Safe and Equal Sector Impact Symposium 2025
Event description
Safe and Equal invites you to join us at the upcoming and inaugural Sector Impact Symposium, taking place on 11 September 2025 at Treetops, Melbourne Museum.
This vital event brings together CEOs and senior leaders from our member organisations to deepen our understanding of the impact of your work in the prevention and response sectors, better understand and articulate Safe and Equal’s role and impact in the sectors, gain insights to inform our collective strategy for budget advocacy and share and celebrate your impact.
Registrations are limited to 2 people (CEOs and senior leaders) per member organisation. Please reach out to membership@safeandequal.org.au with any questions about the event.
Symposium agenda:
TIME | AGENDA ITEM | OVERVIEW |
9am-9.15am | Guest arrival and registration | |
9.15am-9.30am | Welcome to Country
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9.30am-9.50am | Formal welcome to event and introduction to sector impact session | |
9.55-10.15am
| Morning tea break | |
10.15am-12.15pm
| Sector Impact session | Interactive session facilitated by Chris Mathieson and consultants from First Person Consulting. We’ll focus on the impact being seen by member organisations, and explore how these examples connect and contribute to broader sector-wide outcomes. |
12.15pm-1.15pm
| Lunch | |
1.15pm-2.30pm
| Panel: Shaping our Advocacy | A panel session bringing together advocacy experts for an engaging conversation on how to effectively communicate our impact. We’ll unpack how this can this shape our advocacy across the continuum from prevention to response.
Panel members include: · Jaime Chubb (CEO, Centre Against Violence) · Nesreen Bottriell (CEO, Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights) · Joe Ball (Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities) · Neil Pharoah (Director and Co-Founder, Tanck) · A journalist, still to be confirmed. |
2.30pm-3pm
| Afternoon tea | |
3pm-4pm
| Member Showcase: Celebrating our Success and Impact | An exciting opportunity to shine a light on work members are proud of and have nominated to share. A celebratory showcase of work with meaningful impact, reflecting a range of initiatives across the continuum.
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4pm-4.15pm | Event wrap up and formal close | |
4.15pm-5pm | Networking: join fellow attendees for informal networking and refreshments. |
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