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07:50

Registration and Morning Refreshments

08:30

Welcome to Country

08:50

Chairperson’s Opening Address

Teeshal Bal, Program Manager, Metro Trains Melbourne; Founder, Grit Leadership

FUTURE READY LEADERSHIP

09:00

Keynote: Building greater capabilities within your organisation through providing the foundations to enable more leaders

Tanya Hosch, Executive General Manager Inclusion and Social Policy, AFL

Establishing a legacy of leaders through understanding the individual and driving a career development strategy around their needs  
Working within the growth zone and adopting a future-flexed mindset to develop leaders of tomorrow  
Implementing bold decisions and unwavering commitment for greater diversity in all aspects of the organisation including vendors and customers

09:30

Keynote Fireside Chat:  Recognising the importance of diverse role models across the senior leadership team

Moderator: Teeshal Bal, Program Manager, Metro Trains Melbourne; Founder, Grit Leadership

Tricia Malowney OAM, Chief Accessibility Advocate, Department of Transport 
Somoud Al Masri, Director Sales Operations New Zealand & South East Australia (NZSEA), Jacobs 
Anh Mai, Executive Director, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Understanding the power of role models in removing barriers to higher leadership roles  
Providing a channel for new leaders to gain relevant career advice and guidance  
Reworking the perception and limitations of what makes a good leader

10:10

Table Discussion: Why are you here today?

What do you want to get out from the conference?
What are some challenges you face in your leadership journey?

10:20

Morning Tea & Networking Bingo

10:50

Mindfulness Activity – Redrawing your presence back into the room

Alexis Guttridge, MNDFL Living Coach, Pause with Alexis

NEXT-GEN LEADERSHIP: SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP TALENT

11:00

In conversation – Empowering Australia’s next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders

Jill Gallagher AO, Chief Executive Officer, VACCHO
Leanne Miller, Executive Director, Koorie Women Mean Business

BALANCING MULTIPLE LEADERSHIP ROLES

11:40

Journey to board: Unpacking the stand-out elements which distinguish you from other senior leaders

Leonie Valentine, Executive General Manager, Customer Experience & Digital Technology, Australia Post; Non-Executive Director, Pro-Pac Packaging (Aust)

Setting yourself up for bigger board roles through starting early on smaller committees that may arise within your current organisation 
Adapting your time management skills to commit and prepare for the transition from executive to non-executive 
Gaining clarity around your skillsets and the value you can offer at board level

12:10

Buffer time

12:20

Keynote Fireside Chat

Simone Clarke, Chief Executive Officer, UN Women Australia
Christine Parker, Group Executive, Human Resources, Westpac Group

01:00

Networking Lunch

02:00

Keynote: What I’ve Learned

Leigh Sales AM, Australian Journalist and Author

Leigh Sales reveals what she’s learned in 30 years at the frontline of journalism about human nature, life and leadership from the women she’s met along the way.

GROWING YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES

02:40

Explanation of how the Leadership Coaching sessions will run

02:50

Leadership Coaching Clinic

Roundtable A: How to be a mentor to others - Promoting and embracing - unleash the potential of our future leaders of tomorrow

Michelle Young, General Manager - People and Culture, Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club

Roundtable B: Burnout Prevention - Preventing burnout through a mindful work environment

Alexis Guttridge, MNDFL Living Coach, Pause with Alexis

Roundtable C: Personal branding and increasing visibility - Step up and stand out – how to increase your visibility in the workplace?

Simone Weston, Chief Talent Officer, LEK Consulting

Roundtable D: Rising to leadership within a male dominated industry

Jennifer Kaye, Director, Strategic Communications, Level Crossing Removal Project

Roundtable E: Leading with a growth mindset – strategies and techniques to equip yourself to grow within your career

Yue Zhuo, Head of Strategy, Medibank

Roundtable F: Enhancing your agility as a leader – effectively responding to change  

Mariam Riza, Chief Executive Officer, Wattleshire   

Roundtable G: Managing our inner workings – understanding what drives us and how we respond to stressors

Eleanor Loudon, Chief Executive Officer, Engineers without Borders

Roundtable H: Boosting creativity and innovation amongst your teams to lead proactively in a dynamic landscape

Leeat Bosco, Leadership and Personal Brand Coach, Leeat Bosco Coaching

03:50

Afternoon Tea

HANDLING HIGH PRESSURE SITUATIONS

04:20

Mini Masterclass: Leading an exhausted team while staving off your own burn out

Shelley Flett, Leadership & Team Performance Trainer, Shelley Flett Pty Ltd

Separating your team’s stress from your own personal stress - being in touch with your own burnout to better understand your teams  
Navigating healthy coping mechanisms and discouraging the unhealthy ones  
Recognising when chronic stress has been normalised within the work environment and learning how to deinstitutionalise this accepted culture

04:55

Table discussion: What will you change about the way you manage team stress going forward?

