DAY 1 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT – TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2017
8:30am-9:00am
REGISTRATION
9:00am-9:20am
Rooms 3 & 4
WELCOME & OPENING ADDRESS
Delegate Welcome Professor Peter Dawkins AO, Vice-Chancellor & President, Victoria University
MC The Hon. Nicola Roxon Chair, Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, former Commonwealth Attorney-General & Minister for Health and Ageing
Welcome to Country Gheran Steel, Boonwurrung Traditional Owner
Musical Performance Cantor – Brett Kaye, Muezzin – Sheik Ala El Zokm, Didgeridoo player – Brent Watkins
Opening The Hon Robin Scott MP, Minister for Multicultural Affairs
9:20am-11:00am
Rooms 3 & 4
PLENARY
Beyond the Royal Commissions: Best Practice for Faith-Based Organisations
Both the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and Royal Commission into Family Violence highlighted and recommended the need for faith-based organisations to improve their responses to vulnerable groups, through improved governance and decision-making practices.
Chair Elizabeth Proust AO Advisory Board Chairperson, Bank of Melbourne
Speakers
The Hon. Justice Jennifer Coate Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
The Hon. Marcia Neave AO Royal Commission into Family Violence (Victoria)
Responding to the Royal Commissions
Commentators from major faith-based communities discuss their individual responses and strategies.
Commentators
Francis Sullivan CEO, Truth, Justice and Healing Council
Rabbi Marcus Solomon SC Barrister, Western Australian Bar
11:00am-11:20am
MORNING TEA
11:20am-12:45pm
Rooms 3 & 4
PLENARY
When the Sh..candal Hits the Fan: Risk, Reputation and Relationship Management
A panel of ‘clients’ and ‘advisers’ consider a ‘super-scenario’ where everything that could go wrong, has gone wrong. Issues include rebuilding trust, managing risk and developing strategies to address past failures.
Moderator Emeritus Professor Arie Freiberg AM Chair, Sentencing Advisory Council (Vic & Tas)
Clients Religious leaders, religious school and complainant
Advisers
Regulatory perspective – Dr Sue-Anne Wallace 2014 Churchill Fellow
Mediator – Greg Rooney Mediator and Arbitrator
Lawyer – Tony Lang Barrister, Victorian Bar
PR Consultant – Carla De Campo Strategic Media Manager, Cbus Super
Insurer – Warren Hutcheon CEO, Ansvar Insurance
12:45pm-3:15pm
LUNCH
1:45pm-3:15pm
Room 3
CONCURRENT SESSION 1A
Meet the Regulators
Representatives from key regulatory bodies will discuss best practice from a regulatory perspective.
Chair Fiona McLeay, CEO, Justice Connect & incoming Victoria Legal Services Commissioner
Panellists
Murray Baird Assistant Commissioner, General Counsel, Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC)
Simon Cohen Deputy Secretary, Regulation & Director, Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV)
Tim Dyce Deputy Commissioner, Indirect Tax, Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
1:45pm-3:15pm
Room 4
CONCURRENT SESSION 1B
Complaint Handling: For Better or for Worse
The main approaches to internal and external complaint handling and best practice approaches.
Speaker Dr Sue-Anne Wallace AM 2014 Churchill Fellow & Vice-President, Humanitarian Quality Assurance Initiative (Geneva) – The Social & Economic Value of the Adoption of Complaints Handling Systems by Australian Charities
Commentator Dr Cassandra Mertono, Assistant Ombudsman, Victorian Ombudsman
Case study Michael Shand QC Barrister & Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne – Kooyoora Ltd Independent Professional Standards
1:45pm-3:15pm
Room 2
CONCURRENT SESSION 1C
Betrayal of Trust – the New Child Safe Standards & Reportable Conduct
How do faith-based organisations and schools ensure they comply with Victoria’s new compulsory minimum standards for organisations that provide services for children?
Chair Gill Callister Secretary, Department of Education and Training Victoria
Panellists
Liana Buchanan Principal Commissioner for Children and Young People
Dr Michelle Meyer CEO, Tzedek
Olivia Brown Executive Manager Governance & Child Safety, YMCA Australia
3:15-3:45pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3:45pm-5:15pm
Room 3
CONCURRENT SESSION 2A
Back to School: Parents, Principals, Teachers & Governance
Schools are the heart and soul of faith-based communities. How do we manage the tensions between the different roles and responsibilities of stakeholders?
