashion that has been known to raise an eyebrow or two in the wine industry.
Book Club Breakfast Launch - November 2006
Alumni joined together for breakfast at Dymocks (Book club sponsors), on Thursday 16th of November. Book Club meetings are to be held on a regular basis at Dymocks with the first book announced at the launch and available for purchase. QUT Young Alumni is pleased to announce that renowned poet, MC and radio presenter Rupert McCall has agreed to be the patron of the Book Club and will be attending the launch.
Networking for Success - August 2006
Professional Networking - Rewarding relationships that can launch your career - Alumni joined and explored Part Two of Networking for Success with Ian Benjamin, where they learnt techniques through a workshop style event of how to build productive relationships and learn how to analyse your strengths and weaknesses as a professional networker.
Turn simple into special: A gourmet cooking experience with Jason Chua - June 2006
Jason an award-winning chef who has been cooking for more than 20 years, having worked at some of the world’s major hotels including the Hilton Hotel chain in Singapore and Sydney and as Executive Chef at Rydges South Bank took Young Alumni through the fine art of cooking and entertaining in style at this exclusive cooking event at Tanja's Restaurant.
“Jason Chua was delightful – he reignited my passion for cooking! A great night, with great people and yummy food. Many thanks!” – QUTYA cooking school participant.
Investing with Skill - May 2006
- Wealth Matters: Where to stash that hard-earned cash, what to know and how to make it grow
Alumni learnt some of the skills to gear themselves into financial and wealth creation mode with this workshop on
- Investing with Skill: how to efficiently manage your personal finances, set realistic financial goals, weigh up investment options and invest. Presented by Jacqueline Parker CPF and Chris Kelly from HN Financial Partners Pty Ltd (HNFP), this event explained many of the urban myths associated with investing and introduced Alumni to a range of attractive investment options.
Defining Success - March 2006
Alumni got up close and personal with four dynamic corporate and political identities who inspired and motivated as they shared their corporate and personal successes and challenges.
Facilitated by Amanda Newbery, Managing Director of BBS Public Relations this popular event was an engaging and interactive session.
- Mayor Paul Pisasale, City of Ipswich
- Hon. Jim Elder, Executive Director, Enhance Group
- Maha Sinnathamby, Chairman, Springfield Land Corporation
- Scott Hutchinson, Chairman, Hutchinson Builders
Profiling Yourself - September 2005
Personality, Prominence, Pizzazz … It's all about profile! It's all about you!
So you've newly acquired networking skills to build upon your contact base and enhance your social flare. But what do people really know about you? And with so many other career 'competitors' out there, how do you advance that step further beyond the crowd? Discover how to strategically increase your profile, create your own 'brand' and ultimately, how to improve your chances of landing the career and company that you want with your newly acquired skills in Profiling Yourself.
Find out how renowned poet and media personality, Rupert McCall, built his own amazing profile throughout his dynamic career! resented in joint with public relations strategist and communications expert Amanda Newbery, this interesting and interactive event offered that extra edge in getting your foot in the door, making your mark, and furthering your career.
Coffee Appreciation - July 2005
How well do you know your beans?
How well do you know your coffee? What goes into that perfect cup of coffee that leaves you wanting more? We all know that good coffee is a luxury that can be enjoyed with friends or simply by yourself. Just like good wine it cannot be fully appreciated without developing your senses and sampling the many varieties on offer. Alumni treated their senses to the best coffees spanning five continents and learn to differentiate the subtle aromas and tastes from this specially selected group of coffees by host, Mauricio Murillo from Mr Coffees.
Networking for success - June 2005
It's not what you know. It's not who you know. It's who knows you!
Thank you to our speaker and networking specialist Ian Benjamin who volunteered his time and expertise to provide young QUT Alumni with a fun and highly interactive event, showing how to network with finesse. |
