WILS 2019
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2019 GOLD SPONSOR:
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YORK THEATRE, SEYMOUR CENTRE Back for its fourth year, the Women in Leadership Summit 2019 is guaranteed to be our best one yet!
This year’s theme is Take Action. Because while the world catches up, we need to lead the way by creating our own opportunities and helping other women do so as well.
Let’s face it. A lot of companies say they are more committed to gender equality than ever before. But this commitment doesn’t always translate into action. We still have a severe lack of women in senior roles, especially the C-Suite. We still have a huge gender pay gap, and we still see discrimination in both wages and in the workplace.
But how do individual women cut through these infuriating statistics and break into the C-suite? How can the few women in leadership create opportunities for the next generation? And how can organisations become real agents of change?
WILS 2019 is an educationally-focused event that helps you along your leadership path. Featuring inspiring keynotes, career-focused case studies, cutting panel discussions and interactive workshops, your leadership journey starts and continues with us.
We’ll inspire you to become an authentic leader, equip you with the skills and strategies to add maximum value to your organisation and show you how to cultivate meaningful change
for future generations.
WILS2019. Let’s do this
What Our Past Attendees Have To Say Great Speakers and well run. Thank you! It’s been a fundmental learning experience. “ Very valuable, motivating and inspiring! Leadership to each speaker was comprehended differently but they all leaned towards the same - Assistant Director, DHS thought. It’s all about your people.
- Manager, Avis Budget Group
Great day. Got so much out of it and Key takeouts that were so true, realised once again the power of women. personal and inspiring. “ - Westpac - IAG WILS 2019 Our Incredible Speaker Line-Up
Carrie Bickmore OAM Alannah Hill Host of Carrie & Tommy, Iconic Australian Designer, SCA | Host of The Project Author and Stylist Network 10
Ann Sherry AO Gabby Costigan Elizabeth Gaines Angela Mentis Former CEO and Chair CEO CEO CEO Carnival Australia BAE Systems Fortescue Metals Group BNZ
Marina Go Suzanne Steele Erica Berchtold Marnie Baker Chair Managing Director CEO Managing Director Suncorp Super Netball Adobe The Iconic Bendigo and Adelaide Bank WILS 2019
Susan Anderson Kendra Banks Claire Rogers Annette Kimmitt Managing Director Managing Director CEO CEO UBER SEEK World Vision MinterEllison
Susan Martin Rae Johnston Chelsea Bonner Catherine Reynolds Carmen Wells Managing Director Editor Founder & Director Head of Marketing Manager Johnson & Johnson Medical Junkee Bella Management Open Universities Newcastle Community Australia Corrections: Corrective Services NSW
Alison Rice Shanti Berggren Jerrill Retcher Nicola Grayson Todd Battley Former Group Publisher Deputy General Counsel CEO CEO CEO AECOM ANZ of POPSUGAR Optus Basketball Australia Consult Australia
Jonathan Callaghan William Cox Patrick Regan Patrick Delany CEO Global CEO CEO CEO Investa Aurecon QBE Foxtel What You Can Expect To Learn At The Women In Leadership Summit 2019?
Comfortably deal with Become an authentic Become an effective difficult situations and leader and stay true to coach and mentor to hard conversations your values future female leaders
Develop an executive Carve out your career Develop the infrastructure management toolkit in a male-dominated for equality and strategies and roadmap industry that works Who Should Attend
WILS is designed for everyone no matter your industry, profession or leadership responsibilities. WILS is all about building your skills, so if you’re about to step into a management role and want some advice, want to develop your executive management skills, or simply want to be inspired by Australia’s most successful businesswomen then WILS is for you.
Be Inspired.
If you’ve attended WILS in the past you’ll know we only invite women at the very top of their profession to share their knowledge and advice. In 2019 we have over 12 CEOs, along with a number of entrepreneurs, managing directors and executives who will help you become a better leader.
