2010 Young Professionals CEO Breakfast

The 2010 Young Professionals’ (YP) CEO Breakfast on Tuesday 13 April 2010 at Sofitel Brisbane Central as sold out.

Each year as part of our National Youth Week celebrations, the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) Queensland hosts a flagship event for young professionals and CEOs, the annual Young Professionals’ (YP) CEO Breakfast.

To ensure you benefit the most from this engaging breakfast forum, each table booking is encouraged to consist of seven young professionals and hosted by a CEO or Senior Executive from your organisation. Multiple table bookings are also available.

This year’s theme, Learning Success from the Successful, offers young professionals the perfect opportunity to connect with their CEO and Senior Executives, as well as a chance to hear from a panel of highly successful leaders. The panellists will discuss the highs and lows of their career path, what they did to succeed, the barriers/obstacles they encountered and how they overcame them. Following the panel discussion, there will be plenty of time to ask questions and absorb their helpful advice as well as networking and engagement at your table.

The panel speakers include:

Jude Munro
Chief Executive Officer
Brisbane City Council

Paul Martyn
Executive Director, Economic Policy and Planning Division
Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation.

Jill Charker
Branch Head
Australian Bureau of Statistics

The event will also be expertly facilitated by Gen-Y expert and author of ‘The Boss’s guide to Bright Young Things in today’s workplace’ Dr Harry Zaphir.

Benefits for young professionals

• Gain an understanding of what it takes to succeed as a leader in the public sector;
• Have the chance to network with other young professionals from all levels of government;
• Experience a unique learning and development opportunity designed to open the lines of communication between young professionals and their Senior Executives.

Benefits for CEOs and Senior Executives

• Opportunity to recognise and reward promising young professionals and potential future leaders in their organisation;
• Chance to share the organisation’s vision and values with young professionals in an engaging forum; and
• Opportunity to support the largest celebration of young people in Australia – National Youth Week 2010.