9:30am -10:00am

Libby Hackett
CEO
JMI

Professor Attila Brungs FTSE FRSN
Vice-Chancellor & President
UNSW

Professor Peter Shergold AC FRSN
Chair of Board
JMI
10:00am -11:00am
Investment in early interventions can promote greater intergenerational equity and chart a more prosperous, inclusive economy in the future. While various factors are exacerbating intergenerational inequality and wealth disparity around the world, this session will explore approaches to early interventions across sectors and the investments that will leverage fairer outcomes for all communities.

Professor Nareen Young (Moderator)
Associate Dean (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement)
UTS

John Bush
Head, Young People
PRF

Shane Hamilton PSM
Deputy Secretary
Aboriginal Affairs NSW

Dr Rhonda Itaoui
Director
Centre for Western Sydney

Susan Pearce AM
Secretary
NSW Health
11:00am -12:00pm
This session will consider how policy can set new directions for a thriving, inclusive, and sustainable economy for Australia. In light of the Future Made in Australia agenda, the panel will consider major economic challenges and opportunities including boosting productivity, ensuring a future-ready job market, leveraging and promoting key industries and emerging technologies, and aligning the markets for environmental sustainability, amongst others.

Dr Kar Mei Tang (Moderator)
Head of Australasia
UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment

Barry Sterland
Commissioner
Productivity Commission

Sally-Ann Williams
CEO
Cicada Innovations

Ryan Winn
CEO
Science & Technology Australia
12:00pm – 1:00pm
The Policy Impact Exhibition offers an exclusive insight into how leading public policy institutes design and deliver high-impact projects with far-reaching benefits for people across the country.








1:00pm -2:00pm
This session will consider how partnerships can drive the development of future-ready infrastructure by creatively addressing evolving societal needs, harnessing technological advancements, and tackling environmental challenges head-on.

Professor
Ganna Pogrebna (Moderator)
Executive Director, Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Futures Institute
Charles Sturt University

Sonya Campbell
Deputy Secretary, Commercial
NSW Treasury

Anthony Lean
Secretary
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Associate Professor
Amelia Thorpe
School of Law, Society & Criminology
UNSW