2020 Asian-Australian Leadership Summit
The topic of this summit was Confronting the under-representation of Asian-Australians in senior leadership positions. The summit was facilitated online. It aimed to establish new strategies and partnerships and identify champions of change.
About this summit
The second Asian-Australian Leadership Summit (AALS) was convened by PwC Australia, Asialink at the University of Melbourne, Johnson Partners and the Australian National University. The summit, facilitated via an online platform, hosted a diverse program of interactive sessions, with the aim of establishing new strategies, new partnerships, and identifying champions of change.
A focus was the exploration of essential skills and knowledge to allow Asian-Australians to move from the backrooms to the boardroom and succeed in obtaining leadership positions. Sessions included:
- Talent strategies to build Asia capability in government
- Navigating the double whammy: gender and cultural diversity
- Risk taking in leadership
- Understanding the Board agenda
- Leadership through the arts