Governance and Leadership Conference
for Leaders of Not-for-profit Organisations

Featuring a diverse line-up of speakers, join us for two days of governance and leadership focused presentations with insights, information, ideas, practical tools, solutions and strategies to support directors' governance and leadership knowledge. Develop and drive the success and sustainability of your organisation.

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Start Time	Speaker	Presentations Day 1	Topic
8:30am		Arrival
8:45am		Welcome & Chair's message Michael Goldsworthy, Conference Chair	Transformative Governance
9:10am		Governance to Fit the Future Details coming soon.	Governance models
9:45am		Impactful Governance Ecosystems Mele-Ane Havea, CoChair @ BLab	Governance models
10:10am		Questions and discussion on governance model design.	Q&A and Discussion
10:30am		MORNING TEA Networking and refreshment
11:00am		Resilient Governance and Technology Vera Visevic, Partner @ Mills Oakley Lawyers	Data privacy & digital transformation strategy
11:20am		How Your Board Can Make Better IT Investment Decisions Tammy Ven Dange, IT Advisor for NFP Sector @ Roundbox Consulting	Systems Investment
11:40am		Innovation and Automation: Helping to drive transformational governance Fiona Dixon, Partner Head of Digital & Financial Transformation @ HLB Mann Judd	Innovation, Automation & Data insights
12:00pm		AI Powered Revenue Model for Sustainable Impact Wenda Gumulya, Board Chair @ Hoshizora Foundation	Revenue Models, Automation & governance principles
12:20pm		Questions and discussion on governance, tech and AI.	Q&A and Discussion
12:45pm		LUNCH Networking and refreshment
1:30pm		Transformation Starts at the Top! Aaron Goldsworthy, Senior Consultant @ Australian Strategic Services	Strategic Leadership
2:10pm		Creating Dynamic Boards Ready for Success Chris Scott, Executive Director @ Turner Scott Consulting Pty Ltd	Board Dynamics
2:50pm		How Effective Board Reporting Can Help Directors Sleep at Night Rachel Colombi, Founder @ The Governance Guide	Board Reporting
3:30pm		AFTERNOON TEA Networking and refreshment
4:00pm		Transformative Governance Change that Sticks Randall Pearce, MD @ THINK Insight & Advice and Rebecca Lambert-Smith, Practice Leader - For Purpose team @ Moores Legal	Culture, Stakeholder engagement
4:30pm		Achieving Social Impact: Leadership success with board collaboration in a major strategy pivot Liz Mackinlay, CEO @ Australian Business Volunteers	Transformational Change
4:50pm		Questions and discussion on leading change.	Q&A and Discussion
5:00pm		(in-person delegates) LEADERS NETWORKING FUNCTION Networking and refreshment for leaders of NFP organisations.

Program times are indicative and listed to assist with planning. Actual timing may vary slightly on the day.

Start Time	Speaker	Presentations Day 2	Topic
8:30am		Arrival
9:00am		Welcome back
9:10am		Legal Updates for NFP Directors Facilitated by Aaron Goldsworthy, Senior Consultant at Australian Strategic Services	Legal Requirements
		Elizabeth Lathlean, Senior Lawyer @ Gilbert + Tobin	DGR Reforms
		Kathy Nguyen, Senior Lawyer @ Governology	Tax & Charity Status of NFPs
9:40am		Financial Literacy, Reserves and Accountability: Financial Fitness for Directors in the Boardroom Presentation in partnership with QUT.
		Dr Craig Furneaux, Associate Professor with the School of Accountancy, Faculty of Business and Law @ Queensland University of Technology	Accountability
		Dr Bernd Irmer, Senior Lecturer with the School of Management, Faculty of Business and Law @ Queensland University of Technology	Financial Reserves
		Dr Jackie Bettington, Researcher and lecturer within the School of Accountancy, Faculty of Business and Law @ Queensland University of Technology	Director Financial Literacy
		Questions and discussion on financial literacy, reserves and accountability for directors.	Q&A and Discussion
11:00am		MORNING TEA Networking and refreshment
11:30am		Risk Appetite – What's Yours? Jane Boag, Principal Consultant @ What's The Plan	Risk Management
12:10pm		Governing Strategy: The hard yards of implementation and oversight Richie Feder, Co-Founder @ Ensemble Strategy	Strategic Planning
12:50pm		Shining a Light on the Dark Shadows of Board Culture Dr Susan Mravlek, Principal @ Board Benchmarking (in association with Insync)	Board Culture
1:30pm		LUNCH Networking and refreshment
2:15pm		Building Organisational Health through Strategy, Culture and Values Alignment Jonathon Peatfield, CEO @ Life Ed NSW/ACT	Case Study: Culture & Leadership
2:40pm		Navigating Transformation: A Governance and Leadership Odyssey with Inclusee Rachael Cook, CEO @ Inclusee	Case Study: Culture & Leadership
3:10pm		Transformative Governance, key principles, messages and takeaways Panel discussion with Michael Goldsworthy, conference Chair.	Wrap up
3:30pm	Conference close

Program times are indicative and listed to assist with planning. Actual timing may vary slightly on the day.