ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM Saving People and the Planet: Exiting the consumptagenic system 12 November 2019 ) National Library of Australia Page 1 www.ASSA.edu.au t @AcadSocSci ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM CONVENORS & PRESENTERS The Academy’s Annual Symposium is an opportunity for the Australian social science community to come together and champion social science research. It is a chance for CONVENORS Academy Fellows, researchers, government agencies, media, business, NGOs, and civil society to collectively recognise, and respond, to matters of national concern. ☐ Professor Sharon Friel FASSA (School of Regulation and Global Governance, ANU) ☐ Dr Ashley Schram (School of Regulation and Global Governance, ANU) The 2019 Annual Symposium will focus on the ‘consumptagenic system’. ☐ Professor Christine Parker (Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne) What is the consumptagenic system? The phrase refers to the policies, processes and modes of governance fueling environmental destruction, inequality, and poor health PRESENTERS outcomes. At the Symposium, we will turn our minds to the challenge of exiting this system. ☐ Professor Jane Hall FASSA FAAHMS (Academy President, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney) ☐ Professor Fran Baum AO FASSA FAHMS (Founding Director, Southgate Institute for Welcome to 2050. We live in a healthy, sustainable Health, Society and Equity) and equitable world – how did we get here? The focus ☐ Adj. Professor Terry Slevin (CEO, Public Health Association of Australia) of the day will be on the role of the social sciences ☐ Adj. Professor Nicole Turner (Chairperson, Indigenous Allied Health Australia; Aboriginal Workforce Engagement Manager, Rural Doctors’ Network) in helping to save people and the planet by moving ☐ Professor Fiona Haines FASSA (Professor of Criminology, University of Melbourne) beyond the consumptagenic system. With an emphasis ☐ Dr Amanda Cahill (CEO, The Next Economy) on the pathways via which this has happened, and ☐ Mr Tim Hollo (Executive Director, The Green Institute) not on describing the problem, this event day will be ☐ Dr Cassandra Goldie (CEO, Australian Council of Social Service) ☐ Professor Jolanda Jetten FASSA (Professor of Social Psychology, ARC Laureate interactive, engaging and finish with a call to action. Fellow, University of Queensland) ☐ Professor Miranda Stewart (Director of Tax, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne) ‘Consumptagenic system’ - an integrated network of market-based policies, ☐ Dr Christian Downie (ARC DECRA Fellow, School of Regulation and Global processes, governance, and modes of understanding that fuel unequal, Governance, Australian National University) unhealthy and environmentally destructive production and consumption. ☐ Ms Emma Herd (CEO, Investor Group on Climate Change) ☐ Dr Richard Denniss (Chief Economist, The Australia Institute) ☐ Professor Neil Gunningham FASSA (Professor of Regulation and Global REGISTER: Governance, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University) ☐ Mr Paul Barclay (Presenter, Radio National Big Ideas; Walkely Award winning (PUBLIC) https://www.trybooking.com/533793 journalist and broadcaster) (FELLOWS) https://www.trybooking.com/533708 ☐ Professor Sharon Friel FASSA (School of Regulation and Global Governance, ANU) ☐ Dr Ashley Schram (School of Regulation and Global Governance, ANU) ☐ Professor Christine Parker (Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne) Page 2 Page 3 SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM Tuesday, 12 November 2019 ) National Library of Australia SESSION THREE: INEQUALITY Chair: Professor Christine Parker Tuesday, 12 November 2019 ) National Library of Australia 1:00 pm Panellists: Professor Jolanda Jetten FASSA (University of Queensland) 8.45am ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION Dr Cassandra Goldie (Australian Council of Social Services) PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Professor Miranda Stewart (University of Melbourne) 9:00 am Professor Jane Hall FASSA FAAHMS, Academy President Discussion + Audience Q&A SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW 9:10 am Professor Sharon Friel FASSA, Dr Ashley Schram & SESSION FOUR: Professor Christine Parker THE WAYS OF THE FUTURE - Young voices wrap up WHAT’S THE ISSUE? 