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2019 Diversity and IncluSion - women in leadership roadshow
2019
Diversity and IncluSion
& women in leadership roadshow
Brisbane 12th March  Hobart 13th March  Darwin 19th March  Melbourne 20th March
Perth 13th March  Sydney 9th April  Adelaide 10th April  Canberra 5th June
2019 Diversity and IncluSion - women in leadership roadshow
morning overview: Diversity and Inclusion

                                                  As corporate Australia has               innovation; allowing for creativity,          WHO WILL ATTEND?
                                                  known for some time, maintaining         agility and productivity increases. While
                                                  a diverse and inclusive workforce        there are still hurdles to overcome,            C-Suite Executives
                                                  makes good business sense,               the benefits and impacts of a diverse           Directors and Managers of
                                                  while extensive international            and inclusive workforce on team                 Human Capital
                                                  research suggests significant            performance, customer service and               Workplace Diversity and
                                                  bottom line profit increases             the bottom line cannot be understated.          Inclusivity Managers
                                                  are just one of the benefits                                                             Organisational development
                                                  organisations are gaining.               Public Sector Network’s Diversity &             & workforce
                                                                                           Inclusivity Roadshow 2019 focuses               People & Culture
                                                  Diversity and inclusion drive a deep-    on building management practices in             Recruitment & Retention
                                                  seated cultural change which embraces    diversity and inclusion.                        Talent managers

   Learn how to streamline                  Develop and implement            Strengthen management            Discover how to ensure your                   Gain insights into
 your workplace diversity and                strategies to create a        accountability by building up       recruitment processes and                overcoming resistance to
    inclusivity programs.                 department-wide culture of       your leadership capabilities.     policies are discrimination free.        change and reinvigorate the
                                           diversity and inclusivity.                                                                                  social and cultural makeup
                                                                                                                                                          of your department.

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morning agenda: Diversity and Inclusion
      8:15am           Registration Opens                                                                   10:30am    Morning Tea and Networking

      8:45am           Welcome from Public Sector Network or Chairperson                                               Developing and building a cultural capability
                                                                                                                       - Understanding the skills, knowledge, and practices needed for staff to
                       Keynote Opening Address                                                                         undertake their role in a culturally informed and supportive manner;
                       Diversity and Inclusivity in the Australia Public Sector: examining existing                    - Developing appropriate mechanisms to regularly promote and facilitate
                       workplace policies to determine where to focus next                                             discussions to improve cultural capability within your department; and
                       - Developing an effective method of measuring how successful your existing                      - Highlighting how the Australian Public Sector Commission's Aboriginal and
                                                                                                            11:00am
                       Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) strategies are and why D&I is essential to your                   Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework can be used as a jumping
                       agency;                                                                                         off point when developing your strategies to support diverse and inclusive
      9:00am
                       - Understanding the critical economic factors supporting diversity and inclusivity              cultural capability in your agencies.
                       as a departmental focus; and                                                                    Justin Lokhorst, Director – Construction, Transport and Tourism Statistics,
                       - Examining international best practice to enable a holistic approach to design                 and, 2017 Winner of APSC Diversity and Gender Equality Individual Award,
                       new processes and policies to promote diversity in the Australian Public Sector.                Australian Bureau of Statistics
                       Dr Niki Vincent PhD, Commissioner for Equal Opportunity, South Australian
                       Equal Opportunity Commission                                                                    Panel Discussion: How to recruit & retain without discrimination
                                                                                                                       One of the most significant risks to a D&I workplace is what is known as
                       Strengthening management accountability by building leadership capabilities                     unconscious bias or hiring, and promoting, in our image. Extensive research,
                       - What leaders need to know when managing diverse teams: it’s not just gender                   from local and international sources, has long proven the benefits of D&I in the
                       diversity that needs to be part of the discussion;                                              workplace both economically and in the areas of efficiency and problem-solving.
      9:30am           - Developing leaders who can avoid the risk of ‘group-think,’ and other limiting                This panel discussion examines how to;
                       thought behaviours; and                                                                         - Develop recruitment strategies to generate the most diverse pool of suitable
                       - Educating leaders on how to create high-performance business units by                         candidates;
                       leveraging their team's diverse perspectives and backgrounds.                                   - Link your talent management and succession planning to your D&I strategy;
                                                                                                                       - Use D&I to increase your public recognition and enhance your agencies
                       Delivering more efficient execution of workplace diversity and inclusivity            11:30am   reputation;
                       programs to increase productivity                                                               - Establish measurable D&I KPIs, analytics and reporting for your current, and
                       - Determining what makes an effective D&I strategy and the positive impacts                     future, recruitment needs.
                       getting it right has on your team;                                                              Panellists:
                       - Defining the correct Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure to                          Nicole Deacon, Director – Human Resources, Wellbeing and Safety, People and
      10:00am          deliver clear and concise reporting of department performance and Return on                     Culture Directorate, Department of Human Services
                       Investment (ROI);                                                                               Nicola Tinning, General Manager - Business Support and Improvement, City of
                       - Highlighting the importance of getting D&I working by analysing existing                      Unley
                       programmes for opportunities for improvement.                                                   Deb Cann, Manager – People and Culture, City of West Torrens
                       Kim-Sherie Summers, Executive Director – People and Culture, Department of                      Reagan Garner, Manager HR Services - People and Communications,
                       Human Services                                                                                  ReturntoWorkSA

