The Diversity Practitioners Association is proud to present a half-day, practical, skill-building workshop for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practitioners and advocates with Dr Michael Flood and Kristy Macfarlane.
This event will combine research-based technical knowledge with practical strategies to equip attendees to progress the implementation of D&I initiatives within the organisations they work with. Our experts will guide us through a contemporary examination of:
inclusion in action - how to embed inclusivity into people processes and decision making
psychological safety and how to foster it
key biases - how to spot common biases in recruitment, talent, succession and performance
resistance and backlash - how best to plan for, mitigate, and respond to it
designing for intersectionality
engaging effectively for buy-in
Held in-person at CQU’s Brisbane CBD Campus on Ann St, the morning will include opportunities for discussion and questions, plus the chance to connect with other local DPA members, practitioners, and advocates over morning tea. It’s suited to people engaged in implementing, leading, or supporting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across all industries.
We've written more about why this event is so special to to the DPA on our in a post entitled: 5 factors that set DPA's September workshop apart.
The DPA is committed to accessible and inclusive events and invite you to share during registration what you need to make the most of this experience. Alternatively you can also let us know by emailing dpa@diversitypractitionersassociation.com
This special event is offered in addition to DPA’s core member offerings of masterclasses, round-table discussions, and networking events. Attendance is $49 for members, $99 for non-members, or $149 for the bundle of attendance at this event + DPA membership for 12 months (also available to renewing members). As a not-for-profit organisation, we are proud to be able to present high quality DEI education at accessible rates.
Our work is possible thanks to our corporate supporters Brisbane City Council, Anglo American and Kingston Human Capital whose support has been instrumental in building our community and collective knowledge.
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About our Experts
Dr Michael Flood
Dr Michael Flood is an internationally recognised researcher on men, masculinities, and gender, violence against women, and violence prevention. He has made significant contributions to scholarly and public understanding of men’s involvements in preventing violence against women and building gender equality, and to scholarship and programming regarding violence and violence prevention. Dr Flood is the author of Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention (2019) and the lead editor of Engaging Men in Building Gender Equality (2015) and The International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities (2007).
But as well as being a researcher, Michael is an educator and advocate. Michael started out as a community educator, working with young people, teachers, social workers, and others, and he continues to have a passion for working with communities to promote health, justice, and equality. Michael works with local and national organisations, campaigns, and governments. He is committed to building people’s capacity to make change and to doing research that makes a difference.
Kristy Macfarlane
Kristy is a highly skilled Human Resource Executive and a thought leader in Diversity & Inclusion.
Kristy has over 19 years of professional and financial services experience in Australia and the UK. She has deep experience designing and implementing large scale diversity initiatives, to hard wire inclusion into organisational culture.
Kristy was most recently Head of Diversity and Inclusion at NAB, a role she held for more than five years. During that time, she led NAB’s Diversity agenda, making strong progress with the bank’s commitment for 40-60% female representation at every level and achieving the GOLD employer award for the Australian Workplace Equality Index, an LGBT+ Inclusion benchmark.
Kristy is an expert on the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) employer of choice for gender equality citation and the Pride in Diversity Australian Workplace Equality Index. She uses this expertise to partner with clients on their accreditations and diversity initiatives.
Prior to joining NAB, Kristy worked at EY, in both Brisbane and London, in talent, capability, culture and leadership.
Kristy was a Board Member of Women in Banking & Finance, from 2017 - 2019.
Kristy has a double degree in Commerce and Organisational Behaviour, completed her post graduate in Chartered Accounting and studied Diversity & Women in Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School.
