Alumni Program
An outline of upcoming curated events for the LV Alumni network of over 7,000 leaders, including 1,400 Williamson, Folio and ExperienceBank Fellows, formed over 35 years of diverse and impactful leadership programs.
Overview
We aim to continue to inspire, mobilise and support our Alumni long after the program finishes, towards our vision of an inclusive, equitable, sustainable society.
Our Alumni Program is still experimental and developing, but we hope it continues the LV experience of learning, growing, connecting and contributing. It has three aspects:
- Contribution to Community – to support Alumni to boost contributions to strengthening communities and tackling complex and systemic problems.
- Leadership Learning – to provide opportunities for Alumni to refresh and continue leadership learning.
- Alumni Connection – to create events and experiences that connect diverse Alumni in meaningful and enjoyable ways.
We have also forged partnerships with organisations such as the Melbourne Forum, to create even more opportunities for our Alumni.
Thank you to the many Alumni who have ‘taken the call’ to contribute to LV by speaking at programs and events; contributing to the LV and LVF Boards, and Advisory Committees; and providing technical expertise on areas from events to philanthropy to contract T&Cs! If you would like to help in some way, please email alumni@leadershipvictoria.org.
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Upcoming Activities
AI for Good: Setting Up to Deliver High-Impact, Ethical AI Services
Friday, October 31, 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Want to use AI to make a real difference? Join us for a breakfast event with experts from the Federal Government's National Artificial Intelligence Centre (NAIC), Williamson Community Leadership Program, and Today's design team, where we'll explore practical strategies for responsible, human-centred AI.
Learn how to lead your organisation to support, design, build, and operate ethical and impactful AI systems. We'll cover best practices outlined in Australian and Victorian Government guidance, share real-world examples, and explore cutting-edge examples of AI-powered services that are making a dent in the world.
We'll cover:
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Foundations for Responsible AI (RAI): What it is, how to set up for best practices, how to operate it.
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AI Safety and Ethics: Best practices to minimise and mitigate AI risk.
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Practicing Human-Centered AI (HCAI): The art of designing AI solutions that benefit people.
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Trends and signals: Looking at where AI is making a difference for the better.
This event is for leaders exploring the intersection of leadership, AI, innovation and impact. Join us and learn how your organisation can use AI to create a better future.
Featuring:
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Dr Brett Szmajda, National Artificial Intelligence Centre (Department of Industry Science and Resources)
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Adam Morris, Co-Founder at Today
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Belle Wood, Associate Principal of Human-centred AI at Today
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Jithma Beneragama, Digital and Transformation Leader (WCLP’23)
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Facilitated by Mark Davis (WCLP’24), National Partnerships Director at Today
This even is fully funded, just register below.
Alumni Webinar - 'Quietly Powerful Leadership’ with Megumi Miki
Wednesday, October 8, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Do you know quieter professionals who contribute a lot but don’t get noticed or recognised, whose voice and opinions tend to be over-shadowed? Most of these professionals have a lot of substance, wisdom and potential. Due to their quieter nature, often colleagues, teams and organisations can overlook the deep, thoughtful insights and leadership strengths these professionals bring to the table.
In this webinar, Megumi will be sharing the key insights and learnings from her award-winning book: Quietly Powerful: How your quiet nature is your hidden leadership strength. She will outline how people can use their quiet nature as their leadership strength to unlock their full potential. She will be joined by 2024 Williamson Fellow and Valedictorian Nasteha Mohamud, Neighbourhood Partner at City of Melbourne.
Join us to explore:
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Rethinking our beliefs about what good leadership really looks like.
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Quietly Powerful leadership and their superpowers.
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Why we need more Quietly Powerful leadership now, more than ever, in our changing, uncertain environment.
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How you can be inclusive everyday by accessing your quiet superpowers whether you’re naturally quieter or not.
Leadership and Legacy Dinner 2025
Wednesday, November 26, 6:30PM - 10:30PM
Join us as we come together to celebrate a year of impactful leadership, community contributions and enduring networks at the Leadership and Legacy Dinner 2025.
On the night, we'll be celebrating the Williamson Community Leadership Program (WCLP) 2025 Graduation, formally welcoming them as Fellows. We'll also honour over 35 years of purpose-driven leadership by recognising the contributions and impact of the broader Leadership Victoria Alumni.
The evening will feature a keynote address by Sally Curtain, incoming CEO of the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), reflections from the WCLP 2025 Valedictorians who will share highlights from their leadership journey, and a captivating performance by Djirri Djirri dancers.
Enjoy a multi-course dinner and drinks and meaningful conversation in one of Melbourne’s premier venues.
We’re looking forward to celebrating 2025 and the leadership stories that shaped the year with you, the LV Community. Get together a group from your own program cohort, connect with other purpose-driven leaders, share what you’ve been working on, and look ahead to the future we are shaping together.
Whether you’re reuniting with familiar faces or forging new connections, the Leadership and Legacy Dinner will inspire, celebrate, and strengthen our community.
Ideas in Development
Stay tuned for more information, and please email alumni@leadershipvictoria.org if you have other ideas or can provide sponsorship or support to help make these things possible.
