Events list

• Date
  Time
  Event
• 7 March 2019
  6.30pm - 7.30pm
  
  

  Sydney Ideas: Why surveillance capitalism has crept up on us

  Surveillance has become an unavoidable presence in our everyday lives - it's embedded in our culture. As corporations profit from its rapid growth, inevitable questions about the impact on our society and ethics must be addressed.

• 21 March 2019
  6.30pm - 8.00pm
  
  

  Sydney Ideas: On hate and race politics

  Join us for this conversation with political philosopher Tim Soutphommasane, as he reflects on race relations and multiculturalism in Australia and beyond, and what it means for democracy worldwide.

• 27 March 2019
  6.00pm - 7.30pm
  
  

  Sydney Ideas: Moving to a gender-equal world

  Join Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence, leading gender equality advocate Elizabeth Broderick and ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson as they share insights into how society can successfully embed cultural change into our daily lives and workplaces.

• 28 March 2019
  6.30pm - 8.00pm
  
  

  Sydney Ideas: The 2030 agenda - Is Australia on track?

  Join us for a conversation with John McArthur, UN Foundation senior advisor and Brookings Institution senior fellow, about global efforts towards Sustainable Development Goals and what it will take for Australia to rise to a leading role.

• 9 April 2019
  6.00pm - 7.30pm
  
  

  Sydney Ideas: Nano 3D printing - materials beyond imagination

  What is nano 3D printing, and how will it transform our lives? Professor Martin Wegener from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology will deliver the inaugural Sydney Nano public lecture.