The Mandarin Live: Rebuilding Public Service Trust and Integrity Sydney

This is an in-person all-day conference to discuss the issues the public sector faces at the coalface of modern bureaucracy

Speakers include:

• The Hon John Hatzistergos AM, Chief Commissioner of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption
  The Hon John Hatzistergos AM is the Chief Commissioner of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption. He is a former Judge of the District Court, was Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Technology Sydney and has practised as a barrister. Between 2003 and 2011, he was a minister in the NSW Government, holding a range of varied portfolios.
• Kathrina Lo, NSW Public Service Commissioner
  Kathrina Lo is the NSW Public Service Commissioner and is on the Board of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government. She previously served as the Deputy Secretary for the Department of Communities and Justice.
• Vafa Ghazavi, Executive Director for Research and Policy
  Dr Vafa Ghazavi is Executive Director for Research and Policy at the James Martin Institute for Public Policy. He is a former diplomat and policy planner at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and taught political theory at the University of Oxford.
• Simon Draper, Secretary of the Premier’s Department
  Simon Draper is Secretary of the Premier’s Department. Previously he was CEO of Infrastructure NSW where he led the development of the 2022 State Infrastructure Strategy.
• Kim McKay, Director & CEO, Australian Museum
  Kim McKay is the Director and CEO of the Australian Museum. She co-founded the Clean Up Australia campaign, and she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2008 for distinguished service to the environment and the community.
• Josh Murray, Secretary of Transport for NSW
  Josh Murray is the Secretary of Transport for NSW where he leads a team of more than 29,000 people dedicated to running reliable, essential daily transport services and operations to connect people right across NSW.
• Lucy Hughes Turnbull, Director of Turnbull and Partners
  Lucy Hughes Turnbull AO is a Director of Turnbull and Partners, she was previously the Chair of the Sydney Opera House Trust, inaugural Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission and the first woman ever to hold the position of Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney.
• Ian Goodwin, Deputy Auditor-General for NSW
  Ian Goodwin is the Deputy Auditor-General for NSW, a role held since 2017. Supporting the Auditor-General, Ian leads the Audit Office of NSW’s audit and corporate operations. Prior to joining the Audit Office, Ian was the Head of Financial Audit at the Australian National Audit Office and led their Assurance Audit Services Group.
• Regina Featherstone, Senior Lawyer, Whistleblower Project
  Regina Featherstone is a Senior Lawyer in the Human Rights Law Centre’s Whistleblower Project, the first pro bono legal service in Australia dedicated to protecting whistleblowers. She completed the first Social Justice Practitioner Residency at The University of Sydney.
• Mark Webb, Chief Executive, NSW Department of Parliamentary Services
  Mark Webb is the Chief Executive of the NSW Department of Parliamentary Services, an agency that supports the operation of the NSW Parliament. He serves as a Board member for the Parliamentary Professional Services Network.

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2024
Venue: Sofitel Sydney Wentworth
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