The Big Calls: Navigating Life's Pivotal Decisions

Presented by the MBS Women's Alumni Network, in partnership with the Student Finance Club and the Women in Management student club

We're trained to make bold, informed decisions in our careers - but the most pivotal choices in life are often personal. Choosing a partner. Building a family. Navigating the financial and legal realities of relationships, marriage and everything that follows.

These decisions shape our wealth, our ambitions and our long-term success, yet we rarely approach them with the same strategy and confidence we bring to our professional lives.

Join us for a sharp, candid evening on making life's biggest calls with clarity - and owning the outcomes. Our panel (soon to be announced) brings together leading voices in finance and family law alongside accomplished commercial leaders who've navigated major personal turning points and emerged with their ambition and success intact.

Together they'll explore:

• Bringing strategic thinking to your most important personal decisions
• The financial and legal foundations of partnership, family and marriage
• Protecting your wealth, your career and your independence through every stage
• Building lasting resilience — insights from those who've done it

The conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A, then networking over drinks and canapés in the Hub.

This is the in-person finale of our two-part series with the Women in Management student club, following part one on personal finance - taking you from the fundamentals of managing your money to the strategic decisions that shape a career and a life.

This event is open to all genders, as well as Alumni, Students and fellow industry members.

Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 5:30pm arrival for a 6:00pm sharp start Networking from 7:30pm in the Hub, with drinks and canapés.

Melbourne Business School extends its thanks to Claire Anglim (MBA 2023), President of the Women’s Alumni Network, and MBA student Fiona Sherwin, President of the Women in Management Club, for their leadership in organising this event.