Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation and The Next Economy warmly invite you to the launch of a landmark report on Australia’s economy.

The event will also celebrate the announcement of Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation and The Next Economy's three-year partnership focused on putting people and planet at the centre of prosperity.

You’ll hear from lead author Dr Katherine Trebeck, who will unpack:

• how we ended up with the economy we have,

• the divides it is creating, and

• practical pathways to the economy Australians need and deserve.

Community leaders who are advocating for, practising, and proving alternatives, will also join the discussion.

Bring your questions — and your ideas. This is a conversation as much as a launch.

The event will close with networking and great local food as we celebrate the many hands already shifting Australia’s economic system toward getting things right the first time — so people and nature can thrive.

 

Speakers

Dr Katherine Trebeck

Katherine is a political economist, writer and advocate for economic system change. Her roles include writer-at-large at the University of Edinburgh, Economic Change Lead at The Next Economy, and Strategic Advisor to the Centre for Policy Development. She co-founded the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) and also WEAll Scotland, its Scottish hub. 

Katherine instigated the group of Wellbeing Economy Governments (WEGo) – comprising Scotland, New Zealand, Finland, Wales, Iceland, and Canada. She is the 2024 thinker-in-residence at the Australian Health Promotion Association, a New Economics Senior Fellow at The Zoe Institute, and a Fellow of The Post Growth Institute. 

She is a member of the Club of Rome and sits on the boards of Hands Across Canberra, the Wellbeing Economy Lab Denmark, and the Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity. 

She has over eight years’ experience in various roles with Oxfam GB, where she developed Oxfam’s Humankind Index and led Oxfam’s work on downscaling the ‘doughnut’ for various national contexts. 

Katherine has bachelor’s degrees in economics and politics from The University of Melbourne and holds a PhD in Political Science from the Australian National University. She worked for the University of Glasgow as a Research Fellow from 2005-2009 and was Honorary Professor at the University of the West of Scotland and Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Strathclyde (based at the Fraser of Allander Institute).

The Next Economy

As a regional economic development agency, The Next Economy is dedicated to creating the conditions for a rapid, responsible, and fair transition to a climate-safe, regenerative, and socially just Australian economy, working in partnership with government, industry, investors, and communities.

Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation

Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation brings people together to collectively tackle priority issues and build a fairer Greater Melbourne. We inspire people to imagine a better future, and connect the people, funding and ideas to make it happen.