Speakers 

       Co Hosts

Grant Hehir

Auditor-General of Australia

Grant Hehir commenced his term as Auditor-General for Australia in June 2015.

Before his appointment as Auditor-General for Australia, Grant served as the Auditor-General of New South Wales (NSW) between November 2013 and June 2015....



 

Michael Harris

Auditor-General of ACT Audit Office

Michael Harris was appointed to the role of ACT Auditor-General in February 2019 for a 7-year term. 

Michael has over 40 years’ experience in public and private organisations across a diverse range of sectors. Michael has held senior executive roles since 1995....

Master of Ceremonies


James O'Loghlin

James is best known as the host of over 300 episodes of "The New inventors" on ABC-TV, and for his witty and entertaining programs on ABC Local Radio. 

From criminal lawyer, to comedian to media personality and presenter James has a wealth of experience. It was his role as the host of the New Inventors that fuelled James' interest in innovation. ...

Keynote Speaker


Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher

Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Minister for the Public Service &                                               Senator for the ACT

Minister Katy Gallagher has dedicated her working life to improving the lives of Canberrans, whether it was advocating for people with disability as a community worker, standing up for the rights of public servants as a CPSU Organiser or delivering for every Canberran as the Chief Minister of the ACT....

Moderators & Facilitator


Jane Meade 

Moderator 

Group Executive Director, Professional Services and Relationships Group ANAO (SAI Australia)

Jane Meade is a Group Executive Director in the Professional Services and Relationships Group (PSRG) at the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)....




Rona Mellor PSM

Facilitator

Deputy Auditor-General, ANAO (SAI Australia)

Rona Mellor PSM commenced her position as Deputy Auditor-General with the Australian National Audit Office in July 2015.


Carla Jago

Moderator 

Group Executive Director, ANAO

Carla is the Group Executive Director of the Performance Audit Services Group in the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)....



Guest Speakers



John Ryan 

Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand/ Secretary-General of PASAI

John Ryan began his term as Controller and Auditor-General on 2 July 2018.John graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration. He studied strategic leadership at Oxford University and is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants....




Tina Kim

Deputy Comptroller for State Government Accountability (SGA) for New York State

Tina Kim is the Deputy Comptroller for State Government Accountability (SGA) for New York State where she is responsible for auditing both State and New York City agencies. She previously served as the Office of the New York City Comptroller’s Deputy Comptroller for Audit....



Dr Alex Antic

Co-Founder, Two Twigs Analytics

Alex is a trusted, award-winning Data Science Leader, Consultant, Advisor and Trainer. He is the CDO and co-founder of Healices Health, and co-founder of Two Twigs Analytics....




Dr Agus Joko Pramono, M.Acc., CA., CPA

Vice Chairman of the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK) 

Dr. Agus Joko Pramono is the Vice Chairman of the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK) since October 2019....


Ian Goodwin

Deputy Auditor-General Audit Office of New South Wales 

Ian Goodwin commenced as Deputy Auditor-General of the Audit Office of New South Wales in January 2017....




Shri Girish Chandra Murmu

Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Shri Girish Chandra Murmu assumed office as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on 8th August 2020....


Li Cunxin AO

Mao's Last Dancer

Li Cunxin’s journey is simply remarkable. He was born into utter poverty in Mao’s Communist China, at a very young age he was selected to train at Madame Mao’s Beijing Dance Academy. So began Li’s journey....




Xiaoyan Lu

Executive Director, Systems Assurance and Data Analytics ANAO (SAI Australia) 

Xiaoyan Lu is the Executive Director of the System Assurance and Data Analytics (SADA) Group at the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO). ...

Amanda Cattermole PSM

CEO Digital Health Agency, Australia

Amanda Cattermole has been Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Digital Health Agency since September 2020 and leads the multi-disciplined federal agency in the development, delivery and uptake of digital health to support a connected healthcare system – accessible to all Australians and embraced by healthcare providers....



Jaala Hinchcliffe

Integrity Commissioner Australian Commission of Law Enforcement Integrity

Jaala Hinchcliffe was appointed as the Integrity Commissioner and agency head for the Australian Law Enforcement Integrity Commission on 10 February 2020....

Fuimaono Camillo Afele

Controller and Auditor-General of Samoa

Fuimaono was appointed the Controller & Auditor General (CAG) of Samoa in 2010 , after 14 years of service to the Audit Office....


Kylie Bryant

First Assistant Secretary, Department of Finance/Former Head of AusIndustry

Kylie Bryant is the First Assistant Secretary, Ministerial and Parliamentary Services, at the Department of Finance....

Karen Hogan

Auditor General of Canada

Karen Hogan was appointed Auditor General of Canada in June 2020.

Ms. Hogan first joined the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) in 2006 and served as Assistant Auditor General from January 2019 until her appointment as Auditor General....



Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM

Secretary for Public Sector Reform, Australia

Gordon de Brouwer is Secretary for Public Sector Reform, a two-year position appointed by the Prime Minister to lead and implement public sector reform, working closely with the Public Service Commissioner and reporting to the Minister for the Public Service...


Daniele T Bird

Partner, EY Australia

Daniele is a partner in our Assurance practice with over 25 years’ professional services experience in providing audit, finance, governance, risk and compliance services to a wide range of public sector, not-for-profit and corporate clients in Australia and around the globe....


                  


Elizabeth Kikkert MLA

Chair of the Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Public Accounts

Elizabeth Kikkert migrated to Australia from Tonga with her family when she was 8 years old, knowing only two words of English: yes and no. She grew up in Sydney and moved to Canberra with her family in 2005....


Dr Grant Pink

Managing Director RECAP Consultants; Adjunct Professor (Regulation and Enforcement) University of Tasmania

Grant has over 30 years’ experience in regulatory and enforcement agencies; across practitioner, leadership, senior management, academic, and consultant roles; at subnational, national, and international levels....


                  


Dr Wendy Craik AM FTSE

One Basin CRC Chair

Dr Craik has over 30 years experience in senior roles in public policy....



Stephanie Crowe

First Assistant Director-General, Cyber Security Resilience, Australian Cyber Security Centre

Steph is head of the ACSC’s Cyber Security Resilience Division, which is responsible for delivering technical programs, services and publications across government and industry, as well as enabling the uplift and hardening of critical networks. ...


               



IMPACT 2023 Conference                     



19 - 20 April 2023

Canberra, ACT Australia