Chair Frank Handy Chairperson, Independent Office for School Dispute Resolution
Panellists
Zeynep Sertel Dallas Secondary Girls Principal, Ilim College
Rabbi James Kennard Principal, Mt Scopus Memorial College
Maria Kirkwood Director of Catholic Education, Diocese of Sale
3:45pm-5:15pm
Room 4
CONCURRENT SESSION 2B
Reframing Our History: Coming to Terms with Problematic Pasts
What to do with what we find and publicly rewriting history.
Chair Prof Kathy Laster, Director, Sir Zelman Cowen Centre
Speakers
Greg Rooney Mediator and Arbitrator – The role of the profound apology within abuse redress schemes
Dr Helen Light Foundation Director, Jewish Museum of Australia
Dr Kathy Landvogt Safeguarding Lead, Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand – Voicing the other side of history
Emeritus Prof Shurlee Swain Australian Catholic University – Writing Child Welfare History in a Post-Apology World
3:45pm-5:15pm
Room 2
CONCURRENT SESSION 2C
Civility, Security and Safety
Balancing religious precepts and legal rights and obligations.
Chair Professor Lisa Webley Professor of Empirical Legal Studies, University of Westminster
Speakers
Bill Swannie Lecturer, Victoria University – Understanding Australia’s Religious Vilification Laws: A Guide for Religious Leaders
Ryan Green Program Manager, WorkSafe Victoria
Charles Allen Superintendent, Priority Communities Division, Victoria Police
5:15pm
CONFERENCE DAY 1 CLOSE
DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY 6 DECEMBER 2017
7:30am-8:45am
Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders St, Melbourne
CONFERENCE BREAKFAST (SEPARATE TICKETED EVENT)
New Leadership: Women Up Front
Speakers Dr Susan Carland academic, author and social commentator and Kristen Hilton Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commissioner
Graduation of the Aspire Young Muslim Women’s Governance and Leadership Training Program
8:30am-9:00am
CONFERENCE DELEGATES ARRIVE – REGISTRATION DAY 2
9:00am-9:15am
Rooms 3 & 4
WELCOME DAY 2
Delegate Welcome George Pappas AO, Chancellor, Victoria University
Opening Helen Kapalos Chairperson, Victorian Multicultural Commission
9:15am-11:00am
Rooms 3 & 4
PLENARY
Between Religion & Democracy
How can religious law fit within a secular legal system?
Chair Damien Carrick Presenter, The Law Report, ABC RN
Speakers
Rabbi Prof Daniel Sinclair Professor of Law, Fordham University Law School
Revd Prof Dorothy Lee FAHA Trinity College Theological School, University of Divinity
11:00am-11:30am
MORNING TEA
11:30am-1:00pm
Room 3
CONCURRENT SESSION 3A
Conciliating Cultures
Family dispute resolution (FDR) in diverse faith communities
Chair Nussen Ainsworth Legal Academic and Mediator
Panellists
Imam Haisam Farache, FDR Practitioner & Lawyer – The successful combination of Islamic principles, cultural practices and Australian law in FDR
Lisa Zeleznikow, FDR Practitioner – The Melbourne Jewish Family Mediation Centre: A Case Study
Dr Ghena Krayem & Tamana Daqiq The University of Sydney – Reconciliation and FDR Processes in the Muslim Community
Thelma Austin, Coordinator, Aboriginal Dispute Resolution Training, Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria
11:30am-1:00pm
Room 4
CONCURRENT SESSION 3B
Oaths, Confessions & Death Bed Admissions
Faith-based rituals and Australian law.
