AIM International Women's Day Debate

For AIM events, it doesn't get any bigger and better than the annual International Women's Day Debate - Brisbane's hottest and most popular International Women's Day Celebration.

Every year six accomplished business women grace the stage and take on a provocative debate topic over lunch with 1500 guests. It's all in the name of celebrating women in management, in all its dimensions.

The identities of the debaters are kept secret and revealed only on the day of the event. They can be media or social personalities, captains of business, entrepreneurs, or everyday heroes who make a difference in their chosen field.

AIM IWD Debate

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2013 AIM IWD Debate Videos

Debating the topic "That corporate women need to mind the gap".

2013: That corporate women need to mind the gap
First speaker affirmative: Frances Whiting Senior Journalist News Limited	First speaker negative: Kimberley Busteed Television Producer/Presenter TPD Media
Second speaker affirmative: Raeleen Robertson Managing Director Mettro	Second speaker negative: Karen Hayward Producer Blacklab International
Third speaker affirmative: Linda Lavarch Director Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation	Third speaker negative: Mary Collier Broadcaster 4BC

And the winners are...

Previous Debates

Past topics and debaters have included:

2012: That you have to be an iron lady to make a mark
First speaker affirmative: Tarran Deane Chief Executive Officer Corporate Cinderella Pty Ltd	First speaker negative: Peta Pitcher Owner Mitchelton Child Care Centre
Second speaker affirmative: Dimity Dornan Founder & Managing Director Hear and Say	Second speaker negative: Jean Madden Director Street Swags
Third speaker affirmative: Fiona Hannan Director, Football Queensland Dual Olympian	Third speaker negative: Fleur Kingham Deputy President Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
View all of the 2012 debate photos on Flickr

2011: That quotas are a girl's best friend
First speaker affirmative: Dr Jennifer Werner Director HRBusinessworx	First speaker negative: Suzie Wright Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Digga Australia
Second speaker affirmative: Fiona Berkin Chief Executive Officer The Morris Corporation	Second speaker negative: Sharnee Rawson Columnist and MasterChef participant
Third speaker affirmative: Mara Bun Chief Executive Officer GreenCross	Third speaker negative: Carolyn Barker AM Chief Executive Officer Endeavour Learning Group
View all of the 2011 debate photos on Flickr

2010: That nice girls don't get the corner office
Margo Bowers Fashion Stylist and Creator The Native New Yorker Tour	Louise Perram-Fisk Director Industry Capability, Corporate Division
Rachael Bermingham Australia's number one highest selling female self published author	Ayla McIntyre Queensland Miss Show Girl 2008
Prue Leggoe Founder and President Dress for Success Brisbane	Karen Jacobsen The GPS Girl, Voice Artist and Entertainment Queen
View all of the 2010 debate photos on Flickr

2009: That youth and exuberance outmanage maturity and savvy
Caitlin McGrath Assistant Manager, Queensland Olave Program Girl Guides Queensland	Margaret Allison Divisional Manager, Families & Community Services Brisbane City Council
Lara Deutsch Founder & CEO Stem Organics Skincare	Sue Brown Director Lets Laugh
Kelly Cameron Director & Mortgage Broker Get Real Finance	Jenny Hutson Managing Director Wellington Capital Limited

2008: That heels have a rightful place in the boardroom
Dianne Thorley Mayor of Toowoomba Toowoomba City Council	Jenny Woodward Weather presenter ABC
Belinda Clark Manager - Cricket Australia Commonwealth Bank Centre of Excellence	Linda Brown Institute Director Department of Education, Training and the Arts
Jodie Bache-McLean Managing Director June Dally Watkins	Fleur Madden-Topley Managing Director Red Public Relations

2007: That the sticky floor is the new glass ceiling
Kay McGrath Journalist/Presenter Channel 7	Kristin Devitt Chief Executive Officer KD Public Relations
Tracy Dare National Manager, Corporate Banking Suncorp Metway	Anne-Marie Birkill Chief Executive Officer i.lab Incubator Pty Ltd
Michelle Monsour Chief Executive Officer Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary	Sue Chapman Educator & CFO

2006: That women still remain small fish in a big pond
Stephanie McCarthy National Learning & Development Manager NQX	Marina Vit Head of Marketing Springfield Land Corporation
Louise Cox CEO Hemming + Hart	Ranger Stacey Thomson Presenter Totally Wild
Kate Foy Associate Professor University of Southern Queensland	Maureen Frank Managing Director You Go Girlfriend

2005: That after 100 years a woman's vote still doesn't count
Claire Booth CEO The Queensland Orchestra	Christina Turner Principal Workplace Business Pty Ltd
Dale Spender Principal Digital Style Pty Ltd	Lisa Newman Lady Mayoress
Michelle Young Station Officer Queensland Fire and Rescue	Vivienne Anthon CEO Integrity Debt

2004: That gender balance is yesterday's hero
Alex Harris	Leisa Barry-Smith
Helen Bartlett	Catherine O'Sullivan
Madonna King	Jill Lange-Mohr

2003: That women need to crack the code to open doors
Lin Hunt	Helen Gluer
Liddy Clark	Victoria Carthew
Anne Gately	Kath Rynder

2002: That women need to need to play the game to get ahead

2001: The best women managers manage like men

2000: That the glass ceiling is only gladwrap

1999: That women have disappeared - who cares they're invisible anyway!

1998: That women want it all - work and family

Date	March 2014
Time	11.30am Registration for 12.00pm to 2.30pm
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Prices	TBA
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