Panel Discussion | Leading for Change
VIEW EVENT DETAILSA Blueprint for Cultural Diversity and Inclusive Leadership
In Sydney’s multicultural society, why don’t we see more diversity among our leaders? Do we have leadership that is fit for a global city?
Asia Society Australia in partnership with The Committee for Sydney will examine the current cultural diversity across the leadership of our public and private companies and institutions with Race Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Tim Soutphommasane and a panel of industry experts. The focus comes off the back of the Leading for Change: A Blueprint for Cultural Diversity and Inclusive Leadership Revisited report, which examines the cultural backgrounds of chief executive officers of ASX200 companies, federal ministers and shadows, heads of federal and state government departments and vice-chancellors of universities. The report highlighted the rich cultural diversity in Australia’s society is significantly under-represented among senior leaders in Australian organisations and institutions.
Leading for Change challenges us to start conversations and think deeply about cultural diversity and to act as a blueprint for action.
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Date: Thursday 3 May 2018
Venue: Clayton Utz, Level 15, 1 Bligh Street, Sydney, NSW
A light lunch will be provided.
This event is open to members of Asia Society Australia and invited guests only. If you would like to attend, please click through to register your place.
About our Speakers:
Dr Tim Soutphommasane has been Race Discrimination Commissioner since August 2013. Prior to joining the Australian Human Rights Commission, Tim was a political philosopher and held posts at The University of Sydney and Monash University. His thinking on multiculturalism, patriotism and national identity has been influential in shaping debates in Australia and Britain.
Tim is the author of four books: I’m Not Racist But … (2015), The Virtuous Citizen (2012), Don't Go Back To Where You Came From (2012), and Reclaiming Patriotism (2009). He was co-editor (with Nick Dyrenfurth) of All That's Left (2010). He has been an opinion columnist with The Age and The Weekend Australian newspapers, and presented the documentary series Mongrel Nation on ABC Radio National (2013). Tim is an adjunct professor at the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University and chairs the Leadership Council on Cultural Diversity.
Born in France and raised in southwest Sydney, Tim holds a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Philosophy (with Distinction) from the University of Oxford, and is a first-class honours graduate of The University of Sydney.
Leon Doyle is a partner in Deloitte’s consulting practice and is the head of the experience design team, based in Sydney. He has a career in online and digital spanning 16 years, the past eight of which has been spent leading Australia’s leading full service digital consultancy at Deloitte.
His portfolio comprises both Australian and leading international clients from a range of sectors including: ICT, Financial Services, Publishing, FMCG, Utilities, Mining and Government.
Leon’s key areas of expertise include development and implementation of customer experience strategy, user experience design, workshop facilitation, requirements engineering and information architecture design.
He is also one of Deloitte’s Diversity & Inclusion champions and leads the firm’s cultural diversity strategy and steering committee “IDentity”. In this role, Leon and a team of culturally diverse staff work across business units to create and embed strategies to ensure all our people have the same opportunities to succeed, regardless of their cultural diversity or ethnicity.
Our Arts, Culture and Diversity Programs span across visual art and performance, literature, media, technology, education, and community sectors. These unique partner events examine cultural traditions and expressions, celebrate diversity and multiculturalism, and explore a changing Australian society. Run as both public and member only events, this programming stream offers an exciting way to engage with the work of Asia Society Australia.
The report "Leading for Change: A Blueprint for Cultural Diversity and Inclusive Leadership Revisited " is a collaboration between the Australian Human Rights Commission, the University of Sydney Business School, the Committee for Sydney, and Asia Society Australia.
This event is hosted in partnership with the Committee for Sydney.
Event Details
Clayton Utz, Level 15, 1 Bligh Street, Sydney, NSW