Date: Thursday March 3, 2016, 8.45am -1pm

Venue: The Great Hall, University House, ANU

Keynote Speaker: Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance

The keynote address will be followed by presentations and discussion by academics and practitioners.

This event is by invitation

RSVP Wednesday 24 February 2016

Please register to attend at:

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-embassy-of-the-kingdom-of-belgium-and-th...

with the password ‘advocacy’

PROGRAM DETAILS

This event will bring together a variety of actors and organisations involved in public policy (advocacy groups, politicians, the diplomatic corps, public servants, academics and think tanks) to examine their role and involvement in policymaking. This event is supported by the ANU Policy Advocacy Lab.

Senator Cormann’s keynote address will be followed by a presentation comparing the Australian and Belgian cases. Subsequently, two panels including academic experts and practitioners will focus on country comparisons and emerging trends in policy advocacy in Australia.

Confirmed speakers include: 

Professor John Warhurst (ANU)

Ms Belinda Robinson (CEO Universities Australia)

Professor Darren Halpin (ANU School of Sociology)

Dr. Bert Fraussen (ANU School of Sociology)

Dr Gemma Carey (ANU RegNet and Power To Persuade)

Dr Andrew Banfield (ANU School of Politics and International Relations)

Dr Richard Dennis (Chief Economist, Australia Institute)

Professor Carsten Daugbjerg (ANU Crawford School of Public Policy)

Dr. Stephen Duckett (Health Program Director Grattan Institute)

Michael Brett Young (CEO Australian Law Council)

Susan Helyar (Director ACT Council of Social Service)

A full program will be available shortly.