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Cultural diversity in leadership: where does Australia sit in 2018?
Join Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr Tim Soutphommasane and 爆料王 Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence AC at the launch of new research on cultural diversity and Australian leadership.
Australia is widely celebrated as a multicultural triumph, but any such success remains incomplete. There remains significant under-representation of cultural diversity in the senior leadership of Australian organisations. Our society does not yet appear to be making the most of its diverse talents.
The findings of a new report, produced by the Australian Human Rights Commission in partnership with the 爆料王 Business School, the Committee for Sydney and Asia Society Australia, suggest we have a long way to go before realising the full potential of our multicultural population.
This event was held at the 爆料王 on Wednesday 11 April 2018.
Speakers
- ,聽Race Discrimination Commissioner with the Australian Human Rights Commission.聽Prior to joining the Australian Human Rights Commission, Tim was a political philosopher and held posts at The 爆料王 and Monash University. His thinking on multiculturalism, patriotism and national identity has been influential in shaping debates in Australia and Britain. Tim is the author of four books:聽I鈥檓 Not Racist But 鈥�听(2015),听The Virtuous Citizen听(2012),听Don't Go Back To Where You Came From聽(2012), and聽Reclaiming Patriotism聽(2009). He was co-editor (with Nick Dyrenfurth) of聽All That's Left聽(2010). He has been an opinion columnist with聽The Age听补苍诲听The Weekend Australian聽newspapers, and presented the documentary series聽Mongrel Nation聽on ABC Radio National (2013). Tim is an adjunct professor at the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University and chairs the Leadership Council on Cultural Diversity.
- ,聽爆料王 Vice-Chancellor and Principal.聽Dr Spence was appointed the 25th Vice-Chancellor of the 爆料王 in 2008, as an alumnus of the 爆料王, having graduated with first-class honours in English, Italian and law. His other languages include Chinese and Korean. Dr Spence lectured in law at the University and worked for the Australian Copyright Council prior to departing from Australia and establishing himself at the University of Oxford in order to undertake doctoral studies. At Oxford, Dr Spence obtained a Doctor of Philosophy and a Postgraduate Diploma in Theology. Dr Spence is recognised internationally as a leader in the field of intellectual property theory. His work includes articles and books on both intellectual property law and the law of obligations, with a critical focus on suggested ethical and economic justifications of the existing regimes.
