How to maximise your productivity for impact

Speakers

• Yasmin Poole

  Plan International's National Ambassador

  Australia

• Stacey Ong

  Founder and Executive Director of One Red Step

  Australia

• Sharon Deano

  Acting General Manager of the Data & Intelligence Branch at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

  Australia

• Yasmin Poole, seeks to challenge policymakers to think differently. Her vision is for Australia to become a global leader in intersectional policymaking, with a Parliament that truly reflects the diversity of our communities. Yasmin is Plan International's National Ambassador, advocating for young women to be heard in Australian politics. She regularly provides commentary on Australian TV and radio, such as Q+A, The Drum, and ABC News. Yasmin is the Non-Executive Board Director of OzHarvest, Australia’s leading food waste charity, and previously worked on gender equality campaigns for the World Bank in the Pacific region. In 2021, Yasmin was recognised as the Martin Luther King Jr Center’s Youth Influencer of the Year. She is currently studying intersectional public policy through a MSt in Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship.

• Stacey Ong, is an experienced management consultant with over 17 years’ experience in both private, public and community sectors and a leader in social policy and social justice. Stacey is the founder and Executive Director of One Red Step, a social equity consulting practice aimed at improving the lives of women and girls. One Red Step works with clients to address systemic and structural inequalities, particularly gender equality and inequalities for communities of colour.

• Sharon Deano, Acting General Manager of the Data & Intelligence Branch at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has nearly 20 years’ experience working in various enforcement and investigative roles. Before her current role, she led several high-profile investigations for the ACCC which resulted in ground-breaking legal precedent and multi-million dollar penalties. Sharon has been recognised as an international expert in the field of competition law and delivered competition law capacity building programs for the ASEAN region. As a leading voice in advocating for diversity and inclusion, Sharon founded and chaired the ACCC/AER CALD Employee Network in 2018 to 2022. In 2021, she was recognised by The Mandarin, as a rising leader in the Australian Public Service.