Conference Program 2023

8.30am

REGISTRATION

9.00am

Carnegie workshop (Cultural awareness workshop 1; The institutionalisation of CE 2 – this session runs from 9-1)

1.30pm

Engagement Australia awards workshop – What makes a strong application.
This will involve a panel with previous winners and judges and break out group time.
Facilitator: Professor Jessica Vanderlelie

5.30pm

COCKTAIL WELCOME RECEPTION – Acknowledgement, welcome by Angelo Kourtis, Vice-President, People and Advancement, Western Sydney University  and Professor Jim Nyland.
CommBank Stadium

8.00am

REGISTRATION

8.50am

Welcome/Acknowledgement of Country

9.00am

Introduction – Professor Jim Nyland

9.20am

Keynote Address – Jonathan Grant

10.20am

MORNING TEA

10.45am

From citation impact to social impact
Panellist:

• Professor Peter Shergold AC – Chief Executive, Centre for Social Impact
• Professor Danielle Logue – Director, Centre for Social Impact, UNSW

NB: More panellist will be included once attendance confirmed

11.45am

Announcement of Lifetime Achievement Award – Professor Jim Nyland to present award.

12.00pm

LUNCH (12.15pm AGM/Board meeting) (POSTER PRESENTATIONS 12:30-1:00)

1.00pm

The Accord Panel
Facilitator: Professor Jim Nyland
Panellist:

• Professor Barney Glover, AO, Vice-Chancellor, Western Sydney University
• The Hon. Fiona Nash

NB: More panellist will be included once attendance confirmed

2.30pm

The Accord where to now?
Facilitator: Professor Jess Vanderlelie
Panellist:

• Professor Shamit Saggar – Executive Director, National Centre for Student Equity in HE
• Professor Christy Collis – Provost at the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (HERDSA)
• Paul Harris – Executive Director, Innovative Research Universities
• Professor Leanne Holt – Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous UNSW
• Chris Ronan – CEO, Country Universities Centre

3.30pm

Carnegie Classification announcements – Dr Marisol Morales – Executive Director of the Carnegie Elective Classifications

4.00pm

Conference Day Ends

6.30pm

AWARDS DINNER
CommBank Stadium

9.00am

REGISTRATION

9.30am

The Triple Helix – What does engagement with universities look like?
Facilitator: Alphia Possamai-Inesedy
Panellist:

• Tom Nance – Manager, Strategy and Delivery at Western Sydney University
• Dolla Merrillees – Director, Western Sydney Creative, Western Sydney University
• Cindy Carpenter – NEC Non profit – Bread and Butter Project
• Dr Vafa Ghazavi – Executive Director Research and Policy, James Martin Institute

10.30am

What are we doing right – what are we missing?
Facilitator: Mitra Gusheh and Dr Matthew Pink

Group Engagement Session.

11.30am

Concurrent sessions

1. Case studies on Evaluation of Partnership and Impact: share your cases related to Evaluating, measuring, and demonstrating social impact.
2. Case studies on Community Engagement in Practice: share your cases on 4 different sections:

• • Engaging with Industry
  • Engaging with Community
  • Engaging with Government
  • Engaging across Industry, government, and community

1.30pm

LUNCH (POSTER PRESENTATIONS 1:00-1:30)

2.30pm

The Civic University
Facilitator: The Hon. Verity Firth
Panellist:

• Assoc. Prof. Amanda Tattersall – Associate Professor of Practice with the Sydney Policy Lab and School of Geosciences
• Dr Marisol Morales – Executive Director of the Carnegie Elective Classifications
• Professor Mark Evans – Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Charles Sturt University

NB: More panellist will be included once attendance confirmed

3.30pm

Conference Close – Professor Jim Nyland