Brisbane NED Women's Lunch : In the Chair

Join us for an exclusive lunch where three of Brisbane's most accomplished non-executive directors pull back the curtain on the art of chairing boards—from managing difficult dynamics to driving accountability when it counts.

This is 50+ years of combined board experience distilled into clear insights into the behaviours that deliver exceptional performance.

Why you can't miss this

The best chairs create the conditions for great decisions, uncomfortable conversations, and real performance. Our panel will explore:

• How to facilitate board discussions that create engagement and clarity
• Managing director dynamics when egos, experience, and expertise collide
• The chair's role in accountability: holding boards and executives to delivery
• How chairs support boards through complexity, crisis, and strategic uncertainty

You'll walk away with practical strategies for managing board dynamics and driving performance whether you're aspiring to chair roles, currently a non-executive director or advisory board chair.

The details

Limited to 50 seats at

Blackbird Restaurant Riverside Centre Brisbane

Our delicious lunch includes:

• Arrival chef selections canapes
• 2 courses with sides and bread
• 2 hour beverage package

This event sells out. If you're building a NED career or want to understand what separates good chairs from great ones, secure your spot now.

Who should attend

• Aspiring non-executive directors building board portfolios
• Current NEDs wanting to transition to the chair
• Current NEDs and chairs wanting to build their network
• Senior executives preparing for board careers

Susan Rix AM is Chair of CleanCo Queensland, the state-owned renewable energy generator, and one of Queensland’s most experienced company directors. A chartered accountant and corporate advisor with more than 40 years’ experience, she spent much of her career as a tax and advisory partner with BDO in Brisbane.

Susan has chaired and served on boards across the private, not-for-profit and government sectors, in industries including agriculture, rail, ports, infrastructure, disability services and education. Her board roles include Queensland Performing Arts Trust, the QUT Council and the Queensland Academy of Sport. Past roles include Deputy Chair of Mater Group, Chair of AEIOU Foundation, and directorships with Harcourts and Indue. She was a director of the Cerebral Palsy League for almost 22 years. Susan is a Life Member and Fellow of both Chartered Accountants ANZ and the AICD, and was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2014 for her contributions to business and the community.

Bronwyn Morris AM has spent more than 30 years as a Chair and non-executive director of ASX-listed and unlisted companies and major government-owned corporations. She is a Chartered Accountant and was KPMG’s first female partner in Queensland, working in audit and corporate services in Brisbane, London and the Gold Coast before moving into a full-time board career.

Bronwyn is currently chair of The Star Gold Coast, and is a non-executive director of Data#3 (ASX: DTL), where she chairs the Audit and Risk Committee, and of Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure (ASX: DBI) where she chairs the Finance and Audit Committee. Bronwyn is also an independent director of MAHQ Toowoomba Limited, a special purpose vehicle with Mission Australia Housing and Palisade Investment Partners involved in constructing and operating social and affordable housing.

Bronwyn has in the past chaired Urban Utilities, Queensland Rail, LGIAsuper, RACQ and RACQ Foundation. Other previous board roles include Collins Foods, QIC, Spotless Group, Watpac, CARE Australia and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Bronwyn was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2019 and received the AICD Queensland Gold Medal for excellence in governance in 2023.

Anne-Marie Birkill is a venture capital investor, company director and experienced board Chair with a 35-year career spanning technology commercialisation, investment, executive leadership and governance.

She is Founding Partner and Director of OneVentures, a venture capital firm with more than $1 billion in funds under management, and a director of UniQuest and InterFinancial Corporate Finance. Anne-Marie is currently Chair of ASX-listed PPK Group (ASX: PPK) and will retire from the Board on 25 November 2026.

Previously, as Chair of Charm Health, she led the company through its acquisition by The Citadel Group in 2017. Her venture capital career has included originating the investment in vaccine technology company Vaxxas. Earlier, she spent 20 years in executive and commercialisation roles, including in agribusiness.

Anne-Marie is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and was recognised by The University of Queensland as an Alumnus of the Year. She is a longstanding advocate for women in entrepreneurship, STEM, and venture capital.