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| STRATEGIC GOAL | INITIATIVE | PURPOSE | LEADERS |
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| Encouraging a competitive & innovative business culture | Climate Change Taskforce | Our latest taskforce, created in 2007, aims to build Melbourne’s capacity in adapting to the key impacts of climate change. | Co-Chairmen: Dr Philip Moors, Director & CEO, Royal Botanic Gardens & Mr Tony Wood, Director, Vic. & Tas., Origin Energy |
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| | Higher Education Taskforce | A taskforce set up in 2006 to promote Melbourne as a leading university city. | Co-Chairmen: Mr David Miles AM, & Mr. Michael Andrew, Chairman of Partners, KPMG |
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| | Transport Taskforce | Established in 2004 to address the rising economic and lifestyle costs of congestion, and gather input for its submission to the East-West Needs Assessment chaired by Sir Rod Eddington. | Co-Chairmen: Mr Roger Poole, Executive Chairman, Bate Smart & Mr Russell Caplan, Chairman, Shell Australia |
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| | Future Focus Group | A challenging and cost-effective leadership program developed in 1995, the Future Focus Group enables Members to identify, develop and nurture their high-potential employees while leaving a positive, tangible legacy for Melbourne’s community. | Manager: Mr David Gould & Chairman: Mr Jack Smorgon AO |
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| | BioMelbourne Network | A network initiated by the Committee in 2001 and later spun off which connects Victoria's biotechnology industry, business and government while promoting the capabilities of the industry on a global basis. | |
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| Enhancing liveability | Moving Galleries | Formerly a Future Focus Group project, Moving Galleries became a Committee-led project in 2007 and is designed to move Melbourne through art by placing a travelling exhibition of art and poetry on suburban trains. | Project Manager: Ms Danielle Johnston & Project Coordinator: Ms Kate Robertson |
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| | Melbourne Prize & Melbourne Prize Trust | Born out of a Future Focus Group project developed in 1998-1999, the annual Melbourne Prize recognises and rewards excellence and talent through one of Australia’s richest arts prizes. | Director: Mr Simon H. Warrender |
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| | Melbourne Cares | Initiated by the Committee and then spun off in 2005, Melbourne Cares sets out to achieve greater social cohesion in Melbourne by developing and promoting world’s-best practice in corporate social innovation. | CEO: Ms Leah Sertori |
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| | UN Global Compact – Cities Programme | Initiated in 2002 to serve as the Melbourne-based International Secretariat of the UN Global Compact Cities Program, the Cities Program leads an international UN urban program currently involving 14 cities around the world. | Manager: Ms Stephanie McCarthy |
