Dr Finkel gave the annual John Monash Oration, titled Power and Progress, for the General Sir John Monash Foundation in Sydney on Monday 28 August 2

On 29 July 2017, Dr Finkel gave the annual La Trobe Lecture in Melbourne as the 2016 Victorian of the Year, with a speech titled 'Visions of Victoria’

On 12 August 2017, Dr Finkel delivered the opening address to theIEEE SectionsCongress in Sydney. The speech was titled 'Better than Brilliant’.

On 24 July 2017, Dr Finkel delivered the opening address to the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Centenary Congress in Melbourne.

On 2 July 2017, Dr Finkel gave the keynote address at the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) 40^th Anniversary Conference,

On 21 June 2017, Dr Finkel gave the keynote address at the National Press Club with a speech titled –National Electricity Market Reform – A blueprint for

On 24May 2017, Dr Finkel gave the keynote address at the Monash University Faculty of Engineering Graduation Ceremony with a speech titled 'The Finkel Fi

On 26 April 2017, Chief Scientist Alan Finkel addressed the 4^th Australian Innovation Business Dinner in Munich as the head of the Australian Inno

On 24 April 2017, Dr Finkel addressed the 'Australia Now’ Innovation Forum in Berlin as the head of the Australian Innovation Delegation to Europe.

On 21March 2017, Dr Finkel opened Science Meets Parliament 2017 with a speech titled 'Mutual respect can power the future’.