05:00

Chairperson’s Closing Address

05:05

End of Conference Day One and Networking Drinks

Cultivate a network of trusted mentors and peers over some drinks and nibbles!

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08:30

Registration and Morning Refreshments

08:50

Chairperson’s Opening Address

LESSONS FROM LEADERS 

09:00

Interactive Fireside Chat: Transforming the workplace to enable a greater pipeline of diverse leadership

Moderator:

Anaab Rooble, Treasurer and Board of Director, Women with Disabilities

Sarah Agboola, Founder & CEO, mtime
Maci Hamdorf, Belonging and Wellbeing Lead, Transurban
Katie Wyatt, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Coles Group

Enacting structural change through setting and committing to quantitative goals as a leader 
Championing representation through addressing access and success barriers  
Why diversity matters? Becoming a platform for innovation and solution sharing

09:40

Re-learning and managing re-learning leadership in the transition to a C-Suite Executive

Moderator: Div Pillay, Founder, MindTribes

Sandra Hills OAM, Chief Executive Officer, Benetas 

Adam Fennessy PSM, Chief Executive Officer and Dean, ANZSOG

Effie Gorringe, Chief Operations Officer, L'Oreal ANZ 

Graeme Beardsell, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific (APAC), Fujitsu

Navigating a new trial of learning and dealing with the changing nature of relationships from the top  
Managing the new-found vulnerability and ambiguity within executive isolation  
Leveraging mistakes into powerful adaptive tools and drawing strength from the people you lead 
Engaging in active sponsoring of diverse talent and collaboratively developing a strategy for ongoing progression into senior roles

10:30

Table Discussion: What makes a good ally?

10:40

Morning Tea

CHARTING YOUR LEADERSHIP TRAJECTORY

11:10

Mini Masterclass: Developing a personalised action plan around setting boundaries and mastering the power of ‘no’

Ally Nitschke, Managing Director, Made For More™

Finding strength in the ability to walk away from the tasks that don’t align with your values and mission 
Making every single ‘yes’ count and starting with small boundaries to continue helping and inspiring others  
Bringing in logic and reason to lead the boundaries discussion to convey your message more effectively

12:00

Buffer time

12:10

In Conversation with Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher

Moderated by: Annabel Crabb, Author and Journalist
Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Minister for the Public Service, Parliament of Australia

12:50

Networking Lunch

01:50

Mindfulness Activity – Redrawing your presence back into the room

Alexis Guttridge, MNDFL Living Coach, Pause with Alexis

02:00

Prize Draw

02:05

Explanation of how the Leadership Matrix sessions will run

02:10

Interactive Workshop: The Leadership Matrix

New and Emerging Leaders

Cementing yourself as an impactful leader    

Sara Prendergast, Head of Finance and Procurement, St Barbara  

New and Emerging Leaders

Cementing yourself as an impactful leader

Chrissy Chu, General Manager, Technology Services, Commercial, Coles Express, Coles Group

Middle to Senior Management 

Setting yourself up for success within a senior role  

Kathy Karabatsas, Chief Financial Officer, David Jones 

B2: Middle to Senior Roles

Setting yourself up for success as an Empowered Leader.

All great leaders have a vision of not just what they want to do but also who they want to become along the way.

Join Amanda as she takes you on a path of empowered leadership.

Combining her own experience as a founder with transformational frameworks she gives you the tools to map out your own path to becoming the leader you are meant to be

Amanda Walker, Co-Founder and Head of Operations, Lord of the Fries

B3:Middle to Senior Management

Setting yourself up for success within a senior role

Ellie Pietsch, Leadership Facilitator, Leading Teams

C-Level and Board Experience

Navigating C-level and board experience, strengthening your value as a key decision maker   

Sally Hines, Chief Executive Officer, Leadership Victoria 

03:00

Afternoon Tea

FINDING YOUR PURPOSE AND INTENT TO ACTION

03:30

Fireside Chat: Effectively determining career priorities to set yourself up to be future-ready

Moderator: Natalie Tran, Business Coach & Mentor, Transition with Purpose
Natasha Cuthbert, Chief People and Culture Officer - People & Culture, Viva Energy Australia 

Emma Fawcett, General Manager SME, MYOB

Investing in your career development during times of stability and stagnation 
Changing approaches from ‘what you have done’ to ‘what you are’  
Asking the right questions to gain clarity around your strengths and aspirations while identifying gaps  
Looking to your network for career advice across different specialised areas and recognising which career behaviours you admire

04:00

Closing Keynote: Defining your own success – moving beyond the traditional concepts of a successful career 

Kathryn van der Merwe, Group Executive Talent & Culture and Service Centres, ANZ 

Kathryn will share insights on navigating your personalised successful career, including some pivotal milestones that helped to shape her journey

Agenda

07:50

Registration and Morning Refreshments

08:30

Welcome to Country

08:50

Chairperson’s Opening Address Teeshal Bal, Program Manager, Metro Trains Melbourne; Founder, Grit Leadership

FUTURE READY LEADERSHIP

09:00

Keynote: Building greater capabilities within your organisation through providing the foundations to enable more leaders Tanya Hosch, Executive General Manager Inclusion and Social Policy, AFL

09:30

10:10

Table Discussion: Why are you here today?

