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What creative life do you want for Sydney?

10 April 2013

Lord Mayor Clover Moore

In this podcast, Lord Mayor Clover Moore introduces guest speaker Carol Colleta, CEO of Artplace America, who will speak about how Artplace changed culture and creative communities across the US, and what Sydney could learn from the experience.


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Richard Roxburgh

In this podcast you will hear Australian actor Richard Roxburgh speak about his experience running a theatre company in Sydney – the joys and the challenges. He’ll speak about opportunities and what changes need to happen to encourage and support small independent cultural operations.

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Carol Coletta

In this podcast you will hear Carol Coletta, CEO of Artplace America, speak about how Artplace changed culture and creative communities across the US, and what Sydney could learn from the experience.

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Panel discussion

Hear the views of Lord Mayor Clover Moore; Carol Coletta, CEO of Artplace America; Marcus Westbury, Founder and Director of Renew Australia; Nicole Durling, Senior Curator at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA); Katherine Hough, Director, Arts Tasmania; Louise O’Donnell, Digital Director at Seed Production; Charles Firth, CEO of Manic Studios and co-founder of The Roast, debate the opportunities and practical steps we could take to inspire a more creative Sydney.

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Recipes for change: How food is changing the cultural and community life of cities

13 November 2012

Lord Mayor Clover Moore

In this podcast, Lord Mayor Clover Moore introduces guest speaker David McWilliams, economist and social commentator, who will talk about the effects of shrinking crop stockpiles, increases in biofuel demand, and commodity speculation.

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David McWilliams

The well-respected economist and social commentator will talk about the effects of shrinking crop stockpiles, increases in biofuel demand, and commodity speculation, and how these changes herald a possible end to cheap, accessible food across the world.
Joanna Saville

Joanna Savill is the Festival Director, Crave Sydney International Food Festival and Co-Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2013.
Panel discussion

Hear the views of Lord Mayor Clover Moore; David McWilliams, economist and social commentator; Justin Hemmes, CEO Merivale; Ronni Kahn, CEO and founder of OzHarvest; Joost Bakker, Artist, By Joost; Jared Ingersoll, Founder, Danks Street Depot; Sally Hill, Leadership Team, Youth Food Movement; and Jill Dupleix, food journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald, discuss how Sydney's food culture is changing, and how that is changing people's lifestyles.

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Smart Sydney: How do we create an environment for inspiration and innovation?

28 May 2012

Lord Mayor Clover Moore

In this podcast, Clover Moore introduces guest speaker Chris Anderson, Curator of TED Conferences, to talk about how cities can empower the future, drive innovation, change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the community at large.

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Chris Anderson

The Curator of TED Conferences will talk about how cities can empower the future, change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the community at large.

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Panel discussion

Hear the views of Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP; Nick Leeder, Managing Director, Google Australia and New Zealand; Mark Scott AO, Managing Director, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC); Hael Kobayashi, Executive Director, Creative Innovation, University of Technology Sydney; Ann Mossop, Head of Public Programs, Sydney Opera House, and co-curator, Festival of Dangerous Ideas; and David Vandenberg, Director, Fishburners, discuss Sydney's love of great ideas and how we can harness our talent and energy.

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Poverty amid plenty: Exploring ideas for a more equitable and sustainable world

20 April 2012

Lord Mayor Clover Moore

In this podcast, Clover Moore introduces guest speaker Paul Gilding, the former CEO of Greenpeace International, writer and activist, to talk about whether a more equitable and sustainable world possible, and, if so, how do we achieve it?

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Paul Gilding, Author and sustainability adviser

The former Executive Director of Greenpeace International and author of The Great Disruption will discuss how we can work together to achieve a more equitable and sustainable world.

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Panel discussion

Hear the views of Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP; Paul Gilding, author and sustainability adviser; Sam Mclean, Deputy National Director, GetUp!; Ben Waters, Director, ecomagination, Australia and New Zealand, GE; Rachel Botsman, author and social innovator; Marc Ahrens, Occupy Sydney participant; and Ross Gittins AM, Economics Editor at The Sydney Morning Herald, discuss the workings of the global economy, asking who it benefits and at what cost, before putting forward solutions for creating a resilient, more sustainable and equitable future for all members of our society.

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Darren Percival and Ensembleous Spontaneous Vocalous

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