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Watch this candid discussion with one of Australia’s most successful – and most scrutinised – business leaders. With host Raf Epstein.
Originally presented on Tuesday 4 August by The Wheeler Centre.
Alan Joyce is one of Australia’s most influential and debated business leaders. As CEO of Qantas from 2008 to 2023, he guided the airline through some extraordinary global events – from the Global Financial Crisis and bitter industrial disputes to the unprecedented disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought the aviation industry to a standstill.
His leadership, decisions and legacy have been examined across countless headlines and opinion columns. Joyce also became one of Australia’s most prominent corporate advocates for marriage equality, placing himself at the centre of a national debate about the role of business leaders in public life.
In this rare and candid conversation, Joyce reflects on the experiences that shaped him as a leader, offers his own perspective on the defining moments of his career, and explores the lessons learned through both success and controversy.
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The Wheeler Centre acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people
of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Centre stands. We also acknowledge and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their Elders, past and present, as the custodians of the world's oldest continuous living culture.
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Watch this candid discussion with one of Australia’s most successful – and most scrutinised – business leaders. With host Raf Epstein.
Originally presented on Tuesday 4 August by The Wheeler Centre.
Alan Joyce is one of Australia’s most influential and debated business leaders. As CEO of Qantas from 2008 to 2023, he guided the airline through some extraordinary global events – from the Global Financial Crisis and bitter industrial disputes to the unprecedented disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought the aviation industry to a standstill.
His leadership, decisions and legacy have been examined across countless headlines and opinion columns. Joyce also became one of Australia’s most prominent corporate advocates for marriage equality, placing himself at the centre of a national debate about the role of business leaders in public life.
In this rare and candid conversation, Joyce reflects on the experiences that shaped him as a leader, offers his own perspective on the defining moments of his career, and explores the lessons learned through both success and controversy.
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The Wheeler Centre acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people
of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Centre stands. We also acknowledge and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their Elders, past and present, as the custodians of the world's oldest continuous living culture.
🔔 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
youtube.com/@WheelerCentre
𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞
The Wheeler Centre is where writers, storytellers, thinkers and readers connect through live events, insightful conversations and compelling stories in Melbourne.
𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞
Live and digital conversations, debates, readings, podcasts and discussions at The Wheeler Centre.
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 👇
🔗 Website: wheelercentre.com
🔗 Instagram: instagram.com/wheelercentre
🔗 Facebook: facebook.com/wheelercentre
🔗Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wheelercentre.bsky.social
🔗 LISTEN wherever you get your podcasts: tinyurl.com/TWCLISTEN
