The Boyer Lectures 2020: Rebooting Australia

Philanthropist and business leader Dr Andrew Forrest AO calls on Australia's business sector to invest in clean energy, ocean conservation and closing the inequality gap for the good of the nation. Dr Forrest's 2020 Boyer Lectures makes the case for business to collaborate with philanthropy to drive positive change on multiple fronts. 1. Oil vs Water: Confessions of a carbon emitter Andrew Forrest calls for an urgent move to green hydrogen ‘on a global scale’. For Dr Forrest, the question is not whether green hydrogen will become the next global energy form, but who will be the first to mass-produce it? 2. Lighting up our ocean Dr Forrest argues the key issues facing our oceans – deoxygenation, overfishing and plastic pollution – are our fault, and it's us who must fix them. He says it's philanthropic and government interventions, at a scale not yet seen, that will save our seas. 3. The economics of inequality Dr Andrew Forrest discusses how inequality manifests in our modern capitalist system – through intergenerational dependence on welfare, lack of access to finance, a lack of policy focus on early childhood development in vulnerable communities and through modern slavery.

About the Author :
Dr Andrew Forrest is a leading businessman and active philanthropist. He and wife Nicola co-founded the Minderoo Foundation in 2001, and to date they have supported over 300 initiatives across Australia and internationally with their total philanthropic donations now exceeding A$2 billion. Andrew recently completed a PhD in Marine Ecology and is passionate about ocean conservation. He is a member of the United Nations Environment Programme Scientific Advisory Committee on the Assessment on Marine Litter and Microplastics. Dr Forrest was appointed by the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Australia to Chair the Review of Indigenous Training and Employment Programs to end Indigenous disparity through employment. In 2017, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the mining sector, a year later he was inducted into the Australian Prospectors & Miners' Hall of Fame. He is a recipient of the Australian Sports Medal and the Australian Centenary Medal. Andrew was Western Australia's 2017 Australian of the Year for his outstanding contribution to the community. Dr Andrew Forrest is a leading businessman and active philanthropist. He and wife Nicola co-founded the Minderoo Foundation in 2001, and to date they have supported over 300 initiatives across Australia and internationally with their total philanthropic donations now exceeding A$2 billion. Andrew recently completed a PhD in Marine Ecology and is passionate about ocean conservation. He is a member of the United Nations Environment Programme Scientific Advisory Committee on the Assessment on Marine Litter and Microplastics. Dr Forrest was appointed by the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Australia to Chair the Review of Indigenous Training and Employment Programs to end Indigenous disparity through employment. In 2017, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the mining sector, a year later he was inducted into the Australian Prospectors & Miners' Hall of Fame. He is a recipient of the Australian Sports Medal and the Australian Centenary Medal. Andrew was Western Australia's 2017 Australian of the Year for his outstanding contribution to the community.