2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Sean Scalmer
Sean Scalmer is the prize-winning author of seven books of history, on topics ranging from the history of Gandhian nonviolence to the history of electioneering in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He is also a Professor of History at the University of Melbourne. His latest book is A Fair Day’s Work: The Quest to Win Back Time (Melbourne University Press, 2025)
Humanities Need A Hug: Critical thinking in an AI-dominated world
Friday April 24
Portsea Village
9.00am
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60 mins
Elizabeth Finkel, Jane Montgomery Griffiths and Sean Scalmer with Inala Cooper
Anxiety And The Modern Workplace: How IT, AI, WFH and DEI are impacting life in the office
Saturday April 25
Ellen Grant Hall
1.00pm
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60 mins
Sean Scalmer, Sarah Wilson and Toby Walsh with Stephen Lunn