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VICTOR PERTON
Victor Perton asks people what makes them Victor’s life experience includes stints as optimistic. Commissioner to the Americas, 18 years as a parliamentarian, practice as a barrister, mediator, Victor is Chief Optimism Officer at the arbitrator, businessman and board service. He was Melbourne-based Centre for Optimism. Formed a Senior Engagement Adviser to the Australian one year ago as the offspring of The Australian G20 presidency focused on the G20 Finance Leadership Project, the Centre’s members are Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meetings, drawn from 56 countries. and the Brisbane G20 Leaders Summit described Victor’s underpinning beliefs are “The leader by the Prime Minister as “the most important looks like the person in your mirror” and “All good gathering Australia has ever hosted”. leadership is infectiously optimistic”. The evidence for the health impact of optimism He is the author of Optimism: The How and is now so strong, Professor Laura Kubzansky, Why and The Case for Optimism: The Optimist’s Harvard’s’ Lee Kum Kee Professor of Social and Voices; and editor and founder of The Australian Behavioral Sciences, said in September “Optimism Leadership Project. is a health asset and a potential target for public health interventions.” 12:00NOON ARRIVAL FOR 12:30PM START (ONLINE: 1.15PM PLEASE LOGON 1.10PM) GRADUATE HOUSE 220 LEICESTER STREET, CARLTON, VIC , 3053 ONLINE BOOKING: HTTPS://WWW.GRADUATEHOUSE.COM.AU/COMING-EVENTS/MONTHLY-LUNCHEON-2021-MAR/ PHONE: (03) 9347 3428 EMAIL : ADMINGH@GRADUATEHOUSE .COM. AU DINE IN PRICING: MEMBERS $35, NON-MEMBERS $ 40 VIRTUAL AT TENDANCE PRICING: MEMBERS $10, NON-MEMBERS $15
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