Conference Logistics
Seymour Centre, Cnr Cleveland Street 24 - 27th September Conference Dates: York Theatre and City Road, 9AM - 5:30PM 25th - 26th September Chippendale, NSW, 2007 WILS 2019 Who you will meet at WILS 2019
Here's a snapshot of our past audience:
Seniority Company Breakdown
Mid-Management Enterprise (500+)
GM/Head of Department Government/Public Sector
Senior Manager SME/ SMB (1-500) Lower and Non- Manager Education C-Suite/SVP
Team Leader
2018 SPONSOR WILS 2019 Who You Will Meet At WILS 2019 Conference Agenda DAY 1 - 25th September Take Action
EXECUTIVE TOOL KIT
SESSION 1: Opening Keynote- 9:00AM The journey to Exec: Opportunities taken and challenges overcome
Ann Sherry is a legend in the Australian Business landscape. She is one of the ANN SHERRY AO nation’s leading executives with a career that spans Government, Banking and Former CEO & Chair Cruise Tourism. She is currently the Chairman of Carnival Australia, the largest cruise ship operator in Australasia. After joining as Chief Executive Officer in 2007, she has transformed the industry and growth has been in double digits each year since. We can’t think of any seasoned executive more fitting to show you the ropes how to get that top job and grow the business while you’re at it.
SESSION 2: Executive Keynote- 9:40AM Developing your executive toolkit
Angela Mentis is a trailblazer, in January 2018 she became the first woman to take ANGELA MENTIS the Bank of New Zealand’s top job. But this position is just the cherry on the top Chief Executive Officer of an extremely productive and transformative career in the male-dominated finance sector. In the words of Karen Maley at the AFR, ‘Before taking the helm at BNZ, Mentis ran NAB’s critically important business banking operations, which generate around 45 per cent of the bank’s earnings and are widely considered NAB’s “jewel in the crown”.’ Angela will share her wealth of experience on how to perform at your best in that top job when you get it.
SESSION 3: Education Keynote- 10:20AM
How changing a company’s mindset can re-shape business
In 2012 OUA was at the pinnacle of its growth. University funding was limited and OUA CATHERINE REYNOLDS was perfectly placed to enrol more students on behalf of the universities. Then entered Head of Marketing the demand-driven system, lifting previously imposed limits on the funding of bachelor- degree students at public universities, and forever steering OUA in a new direction. What followed was a journey of re-discovering the heart of the business - providing access to higher education for everyone, no matter their background. Catherine Reynolds is the Head of Marketing and sits within the Executive team at Open Universities Australia (OUA). Catherine was drawn to OUA due to her belief that everyone should have access to quality higher education, whether it be making the first step towards studying a degree, or to progress and continually evolve through postgraduate study.
CARMEN WELLS Carmen Wells is a true inspiration. Finishing high school in 1997 without the grades Manager to get into university, she quickly decided that nothing was going to stop her from following her dream of working in the criminal justice system. In 1998 Carmen began studying a Diploma of Liberal Studies (Criminology) with Griffith University through OUA and by 1999 had joined the NSW Police Force. Carmen joined Corrective Services NSW as a Probation and Parole Officer in 2005, whilst simultaneously completing a Graduate Certificate in Criminology and Criminal Justice also through OUA. BREAK 11:00AM - 11:20AM
SESSION 4: Integrity Keynote- 11:20AM
Staying true to your values: The role of authenticity, integrity and community in leadership
Marnie has been with the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group since 1989 and an MARNIE BAKER Executive of the Bank since 2000. She knows better than anyone that staying Managing Director true to yourself is an essential leadership foundation, and she has the track record to prove it. Marnie has 30 years’ experience in financial services in diverse positions. This has given her the scope of knowledge to fully comprehend the needs of contemporary businesses and how leaders can only add true value if their values align with their organisation’s. Marnie will show you how to ensure you are as effective as possible by aligning yourself with the right organisation.
BACKING YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS
SESSION 5: Women in Tech Keynote- 12:00PM
Driving Equality in Technology: My tech career and where we’ll go from here
KENDRA BANKS At the helm of Australia’s number one employment portal, SEEK, Kendra Banks Managing Director is committed to encouraging women at all levels to carve out careers in the tech industry. SEEK is dedicated to creating an environment where women thrive, through providing a supportive culture and career development initiatives. It also strives to use technology to help employers drive diversity and equality within their own organisations. Kendra will take you through her own career, as well as strategies to create pathways and opportunities for women in tech and support their success in the world of work.
CHARITY PARTNER PRESENTATION: Ovarian Cancer Australia- 12:40PM
BREAK 12:50PM - 1:20PM
SESSION 6- VIP Keynote Session 1:20PM
Thriving and surviving in life and work, no matter what they throw at you
Carrie Bickmore OAM Not everyone wants to live in the spotlight, particularly when life throws you Host of Carrie & some of the highest highs and lowest lows imaginable. But for Carrie Bickmore, Tommy, SCA | Host life out of the public eye is not an option, nor is letting the emotional roller of The Project coaster or the massive workload and public scrutiny get to you. She’s so good at Network 10 it that she’s become Australia’s most popular television celebrity. At WILS 2019 she will tell you how it feels to be at the top of your game, but also how to keep going and thrive in the rollercoaster ride of life and work. SESSION 7- 2:20PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: PATHWAYS What are the challenges, opportunities and struggles of going out on your own versus company life?
