Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the...

Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Jim Whalley, Chief Enterpreneur for South Australia

Aircraft Restoration and His Role as Chief Entrepreneur for SA

Jim Whalley is the Chair, an Executive Director, former CEO and co-founder of the Nova Group (www.novagroup.com.au) and a former air force fighter pilot and test pilot with over 6000 flying hours on more than 40 types of aircraft ranging from helicopters and jet transport aircraft to high performance fighters.  He is a graduate of the Royal Air Force, Empire Test Pilots School and amongst other qualifications holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Adelaide and a Science Degree majoring in Physics from UNSW.

In September 2018 he was appointed by the Premier as Chief Entrepreneur for South Australia to advocate for economic growth in the State; and to provide independent advice to the Government on innovation and entrepreneurship policy as Chair of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board.

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the...

Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Jodi Glass

the State Theatre Company

Jodi Glass is the Executive Director/Producer of the State Theatre Company of South Australia, the State’s flagship professional theatre company.  She is a performing arts producer with expertise in producing and touring new theatre productions nationally and internationally.

A Graduate of Curtin University with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Company Directors Course, Jodi was a 1997 recipient of an Asialink Arts Management Residency with the Setagaya Public Theatre in Tokyo.  She has twice been a South Australian Finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards.

Jodi currently serves on the Economic Development Board of South Australia and the Board of the Australian Network for Art and Technology.

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the...

Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Professor Michael Sawyer

Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Australia

Professor Michael Sawyer is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of Adelaide and Head, Research and Evaluation Unit at the Women's and Children's Hospital.  He is currently the Honorary Medical Advisor for Australian Rotary Health.  He has previously been Head, Department of Paediatrics and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Adelaide.  In 2008, Professor Sawyer was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the field of child and adolescent mental health as a researcher and educator.

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the...

Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: d’Arcy Lunn, Rotary Peace Fellow

Teaspoons of Change - working towards the Global Goals for Sustainable Development

Rotary Peace Fellow d'Arcy Lunn is committed to seeing a world without extreme poverty for everyone, everywhere and forever.  He has many different roles including as an educator, humanitarian and communications specialist, and since 2009 he has delivered over 850 presentations around the world to more than 80,000 people in schools, universities, businesses, community groups, government events, conferences and many other forums.  This includes more than 150 Rotary presentations and keynote speeches at Rotary events, RYLA, Interact/Rotaract workshops, District Conferences and more.

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the...

Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Kevin Webb, Managing Director, Spring Gully Foods

The Spring Gully story – The Recovery

Spring Gully Pickles was originally established in 1946 at Spring Gully in the Adelaide suburb of Rostrevor.  Kevin joined the company in the 1980s as a seasonal worker and has held many roles in the company over the years, including: production worker; administration clerk; finance clerk; office manager; warehouse manager; and finance manager.  He has has been Managing Director of Spring Gully Foods since 1995 and his initial goals were to make the Spring Gully brand truly national and to modernise the plant, as well as to introduce best practice and the sophisticated quality control systems demanded by today’s market.

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the...

Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker Lady Mayoress Genevieve Theseira-Haese

Genevieve was appointed Lady Mayoress of Adelaide when her husband Martin Haese became Adelaide’s 37th Lord Mayor, elected in November 2014.  She was born and educated in Singapore and left to study and work in London and Europe.  She worked globally in advertising and set up a government backed Singapore advertising consultancy.  After four years, Republic Advertising grew to become a $A15 million billing agency.

During this time, Genevieve became a founding board member of the Entrepreneurs Organisation (Singapore).  She also served for twelve years on the board of the Singapore Home Nursing Foundation which supports palliative care for the elderly sick.

During her time in Singapore, Genevieve founded and grew internationally Breathing Space, a holistic well-being portal supporting corporations and communities in the area of stress management.  She has found that strength comes through unity with community and appreciates the values of working with society to make a difference.

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the...

Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Amanda Duthie, Creative Director and CEO of the Adelaide Film Festival

As Creative Director and CEO of the Adelaide Film Festival, Amanda Duthie curates and manages the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund, delivering award-winning and critically acclaimed fiction, documentary, interactive and moving image projects.  She is also the CEO of Hybrid World Adelaide, a new digital entertainment and technology event  exploring innovation and technology.

Amanda is sits on the Board of Ukaria, the South Australian Museum Board and the Advisory Board of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, University of Western Australia.  Amanda was previously Head of Arts and Entertainment at ABC TV, delivering popular and award winning content across all platforms.

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the...

Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Sean Keenihan, Chair, SA Tourism Commission

Tourism in SA/Potential of China

He has led the South Australian local government sector’s growing role in key infrastructure, development and commercial projects and is a leading voice on the critical economic development role that Councils play in growimg local economies and communities in South Australia.  He has a particular interest in local government and is recognised as one of the State’s leading practitioners in this area.  Sean Keenihan is the Chair of the Board at Norman Waterhouse and specialises in commercial, infrastructure, property and foreign investment law and transactions.

In May 2015 Sean was appointed as the Chair of the South Australian Tourism Commission in recognition of his extensive international engagement experience, focus on international competitiveness and commitment to job creation in South Australia.  He is National Vice President of the Australia China Business Council Ltd and SA President of the Australia China Business Council, and the Chair of StudyAdelaide, South Australia’s peak body promoting Adelaide as Australia’s premier learning city and growing South Australia’s second largest export industry.

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the...

Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Michael Davis, Chair of the Space Industry Association of Australia

The Australian Space Industry Story - Small Steps and Giant Leaps

Michael Davis is Chair of Space Industry Association of Australia, the peak national body for the Australian space industry, formed in 1992.  He practised law in Adelaide for 41 years, retiring from his legal firm in 2014.  In 1996 he obtained a Master of Space Studies degree from the International Space University in Strasbourg, France where he is now a volunteer Faculty member and member of its Board of Trustees.

Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the...

Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.

Guest Speaker: Julianne Parkinson, Chief Executive Officer at Global Centre for Modern Aging

Julianne Parkinson was appointed CEO of the Global Centre for Modern Ageing in April 2018.  Previously she was the Executive Director of the Office of the Economic Development Board, an independent advisory body to the South Australian Government on economic issues and initiatives. It was in this role that Julianne contributed to the Shaping the Future of South Australia – Ageing Well program; an initiative to better understand and change the perception of ageing and turn the State’s ageing population into an opportunity rather than a burden.