The key theme from the Queensland Finance Leaders’ Lunch was the role of banks in the current economic and financial environment in working through a high inflation and interest rate environment. Queensland will be well positioned to benefit from a number of investment and economic opportunities over the coming decade if we can leverage our natural advantages to attract and retain talent and capital. However, a key challenge is the global macroeconomic environment of high interest rates and inflation. The discussion considered how Queensland’s natural advantages in being highly liveable and benefiting from a diverse economy of many traditional industries, must be leveraged to attract capital and help to grow our financial services industry – not only in Brisbane but also across the regions.