2016 IPAA ACT Conference
In 2016, IPAA ACT held its annual conference on 10 November with the theme "Public Service: Thinking Big". The conference also incorporated the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management, which were presented at a function the evening prior.
A series of video highlight packages, along with links to complete videos are provided below. Transcripts are available from the navigation bar on the right.
Evening Function - Prime Minister's Awards (2 minutes) with speakers:
- Senator the Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO - Cabinet Secretary, Parliament of Australia
- Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM - Secretary, Department of the Environment and Energy
- Carmel McGregor PSM - Chair, Prime Minister's Awards Judging Panel
Session 1 - Thinking Big - highlights video (8 minutes) with speakers:
- George Megalogenis - Journalist, Commentator & Author
- Frances Adamson - Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Her Excellency Menna Rawlings CMG - High Commissioner to Australia, British High Commission
- Dr Larry Marshall - Chief Executive, CSIRO
A complete video of Session 1 is available here.
Session 2 - Innovation - highlights video (8 minutes) with speakers:
- Catherine Livingstone AO - President, Business Council of Australia
- Glenys Beauchamp PSM - Secretary, Department of Industry, Innovation & Science
- Michelle Guthrie - Managing Director, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A complete video of Session 2 is available here.
Session 3 - Capability - highlights video (8 minutes) with speakers:
- Kathy Leigh - Head of Service and Director-General, ACT Public Service
- Finn Pratt AO PSM – Secretary, Department of Social Services
- Professor Helen Sullivan - Director, Crawford School of Public Policy
- Blair Comley PSM – Secretary, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet
A complete video of Session 3 is available here.
Session 4 - Reflections and Summation - highlights video (8 minutes) with speakers:
- Gordon de Brouwer PSM - Secretary, Department of the Environment and Energy
- Virginia Haussegger AM - Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis
- Carmel McGregor PSM - Deputy President, IPAA ACT
- George Megalogenis - Journalist, Commentator & Author
A copy of the IPAA ACT 2016 Conference Program Overview is available here.