24/05/2017
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: Disrupting the Status Quo: Women Transforming Leadership [More Info]
Professor John Shields, Deputy Dean - Business School, University of Sydney
9:15 am - 9:40 amResilience and Ability to Take Risks: Overcoming the FEAR – False, Evidence, Appearing, Real [More Info]
Dr Cathy Foley AM, Chief, Division of Materials Science and Engineering, CSIRO
9:40 am - 10:10 am21st Century Women Leadership: Why innovation and creativity matters [More Info]
Dr Rachna Gandhi, CEO, Service NSW
  • The changing face of women leadership today – Embracing and adapting to changes
  • Building sustainable leadership through greater innovation, creativity and flexibility
  • What it takes to make a difference
  • Personal stories: Learning points and practical advice going forward
10:10 am - 10:35 am Intersectionality: A Vice-Chancellor’s Perspective [More Info]
Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Sydney

“Too often, social disadvantage related to race, sexuality, class, and gender hierarchies can have a compounding effect for individuals who belong to more than one impacted group.”
It is crucial that our leaders take intersectionality into account. If universities, and the broader public sector, are to be the catalysts for overcoming inequality, intersectionality is a valuable framework for understanding disadvantage and the people on whom our decisions have the greatest impact.”


 

10:35 am - 11:00 amLeading Transformational Change in the Public Sector [More Info]
Susan Calvert, Executive Director Strategic Initiatives, Department of Premier and Cabinet
 This session will look at how successful female leaders, harness the leadership skills, political resources, and cultural understandings needed to guide successful organisational change.
11:00 am - 11:30 am Morning Tea & Networking Break
11:30 am - 11:55 amFuture leaders: Increasing women’s confidence and advancing careers [More Info]
Lelani Frew, Executive Director, Head of Commissioning and Contestability, NSW Treasury
11:55 am - 12:20 pmGender Diversity Needs a Mixed Team Playing on a United Front! [More Info]
Sarah McNaughton SC, Director, Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
12:20 pm - 12:45 pmHow can Men Remove Leadership Hurdles for Women in the Workplace? [More Info]
Jim Betts, Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure NSW
12:40 pm - 1:15 pmPANEL DISCUSSION: What will we need from our Future Leaders in an Uncertain and Changing World? [More Info]
Claire Braund, CEO, Women on Boards
Libby Lyons, Director, Workplace Gender Equality Agency
Cristina Cifuentes, Commissioner, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Monica Graham, Executive Director, Program Innovation and Implementation, Department of Justice
Amanda Chadwick, Administrator, City of Parramatta
  • 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?
1:15 pm - 1:15 pmClose from Chair
1:15 pm - 2:00 pmNetworking Lunch
2:00 pm - 2:00 pmWorkshops Begin [More Info]

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 pm Interactive Discussion group: Developing Your Personal Brand & Creating Presence and Authenticity in Communications to Influence
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Networking Break
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm Interactive Discussion Group: Unlocking your Leadership Potential [More Info]
Kerry Rosser, Coach, Trainer and Facilitator, Southern Cross Coaching
5:00 pm - 5:00 pmConference Ends