Programs That Multiply Leadership Impact
Our programs bring leaders together in a range of formats from forums and briefings to curated conversations. Each session is designed for candour, relevance, and actionable insight.
Our Programs
Business Case Studies
In this series, leading CEOs, Chairs and other senior practitioners share their learnings and experience gained from tackling a range of leadership and organisational issues. In a confidential environment, they also share the factors and influences that have helped shape and maximise their own career outcomes.
Facilitated Peer Discussions
A regular series of facilitated and confidential peer discussions enabling members to share ideas and learn from peer experience. To ensure currency and relevance of conversations, members are invited to raise issues, challenges and opportunities.
Macro Environment Speaker Series
Special guest series featuring key regulators, politicians and leading commentators, focusing on the macro issues impacting the business environment.
Leadership Insights
Facilitation of access to members and a broader senior network to solve pressing business issues.
Senior Leadership Program
CLN Executive provides your leadership team with access to the insights and practical approaches of proven business leaders. The program includes a series of joint briefings for CEOs and relevant senior leadership team members, along with a series of peer briefings and facilitated discussions for your COO, CFO, Sales Director and Head of People and Culture.
Previous Program Highlights
Rebecca McGrath, Non-Executive Director, Macquarie Group
CEO Session Lunch Briefing: The Board View - Leadership and Culture
The challenges across the sectors in which McGrath operates - energy, mining, property and banking. Along with perspectives on the leadership attributes of successful CEOs, boards and high-performing teams.
Danielle Wood, Productivity Commission Chair
CEO Session Lunch Briefing: Australia’s Productivity Challenge xx
With productivity growth at its lowest in 60 years, Wood examined the Commission's work on digital transformation, net zero transition and demographic challenges. The session addressed competition policy, tax settings, human capital and investment environment vital for lifting living standards and growth forecasts.
Sanjeev Gandhi, CEO, Orica
CEO Session Lunch Briefing: Building a Globally Competitive Organisation
Gandhi explained why Orica would rather invest in the US than Australia, citing gas costs and availability as critical issues. He discussed how high costs of gas, electricity and labour hold back investment. The session covered automation, AI and IoT as essential for manufacturing survival, and Orica's technology services approach.
Craig Scroggie, CEO, NEXTDC
CEO Session Lunch Briefing: GenAI and the Data Intensive Economy
Scroggie discussed GenAI as a major opportunity for CEOs across sectors. He outlined NEXTDC's billion-dollar CAPEX to meet market demand, growth strategies, and how firms are moving beyond trials to adopt GenAI for competitive advantage.
Deanne Stewart, CEO, Aware Super
CEO Session Lunch Briefing: Aligning Engagement & Culture for Exceptional Customer Experience
Stewart discussed leading Aware Super's $180 billion growth through M&A while transforming customer service. The session covered digital platform investments, bringing fund administration in-house via Project Catalyst, and revamping processes for member assistance as Australians move into retirement.
Andy Penn, Former CEO, Telstra
CLN Executive Event for CEOs & Heads of Finance: The Testing Leadership Agenda February 2024
Penn positioned 2024 as potentially the most difficult year for leaders.
He addressed AI disruption, cyber threats, stakeholder activism and economic uncertainty, providing frameworks for CEOs and CFOs navigating multiple simultaneous challenges.
Christopher Pyne, Former Defence Minister
CEO Dinner: Global Shifts March 2025
Pyne analysed the election with 70% of incumbents globally losing due to inflation and cost-of-living crisis. He discussed Albanese's messaging failures, Dutton's resurgence controlling the agenda, Trump's changed foreign policy sensibilities and implications for Ukraine, Middle East and China, plus Australia's place in a more uncertain world.
CLN Leadership Forum
Special Event for CEOs, ELT and High Potential Employees October
Three perspectives on high-performance cultures:
Meikle's nine environmental components for peak performance, Ferguson's Head & Heart leadership framework, and El-Ansary's Bupa transformation using clarity, collaboration, focus and pace to drive competitive advantage.
Member Feedback
“CLN provides me with access to best in class thinking on critical leadership issues, and an opportunity to get out of the business and the daily routine. I particularly value the diversity of industries in the Network and have over the years built many relationships from which to draw knowledge, inspiration and the ability for discussion with peers. The structure of the programs, the frequency of activities and the array of different formats is another key feature.”
Hamish Matheson, Region President Oceania, Kärcher.