MARINA GO CHELSEA BONNER ALISON RICE RAE JOHNSTON Chair Founder & Director Former Group Publisher of Editor POPSUGAR, Who What Wear, Byrdie and MyDomaine
BREAK 3:20PM - 3:40PM
SESSION 8: Drive Keynote- 3:40PM
You have to be in it to win it: Putting yourself forward no matter the situation
Erica Berchtold is a passionate, energetic and highly-driven female business leader ERICA BERCHTOLD who continues to break through the glass ceiling and thrive in traditionally male- Chief Executive Officer dominated executive positions. Erica is passionate about supporting women in both business and sport, and actively mentors women within these fields. She is an accomplished keynote speaker on a variety of topics, whether it be the leadership journey for women in business or the future of retail. Erica values courage, humility, resilience and curiosity, with her attitude towards change best summed up by one of her favourite quotes: “The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn”.
SESSION 9: Closing Keynote- 4:20PM
How becoming a mentor benefits other women, your leadership journey, and the world
World Vision Australia CEO Claire Rogers is a social innovator who is passionate CLAIRE ROGERS about creative and agile engagement with World Vision supporters. She is inspired Chief Executive Officer by the organisation’s vision of a just and peaceful world, where every child can experience life in all its fullness. Claire has been supporting women in developing communities for years, where world vision development funding provides local women with the skills they need to help their communities thrive. She has also volunteered as a mentor for Springboard Enterprises, supporting women entrepreneurs as they take concepts to market in the technology and digital sectors. Claire will share her inspiring stories of supporting women in leadership in some of the world’s most challenging conditions.
SPONSORED NETWORKING DRINKS SESSION 5:00PM - 7:30PM Conference Agenda DAY 2- 26th September Take Action
PUTTING EQUALITY INTO ACTION
SESSION 1: Opening Keynote- 9:00AM
The Role Of Mentorship & Sponsorship In The Leadership Development Process
Gabby Costigan is a trailblazer in male-dominated industries. As CEO of BAE GABBY COSTIGAN Systems, Gabby is responsible for one of the nation’s largest defence companies, Chief Executive Officer one that has supported the Australian Defence Force for more than 60 years. Gabby is also a former Colonel in the Australian Army and has been honoured for her military service by the Australian and US Governments and NATO. Prior to joining BAE Systems she was the CEO for logistics giant Linfox International Group. Gabby knows first-hand the challenges facing women in male dominated sectors, and what support, mentoring and sponsorship women need to break through into leadership positions.
SESSION 2: Women in STEM Keynote- 9:50AM Carving out your career in a male-dominated industry
The engineering and mining industries are a long way off gender parity. For ELIZABETH GAINES whatever reasons, and seemingly despite increasing quotas and pathway programs, CEO it remains a highly male-dominated space. For a woman to earn the top job in a major mining and resources company is remarkable, and Elizabeth Gaines will tell you how she got there, what challenges she overcame and what lessons she learned in the process. Elizabeth is a highly experienced business leader with extensive international experience as a Chief Executive Officer and group executive. She has a proven track record in financial and operational leadership across a number of industries, including resources, construction and infrastructure, financial services and travel and hospitality.
BREAK: 10:40AM - 11:00AM
SESSION 3: Support Panel Discussion-11:00AM How do we create working environments where everyone feels heard, supported, valued and able to make a contribution?
ANNETTE KIMMITT JERILL RETCHER SUSAN ANDERSON SHANTI BERGGREN Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer General Manager Deputy General Counsel SESSION 4: VIP Q&A- 12:00PM Perseverance, dedication and success: Overcoming negative emotions and defying difficult situations
Alannah Hill is one of Australia’s most loved fashion designers, and author of ALANNAH HILL the bestselling memoir, Butterfly on a Pin. Alannah’s ornamental vision is a far Iconic Australian designer, author cry from her childhood tainted with poverty, fear and abuse. One of five kids of and stylist neglectful parents, she grew up in a milk bar in the deep south of Tasmania. At sixteen, she left that past behind, a nobody traveling alone to Melbourne with an impossible dream of becoming a somebody. Here Alannah adopted a veneer of fearlessness and embraced the breaking 1980s New Wave immersed in glamour and make-up. She knew intuitively what women wanted to wear and built an instantly recognizable brand. In 2019, Alannah was named Momentum’s Wonder Woman of the year.