10:20

Morning Tea & Networking Bingo

10:50

Mindfulness Activity – Redrawing your presence back into the room Alexis Guttridge, MNDFL Living Coach, Pause with Alexis

NEXT-GEN LEADERSHIP: SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP TALENT

11:00

In conversation – Empowering Australia’s next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders Jill Gallagher AO, Chief Executive Officer, VACCHO Leanne Miller, Executive Director, Koorie Women Mean Business

BALANCING MULTIPLE LEADERSHIP ROLES

11:40

Journey to board: Unpacking the stand-out elements which distinguish you from other senior leaders Leonie Valentine, Executive General Manager, Customer Experience & Digital Technology, Australia Post; Non-Executive Director, Pro-Pac Packaging (Aust)

12:10

Buffer time

12:20

Keynote Fireside Chat Simone Clarke, Chief Executive Officer, UN Women Australia Christine Parker, Group Executive, Human Resources, Westpac Group

01:00

Networking Lunch

02:00

Keynote: What I’ve Learned Leigh Sales AM, Australian Journalist and Author

GROWING YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES

02:40

Explanation of how the Leadership Coaching sessions will run

02:50

Leadership Coaching Clinic

03:50

Afternoon Tea

HANDLING HIGH PRESSURE SITUATIONS

04:20

Mini Masterclass: Leading an exhausted team while staving off your own burn out Shelley Flett, Leadership & Team Performance Trainer, Shelley Flett Pty Ltd

04:55

Table discussion: What will you change about the way you manage team stress going forward?

05:00

Chairperson’s Closing Address

05:05

End of Conference Day One and Networking Drinks

08:30

Registration and Morning Refreshments

08:50

Chairperson’s Opening Address

LESSONS FROM LEADERS

09:00

09:40

10:30

Table Discussion: What makes a good ally?

10:40

Morning Tea

CHARTING YOUR LEADERSHIP TRAJECTORY

11:10

Mini Masterclass: Developing a personalised action plan around setting boundaries and mastering the power of ‘no’ Ally Nitschke, Managing Director, Made For More™

12:00

Buffer time

12:10

In Conversation with Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher Moderated by: Annabel Crabb, Author and JournalistSenator the Hon Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Minister for the Public Service, Parliament of Australia

12:50

Networking Lunch

01:50

Mindfulness Activity – Redrawing your presence back into the room Alexis Guttridge, MNDFL Living Coach, Pause with Alexis

02:00

Prize Draw

02:05

Explanation of how the Leadership Matrix sessions will run

02:10

Interactive Workshop: The Leadership Matrix

03:00

Afternoon Tea

FINDING YOUR PURPOSE AND INTENT TO ACTION

03:30

04:00

Chairperson’s Opening Address

Teeshal Bal, Program Manager, Metro Trains Melbourne; Founder, Grit Leadership

Keynote: Building greater capabilities within your organisation through providing the foundations to enable more leaders

Tanya Hosch, Executive General Manager Inclusion and Social Policy, AFL

Mindfulness Activity – Redrawing your presence back into the room

Alexis Guttridge, MNDFL Living Coach, Pause with Alexis

In conversation – Empowering Australia’s next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders

Jill Gallagher AO, Chief Executive Officer, VACCHO
Leanne Miller, Executive Director, Koorie Women Mean Business

Journey to board: Unpacking the stand-out elements which distinguish you from other senior leaders

Leonie Valentine, Executive General Manager, Customer Experience & Digital Technology, Australia Post; Non-Executive Director, Pro-Pac Packaging (Aust)

Keynote Fireside Chat

Simone Clarke, Chief Executive Officer, UN Women Australia
Christine Parker, Group Executive, Human Resources, Westpac Group

Keynote: What I’ve Learned

Leigh Sales AM, Australian Journalist and Author

Mini Masterclass: Leading an exhausted team while staving off your own burn out

Shelley Flett, Leadership & Team Performance Trainer, Shelley Flett Pty Ltd

LESSONS FROM LEADERS 

Mini Masterclass: Developing a personalised action plan around setting boundaries and mastering the power of ‘no’

Ally Nitschke, Managing Director, Made For More™

In Conversation with Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher

Moderated by: Annabel Crabb, Author and Journalist
Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Minister for the Public Service, Parliament of Australia

Mindfulness Activity – Redrawing your presence back into the room

Alexis Guttridge, MNDFL Living Coach, Pause with Alexis

Closing Keynote: Defining your own success – moving beyond the traditional concepts of a successful career 

Kathryn van der Merwe, Group Executive Talent & Culture and Service Centres, ANZ 