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22–23Oct 2026
Sydney · with McKinsey & Company
Senior LGBTQ+ Executives' and Directors' Workshop
Invitation onlyNow full
Building on the Amsterdam and Venice gatherings of senior European LGBTQ+ leaders, we're bringing the experience home, convening Australian LGBTQ+ executives and directors in Sydney for two days of candid conversation about leadership, careers and the boardroom. Gordon Müller-Eschenbach of McKinsey–Aberkyn is coming from Berlin to facilitate, and MA Financial is hosting dinner.
This workshop is by invitation and is now full. If you'd like to be considered for future workshops, please let us know.
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Event history
Every ALBEI gathering since 2023, plus the international events ALBEI has been invited to.
2026
October
Sydney · with McKinsey & Company Invitation only
Senior LGBTQ+ Executives' and Directors' Workshop
Building on Amsterdam and Venice, senior Australian LGBTQ+ executives and directors come together for two days. Gordon Müller-Eschenbach of McKinsey–Aberkyn facilitates and MA Financial hosts dinner. By invitation, and full to capacity.
September
Spencer Stuart and McKinsey ALBEI invited
LGBTQ+ Leadership Event, Venice
Mark was invited back to the second gathering, held from 20 to 22 September. Around 20 senior LGBTQ+ leaders from across Europe met again and spoke openly about their experiences; it felt less like a formal event and more like time with friends. Mark came home determined to get more Australians on the invitation list, and to bring the experience to Sydney.
May
ASX, Sydney ALBEI event
Ring the Bell for Equality 2026
More than 100 people, including the full ASX board. Rob Jetten, whom Mark met in Amsterdam and who is now Prime Minister of the Netherlands, sent a video welcome, and Pippa Downes rang the bell alongside ASX director Vicki Carter. Sydney was among the first in a global series that also included London, Amsterdam, Toronto and Berlin, and SBS covered the event.
2025
October
Hosted by Russell Reynolds Associates, Melbourne ALBEI event
Foundation membership launch
An executive evening in Melbourne where we opened Foundation membership.
Throughout 2025
Hosted by Russell Reynolds Associates, Sydney and Melbourne ALBEI event
Leadership dinners and executive gatherings
Small gatherings where LGBTQ+ leaders shared experiences, swapped ideas and got to know one another. Many who arrived sceptical left with a very different view.
August
Spencer Stuart and McKinsey ALBEI invited
LGBTQ+ Leadership Event, Amsterdam
Mark was invited to the first gathering of a small, carefully selected group of senior LGBTQ+ leaders from across Europe, including Rob Jetten, who went on to become Prime Minister of the Netherlands, and Dame Inga Beale. It connected ALBEI with a growing international network.
May
ASX, Sydney ALBEI event
Ring the Bell for Equality 2025
Paul Zahra rang the bell as ALBEI joined the first global Ring the Bell series for LGBTQ+ equality. Nareen Young gave the Welcome to Country, and Anna Brown and Dawn Emsen-Hough spoke alongside ALBEI.
February
Hosted by Macquarie ALBEI event
ALBEI Melbourne launch
Jude Munro AO launched ALBEI in Melbourne, bringing more LGBTQ+ directors, executives and supporters into the network.
Earlier events, 2023 to 2024
2024
February
Hosted by Corrs Chambers Westgarth ALBEI event
ALBEI Sydney launch
Lucy Turnbull AO officially launched ALBEI in Sydney. The next day we released our ASX200 research, sponsored by Deloitte and Canva.
2023
May
Sydney ALBEI event
Lunch with Dame Inga Beale
We welcomed Dame Inga Beale, the first female (and, as far as we know, the first LGBTQ+) CEO of Lloyd's of London, to lunch in Sydney to hear her story and talk about the path to board leadership.
2023
Hosted by Corrs Chambers Westgarth ALBEI event
Dinner for senior LGBTQ+ directors and executives
One of our first gatherings, alongside many months of coffee meetings with directors, executives, advocates and allies.
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