                                                                                                            12:15pm    Closing remarks from the Chair

                                                                                                            12:25pm    Lunch and Networking

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afternoon overview: women in leadership

                                                                                                                                        WHO WILL ATTEND?
As politicians in Australia                       Centre in New York showed quotas          pleased to be able to continue this           C-Suite Executives
continue to focus on Quotas and                   are still needed as they ‘appear to       vital discussion in 2019.                     Mid-level and Frontline Managers
whether they are useful or not                    signal a genuine commitment to                                                          Directors and Managers of
the Australian Public Sector, at all              improving representation,’ and that       The Public Sector Network Women               Human Capital
levels of government, has gotten                  around the world, including Australia,    in Leadership Roadshow 2019 builds
                                                                                                                                          Workplace Diversity and
on with the job of ensuring gender                the public sector is ‘flourishing with    on the importance of developing
                                                                                                                                          Inclusivity Managers
equality and female leadership are                women in leadership,’ highlighting the    clear policies and strategies to
                                                                                                                                          Organisational development
given the importance they are due.                need to ‘leverage this success to break   increase female representation
                                                  down glass walls to other sectors.        at the most senior levels of the              & workforce
A recently released report, Roadmap                                                         Australian Public Sector while laying         People & Culture
to 50x50 Power and Parity in Women                After a sell-out national roadshow        a firm foundation for future leaders          Recruitment & Retention
Leadership, published by the Wilson               in 2018, Public Sector Network is         to follow.                                    Talent managers

  Learn to communicate with               Gain exclusive insights into          Examine the difference          Develop knowledge of the                 Increase awareness of
   authenticity and impact.              how female leaders navigated        between leadership and power       most persistent barriers to               ‘bias disruptors,’ and
                                             their way to the top.              to ensure true equality.       gender equality in leadership             how they can improve
                                                                                                              and best practice strategies to            recruitment initiatives.
                                                                                                                    overcome them.

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AFTERNOON agenda: women in leadership
      12:40pm          Registration                                                                              Creating power parity: gender equality only works if power is equally
                                                                                                                 distributed
      1:00pm           Welcome from Public Sector Network & Chairperson                                          - Measuring the power held by female leaders across the sectors of the
                                                                                                                 Australian Public Sector;
                       Opening Keynote                                                                           - Examining the capacity to influence decision-making by highlighting the
                       Future-proofing equality for the next generation                                          formal power, public perception and governance of the leadership position;
                       This session focuses on the strategies and commitments the Public Sector is      3:15pm
       1:15pm                                                                                                    and
                       making to ensure gender equality for the future generations.                              - Smashing through the glass wall: ensuring female representation across a
                       Lois Boswell, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Department of Human                         multitude of sectors not just the traditionally feminised sectors of the public
                       Services                                                                                  sector.
                                                                                                                 Sue McCarrey, Chief Executive Officer, Office of the National Rail Safety
                       My Journey – One on One with a Public Sector Leader                                       Regulator
                       My journey brings to Public Sector Network's Women in Leadership Roadshow
                       2019 an intimate, personable, and insightful session detailing the challenges,            Panel Discussion: Building on past successes to further progress female
                       mistakes, biases and persistent obstacles female leaders in the Australian                leadership in the Australian Public Sector
      1:45pm           Public Sector have faced and overcome. Each city will host a special guest                - Identifying systemic and structural barriers to increased female leadership
                       from the Public Sector to take us on a detailed, and educational, journey                 and the reforms and drivers needed to overcome them;
                       through their careers, leaving attendees with insights into how to navigate               - Improving the understanding of department heads and front-line managers
                       their successful career paths.                                                            on female leadership and embedding workplace reforms to create a level
                       Cathy Taylor, Chief Executive, Department of Child Protection                             playing field for new and existing recruits;
                                                                                                                 - Examining how unconscious bias can manifest in the workplace and how
                       Pathways to leadership: examining the policies and strategies advancing                   the use of bias disruptors can be successfully implemented to improve the
                       female leadership in the Australian Public Sector                                         department's recruitment processes; and
                       - Understanding and identifying the most persistent barriers to leadership;      3:45pm   - The power of part-time: increasing the capacity, and usage, of flexible work
                       Recognising the successful policies and practices enabling women to attain                arrangements for both male and female employees and the role this plays in
                       leadership positions; and                                                                 helping to break down the glass ceiling.
      2:15pm
                       - Examining women's current representation at the executive and public                    Panellists:
                       administration levels of the Australian Public Sector and the steps needed to             Greg Nettleton, Chief Officer and Chief Executive Officer, South Australian
                       achieve accurate 50/50 representation.                                                    Country Fire Service
                       Alison Lloydd-Wright, Executive Director - Regions SA, Department of                      Dr Helen Macdonald, Chief Executive Officer, Clare and Gilbert Valleys
                       Primary Industries and Regions                                                            Council
                                                                                                                 Kiki Magro, Chief Executive Officer, Town of Walkerville
      2:45pm           Afternoon Tea and Networking
                                                                                                                 Ruth Ambler, Executive Director - Cabinet Office, Department of Premier
                                                                                                                 and Cabinet

                                                                                                        4:30pm   Closing remarks

                                                                                                        4:40pm   Conference close

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