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BEFORE
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BREAKS Soirée

AN ODYSSEY IN THREE ESCALES

Wednesday 12 August 2026, 6:00 - 9:00 PM | CBD Gallery, Sydney – Admission: $100 | 50 places only
Admission includes French gourmet food and fine wines throughout the evening.

OVERVIEW

How Australia's best communicators stay ahead of the next reputation crisis – not behind it.

Most organisations manage reputation crises. The best ones prevent them. Yet Australia's largest corporates remain overwhelmingly reactive — even as real-time intelligence can surface emerging narratives before they break.

The real question is whether anyone inside your organisation is looking, and whether they have the foresight, tools, and standing to act before a crisis takes hold.

On Wednesday 12 August, we are assembling an exclusive crew of 50 senior communication leaders, featuring former Federal Minister Hon Paul Fletcher, former Country President of Novartis Allison Rossiter, and financial services comms expert Louise Dawson to surface the hard truths early and define what proactive, strategic communications look like in 2026.

Join the crew for this private journey.

A THREE-ESCALE ODYSSEY

This is not a traditional panel event.
It is an immersive, entirely unscripted journey designed as a physical and intellectual ascension across three private levels of the CBD Gallery.

One Building. Three Levels: A curated three-part journey that evolves across the evening, seamlessly blending a dynamic talk-show format, sharp insights, and peer connection with French gourmet food, live music and fine wines.
The Code of Silence: Under Chatham House Rules, everything said within these walls stays within them. What leaves with you is the insight — and your Argonauts carnet de bord.

"The Argonauts sought the Golden Fleece. Our treasure is FREE SPEECH"

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Our bold panel will dissect the raw, high-stakes reputation risks that have shaped the public eye across Pharma, Finance, and Politics.

Hon Paul Fletcher

Former Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities & the Arts.

One of Australia's most authoritative voices on the policy and regulatory landscape shaping the future of communications.

Allison Rossiter

Chairperson of the Board, Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Former CEO of Roche Diagnostics ANZ & Country President of Novartis.

A leader who has navigated some of the most complex and high-stakes communications environments in the pharmaceutical industry.

Louise Dawson

Communications specialist in financial services; former Senior Communications Executive at CBA, AMP, Colonial and Nestlé.

Bringing decades of front-line experience managing reputation, brand, and crisis communications across Australia's most prominent financial organisations.

Moderated by Olivier Vojetta

Entrepreneur, Writer & Co-Founder, The Argonauts Series.

Bringing two decades of front-line experience navigating business strategy and storytelling at PwC, Macquarie and other leading organisations.

WHY ATTEND

The Bespoke Format

Experience the unique concept of the Open Bespoke Boardroom — an interactive and entirely unscripted format designed to break the mold of traditional corporate panels.

Premium Experience

Enjoy French gourmet food, fine wines and live music at one of Sydney's most striking new art gallery spaces.

Elite Network & Panel

Connect and exchange insights with 50+ peers, including Heads of Comms, C-suite execs, and PR leaders from Australia's top organisations.

Depart

Leave with your Argonauts bag — and a place in the 1,200+ Argonauts community.

AI vs. Choice of Words

Explore the tension between real-time media intelligence and the enduring power of human judgment and narrative craft. Discover what truly prevents the next crisis.