Conference Program

This conference seeks to provide an open dialogue and solution-orientated discussion for better public administration of Indigenous Affairs. Our deliberations will begin with a conference dinner on October 9 including insights from Dr Martin Parkinson AO. October 10 will be structured around an opening plenary, three interactive panel sessions bringing together local experts and international perspectives on subjects critical to public administration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and a closing plenary. Please note the schedule is subject to change.

Program:

Monday 9 October, 2017

Conference Dinner	University of Sydney Refectory
18:00 - 19:00	Pre-dinner drinks and canapes
19:00 - 21.30	Welcome to country Welcome to the University of Sydney Professor Stephen Garton, Provost and Deputy Vice Chancellor Dinner with guest speakers Dr Martin Parkinson AC PSM Professor Ken Smith Professor Chris Sarra Leila Smith Brendan Thomas Professor Steven Larkin Musical performance Mission Songs Project
21.30	Dinner concludes

*timings are subject to change

Tuesday 10 October, 2017

Conference	University of Sydney Refectory
7:30 - 8:15	Registration
8:15 - 8:30	Welcome to country Welcome to the University of Sydney Vice Chancellor Dr Michael Spence
8:30 - 9:00	Opening Plenary - Creating an unprecedented public service for unprecedented times Dr George Quezada, Inala Cooper
9:00 - 10:30	Government Churn, Institutional Memory and the Legacy of an Experimental Approach Speaker: Dr Shawn Wilson Panel Respondents: Dr Will Sanders, Joy Savage, Michelle Patterson Facilitator: Professor Steven Larkin Watch the recorded live stream of this session.
10:30 - 10:45	Morning tea
10:45 - 12:15	New boundaries for policymaking – Indigenous perspectives on data, cases and evidence Panel Respondents: Andrea Mason, Professor Ian Anderson, Professor Martin Nakata Facilitator: Professor Maggie Walter
12:15 - 13:00	Lunch
13:00 - 14:45	Culture, Representation and Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being – Reimagining the Public Service International Speakers: Arapata Hakiwai & Geraint Martin (New Zealand) Panel Respondents: Distinguished Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Gregory Phillips Facilitator: Professor Robynne Quiggin Watch the recorded live stream of this session.
14:45 - 15:00	Afternoon tea
15:00 - 16:30	What have we learned and Where do we go from here? Professor Julianne Schultz & Dr Sandra Phillips
16:30 - 16:40	Close Professor Ken Smith & Inala Cooper