On the 15th of November 2017 IPAA held the annual National Conference in Canberra with the theme Thinking Differently: Building Trust.
The conference celebrated thought leaders and provocateurs discussed how to think differently and build trust. Delegates heard how the landscape is changing and how public sector leaders need to adapt. Speakers included heads of public sector departments at the federal and state level, respected academics and nationally-recognised commentators. A number of international speakers brought broader perspectives to the conversation.
A conference function was held the evening prior at the iconic National Arboretum, overlooking Canberra. The function celebrated excellence in public administration with the announcement of the winners of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management, followed by the awarding of IPAA National Fellows.
I encourage you to view the informative resources including videos of each session here and below.
VIEW GARRAN ORATION
VIEW CONVERSATION ONE
VIEW CONVERSATION TWO
VIEW CONVERSATION THREE
VIEW REFLECTIONS AND SUMMATION PANEL
One year on from the inspiring A Level Playing Field – Gender Equality in Leadership Summit, the Office for the Public Sector, in partnership with Senior Management Council and the Institute of Public Administration SA were excited to bring you The Second Innings…
The audience was inspired by keynote speaker, the Hon. Julia Gillard former Prime Minister, and motivated by the progress that the public sector has made in gender equality in leadership in the last 12 months!
We invite you to join us in driving inclusive leadership in the public sector where men and women are equally represented, valued and rewarded. As a public sector, we are committed to showing that gender equality in leadership is achievable and makes a powerful, positive difference to the productivity, effectiveness and innovation in all we do!
MC
Amanda Blair
Guest
Hon. Julia Gillard
27th Prime Minister of Australia
Hon Kyam Maher MLC
Minister for Employment
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation
Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation
Minister for Automotive Transformation
Minister for Science and Information Economy
Speakers
Dr Margaret Byrne
Principal Consultant, UGM Consulting
David Reynolds
Chief Executive Officer, Department of Treasury and Finance
Scott Ashby
Chief Executive, Primary Industries and Regions SA
Gary Edwards
Leadership Communication & Negotiation Expert
Leading Conversations
Erma Ranieri
Commissioner for Public Sector Employment
Delivering public value is increasingly challenging given increasing citizen demand, political uncertainty and technological disruption in a tightening fiscal environment and an era of smaller government.
At the same time, the world of work is changing and the public service must respond with a new set of skills, policies and ways of working to stay relevant.
A strategic approach to workforce planning will be vital to creating a highly mobile, diverse, entrepreneurial, commercially minded and digitally fluent workforce.
At this forum Michael Hiller shared the results of some recent work from KPMG in this area, and was then joined for a panel discussion on the impact for the public sector now and into the future.
The panel included:
Dr Matt Pearce emceed the forum.
