This invitation-only Allyship Conference brings together key players in the skilled migration journey. This one-day Conference seeks to create a platform for participants to share their experience on the migrant experience, how to attract people with the skills Australia needs, and how to ensure the social licence to do so.
This event will include panel discussions, keynote presentations, and networking opportunities covering a wide range of topics, including:
- Addressing a skills shortage in critical sectors - Priorities, Realities, Levers and Inhibitors
- The Enablers - Assessing Authorities and Migration Practitioners and Employers Navigating Change
- Working Together to Maximise the Skilled Migrant Experience
- A Health Check - Labour Mobility and the Migrant Experience
- Maintaining the Social Licence.
During the Conference you will have the opportunity to hear from confirmed guest speakers including:
- The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP, Federal Minister for Skills & Training
- Laura Angus, First Assistant Secretary, Australian Government Department of Employment & Workplace Relations
- Sharan Burrow AC, Principal of Just Transition Solutions
- Melinda Cilento, CEO, Council for Economic Development Australia
- Geoff Gwilym, CEO, Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce
- Craig Robertson, CEO, Victorian Skills Authority
- Reuben Saul, President, Migration Institute of Australia
- Tom Symondson, CEO, Aged & Community Care Providers Association
- Carla Wilshire, OAM, CEO, Social Policy Group
There will be post-conference canapes and networking opportunities at the end of the day.
Attending the 2024 Allyship Conference will provide you with an opportunity to gain further insights into our industry and provide opportunities to network with your colleagues from the migration industry.
Registration is now open for the 2024 Allyship Conference, with tickets costing $295.00 per registration*. Registrations close Friday 26 April, 2024. More details on the Conference's agenda will be shared closer to the event.
If you have any questions regarding this event, please email allyship@vetassess.com.au.
*Terms and conditions apply. Click here to view the terms and conditions.
Event details:
Date: Monday 20 May 2024
Venue: State Library Victoria, Conversation Room, Melbourne Vic 3000
Event length: All day
Registration: 8:30am
Event Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Networking Drinks and Canapes: 5pm - 7pm
Cost: $295.00 per person - includes arrival tea and coffee, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and post event drinks and canapes.
Click here for event terms and conditions
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