2024 International Governance Leadership Conference Program
Day one - Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Time | Agenda and speakers | |
8:35am | Welcome to Country | |
8:40am | Chair’s opening
Pauline Vamos FGIA, President and Chair, Governance Institute of Australia |
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8:45am | MC opening
Anjali Rao, Award-winning Broadcast Journalist |
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9:00am | Opening address: The human condition
Prof Daniel Halliday PhD, Author, Associate Professor, Philosophy. University of Melbourne Chair: Anjali Rao, Award-winning Broadcast Journalist |
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9:45am | Panel discussion: Critical questions for modern boards
John Stanhope AM, Chancellor, Deakin University, Chairman, Port of Melbourne Helen Rowell FGIA, Non-executive Director, Qinsure, Australian Retirement Trust Chair: Simon Berglund, Senior Vice President & General Manager, APAC, Diligent |
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10:30am | Morning tea | |
11:00am | Fireside chat: Sustainability
David Simmonds, Chief Strategy, Sustainability and Governance Officer, CLP Holdings Danielle Welsh-Rose, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer – Investments, Abrdn Judy Slatyer, President, World Wild Life Fund Australia Chair: Tim Nelson FGIA, Executive General Manager – Energy Markets, Iberdrola |
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11:45am | Panel discussion: Reimagining the purpose of technology and AI
Michael Helmer FGIA, Company Secretary and Chief Risk Officer, NextDC Tim Hogarth, Chief Technology Officer, ANZ Banking Group Stela Solar, Director, National Artificial Intelligence Centre Chair: Kieran Seed, Head of Content, Regulatory Compliance Global, LexisNexis |
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12:35pm | Lunch | |
1:35pm | CONCURRENT 1 – Measuring and improving board effectiveness
Please complete this 4-minute survey prior to the conference if you are going to Board Benchmarking’s session on board effectiveness or would like to be sent the survey results later. Chair: Nicholas Barnett, Executive Chair, Board Benchmarking |
CONCURRENT 2 – The dimensions for an unforeseen crisis response
Chair: Robert Cockerell, National Lead Partner, PKF Kaitlynn Brady, Partner, PKF Geoff Peck, Partner, PKF Tony Corry, Director, Technology Assurance and Advisory, PKF Nick Duggal, Partner, Moray and Agnew |
2:45pm | Afternoon tea | |
3:15pm | Capabilities and skills of the modern professional
Marcus Bowles, Chair, Institute for Working Futures Pty Ltd Beth Hall FCPHR, Director, Culture Edge Chair: Kenneth Weldin FGIA, Board Director, Governance Institute of Australia, Partner, PKF |
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3:55pm | Workforce and productivity
Chair: Pauline Vamos FGIA, President and Chair, Governance Institute of Australia Peter Varghese AO, Chancellor, University of Queensland David Robertson, Chief Economist, Head of Economic and Markets Research, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank |
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4:35pm | Fireside chat: The difficult conversations (Live cross from London)
Louis Theroux, Writer, filmmaker and broadcaster (UK) Chair: Anjali Rao, Award-winning Broadcast Journalist |
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5:35pm | Networking drinks and entertainment
Eva Tarhini, Director of Account Management, Nasdaq |
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7:30pm | VIP Dinner with Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE |
Day two - Thursday, 5 September 2024
Time | Agenda and speakers | |
8:50am | Opening address – International keynote – Mind Change
Baroness Susan Greenfield, World renowned neuroscientist, writer and broadcaster (UK) Chair: Edward Santow, Industry Professor And Director, Policy And Governance Human Technology Institute |
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9:50am | Fireside chat: Geopolitics and global risk
The Hon Arthur Sinodinos, Asia Pacific Chair, Asia Group (Washington) Deepa Wadhwa, Former Indian Ambassador to Sweden, Qatar and Japan & Non-executive Director, JK Cement, JK Paper, Sapphire Foods India Ltd and Mukund-Sumitomo Specialised Steels Ltd Chair: Anjali Rao, Award-winning Broadcast Journalist |
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10:35am | Morning tea | |
11:05am | Public Sector Plenary – Rights-based approach to human development
Cris Parker, Head of the Ethics Alliance, The Ethics Centre |
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11:50am | Concurrent 1 – Influence of company secretaries on impactful governance
Warren Baillie FGIA FCG Nicole Birman FGIA, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Car Group Ltd Chair: Scott Hudson, Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, Georgeson |
Concurrent 2 – Implementing cyber strategy pillars – what is the key work for the humans to implement
Nick Ellsmore, Partner – Cyber, Mantel Group Katherine Robins, Partner, Cyber Security Services, IBM Chair: Lyn Nicholson FGIA FCG, General Counsel, Holding Redlich |
12:50pm | Lunch | |
2:05pm | NFP plenary – What are we made of – exploring the social compact
Doug Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, The Smith Family |
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2:50pm | Sports Governance
Brooke Irvine, General Manager Integrity, Equestrian Australia Darcy Moore, Captain, Collingwood Football Team Chair: Diane Smith-Gander AO FGIA FCG, Chair, ZipCo and CEDA and Chancellor Elect, University of Western Australia |
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3:40pm | Closing address: The Founder complex
Stephen Scheeler, former CEO for AU and NZ for Facebook and Instagram Chair: Megan Motto FGIA FCG, CEO, Governance Institute of Australia |
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4:30pm | End of conference |
Join us for an exclusive VIP Dinner
We are delighted to announce an exclusive VIP dinner, with Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE, at 7:00pm on 4 September 2024 on the sidelines of the International Governance Leadership Conference.
The dinner will feature a fireside chat with Baroness Susan Greenfield on her personal journey, as she gives us an insight into the pivotal moments in her renowned career as one of the world’s leading neuroscientists. You will have an opportunity to engage with her and other eminent invited guests.
Limited tickets are available for this exclusive event – registration is essential.