• Climate Change and Global Warming
• The Power Debate
• Water
• Ecological Footprints – The Personal and the Public
• The Eco Friendly Buildings of the Future
• Forensic Science
• Artificial Intelligence - Robotics
• Science And Ethics
• Space Stations, Astronomy and Satellites
• Indigenous Peoples
• Terrorism
• Becoming Better Thinkers

• A Legal Challenge
• Ethical Investment Challenge
• Depression
• Childhood Obesity
• Sport
• Street Soccer - Can a Ball Change the World?
• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens
• A Production in a Day
• Takingitglobal.Org
• Making Poverty History In Second Life
• Getting Philosophical About the Future

Day One Program

8am Registration

9am Welcome

• Welcome to Country
  Joy Murphy Wandin – Wurrundjeri Elder
• Welcome to Framing the Future
  Paul Sheahan – Headmaster
• Opening Video Message
  Sir Richard Branson – Virgin Group

9.20am Keynote Speaker Address
Michael Furdyk – takingitglobal.org

10am Panel Discussion - Imagining 2030
What could the future Australia look like?
Chair: David Parncutt

• Patrick Dodson – Indigenous Leader
• Dr Peter Ellyard – Futurist
• Graham Phillips – Host ABC’s Catalyst
• Rob Gell – Environmentalist

11am Conference Logistics
Polly Flanagan – Director of Leadership

11.10am Recess

11.30am Workshops

1pm Lunch

2pm Workshops

3.30pm End of Day One

Day Two Program

8.45am Video Clips

• Highlights of Day One
• Stir Your World

9am Keynote Speaker Address
Sarah McLardy - student
Daniel Adams - Young Victorian of the Year 2008

10.15am Ahmed Kelly's Story
Video and Interview

10.30am Recess

11am Panel Discussion - What’s worth fighting for?
What must we preserve for the future?
Chair: Bill Stephenson

• Tim Costello – World Vision CEO
• Cecilia Riebl – Environmentalist and Lawyer
• Tom O’Connor – Young Victorian of the Year 2007
• Julian Burnside QC – Refugee Advocate

12pm Lunch

1pm Workshops

3.30pm End of Day Two

Day Three Program

8.45am Keynote Speaker Address
Jonathon Welch – Choir of Hard Knocks

9.20am Doin’ Time
Anne Hooker – Port Phillip Prison

10.20am Workshops

11am Recess

11.30am Workshop Presentation
Six workshop groups give a presentation
to the conference delegates

1pm Lunch

2pm Concert
Shane Howard
Neil Murray
Archie Roach
Robert 'Froggie' Taylor

Conference Facility Map

To locate workshops, amenities and to see the general layout of the Conference, please download the map in PDF format.

FTF Conference Map (A3)

Please note that all Keynote Speakers presentations take place in the Memorial Hall.