ETHICAL EXCELLENCE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF NSW February 19-20, 2009
This conference is based on the theme of Ethical Excellence in the Public Sector of NSW draws together institutional ethicists and experts on corporate governance in the Australian public sector and business environment. The conference is to be held over two days at the Citigate Sebel Hotel in Surry Hills. For a complete line-up of presenters, including short biographical details, see below the link. For further details: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/aapae/conference09/index.htm Presenters: Lorraine Carey: (TPTC, Vic College; BA, Monash; MDiv, Harvard; MBA, Monash; PhD, U.C.) Lorraine is MBA Program Director at the University of Canberra where she lectures in business ethics and organisational behaviour and is the co-author of Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management 3rd edition (Oxford Southern Africa). Stephen Cohen: Stephen coordinator of the ARC funded project Ethical Excellence in the Public Sector of NSW. He is the Director of Graduate Programs in Professional Ethics at the University of New South Wales. He is author of The Nature of Moral Reasoning: The Framework and Activities of Ethical Deliberation, Argument and Decision-Making (Oxford University Press, 2004) and co-author of Business Ethics: Problems and Cases, 3rd Edition (OUP, 2005). Don Hector: BE(CHEM), PHD, FICHEME, FAICD is principal consultant at Grassick SSG Pty Ltd, a specialist firm which advises boards and senior management on strategy, sustainability, and governance. Don's area of expertise is strategy, sustainability and corporate governance. Phil Lambert: Regional Director, Sydney, NSW Department of Education and Training Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Sydney. Phil has extensive experience in education as a principal, inspector, policy director, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director. Paul Mazerolle: Paul is Director of the Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance and the Violence Research and Prevention Program at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. He is also Editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. Prior administrative roles for Paul have included Head of Criminology, University of Queensland, and Director of Research and Prevention at the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC). Bill Mitchell: Professor Bill Mitchell holds the Research Chair in Economics and is the Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), a research centre at the University of Newcastle. He specialises in macroeconomics, labour economics, and regional and urban economics, with a particular focus on the study of employment and unemployment. He has received regular research grant support from the Australian Research Council and industry sources such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Asian Development Bank, the European Commission, many federal and state departments in Australia, and several trade unions. Christine Nixon: Christine is the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police and chair of the CrimTrac Agency, the Australia and New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA) and the Australian Police Professional Standards Council. She is also Co-Chair of the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM), aboard member of the Australian Crime Commission and a Member of the Senior Officer in Government since 2001. Robert Oakeshott: Robert Oakeshott has been involved in both state and federal politics for over 15 years. As an Independent MP, he has a unique perspective on political governance and ethics and by direct association, public sector governance and ethics. At a State level, Rob was a member of the Public Accounts Committee that only last year reviewed public sector governance within NSW and Australia and has regularly argued for greater thinking and debate on a better values-based approach and ethical approach within policy development and political processes. Rob has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), and Bachelor of Law. Philip Quadrio: Philip is currently working as a researcher at the University of NSW on the federally funded ARC project 'Ethical Excellence in the Public Sector of NSW' and is affiliated with the 'Centre for Research on Social Inclusion' at the Macquarie University. He has published a number of papers on ethics, social theory and the intersection of religion with issues in ethics, social theory and political theory. Most recently Philip was involved in co-editing the book: Politics and Religion in the New Century: Philosophical Perspectives (Sydney University Press, due February 2009). Peter Slezak: Peter Slezak is senior lecturer in the School of History and Philosophy at the University of New South Wales. He is a member of the US-based Cognitive Science Society and the Australasian Association of Philosophy. He is currently completing a book titled 'Where Philosophy Goes When It Dies' and another on the Responsibility of Intellectuals. He has also produced an abridgement of several of Plato's dialogues as a theatre production titled 'A Cock for Asclepius' and writes occasional opinion pieces in the mainstream media. Chris Wheeler: Chris Wheeler has been Deputy NSW Ombudsman since 1994. He has 25 years experience in complaint handling and investigations, as well as extensive experience in management and public administration. Chris is a member of the Research Team for the National Whistling While They Work project, looking at ways to improve the management and protection of internal witnesses. Chris is also the Project Sponsor of the Dealing with Unreasonable Complainant Conduct project currently being undertaken by the eight Australian Parliamentary Ombudsman, looking at better ways to manage unreasonable complainant conduct. Ray Younis: Raymond A Younis is Associate Director (Academic) at CQU (Sydney). He was educated at the University of Sydney (BA Hons MA Hons) and the University of Oxford (DPhil). He has taught philosophy at Oxford, the University of Sydney and Macquarie University, among others. His book, "On the Ethical Life", will be published by Cambridge Scholars in 2009. He has also published many papers in books and journals on ethics and applied ethics and critical theory. Philip Quadrio Philip Quadrio ARC Project Ethical Excellence in the Public Sector in NSW School of History and Philosophy University of New South Wales UNSW Sydney NSW 2052 Australia Direct Tel: +61 (2) 9385 8356 Office Tel: +61 (2) 9385 2371 Facsimile: +61 (2) 9385 1029
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