Time is running out to purchase tickets to the Regions Rising event in Canberra on 4-5 April, where people from across the country will converge on the nation’s capital.
Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. Michael McCormack will deliver his keynote address at 7:45am on Thursday 4 April, where he will launch the RAI’s latest body of work – The Future of Regional Jobs.
A copy of The Future of Regional Jobs will be available on the RAI website on 4 April.
Speakers just announced
Kate Carnell Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman
Anthony Albanese Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development (via video)
Judy Slatyer CEO, Australian Red Cross
Speaker feature
Dr Nicholas Gruen is a prominent Australian economist and commentator on innovation.
"We’ve known for 30 years WHAT we need to do. We need communities to own and steer programs and fill them with local knowledge and purpose. But saying that isn’t doing it.”
-- Dr Nicholas Gruen
In this Mandarin article, Dr Gruen "explains ways to improve the early, middle and late stages of institutional learning and change-making, to enable successful policy development." We look forward to the insights he will share at Regions Rising!
Participants at the National Summit have been invited to join in a unique Policy Hack session at 3pm. The concurrent sessions will focus on four key issues:
Population Strategy;
Regional Jobs;
Regional Heath; and
Placed-based Programs.
Industry representatives will provide key insights at these sessions. Briefing notes about each topic are now available on the Regions Rising website.
