On 20 July 2016, Dr Finkel delivered the annual Thomas Baker Oration to the Rotary Club of Melbourne.

On 4 July 2016, Dr Finkel delivered the Roy Stanhope Oration at CONASTA 65, the 65th annual National Science Education Conference of the Australian Science T

On 24 June, Dr Finkel took part on the panel at the SAGE Symposium 2016.

On 15 June, Dr Finkel gave a speech to the 2016 ATSE National Technology Challenges Dialogue: Agribusiness 2030.

Dr Alan Finkel opened the National Fintech Cyber Security Summit on 3 May with the speech “Cyber Security: Challenges and Opportunities”.

On 29 April 2016, Chief Scientist Dr Finkel delivered a speech at the Office of Learning and Teaching Conference in Melbourne.

OnThursday 14 April, Dr Finkel opened the Knowledge Nation Summit with his speech “Putting Knowledge into Action”.

On 17 March 2016 Dr Finkel delivered a speech to the Trans-Tasman dinner at the Australian High Commission in Wellington.

On 7 March, Dr Finkel delivered a speech at the CRC Association Conference for 2016 called Powering Innovation, Driving the Country.

A video of the Chief Scientist’s address to the National Press Club on 02 March 2016 is now available on ABC iview.