9:25am 2:00 pm Panellists: HEALTH - Dr Ashley Schram (ANU) Professor Sharon Friel FASSA CLIMATE - Dr Christian Downie (ANU) SESSION ONE: HEALTH PANEL INEQUALITY - Dr Megan Williams (Sydney University) Chair: Professor Jane Hall FASSA 2:45 pm AFTERNOON TEA 9:45 am Panellists: Professor Fran Baum AO FASSA FAAHMS (Flinders University) RADIO NATIONAL BIG IDEAS Adj. Prof Terry Slevin (Public Health Association of Australia) Adj. Prof Nicole Turner (Indigenous Allied Health Australia) Host: Mr Paul Barclay 3:20 pm Discussion + Audience Q&A Panellists: Ms Emma Herd (Investor Group on Climate Change) 10:45 am MORNING TEA Professor Sharon Friel FASSA (ANU) Dr Richard Dennis (The Australia Institute) SESSION TWO: CLIMATE PANEL Professor Neil Gunningham FASSA (ANU) Chair: Professor Fiona Haines FASSA CLOSING REMARKS 4:20 pm Professor Sharon Friel FASSA, Dr Ashley Schram & Professor Christine Parker 11:15am Panellists: Professor Christine Parker (Melbourne University) Dr Amanda Cahill (Centre for Social Change & Next Economy) 4:30 pm CLOSE Mr Tim Hollo (Green Institute) 4:30 pm PRESIDENT’S DRINKS Discussion + Audience Q&A 2019 CUNNINGHAM LECTURE 12:15 pm LUNCH Losing It! Are Australian Governments Still Capable of Exercising 5:00 pm the Art of Effective Policy Making? The Hon. Marcia Neave AO Page 4 Page 5 CONVENORS & PRESENTERS CONVENORS & PRESENTERS Professor Sharon Friel FASSA Professor Christine Parker Professor of Health Equity, Director of the School Professor of Law, Melbourne Law School, of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian University of Melbourne National University Christine Parker is a Professor of Law at University Sharon Friel is Professor of Health Equity and Director of Melbourne where she teaches corporate social of the School of Regulation and Global Governance responsibility and business regulation, legal ethics, (RegNet), ANU. She is also Director of the Menzies food law and policy and animal law. Professor Centre for Health Governance ANU. She is a Fellow Parker is a socio-legal regulatory studies scholar of the Academy of Social Sciences Australia and co- who has written and researched on how and Director of the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence why businesses comply with legal, social and in the Social Determinants of Health Equity. Between environmental responsibilities, and what difference 2005 and 2008 she was the Head of the Scientific Secretariat (University College regulatory enforcement makes. Her books include The Open Corporation: Business London) of the World Health Organisation Commission on Social Determinants of Self-Regulation and Democracy (2002) on corporate social responsibility, business Health. Her interests are in the political economy of health; the social determinants of compliance systems and democratic accountability of companies; and Explaining health inequities, including trade and investment, food systems, urbanisation, climate Compliance (2011, with Vibeke Nielsen). She has also written Inside Lawyers’ Ethics change. Her recent book “Climate Change and the People’s Health” was published by (with Adrian Evans, 3rd edn, 2018), an influential social critique and text on lawyers’ OUP in Jan 2019. role and conduct. Professor Parker’s current research focuses on the politics, ethics and regulation of food labelling and sustainable, healthy, fair food systems. Dr Ashley Schram Professor Jane Hall FASSA FAAHMS Research Fellow, School of Regulation and Global Academy President; Director of Strategy, Centre Governance, Australian National University for Health Economics Research and Evaluation Ashley Schram is a Research Fellow in the School of (CHERE), Univeristy of Technology Sydney Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) at the Jane Hall is Distinguished Professor of Health Australian National University and Deputy Director of Economics and Director of Strategy of the Centre the Menzies Centre for Health Governance (ANU). She for Health Economics Research and Evaluation at has led a programme of research on policy evaluation UTS. She received the National Health and Medical in an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in the Research Council Outstanding Contribution Award in Social Determinants of Health Equity. Her research 2017. She was named as one of Australian Financial investigates the regulation, governance, policy, and Review/Westpac 100 Women of Influence in 2016. She politics of the social determinants of health inequities. Focal areas include food is one of the most high profile health economists in Australia with an international systems, trade and investment liberalisation, and noncommunicable diseases. reputation built on both research contribution and policy analysis. She has worked across many areas of health economics, including health technology assessment, measurement of quality of life, end of life care, health workforce, the economics of primary care and funding and financing issues. She has been an active member of numerous committees and working parties and is currently a member of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority. She established the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) in 1990 and served as Director until 2012. Page 6 Page 7 CONVENORS & PRESENTERS CONVENORS & PRESENTERS Professor Fran Baum AO FASSA FAAHMS Adj. Professor Terry Slevin Foundation Director, Southgate Institute for CEO, Public