Speeches

It's time to "call the question" on the NBN
Tue, 08/05/2008

Speech delivered to the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AmCham), Melbourne, Australia

Two cultures re-examined and Australia's National Broadband Network debate
Tue, 07/08/2008

Speech delivered to the The American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AMCHAM), Sydney, Australia

Communications and Culture: Invoking Cultural Themes Rooted in American & Australian Culture
Wed, 06/18/2008

Background notes prepared for PP&C Learning Academy

The Two Cultures Re-examined: A Perspective on Leadership and Policy Management in Business and Government
Wed, 04/30/2008

Background for remarks delivered at 2008 ANZSOG Public Lecture Series Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), Canberra, Australia

A Business Perspective On Climate Change: How telecommunications permits a shift from accounting to conservation
Tue, 02/26/2008

Background prepared for remarks to the Business Climate International Panel on Climate Change, Sydney, Australia

Cleaning up the climate change debate - how telecommunications permits a shift from accounting to conservation
Tue, 02/05/2008

Background prepared for remarks to the Foreign Correspondents' Association Newsmaker Luncheon, Sydney, Australia

Aligning Regulations with National Needs The State of Play
Mon, 11/05/2007

A background paper for remarks delivered at Anything's Possible CEO Forum 2007 Hilton Hotel, Sydney, Australia

Communication strategies for stakeholders and business leaders
Mon, 10/15/2007

Public Relations Institute of Australia National Convention 2007, Sydney, Australia

Launch of the 'Forming and Maintaining Winning Business Relationships Report' by the Office of the Victorian Small Business Commissioner
Mon, 10/15/2007

Supporting comments as a Reference Group Member, Melbourne, Australia

Ethics in Philanthropy
Tue, 10/02/2007

Edited transcript of keynote address for the Ethics in Philanthropy dinner hosted by the Telstra Foundation, Trust Foundation, and the Asia Pacific Centre for Philanthropy and Social Investment, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

Reboot Your Life

Reboot!

It’s better to wear out than rust out.”  That is the message of Reboot!  While American culture glamorizes the “Golden Years” of endless leisure and amusement, Phil Burgess rejects retirement, as he makes the case for returning to work in the post-career years, a time he calls later life.

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