You are invited to attend our Clayton Utz partnered lunch. This lunch is an excellent opportunity to hear from a current director about challenges and learning from their board journey, their tips for aspiring directors and opportunities as well as other current topical issues in their sector.

Come along with questions - we look forward to seeing you face-to-face again.

Limited places available to WOB full members and their guests only.

NB: Registrations close Monday 7 August for catering purposes.

Guest Speaker: Christine Hawkins AM

Member, Audit and Risk Committee, The Legislature, Parliament of New South Wales
Board and Governance Principal, Directors Australia
Member, The Glebe Administration Board, Sydney Anglican Diocese
Chair, Australian School of Accounting

Christine is Board and Governance Principal at Directors Australia, a national governance advisory and director recruitment organisation. She is a leading governance specialist, with deep experience as Chair, non-executive director and adviser to boards and CEOs. Christine has core skills in economics and finance, strategy and business development, risk management and corporate restructuring with a successful track record in start-up companies, member organisations, difficult stakeholder management environments, organisational regeneration and complex decision making in difficult environments.

In 2019 Christine was admitted as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to business and commerce and primary industry.
 

Hosted by: Claire Braund 

Non-Executive Director, WOB Pty Ltd (appointed April 2006)
Executive Director, Women on Boards Australia (appointed Feb 2018)
Chair, Central Coast Conservatorium of Music
Non-Executive Director & Governance Committee Chair, Coast Shelter Emergency Accommodation Ltd

As the co-founder of Women on Boards, both in Australia (2006) and the UK (2012) it goes without saying that Claire has a wealth of experience in working with women who are seeking board roles. She is an informed,  entertaining and engaging presenter who brings the world of boards across a wide range of sectors alive to participants and is able to quickly connect the dots and match people to areas aligned to their skills and interests. Claire is an experienced Non-Executive Director on small businesses and large Not-For-Profit organisations and has a deep understanding of the board environment across a wide range of sectors.
 

With thanks to our event host: