You are warmly invited to join us for the Robert Menzies Institute 2024 Oration and Dinner

on Wednesday 23rd October 2024

at the Park Hyatt 1 Parliament Square Melbourne 3002 from 6:30pm – 10.30pm

90 years ago, when the West was mired in the depths of the Great Depression and assailed by the competition of fascism and communism, Robert Menzies posed the question ‘Is Democracy Doomed?’ in an ABC radio broadcast. Today the nature of the West’s ailments may have changed, but the question is no less pertinent.

Join us as we hear from one of the world’s foremost historians Sir Niall Ferguson, MA, DPhil, FRSE on whether Democracy is Doomed.

ABOUT SIR NIALL FERGUSON Sir Niall Ferguson, MA, DPhil, FRSE, is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. He is the author of 16 books, including The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die, The Pity of War, The House of Rothschild, Empire, Civilization and Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist, which won the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Prize. In 2020 he joined Bloomberg Opinion as a columnist. In addition, he is the founder and managing director of Greenmantle, a New York-based advisory firm, a co-founder of the Latin American fin tech company Ualá, and a co-founder of the new University of Austin.

ABOUT THE DINNER The tickets include canapes commencing at 6.30pm followed by a 3 course meal with drinks included in the Ballroom of the Park Hyatt.

TICKET AND BOOKING INFORMATION There are a range of ticket options for this event.

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS There is an Early Bird Special available until Thursday 1st August 2024. Early Bird Ticket $250 Silver Ticket $300 Gold Ticket $500 VIP Indvidual tickets $1000 Gold and VIP tickets are a seat on a premium table location for the dinner. A 10% member discount is available for all tickets for current members of the Robert Menzies Institute.

BOOKINGS FOR TABLES OF 10 Silver Table of 10 $2700 Gold Table of 10 $4500 VIP Table of 10 $9000 Gold and VIP tables are a premium table location for the dinner. There is a 10% discount for booking a table of 10. SPEAKER’S TABLE Speaker’s table ticket $2000 There are very limited tickets.

PAYMENT OPTIONS Trybooking accepts credit card payment for VISA, Mastercard and Applepay. For payment with American Express or invoices for payment via EFT please contact christina@robertmenziesinstitute.org.au