25/05/2017
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8:15 am - 8:45 amRegistration and Welcome Coffee
8:45 am - 9:00 amOpening Remarks from Forum Chair and Public Sector Network
9:00 am - 9:15 amACADEMIC INSIGHTS: Seizing Opportunities as Female Leaders
Professor Jayne Lucke, Director, La Trobe University
9:30 am - 10:15 amPANEL DISCUSSION: Future Leaders: Increasing Women’s Confidence and Advancing Careers
Professor Amalia Di Iorio, Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic Partnerships), , La Trobe University
Vicky Lahey, Executive Director, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources.
Kate Houghton, Deputy Secretary, Water and Catchments, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  • What challenges do women and leaders face in the years to come?
  • How can we adapt as leaders to the changing needs of our staff?
  • Do we as leaders need to be tech savvy to ensure we match the needs of the future? If so, how can we do it?
  • Does our education need to change, or are we ok the way we are?
  • How do we manage the future of the workforce and workplace effectively? Does there need to be a paradigm shift to the way that
  • we work? Or is this something for Silicon Valley and all the technology companies
  • How can we ensure that we effectively nurture the next generation of leaders, and continually drive forward diversity in the workplace?
10:15 am - 10:45 amLessons in Leadership from my Own Personal Experience
Frances Diver, CEO, Country fire Authority
10:45 am - 11:15 amMorning Tea & Networking Break
11:15 am - 11:45 amMy Journey and Lessons Learnt
Anne Parkin, Non-Executive Director, Queensland Treasury Corporation
11:45 am - 12:15 pmWhat Does It Take To Create A Gender Equal Workplace?
Sally Moyle, CEO, CARE Australia
Progress towards gender balanced leadership at all levels, from national parliaments to private sector management and even the community sector, remains slow. The issue regularly comes onto national agendas, particularly in response to new data about the glacial rate of progress, before subsiding again to feelings of frustration or helplessness. But the fact is we know what needs to be done to create gender equal workplaces, and organisations or sectors have seen rapid progress when incentives and action align.  It requires concerted effort across a range of domains, embedded as part of an organisation’s or sector’s DNA. Focus needs to be maintained consistently for long enough to overcome external social norms which would otherwise block progress.  This presentation will discuss the domains and ingredients needed to see sustained progress, and refer to CARE’s gender equality framework, internal practice and program experiences
12:15 pm - 12:45 pmHow can Men Remove Leadership Hurdles for Women in the Workplace?
Adam Fennessey, Secretary, Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning
12:45 pm - 1:00 pmClose from Chair
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmNetworking Lunch
2:00 pm - 2:00 pmWorkshops Begin

Afternoon workshops are separately bookable from the half day conference. To attend the afternoon sessions you must purchase a Full day conference pass.


2:00 pm - 3:00 pmInteractive Discussion group: Developing Your Personal Brand & Creating Presence and Authenticity in Communications to Influence
Kerry Rosser, Coach, Trainer and Facilitator, Southern Cross Coaching
3:00 pm - 3:15 pmNetworking Break
3:15 pm - 5:00 pmInteractive Discussion Group: Unlocking Your Leadership Potential
5:00 pm - 5:00 pmConference Ends