Contribution to Community
Our Alumni have asked for facilitated support to make a greater contribution to community. To that end, we are exploring: the revival of SkillsBank, Alumni projects that can have larger impacts in communities and workshops where our Alumni provide Peer Case Consulting support for community leaders.
Leadership Learning
We are also planning a number of inspiring and capability building events with compelling experts and leaders sharing their wisdom. Ideas in development include: Reviving the LV Leadership Lecture, thought leadership webinars and peer case consulting workshops to explore Alumni’s own leadership challenges.
Alumni Connection
Meaningful networking events, using the tried and tested LV formula of interesting speakers and great discussion. This provides space for our Alumni to revisit that LV magic of hearing about new, challenging and/or provocative ideas from experts and leaders, and exploring with other great minds what those issues mean for community.
Past Activities
Contribution to Community
Step Up to Local Government webinar
16 April 2024
LV partnered with the Regional Leadership Coalition (RLC) and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) to encourage LV Alumni to think about contributing their skills and expertise to strengthen Local Government, ahead of the elections in October 2024. Guest speakers included:
- Cr Susanne Newton, Mayor of Darebin (WCLP ‘23)
- Cr Janet Pearce, Deputy Mayor, Macedon Ranges Shire Council (LMCLP Alumni)
- Cr Mary Ann Brown, Southern Grampians Shire Council & Chair of Rural Councils
- Kelly Grigsby, CEO, MAV
Alumni Connections and Conversations Event
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Attendees heard from three Williamson Fellows about key issues in our society, then dove into interesting, challenging and fun conversations on those topics.
Topic 1: Using Creativity in Decision Making - Fatima Everitt, Creative Director, Dreamtime Art Creative Consultancy (WCLP '23)
Topic 2: Leading Through Disaster and Crisis in Community - Mariela Diaz, CEO, Emergency Recovery Victoria (WCLP '18)
Topic 3: Innovation as a Strategy - Jason Coonan, Senior Director, Industry Sectors and Advanced Manufacturing, Breakthrough Victoria (WCLP '21)
WCLP ‘The Call’
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
As in previous years, we invite Williamson Fellows back to work with WCLP ’24 participants on their Collectives, to drive progress on issues critical to the Victorian community.
Leadership Learning
Webinar: Executor Essentials; What You Need To Know
Tuesday, September 2 2025
A thoughtful and practical webinar exploring the responsibilities of being an executor, the importance of having a will, and how to honour charitable bequests.
Webinar: Kind Leadership with Graham Allcott
Tuesday, June 10 2025
International author and founder of Think Productive, Graham Allcott, spoke about his latest book KIND: The Quiet Power of Kindness at Work.
Leadership Oration 2025 | Dr Paul Briggs AO and Belinda Briggs - "Can we live with the future?"
Wednesday, 12 March 2025
We were honoured to welcome Dr Paul Briggs AO, a visionary First Nations leader, Elder of the Yorta Yorta Nation and Executive Chair of the Kaiela Institute to deliver the Oration. Dr Briggs will be joined by his daughter, Belinda Briggs, an elected representative of the First People’s Assembly of Victoria, Co-Chair of Kaiela Arts, and Curator at the Shepparton Art Museum, as they explored the theme, "Can we live with the future?".
The conversation was hosted by highly respected leader Professor Christine Nixon AO, APM, former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police and Leadership Victoria Board Chair.
The Rules of Belonging with Fiona Robertson
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Expert in organisational culture, leadership and teamwork, Fiona Robertson (EBLP '09), ran an interactive webinar focused on 'The Rules of Belonging'.
Contemporary Non-Profits: Challenges & Opportunities
1, May 2024
Melbourne Forum Panel Discussion (online)
Getting on the CEO Track’ Webinar
Thursday, 29 August 2024
12:30-1:30pm
Join LV Board member, WCLP Fellow ’15, and Senior Partner with Davidson Executive & Boards, Jarrod McLauchlan, for an interactive webinar focused on how to prepare yourself and take that hurdle into a CEO role. Jarrod will be joined by other LV Alumni who will share their experiences of making it to CEO, and the challenges they faced.
Alumni Connection
Meet @ the Market with Orchestra Victoria
28 March 2025
Alumni gathered for Meet @ the Market, an immersive concert experience that brought them up close to the powerful sound of live orchestral music with special pre-show talk in the performance space for LV Alumni.
WCLP ’24 – Greater Shepparton Regional Immersive
15-17 May 2024
Locally based WCLP Fellows joined key events of the WCLP ’24 cohort’s Regional Immersive in greater Shepparton, including a dinner and a Collective Leadership Forum with the participants of the Goulburn Murray Community Leadership’s Fairley Leadership Program.
‘Reignite’ Alumni Gala Dinner
26 October 2023
Around 300 LV Alumni came together at Melbourne Town Hall to reconnect.
WCLP ’24 – Great South Coast Regional Immersive
14-16 August 2024
Locally based WCLP Fellows are invited to join key events of the WCLP ’24 cohort’s Regional Immersive in the Great South Coast, including a dinner and a Collective Leadership Forum with the participants of Leadership Great South Coast’s Community Leadership Program.