The ACT branch of the Engineers Australia College of Leadership and Management will host its flagship annual lunch, the 2022 Butters Leadership Oration, on Tuesday November 8 from 12:00 to 2:00pm at the National Press Club.
The 2022 orator is Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley, who will be speaking on the topic of ‘Realising success in the emerging industries: The role of leadership’.
The Butters Leadership Oration celebrates the leadership of Sir John Henry Butters CMG MBE, who was the first Chief Commissioner of the Federal Capital Commission (1925-1929) and President of the Institution of Engineers Australia (1927-1928).
For his role in the city’s development Sir John Butters is sometimes referred to as the ‘Founder of Canberra’, and he was an inaugural inductee into the Canberra Engineering Hall of Fame.”
Ticketing information:
Engineers Australia member rate: $120 Non-member rate: $170
Bookings:
https://portal.engineersaustralia.org.au/event/2022/09/butters-leadership-oration-2022-44906
About the speaker
Dr Cathy Foley
Australia’s Chief Scientist
Dr Foley became Australia’s ninth Chief Scientist in January 2021 after a lengthy career at Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO, where she was appointed as the agency’s Chief Scientist in August 2018.
Dr Foley’s scientific excellence and influential leadership have been recognised with numerous awards and fellowships, including being elected to the Australian Academy of Science in 2020, being named an Officer in the Order of Australia in 2020 for service to research science and the advancement of women in physics.
