Events
Gender Equality Evidence Hub - ONLINE ONLY
Date: Monday Nov 17, 2025, 4:00 pm
The Hub is an open-access website that gathers the data and academic research on “what works” to advance gender equality, and translates it into practical actions for businesses, policymakers and the wider community. It helps turn technical jargon into real world impact.
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If AI takes most of our jobs, money as we know it will be over. What then?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 19, 2025, 12:30 pm
Join Associate Professor Ben Spies-Butcher as he explores how artificial intelligence could reshape our economies. Will AI deliver abundance, drive unemployment — or both?
Drawing on lessons from past technological shifts and recent policy experiments, this talk examines how AI is transforming money, work and value — and whether its impact is technological or deeply social.
This is a hybrid event - join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online.
Please let us know how you plan to attend when registering.
Registration and Joining this Webinar
To register please book online below. The link to join this event will be automatically generated and sent within your confirmation invoice.
The timing of this event is AEDT (SYD/CBR/MEL).
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WEN: Coffee Meet-Up
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Nov 20, 2025, 7:45 am
The Women in Economics Network in Victoria is excited to extend a warm invitation to our final coffee meet-up for 2025. This is a chance for members to catch up informally over a cup of coffee and meet fellow friends and economists, including our November guest economist, Monique Champion.
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Women in Economics Annual General Meeting 2025 - ONLINE ONLY
Date: Friday Nov 21, 2025, 12:00 pm
The meeting is an opportunity to celebrate another busy year across WEN Branches and nationally, and we are excited that Danielle Wood, Chair of the Productivity Commission, will join us to provide her insights on the economic challenges facing Australia.
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Comview 25 Conference & Expo
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Monday Nov 24, 2025, 8:45 am
Register for Comview25 to hear from expert presenters from:
Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ),
Melbourne Airport, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the Supreme Court of Victoria...
And many more!
For further details and registration please click here.
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WEN x RBA Gender Equity ERG Panel: Career Insights from Leading Women in Economics
Date: Wednesday Nov 26, 2025, 4:15 pm
Join the Women in Economics Network (WEN) and the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Gender Equity Employee Resource Group for a discussion with four leading economists — Dr Renée Fry-McKibbin, Sarina Lacey, Diana Mousina and Dr Pauline Grosjean.
Hear their stories, insights, and perspectives on the changing landscape of economics as a profession. The conversation will be moderated by Nalini Agarwal, Lead Analyst at the RBA.
📍 Reserve Bank of Australia, 8 Chifley Square, Sydney & Online
This hybrid event is exclusive to WEN members, with limited in-person places available. Networking and refreshments will follow the panel discussion.
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ESA/WEN End of Year Sundowner
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 26, 2025, 5:30 pm
We welcome members and non-members to join us for our end of year sundowner. Canapés will be served and drinks can be purchased at the bar.
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Evaluation Methods Workshop
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Nov 27, 2025, 9:00 am
The Economic Society of Australia, Victorian Branch, warmly invites you to a one-day workshop focused on two key methodologies for policy evaluation.
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Chinese Economics Society Australia
Event Type: Workshops/Conferences
Date: Monday Dec 1, 2025, 12:00 am
Hosted by Deakin Business School in Melbourne, Australia, the 35th Annual Conference of the Chinese Economics Society Australia (CESA) aims to explore the impact of the artificial intelligence (AI) in reshaping China’s economic landscape and its profound implications for the global economy. The conference welcomes both theoretical and empirical contributions, with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives that bridge economics, policy analysis, and technological foresight.
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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics: A Conversation on Innovation, Technological Progress and Creative Destruction
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Dec 3, 2025, 6:00 pm
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences recognises Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth”. Their work illuminates how technological progress and creative destruction underpin sustained improvements in productivity and living standards.
Join Professors Hugh Harley and Petr Sedláček for a conversation on the ideas behind this year’s award and what they reveal about the forces driving long-run economic growth.
We invite you to stay for drinks and canapés, and the chance to chat informally with our speakers, guests and other attendees.
View...End of Year Celebration
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Dec 4, 2025, 5:30 pm
The ESA, WEN, and YEN committees are excited to invite you to our End of Year Celebration!
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ESA QLD - WEN - YE End of Year Party
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Dec 10, 2025, 5:30 pm
Join us for ESA QLD’s relaxed End of Year Celebration to wrap up 2025 with your fellow members - jointly hosted by ESA QLD and our Women in Economics Network (WEN) and Young Economists (YE) groups. This informal gathering is a chance to catch up, connect, and reflect on another successful year for the Society.
There will be minimal formalities — our focus is on socialising, networking, and celebrating the contributions of our members and the economics community in Queensland.
Canapes and drinks will be available.
The event is free for members and up to one guest per member attending.
We look forward to seeing you there for an enjoyable evening of good company and conversation.
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Australian Gender Economics Workshop
Date: Wednesday Feb 11, 2026, 2:00 pm
The Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW) is a premier conference dedicated to advancing gender economics in Australia.
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ABARES Outlook Conference
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 am
ABARES Outlook 2026 will be held over two days with two ways to participate. Both experiences will feature a dynamic program with influential speakers and panellists from industry and government. A mix of sessions will keep delegates engaged including keynote presentations, fireside chats, panels, and a debate on day two.
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IEA World Congress, Belgrade
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 am
