For nearly 10 years The Mandarin has been the voice of the public sector. The public sector plays a critical and sometimes underappreciated role in this country. ‘Rebuilding Trust and Integrity in the Australian Public Service’ in sponsorship with Salesforce is an in-person, all-day conference where leaders can discuss the issues they face at the coalface of modern bureaucracy.

Speakers include:

Paul Brereton, NACC Commissioner
Paul Brereton was previously a judge in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He retired from his judicial appointments to assume the appointment of inaugural commissioner of the new NACC.
Deborah O’Neill, Senator
Senator Deborah O’Neill is a Labor Senator for New South Wales and is Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, Chair of the Trade Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, and Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Privileges.
Elizabeth Tydd, Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner
Elizabeth Tydd will take up the position of Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner in February 2024 after two five-year terms as the Information Commissioner at the Information and Privacy Commission (IPC) of New South Wales
Tom Rogers, Australian Electoral Commissioner
Tom Rogers was appointed Australian Electoral Commissioner 2014 and oversaw the first referendum in nearly a quarter of a century. He previously was the Executive Director at the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM)
Dr Gordon de Brouwer, APS Commissioner
Dr Gordon de Brouwer was appointed Australian Public Service commissioner in 2023. He previously led the APS Reform agenda as Secretary for Public Sector Reform and secretary of the environment department.
Cris Parker, The Ethics Alliance Director
Cris Parker is the director of The Ethics Alliance, a community of organisations across sectors that works to collaboratively shape the future of business ethics. Cris is a member of the FPA Professional Designations Committee, director of The Banking & Financial Services Oath, and sits on the Rio Tinto Australian Advisory Group.

Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024
Venue: QT Canberra
Catering: Food and drink provided, please provide dietaries in check out
Registration: From 8:30am
Conference: 9:00am - 5:15pm
Post-Drinks: 5:15pm - 6:15pm