A Year-End Welcome to Our Latest Members

We would like to take this opportunity to introduce our newest members who've joined us since September, along with several returning members. Please extend a warm welcome to:

• Chris Arnott – Director, Arbor AI
• Dennis Altman AM – Writer and academic 
• Dr Karin Hammarberg – Adjunct senior research fellow, Monash University
• Dr Monica McGauran – Gynaecologic Oncologist, Mercy Hospital for Women
• Dr Riya Palchaudhuri – Business Development Manager, University of Melbourne
• Dr Rory Dufficy – Senior Advisor, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
• Dr Sam Ricketson – Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Law School
• Liam Wallis – Founder, HIP V. HYPE 
• Mark Harrick – Director, Après Legal
• Nina Christesen – Retired Director 
• Patrick Baker – Group Director, Philanthropy and Health Innovation, The Alfred Foundation
• Robin Matthews – Director, REM Consulting
• Rosemary Grieve OAM – Co-Founder, Kilfinan Australia
• Sarah Thompson – Founder, TGROUP Services

And to the following Guest Conversation Leaders who have also joined our Forum: Professor Theo Farrell, Jared Mondschein, Andrew Low, Paula Conboy, Alistair Parker, Peter Seamer AM, Lisa Barron OAM, Todd Anthony, Professor Meng Law and Dr Leslie Cannold.

As our Chair, Dr Marianne Broadbent, emphasised in her annual report, our membership target is 250 members to ensure we have the breadth and financial sustainability we need. Whilst we attract a solid number of new members each year (33 in 2025), we are experiencing a slightly higher number of non-renewals annually due largely to the demographics of our membership as outlined in the annual report.

So we encourage all of you to introduce your friends and colleagues to Melbourne Forum. You may wish to share with them the value of membership, and let those Under 40 know about our special membership offer. To join, you need only a Proposer, and applications can be made directly via the website.