ACS Panel: The journey to getting on (a) board!
Join us for this special industry event where you will hear from three female board directors as they discuss boardroom capabilities and realising your board potential.
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About this event
Only 39 women were appointed to ASX200 boards last year* - it hasn’t been this low since 2013. In 2018, although 100 women were appointed to boards, the number has declined significantly.
With this year’s International Women’s Day theme #EachforEqual, now we are asking ‘why’ and ‘how can we change this alarming statistic and give women more opportunities to be on boards?'.
At this event, we'll discuss:
- How you can get on a board?
- What challenges come up once you’re there?
- What skills do you need to get on a board?
Join us for this special industry event where you will hear from three female leaders as they discuss their own experiences as board members and working with boards. This will be a highly interactive panel discussion facilitated by Managing Director of Publicis Sapient Australia, Sarah Adam-Gedge.
Who should attend: anyone who has ever wanted to join a company board.
* The latest Gender Diversity Report released by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), September 2019.
Professional Year students please note, this event will not contribute to your Professional Year course requirements.
Speakers
Anna is a member of the Ambulance Victoria Board and a member of the Finance Committee and People & Culture Committee. She is Chief Delivery and IT Officer with $85 billion fund, UniSuper, with responsibility for delivering strategic projects, member administration operations, developing and implementing the IT strategy, and information security management. Anna reports regularly to the UniSuper Board, Technology & Project Committee, and the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee. She has been leading the fund through transformational change since 2017.
Anna holds a Postgraduate Certificate in IT Leadership and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She has participated in two senior executive programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Succeeding in a Digital Economy, and Driving Strategic Innovation.
Dana has achieved great success in a number of Senior Executive roles in large, complex services organisations. Most recently with the Spotless Group, a multi-billion dollar integrated facilities services organisation with 36,000 employees in Australia and New Zealand. Throughout her 10 years at Spotless, Dana provided leadership as the Chief Operating Officer and ultimately Chief Executive Officer.
Dana is an energetic leader with a strong agenda to retain and attract great talent. She is a passionate relationship builder, focused on long term strategic customer relationships and high performing diverse, creative workplaces. Throughout her career she has been responsible for delivering growth, and leading significant transformation programs to drive profitability.
Dana has a Master of Leadership and Innovation from the Melbourne Business School and is an RMIT University Advisory Board member for the MBA program.
Sarah is currently the Managing Director of Publicis Sapient Australia. Publicis Sapient is the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe, and helps clients drive growth and efficiency and evolve the ways they work, in a world where consumer behaviour and technology are catalysing social and commercial change at an unprecedented pace. With 19,000 people and over 100 offices around the globe, our expertise spanning technology, data sciences, consulting and creative enables us to deliver on complex transformation initiatives that accelerate our clients’ businesses through creating the products and services their customers expect. Previously Sarah was the chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee of Ovarian Cancer Australia. Prior to her current role, Sarah was Managing Director of Avanade, and has held executive roles at IBM, PwC, and Andersen across Australia/NZ, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East and Africa. She is a graduate of the AICD, Chartered Accountant, member of ACS and on the ACS Diversity Council.
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