As a recent graduate and a passionate student of history, Lydia's talk highlights the value of lifelong learning and the importance of connecting to the past in meaningful ways. Lydia draws on her own background and professional experience to encourage us to ask 'why' and provides examples of how we can practically apply history to better understand ourselves, identify what's important and how to face the future.

Lydia Burt is an Abbotsleigh Old Girl (2013) and went on to complete a Bachelor of Commerce/Arts at the University of Sydney, where she was the Honorary Secretary of the Women’s College in 2016 and was actively involved in the Network of Women as a student mentor. Lydia started as a Graduate at Westpac in 2019 and currently works as a Project Manager on regulatory and compliance projects for the Enterprise and Consumer Bank. Lydia is an Abbotsleigh Old Girl (2013) and went on to complete a Bachelor of Commerce/Arts at the University of Sydney, where she was the Honorary Secretary of the Women’s College in 2016 and was actively involved in the Network of Women as a student mentor. Lydia started as a Graduate at Westpac in 2019 and currently works as a Project Manager on regulatory and compliance projects for the Enterprise and Consumer Bank. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx