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Join the Queensland Futures Institute

Put your leaders at the centre of

Queensland's Future

The Queensland Futures Institute

The Queensland Futures Institute (QFI) is a thought-leadership forum that convenes Queensland's leaders - its board directors, executives and elected representatives - around the long-term challenges and opportunities facing the State.

Queensland’s leaders are making consequential decisions in a period of rapid economic, policy and technological change. The Queensland Futures Institute (QFI) is a thought-leadership organisation and forum that brings those leaders together, across business, industry, education, research, government and the community, to anticipate what is coming, test thinking beyond their own sector and help shape a stronger Queensland.

The 2027 program follows QFI’s seven-theme agenda: the economy, geopolitics, political and social insights, capital, workforce and people, energy and water, and technology.

QFI Membership returns value to your organisation in four ways...

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Standing

 

Standing

Position and recognition within Queensland's leadership community.

  • Nominations on the QFI State Council for your most senior people

  • Seats on one or more QFI Councils

  • A platform for QFI Leading Members to speak, moderate, host or publish in partnership

  • Greater visibility and credibility for your senior leaders in a respected, trusted and collaborative Queensland leadership community

  • Your organisation publicly recognised as a valued QFI member on the website, at each annual forum and in QFI reports
Foresight

 

Foresight

Independent insight your organisation cannot generate alone.

  • The seven-theme agenda, refreshed every year

  • The Annual Leaders Survey, shaped by your chief executive
  • Perspectives that strengthen your board's and executive team's governance, risk oversight and long-term planning
  • Member-only QFI reports and forum videos shared across your organisation with the people who need them most
  • Briefings before release where practical
Networks

 

Networks

Closed-door and public engagement with other leaders and policymakers.

  • Complimentary Member  places at six breakfast forums and two summit luncheons

  • Four State Councillors' briefings a year
  • An annual leaders' dialogue with parliamentary representatives
  • Invitation-only functions with state, national and international leaders
  • Trusted relationships across business, government, education and the community - built before your organisation needs them
  • Reach beyond your own sector, to potential partners, clients, talent and collaborators
  • The opportunity to leverage your member status to offer staff, guests and clients 'special member-rate' access to both public and private QFI forums
Capability

 

Capability

Your own people made more capable and more visible.

  • High-quality networks  that support your emerging leaders' retention, confidence and career development in Queensland

  • Nominations to the NextGen Finance Network for your emerging leaders
  • Hosting a NextGen Finance Network event at your own premises (Leading members)

QFI State Council Appointment

At the core of membership value for your Leadership team is the QFI State Council.
Upon joining the Queensland Futures Institute (QFI), member organisations nominate senior executives for consideration for appointment to the QFI State Council. 
 
     QFI State Councillors gain access to opportunities not available to most:
    • Playing a purposeful role in improving the life of Queenslanders
    • Enhancing their professional brand
    • Collaborating with influential leaders
    • Accessing premium learning programs and expert insights
    • Engaging in exclusive analysis and solution development
    • Connecting with unique people across diverse industries and sectors

Appointment to the QFI State Council is a highly sought-after mark of professional recognition.

Membership Benefits & Categories

QFI membership benefits are purposefully structured to deliver value through collaboration, engagement, insight and expertise. Our diverse member base—public and private, large and small—plays an active role in shaping Queensland’s future.
LEADING MEMBERS

Leading Membership represents the Queensland Futures Institute’s most influential and engaged level of corporate membership.

Leading members recognise that their long-term growth and success are intrinsically linked to Queensland’s broader economic and social prosperity. With a regional, state, national or international footprint, they demonstrate a sustained commitment to expanding their significant investment in Queensland’s future.

These members play an active leadership role in shaping informed public debate and contributing to the development of forward-looking public policy on issues critical to the State’s success. They bring both the capacity and the willingness to invest in, champion and lead new ideas, fresh thinking and innovative solutions.

Leading members are allocated five State Councillor nominations and gain premium and exclusive opportunities to contribute to and access research, development and networking opportunities for senior executives and emerging leaders alike.
INNOVATING MEMBERS

Innovating Members invest to strengthen organisational outcomes and Queensland’s long-term prosperity.

Committed to active participation in public policy dialogue, Innovating Members engage directly with the Queensland Futures Institute’s research, policy programs and event activities. They contribute their expertise, insights and experience to support the growth and diversification of Queensland’s economy.

For many organisations, Innovating Membership provides a strategic stepping stone on the journey toward Leading Membership, supporting capability-building, influence and profile as they grow.

For regionally based businesses, it offers valuable access to Queensland’s leading organisations, senior decision-makers and expert thought leadership—connecting local ambition with state-wide opportunity.

Innovating Membership includes two State Councillor nominations, access to meaningful engagement and development opportunities.

 

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ADVANCING

The membership category for smaller organisations having an existing and growing Queensland presence, or which are newly emerging.

Advancing members recognise the value of engaging with the QFI’s networks to grow new opportunities for their organisation. They aim to engage in and learn from the QFI’s public policy activities and to promote their brand and capabilities. An Advancing member seeks to build the profile of its leadership team and its brand.

LEADING

The core and most impactful category of corporate membership with the Queensland Futures Institute.

A Leading member is highly attuned to the fact that their growth and success is closely intertwined with the broader economic success of the State. They have a regional, state, national or international presence and long-term plans to grow their already significant investment in Queensland’s future. Leading members are committed to driving informed debate and developing public policy solutions on matters core to Queensland’s future prosperity. They have the preparedness and capacity to invest in and lead the development of new ideas and new thinking. 

INNOVATING

The second highest category of membership.

Innovating members recognise the importance of investing to enhance the impact and the dividends for their organisation from growing Queensland’s future prosperity. An Innovating member is committed to engaging in the public policy debate through actively contributing to QFI’s policy and research programs and various event activities. They are prepared to provide their expertise and experience to develop new ideas and new thinking to grow Queensland’s economy.

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