BREAK 1:00PM - 1:50PM
MALE CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE
SESSION 5: Male Champion of Change Panel Discussion- 1:50PM
What role do male champions of change have in promoting gender equality?
WILLIAM COX JONATHAN CALLAGHAN TODD BATTLEY PAT REGAN NICOLA GRAYSON Global CEO Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive ANZ Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer
SESSION 6: HR Transformation Keynote- 2:40PM Performance Management Transformation: Adobe Case Study
Suzanne is a customer-centric leader who understands the importance of SUZANNE STEELE client relationships to competitive differentiation and growth. Adobe ANZ is at Managing Director ANZ the forefront of a market where no industry is immune from digital disruption. In her role, Suzanne is responsible for driving the ANZ business to new levels as well as supporting customers realise their mission of delivering exceptional experiences. In 2013, Adobe boldly decided to throw out its annual performance review process and change its approach to employee growth and development in order to help employees keep with the pace of business transformation. What it led to was an empowering process, resulting in time saved for managers, more impactful conversations and more engaged employees. BREAK 3:30PM - 3:50PM
SESSION 7: Gender Strategy Case Study- 3:50PM Dealing with imposter syndrome on a personal and organisational level
Over many years as a leader within the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, SUSAN MARTIN Sue Martin has heard women at all stages of their careers pose questions such Managing Director as, “What if I can’t do it?” For Sue, it’s an illustration of just how engrained old perceptions and cultural norms still are in the minds of emergent female leaders. Sue knows because this was her inner-voice too, until she realised that the only thing truly limiting her potential was the story she was telling herself. In this final session of the day, Sue will explore the unconscious limits we place on ourselves and how achieving freedom from those limits starts with changing the monologue, not the architecture.
SESSION 8: Equal Opportunity Case Study- 4:40PM How Foxtel is growing women’s sport in Australia
Women’s elite sport is booming in Australia. The creation of elite women’s PATRICK DELANY competitions in Rugby Union and League on top of the continued growth of CEO women’s cricket, football, basketball and netball marks a new era for the pursuit of equality in high performance sport. Foxtel is leading the way in this growth, by making sure its coverage of women’s sports, not to mention its rollcall of on-camera experts, is not just comprehensive, but getting even bigger. Patrick Delany is the Chief Executive Officer of the combined Foxtel and FOX SPORTS organisation. He joins us to outline Foxtel’s commitment to women’s sport and those who lead the way both on and off the screen.
END OF DAY 2 - 5:00PM
Leigh Sales - WILS 2018 Pre-Conference Workshop
24th September 9:00AM - 12:30PM
What Women Need to Know to Build their Gravitas
Leaders today need gravitas to make an impact and be heard. Gravitas is the quiet confidence that takes you beyond your qualifications and experience to be the obvious choice to be listened to and heard. Your gravitas takes you further in the boardroom and in your career, and shows you to be the person to turn to when times are uncertain and decisions need to be made. What Women Need to Know to Build their Gravitas is your opportunity to make the practical and mindset changes needed to move to the next stage in your career.
You will explore how to:
• Get out from behind your “invisibility cloak” and project more authority • Inject your input and feedback at meetings with more gravity and importance • Expand your circle of influence • Be the revered example of grace under pressure; and • Evoke the level of respect and trust that gets you noticed, listened to and heard.
By the end of the morning you will have a personalised plan to build your gravitas that will have you seen as a serious contender for major role advancement/promotion/project lead/overseas secondment/board appointments. This is a collaborative and highly interactive experience for women, in a safe environment free from judgement, censure, politics or organisational power plays.
FACILITATOR:
Amanda MacLean has spent the last 20 years in executive positions AMANDA MACLEAN Partner and on advisory boards. From heading up global programs and being Chief Operating Officer of a $100m private company she knows how women can be heard at a senior level. Amanda’s time working in various senior positions has provided insight as to the complex and opaque structures that limit people in their quest to advance in their careers, and for the past 20 years she has been assisting CEOs to apply these insights to grow their businesses. Pre-Conference Workshop
24th September 1:30PM - 5:00PM
Mentoring, Coaching and Sponsoring Women
All leaders manage, great leaders teach There’s a difference between a manager and a leader. Great leaders are also great coaches, mentors and sponsors. If you want to be a great mentor, you need to have the skills to share your knowledge and empower the people around you. Sharing your skills, knowledge and expertise can benefit any workplace. It opens the doors for younger women to climb the corporate ladder as well as retaining institutional and practical know-how in your organisation. This afternoon masterclass will give you the skills to build informal and formal mentoring relationships with your peers.