Chair David Ranson, Deputy Director & Head of Forensic Services, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
Panellists
Ari Jenshel Lawyer & Consultant – The Bizarre History of Oaths: Ritual, Faith and Fantasy
Danielle Hutchinson ADR Specialist, Dispute Resolution Centre Victoria – Conflict and Death: Exploring Cultural, Faith-Based and Inter-Generational Funeral and Burial Disputes
Simon Fisher Barrister, Queensland Bar – Religious Confessions under Australian Law: the Current State of Play and Reform Proposals
11:30am-1:00pm
Room 2
CONCURRENT SESSION 3C
Peeking into Peak Bodies
How to keep a broad and diverse membership base on side, influence change, manage funding, and other challenges faced by faith-based peak bodies.
Chair Zione Walker-Nthenda Social Entrepreneur and Human Rights Lawyer
Panellists
Nail Aykan, Executive Director, Islamic Council of Victoria
David Marlow, Executive Director, Jewish Community Council of Victoria
Rev Ian Smith, Executive Officer, Victorian Council of Churches
1:00pm-2:00pm
LUNCH
2:00pm-3:30pm
Room 3
CONCURRENT SESSION 4A
Sacking God’s Messenger: Hiring, Firing and Disciplining Clergy
The unique challenges and strategic approaches for resolving employment disputes and managing renewal of clergy contracts.
Panellists
Nadav Prawer Partner, Mann Lawyers & Lecturer, Sir Zelman Cowen Centre
Dr Graeme Blackman AO Chancellor, University of Divinity
Graham Segal OAM, Barrister, NSW Bar – By whose law? The intersection of secular and religious law in relation to employment contracts – a case study
2:00pm-3:30pm
Room 4
CONCURRENT SESSION 4B
Religion & Respectful Relationships
Family violence prevention in faith-based communities.
Chair The Hon. Marcia Neave AO former Commissioner, Royal Commission into Family Violence (Victoria)
Panellists
Scott Holmes Anglican Priest & Manager, Practice Leadership, Our Watch
Deborah Wiener Barrister & former Chair of the Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence
Dr Nada Ibrahim Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Islamic Thought and Education, University of South Australia
Jasbir Singh Suropada Chairman, Sikh Interfaith Council Victoria & Director, Sikh Australian Support for Family Violence
2:00pm-3:30pm
Room 2
CONCURRENT SESSION 4C
Keeping it Civil: Religious Commercial Arbitration & Resolution of Civil Disputes
Challenges and benefits of faith-based arbitration and dispute resolution.
Chair Rabbi Prof Daniel Sinclair Professor of Law, Fordham University Law School
Panellists
Rabbi Chaim Cowen PhD Candidate, Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, Victoria University – Commercial arbitration at the Australian and American Beth Dins
Prof Alperhan Babacan Associate Dean, Navitas College of Public Safety – The ineffectiveness of contemporary mediation practices in a multicultural society
Prof Lisa Webley Professor of Empirical Legal Studies, University of Westminster
3:30pm-4:00pm
AFTERNOON TEA
4:00pm-5:30pm
Rooms 3 & 4
PLENARY
Servants to Many Masters: Managing Conflict of Interest in Small Communities
An interfaith creative session discussing popular culture’s depiction of conflicting loyalties and duties in faith-based communities.
Chair Dick Gross Deputy Mayor, City of Port Phillip
Speakers
David Werdiger Community Activist, Social Commentator, Entrepreneur & Author
Revd Angus McLeay, Minister, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
5:30pm-5:45pm
CONFERENCE DAY 2 CLOSE
MASTERCLASSES: THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER 2017
Masterclasses are separate ticketed events. Register here.
9:30am-1:00pm
Sir Zelman Cowen Centre
295 Queen St,
Melbourne
MASTERCLASS 1
Financial Literacy
Facilitator Peter Hersh Director, Logicca Chartered Accountants
Topics to be covered include:
- essentials tools for financial due diligence
- examination of balance sheets
- auditing
- basic taxation rules for charities
- future planning and proofing your organisation.
2:00pm-5:30pm
Sir Zelman Cowen Centre
295 Queen St,
Melbourne
MASTERCLASS 2
Follow the Money: Getting Grant-Ready
Facilitator Dr Michael Liffman Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Social Impact, and Founding Director, Asia Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy, Swinburne University
Topics to be covered include:
- What makes an organisation attractive to public and private philanthropy?
- Partnerships and collaboration
- How to write a winning grant application.