Toowoomba Mayoral Prayer Breakfast – Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Guest speaker: Professor Ian Harper AO - a highly regarded economist in academic, business and government spheres, in addition to being an accomplished speaker.
For five years until November 2023, Professor Harper was Dean & Director of Melbourne Business School and Co-Dean of the Faculty of Business & Economics at The University of Melbourne. Before this, he was a partner at Deloitte Access Economics for seven years.
Alongside his professional career, Professor Harper has served the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne as chair of the former Stipends Committee (now renamed the Clergy Remuneration and Working Conditions Committee) since 2015, and in 2024 he was elected to the Board of Nominators for the Archbishopric of Melbourne.
In recognition of these achievements, among others, Professor Harper was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours List with the citation: “For distinguished service to education in the field of economics, and to public and monetary policy development and reform”.
Proceeds from this year’s breakfast will be donated to Red Frogs Australia to aid their work helping young people make positive life choices via education programs and attending schoolies/leaving week festivities, at universities, music and sporting events.
When: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Where: Rumours International, 323 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba
Time: 6am to 8.15am