Dr Guy Debelle, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) of the Reserve Bank of Australia discusses the importance of credit and trust within the financial system.

Dr Guy Debelle, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) of the Reserve Bank of Australia discusses the importance of credit and trust within the financial system

Mr Andrew MacLeod, CEO for the Commitee for Melbourne, delivers the 2011 Richard Searby Oration at Federation Square. The title of his address is 'Time for Action: Policy, Government or Business.

The Richard Serby Oration has become a significant annual eventDeakin University calendar and marks the contribution made by Dr Richard Searby AO QC as Chancellor of Deakin University from 1997 to 2005.

Australian of the Year Mr Simon McKeon delivered this year's Brookes Oration on the topic: The Future of Business - A 2011 perspective. The Deakin Graduate School of Business hosts the Brookes Oration to encourage thoughtful debate about the contribution of corporate Australia in the global community.

US Ambassador to Australia, Mr Jeffrey L. Bleich delivers the 2011 Deakin Law School Oration on the topic of Legal basis for US military action in the international rhelm. The Law School Oration is an annual event that aims to increase awareness and discussion of legal issues within the academic sector and the community at large.

Former Finance Minister in the Rudd Labour Gov't, the Hon Lindsay Tanner delivers the 2009 Richard Searby Oration on the subject of Building a smart economy: Australia's 21st Century productivity challenge. The Richard Serby Oration has become a significant annual event on the Deakin University calendar and marks the contribution made by Dr Richard Searby AO QC as Chancellor of Deakin University from 1997 to 2005.