Learning Outcome:
• Discuss the differences between coaching, mentoring and sponsorship • Identify a variety of situational coaching approaches and effective coaching mindsets • Enhance your capability to give effective performance feedback and developmental suggestions • Produce an effective coaching plan and approach, based on the individual needs of your coachees • Utilise an effective coaching framework • Building the confidence to coach individuals in your organisation • Establishing shared values and expectations for your mentoring relationship • Setting objectives for your mentee to help them achieve their goals • Strengthen your organisational culture by building rapport with peers and colleagues
FACILITATOR:
Nell Wilson is a senior, experienced, accredited and accomplished HR Leader/ NELL WILSON Specialist and Executive Coach with over 23 years’ experience in leadership Executive Coach, Leadership Development, and learning & development roles within large Australian corporations. She has Consultant, Women in helped hundreds of leaders identify their strengths and barriers to success, Leadership Specialist many of whom have taken on more significant and sometimes global roles as well as high potential leaders who are being developed as part of a talent/ succession plan. Nell has a Bachelor of Adult Education from the University of Melbourne, has studied Executive Leadership at Harvard University, and is an Accredited Executive Coach with the Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadership. Nell is also an accredited practitioner with the Human Synergistics LSI/GSI instruments, DISC, Situational Leadership II and a number of other psychometric tools and professional development programs. Post-Conference Workshop
27th September
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Masterclass | The Art & Science of Negotiation
This is experiential learning at its best: negotiation simulations, activities and implementation of strategies and tactics within the group. You will gain tools to identify optimal negotiation results and to achieve them, and tools to build log-term, profitable and surprising relationships. There is an opportunity to expose talent, such that participants may identify mentors to continue learning from after the workshop has ended.
Agenda: Benefits of Attending:
• Identifying potential for value in a relationship. • Visible, measurable, immediate improvement in • Identifying the most ambitious attainable negotiation results and process. targets. • Stronger and more loyal relationships with clients. • Negotiation strategies. • Better representation of the organisation • Persuasion skills. and its values. • Best practices in planning and preparation • Culture creation: Where negotiation is for negotiations. considered a craft, worthy of planning, • Maximising our power in the negotiation. assessment and reflection. • Tactics. • How to represent our superiors/constituencies. • How to measure the success of a negotiation.
FACILITATOR:
Noa is a lecturer at the UNSW School of business, currently NOA SHEER teaching the postgrad course Negotiating in the Global Context. Founder She is a researcher in the field of negotiation theory and is Sheer Negotiations co-authoring the 4th edition of the book Effective Negotiation: From Research to Results with negotiation expert Ray Fells. She founded Sheer Negotiations with the aim of bringing evidence-based negotiation practices to practitioners, and has been working with companies such as Uber, Westpac, Hubspot and PwC to bring them the best and most relevant insights to aid them in their unique negotiation contexts. WILS 2019 Price List Please Note: Pricing Does Not Include GST
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Conference Only $1,599 $1,749 $1,999
Conference + Pre- Workshop $2,299 $2,499 $2,699
Conference + Post- Workshop $2,299 $2,499 $2,699
Entire Event (All 4 Days) $2,699 $2,999 $3,199
Corporate Group (8 Tickets) $9,999
Workshop Only $999
Includes 1x 2m x3m exhibition space and table + Standard Exhibition Package $5999 1 x conference pass + logo on the brochure
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Looking to send more than 1 team member? Interested in bringing a colleague along? Learning is always better when done in teams (and your company gains more value too!) Take advantage of our group discounts:
• Register 3 attendees and get a 5% discount • Register 4-5 attendees and get a 10% discount • Register 6 or more and get a 15% discount Traveling from interstate?
Our preferred hotel for this event is the Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park. A 12 minute walk away from the
Seymour Centre, this hotel welcomes you with exceptional service, spacious rooms and a prime, city centre location.
The address is 88 Broadway, Hotel Entrance Via, 4 Central Park Ave, Chippendale, NSW, 2008
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